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A silicon wafer and processor die under bright inspection lighting on a laboratory bench
State Fund Joins $100m AI Chip Round22 August 2026
A glowing infotainment touchscreen on the dashboard of a modern car parked at night
Crunchyroll Brings Anime to Car Dashboards21 August 2026
Hands holding a handheld games console glowing with a dark gothic scene in a dim room
Duskbloods Previews Land Before Switch 2 Test20 August 2026
Hands on a glowing gaming keyboard and mouse in a dimly lit room beside a bright monitor
Epic Games Store Gives Away Two New Freebies21 August 2026
A game controller on a desk in front of a glowing monitor in a dim room
GTA 6 Leaks: Hacker Group Issues Demands20 August 2026
A modern low-rise office campus beside a river in an English business park, with mature trees and an empty car park on an overcast morning
Microsoft's UK HQ May Become a Data Centre21 August 2026
A small scientific satellite with solar panels in low Earth orbit above the curved blue Earth
NASA Calls Off Swift Telescope Rescue20 August 2026
A living room at dusk with a large wall-mounted television glowing above a dark sofa
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
A teenager's hands holding a smartphone showing a vertical scrolling video feed, screen glow on their fingers
Ofcom Opens Formal TikTok Child-Safety Investigation17 July 2026
A London Underground roundel sign glowing at a dark station entrance at night
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