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Saudi-led group completes $55bn purchase of gaming giant EA

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 7:09pm
The deal takes the maker of titles including The Sims and EA FC into private ownership - and loads it with debt.

SpaceX's first-ever earnings show higher revenues and huge spending

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 5:57pm
Elon Musk said during a call with financial analysts that people were "underestimating" his company.

Tech Life

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 3:30pm
Electric power is one of several cleaner alternatives to traditional aviation fuel.

Apple issues new challenge against UK order for access to private user data

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 6:22am
It is the latest development in the ongoing dispute between Apple and the Home Office over data privacy.

Tokenomics: Why making AI pay is tricky

Mon, 08/03/2026 - 7:21pm
Buyers of AI services are struggling to control costs and sellers are not sure how much to charge.

Xbox Series X price hiked by £170 due to rising memory chip costs

Mon, 08/03/2026 - 7:18am
Xbox consoles now cost significantly more in the UK, with one model increasing in price by 43%.

Tech Now

Fri, 07/31/2026 - 8:00pm
New technologies measuring forests and exclusive access to a hacker rehab programme.

Snapchat joins other popular platforms in fight against 'AI slop'

Fri, 07/31/2026 - 5:57pm
Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Substack are trying to combat the proliferation of fake AI content.

AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says boss of hacked company

Fri, 07/31/2026 - 2:10pm
Clement Delangue said he didn't want cyber attacks on other companies to become "normalised".

Amazon and Apple just told us more about their AI plans - here are three things we learned

Thu, 07/30/2026 - 9:31pm
Billions of dollars are being poured into a new wave of AI technology. But will it pay off?

How police are trying to divert teen hackers away from crime

Thu, 07/30/2026 - 8:42pm
Cyber Prevent is targeting predominantly boys and young men at risk of being drawn to cyber criminality.

India wants to join the strawberry superpowers

Thu, 07/30/2026 - 6:04pm
Indian strawberry farmers rely on varieties imported from the US and Europe, but that could change.

Xbox tech boss says 'unacceptable' outage should not have affected disc games

Thu, 07/30/2026 - 10:53am
The outage meant Xbox users had trouble signing into their accounts, seeing their game library and launching games

Trump considering AI controls after OpenAI hacking incidents

Wed, 07/29/2026 - 8:41pm
It marks a change of tone for his administration, which has taken a more hands-off approach to the technology.

Meta shares fall as frustration grows over AI spending plans

Wed, 07/29/2026 - 6:44pm
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the firm intends to sell its AI tools to other companies for the first time.

Data centres could pay hundreds of millions in deposits for power demands

Wed, 07/29/2026 - 7:35am
The regulator said a fee of between £237,500 to £712,500 per megawatt should be charged for upcoming projects.

OpenAI says its rogue AI tried to hack other companies

Wed, 07/29/2026 - 4:49am
The out-of-control AI found four logins which allowed it to access multiple unnamed online services.

Brits urged to avoid dangerous plug adaptors this summer - what to watch out for

Tue, 07/28/2026 - 7:00pm
Campaign group Electrical Safety First has urged those "heading abroad this summer to think before they buy".

Tech Life

Tue, 07/28/2026 - 4:00pm
What do we need to know about agentic AI?

Some people's chats with Claude AI found to be publicly available online

Tue, 07/28/2026 - 3:10am
Hundreds of conversations with Anthropic’s chatbot were discovered as being publicly accessible.

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