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State Fund Joins $100m AI Chip Round22 August 2026

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Crunchyroll Brings Anime to Car Dashboards21 August 2026

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Duskbloods Previews Land Before Switch 2 Test20 August 2026

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Epic Games Store Gives Away Two New Freebies21 August 2026

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GTA 6 Leaks: Hacker Group Issues Demands20 August 2026

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Microsoft’s UK HQ May Become a Data Centre21 August 2026

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NASA Calls Off Swift Telescope Rescue20 August 2026

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Sky Puts Four Live Sports On One Screen20 August 2026

Wolverine Will Play Straight From Disc

Wolverine Will Play Straight From Disc19 August 2026

UK Backs 16 Satellite Projects With £13m

UK Backs 16 Satellite Projects With £13m19 August 2026

UK Defence Innovation Cycle 8 Opens: Fast-Track Funding for

UK Defence Innovation Cycle 8 Opens: Fast-Track Funding for29 July 2026

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Ofcom Opens Formal TikTok Child-Safety Investigation17 July 2026

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TfL Hackers Jailed Over London Transport Cyberattack17 July 2026

UK Teen Social Media Curfew 2026: New Rules Explained

UK Teen Social Media Curfew 2026: New Rules Explained15 July 2026

Scam Fatigue: New Polling Shows Digital Fraud Is Now a Daily Pressure on Ordinary Life

Scam Fatigue: New Polling Shows Digital Fraud Is Now a Daily Pressure on Ordinary Life5 July 2026

Forty mayors sign data centre pact — and turn AI infrastructure into a city problem

Forty mayors sign data centre pact — and turn AI infrastructure into a city problem5 July 2026

Google PriceRunner ruling raises the stakes for search antitrust

Google PriceRunner ruling raises the stakes for search antitrust5 July 2026

AI memorial videos are turning digital grief into a mainstream dilemma

AI memorial videos are turning digital grief into a mainstream dilemma5 July 2026

Extreme Heat Is Turning AI Data Centres Into a Street-Level Infrastructure Test

Extreme Heat Is Turning AI Data Centres Into a Street-Level Infrastructure Test5 July 2026

UN presses AI companies to disclose environmental impact and go renewable by 2030

UN presses AI companies to disclose environmental impact and go renewable by 203025 June 2026

RAISE US launches with $500m to retrain workers for the AI economy

RAISE US launches with $500m to retrain workers for the AI economy25 June 2026

Chinese Supercomputer Tops Global Speed Ranking for First Time Since 2017

Chinese Supercomputer Tops Global Speed Ranking for First Time Since 201725 June 2026

China's SpaceSail Pushes Into The Satellite Internet Race

China's SpaceSail Pushes Into The Satellite Internet Race25 June 2026

UN Chief Says AI Firms Should Disclose The Energy Powering Their Systems

UN Chief Says AI Firms Should Disclose The Energy Powering Their Systems24 June 2026

Swipe right, with a script: AI chatbots are becoming dating coaches

Swipe right, with a script: AI chatbots are becoming dating coaches24 June 2026

Periscope zooms and giant batteries: the smartphones launching in June 2026

Periscope zooms and giant batteries: the smartphones launching in June 202614 June 2026

A brutal week for defenders: record Patch Tuesday, fresh zero-days and a renewed supply-chain assault

A brutal week for defenders: record Patch Tuesday, fresh zero-days and a renewed supply-chain assault13 June 2026

Stanford team regrows joint cartilage by blocking an 'ageing' enzyme

Stanford team regrows joint cartilage by blocking an 'ageing' enzyme12 June 2026

SpaceX rings the Nasdaq bell and launches a rocket on the same morning in record-breaking debut

SpaceX rings the Nasdaq bell and launches a rocket on the same morning in record-breaking debut12 June 2026

SpaceX storms the stock market with a $1.77tn Nasdaq debut

SpaceX storms the stock market with a $1.77tn Nasdaq debut12 June 2026

ShinyHunters exploit Oracle zero-day to breach more than 100 organisations, hitting universities hardest

ShinyHunters exploit Oracle zero-day to breach more than 100 organisations, hitting universities hardest12 June 2026

Gravitational-wave hunters log 161 new black hole collisions in record-breaking catalogue

Gravitational-wave hunters log 161 new black hole collisions in record-breaking catalogue12 June 2026

Webb maps two very different twilights on a scorching alien world

Webb maps two very different twilights on a scorching alien world11 June 2026

China's giant underground neutrino detector delivers its first results

China's giant underground neutrino detector delivers its first results11 June 2026

China's JUNO neutrino observatory delivers a landmark first measurement of the universe's most elusive particles

China's JUNO neutrino observatory delivers a landmark first measurement of the universe's most elusive particles11 June 2026

Bezos's Prometheus raises $12bn to build an 'artificial general engineer'

Bezos's Prometheus raises $12bn to build an 'artificial general engineer'11 June 2026

Scientists unveil a self-regulating artificial photosynthesis system that turns sunlight into fuel without batteries

Scientists unveil a self-regulating artificial photosynthesis system that turns sunlight into fuel without batteries10 June 2026

Apple finally gives Siri its long-promised brain at WWDC 2026

Apple finally gives Siri its long-promised brain at WWDC 20269 June 2026

NASA names its Artemis III crew for a mission that will rehearse the return to the Moon

NASA names its Artemis III crew for a mission that will rehearse the return to the Moon9 June 2026

Apple bets its assistant's future on Google's Gemini as a rebuilt Siri AI headlines WWDC 2026

Apple bets its assistant's future on Google's Gemini as a rebuilt Siri AI headlines WWDC 20269 June 2026

ISS air leak worsens, prompting astronauts to shelter in Dragon capsule

ISS air leak worsens, prompting astronauts to shelter in Dragon capsule8 June 2026

GPT-5.5, Gemini 3.5 and Claude Opus 4.8: the AI model race accelerates as big tech pours billions into infrastructure

GPT-5.5, Gemini 3.5 and Claude Opus 4.8: the AI model race accelerates as big tech pours billions into infrastructure8 June 2026

Uber and WeRide to bring Spain's first robotaxi service to Madrid

Uber and WeRide to bring Spain's first robotaxi service to Madrid2 June 2026