This T-Rex is expected to go for $30 million at auction

Sotheby’s is auctioning "Gus," one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever discovered, with an estimated final sale price of $30 million.
13 July 2026

Meta pulls AI image tool after public backlash

Meta has pulled a new Muse Image feature allowing AI generation from public Instagram profiles following backlash over its default opt-in setting.
13 July 2026

Should you drive your EV through flooded roads?

With Dhaka experiencing heavy downpours over the past two days and significant waterlogging reported across multiple neighbourhoods, many electric vehicle owners are facing a question that conventional motoring wisdom does not always address clearly: is it safe to drive an EV through flooded roads, and is it more or less dangerous than driving a petrol or diesel vehicle through the same conditions?
13 July 2026

2027 will be the worst memory supply shortage in history: SK Hynix CEO

The global memory chip industry is heading for its most severe supply shortage in 2027, according to SK Hynix Chief Executive Kwak Noh-jung.
12 July 2026

Tata Consultancy to deploy 8,900 AI engineers: report

India-based IT firm Tata Consultancy Services plans to field up to 8,900 forward-deployed engineers and is scouting for acquisitions in artificial intelligence, data security, and cybersecurity, two executives told Reuters, as per a recent report.
12 July 2026

Netflix reportedly exploring always-on live TV channels

Netflix is reportedly considering launching always-on live television channels as the streaming company explores new ways to increase viewer engagement and expand its advertising business.
11 July 2026

Un-erasable: This open-access digital archive is preserving evidence of war from Gaza

ArchiveGenocide brings together tens of thousands of videos and photographs, as researchers race to protect potentially important material from deletion, censorship and digital decay
10 July 2026

Figma acquires AI coding startup Bud

Figma, the cloud-based design and collaboration platform, has acquired the team behind AI-powered coding platform Bud, formerly known as Orchids.
9 July 2026

How to stop Google from using your photos to train AI

Google now defaults to training its AI on your Lens images and voice data. Here is how to change your privacy settings and opt out.
8 July 2026

Perplexity to use Nvidia's CPU for agent workloads

Perplexity AI, the startup behind the AI search engine Perplexity, is adopting Nvidia's new Vera central processing unit (CPU), with an executive describing it as a "dead-on fit" for the AI startup's core workloads, Reuters recently reported.
8 July 2026

Meta launches Muse Image, new AI image model

Meta has introduced Muse Image, a new artificial intelligence model that generates and edits images from text prompts, the company recently announced.
8 July 2026

DeepSeek to develop its own AI chip: report

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is developing its own artificial intelligence chip, a move that could lessen its dependence on Nvidia and Huawei hardware, according to three people familiar with the matter cited in a recent Reuters report.
7 July 2026

Anthropic’s Mythos used to scan US government code: report

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is using Anthropic's powerful Mythos artificial intelligence model to scan government software for hidden weaknesses, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as per a recent report.
7 July 2026

Australia’s under-16 social media ban fails first age check hurdle, study finds

A team of software testers found that Australian social media platforms did not request age proof for any of 50 accounts that declared themselves to be 16, a result that leaves the country’s world-first under-16 ban “ineffective” at the most basic screening stage, according to a study seen by Reuters.
7 July 2026

Even Realities raises $150m to expand privacy-first smart glasses business

Even Realities, a Shenzhen-based smart glasses startup, has raised $150 million in a pre-Series B funding round led by Meituan, with participation from existing investor Tencent, valuing the company at $1 billion and making it a unicorn. 
6 July 2026

AI agents use 136x more power than chatbots, study finds

A KAIST study reveals AI agents use up to 136.5x more power than chatbots, averaging 348.41 Wh per request and threatening global grids.
6 July 2026

Meta claims its next AI model matches OpenAI's GPT-5.5: report

Meta's next artificial intelligence model has reached performance levels matching OpenAI's GPT-5.5, according to internal remarks by Alexandr Wang, the company's superintelligence chief, as per a recent report by Business Insider.
6 July 2026

Alibaba bans Claude Code amid Anthropic feud: report

Alibaba has instructed employees to stop using Anthropic’s Claude Code at work, according to a person familiar with the matter, as per a recent report by Reuters.
5 July 2026

US World Cup victory could put a football on the Moon

The administrator of NASA has said the agency could send an official football and a signed United States men's national team jersey to the Moon if the US wins the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
5 July 2026

NASA launches rescue mission to save ageing Swift space telescope

A spacecraft launched by NASA is attempting to rescue an ageing space observatory whose orbit has been lowered by solar activity, putting it at risk of re-entering Earth's atmosphere as early as this year.
5 July 2026