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China's Xi calls for step up of global effort in AI, as US curbs squeeze China's tech access
NPR - Jul 17, 2026 3:26am EDT
Catfishing victim gets payout for Tinder, TikTok and Instagram profiles
Elha Mai Weston posed as the teenager to strike up romantic conversations on social media.
BBC News - Jul 17, 2026 2:55am EDT
NTP server that traveled back in time caused massive Aussie mobile outage
Telstra skipped a patch, didn’t record changes, had no idea it was an accident waiting to happen
Register UK - Jul 17, 2026 2:37am EDT
Americans Are Angry About Data Centers; Politicians Are Feeling The Pressure
Deccan Chronicle - Jul 17, 2026 2:35am EDT
SoftBank sinks 8% as Asia chip stocks track Wall Street AI sell-off
Japanese AI-linked stocks tumbled as a fresh rout in U.S. semiconductor shares spread across Asia after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's outlook failed to reassure investors.
CNBC - Jul 16, 2026 10:50pm EDT
SpaceX aborts Starship test flight, sending stock lower
Elon Musk said it would make another attempt "hopefully in a few days." SpaceX completed the maiden test flight of its Starship V3 rocket in May.
CNBC - Jul 16, 2026 7:39pm EDT
ABC News - Jul 16, 2026 7:18pm EDT
Microsoft cancels Patch Tuesday for some Dell users over surprise shutdowns, overheating devices
Mega hardware vendor reports problems - but Windows maker isn't yet naming affected models
Register UK - Jul 16, 2026 6:54pm EDT
Thousands of Google workers demand layoff protections amid AI boom in petition to CEO
Guardian UK - Jul 16, 2026 6:50pm EDT
Alphabet shares fall on report its most powerful AI model Gemini 3.5 Pro is delayed
Alphabet announced the Gemini 3.5 Pro AI in May, saying it was being used internally but wouldn't be ready for a broader rollout until the following month.
CNBC - Jul 16, 2026 6:19pm EDT
HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs
Resellers threatened to ditch HP printing supplies for counterfeits.
Ars Technica - Jul 16, 2026 6:05pm EDT
It's official: EU will force Google to share search data and open up AI on Android
Google says these changes could endanger user privacy and security.
Ars Technica - Jul 16, 2026 4:46pm EDT
Experts say it’s a useful post-compromise tool, for those with the brain cells required to put it together
Register UK - Jul 16, 2026 4:30pm EDT
TSMC's $265B US fab pledge is the outline of a concept of a plan
Beware of fab makers bearing press releases
Register UK - Jul 16, 2026 4:10pm EDT
Canva billionaire has found her next big challenge: democracy
Canva receives 4 million pieces of user feedback a year and develops features from many. Melanie Perkins wants to know why government can’t do the same.
Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 16, 2026 4:07pm EDT
Trump made $1.4bn from crypto in one year. Is Justin Sun the man that helped him do it?
Guardian UK - Jul 16, 2026 3:02pm EDT
Amazon Web Services' most vocal customer now runs EC2
Retail foundation leader Dave Treadwell takes over as senior leader and 19-year vet Dave Brown departs for pastures unknown
Register UK - Jul 16, 2026 2:02pm EDT
India's First Private Orbital Rocket Vikram-1 to Launch on July 18
Deccan Chronicle - Jul 16, 2026 1:35pm EDT
Officials probe whether White House teleprompter operator profited off Trump's words
NPR - Jul 16, 2026 1:31pm EDT
Google DeepMind Is Preparing For AI's Biggest Risk. Biosecurity Is Becoming A New Battleground.
Google is expanding access to select AI tools for governments and researchers as scrutiny of biological risks associated with advanced models continues to grow.
International Business Times - Jul 16, 2026 1:17pm EDT
Patchpocalypse Now: Microsoft tops last month's record with 622 Patch Tuesday CVEs
Remember when last month's 206 CVEs seemed eye-watering? Yeah, those were the days
Register UK - Jul 16, 2026 11:41am EDT
Nvidia-backed Fireworks hits $17.5 billion valuation as companies pursue cheaper AI models
Fireworks once relied heavily on revenue from coding startup Cursor, but has diversified in the past year as more companies reach for lower-cost AI models.
CNBC - Jul 16, 2026 10:51am EDT
AWS sustainability claims don't hold water, lawsuit alleges
Ex-staffer accuses Amazon's Virginia datacenters of quietly guzzling H20 all year round, despite 'water positive' PR push
Register UK - Jul 16, 2026 10:02am EDT