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‘Without social media our son Josh Hall might still be alive’
The family of murdered teenager Joshua Hall are welcoming the ban on social media for under 16s.
BBC News - Jun 28, 2026 2:57am EDT
From casual hobby to luxury investment: memory costs hit PC gaming hard
Gaming is more portable and powerful than ever, but the artificial intelligence boom has caused component prices to skyrocket
Sydney Morning Herald - Jun 27, 2026 11:06pm EDT
Australia to double penalties for platforms in breach of social media ban
Children under the age of 16 have been prevented from 10 key social media platforms in Australia since December 2025.
BBC News - Jun 27, 2026 8:09pm EDT
Why tech firms are raising PC and console prices - and blaming AI for chip costs
Xbox consoles, Nintendo's new Switch 2 and Valve's Steam Deck are just some of the gadgets seeing price hikes in recent months.
BBC News - Jun 27, 2026 7:32pm EDT
The most popular ads on social media look like anything but.
Slate - Jun 27, 2026 2:23pm EDT
The AI trade cooled and oil sank. A closer look at Wall Street's volatile week
Micron finished the week in the red despite a blockbuster earnings report. But falling oil prices was good news for the fight against inflation.
CNBC - Jun 27, 2026 12:51pm EDT
There’s a Silver Lining to the Reflecting Pool Fiasco
There's a green lining to the mess.
Slate - Jun 27, 2026 12:16pm EDT
Thaw In US-Anthropic Standoff: After Mythos, Fable 5 Reactivation On The Cards
The developments are seen as a major progress in the negotiations between Anthropic and the US administration following a two-week stand-off triggered by a directive to end access to its artificial intelligence models to foreigners.The US could end the administration's curbs on Fable 5 by next week.
International Business Times - Jun 27, 2026 11:46am EDT
Scientists find ancient microbial life in places it shouldn't exist
Dr Rowan Martindale of The University of Texas at Austin spotted something extraordinary while hiking through Morocco's Dadès Valley: tiny wrinkle marks pressed into ancient rock formations...
International The News - Jun 27, 2026 10:53am EDT
The memory shortage shaking Apple and Microsoft is 'existential crisis' for smaller players
While Apple and Microsoft raise prices on key devices to help cover the soaring costs of memory, smaller consumer electronics companies are in dire straits.
CNBC - Jun 27, 2026 9:39am EDT
Trump admin allows Anthropic to release Mythos AI model to some companies, government agencies
Anthropic disabled access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models to comply with a government export control directive citing "national security authorities."
CNBC - Jun 27, 2026 8:12am EDT
The Race to Build the Next Generation of Weight Loss Pills Is Heating Up
Gizmodo - Jun 27, 2026 7:37am EDT
AI images are more convincing than ever — infiltrating journals and undermining trust in science
Live Science - Jun 27, 2026 6:11am EDT
From sanctions to benchmark: Why world copies Iran's drone?
Mehr News Agency - Jun 27, 2026 5:17am EDT
AI chatbots are helping people communicate with dating partners. Here are some do’s and don’ts
Toronto Star - Jun 27, 2026 5:14am EDT
Hidden magma beneath Mars? Scientists' 'unexpected' discovery raises new questions about alien life
Scientists in a recent breakthrough have discovered vast hidden magma systems beneath the surface of Mars, marking an “unexpected discovery” leading the researchers closer to finding the...
International The News - Jun 27, 2026 4:47am EDT
NATO to unveil billions in defense deals at Ankara summit: Rutte
NATO will announce tens of billions of dollars in new defense contracts at next month's summit in Türkiye's capital, Ankara, Secretary-General...
Daily Sabah - Jun 27, 2026 2:43am EDT
SpaceX, Charter Discussed Mobile Phone Partnership in US
Deccan Chronicle - Jun 27, 2026 2:28am EDT
Samsung set to unveil record $650b investment plan
South Korea’s Samsung plans a $650b investment over 10 years, expanding semiconductor complexes, AI infrastructure and memory chip plants.
Gulf News - Jun 26, 2026 9:09pm EDT
OpenAI and Anthropic limit new AI models to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review
Toronto Star - Jun 26, 2026 9:06pm EDT
China's Zhipu is closing in on top U.S. AI models with Anthropic and OpenAI held back
Zhipu's GLM 5.2 shows the AI fight is shifting to who delivers the most intelligence per dollar, making open source suddenly a real contender.
CNBC - Jun 26, 2026 7:15pm EDT
Chinese Open-Weight AI Model Raises Cybersecurity Worries Over Advanced Capabilities
A new Chinese artificial intelligence model is raising cybersecurity fears.
International Business Times - Jun 26, 2026 6:48pm EDT
Streaming services’ obnoxiously loud ads become illegal on July 1 in California
Illinois passed a similar law, giving services more incentive to make ads less booming.
Ars Technica - Jun 26, 2026 5:19pm EDT