Tech, AI, startups, and cyber security
Dutch intelligence agencies have confirmed a large-scale Russian phishing campaign targeting encrypted messaging accounts of government officials and journalists globally. The attackers bypass encryption by simply tricking users into handing over access codes.
Riley Fitzgerald 
Apple's new iPhone 17e addresses the primary frustrations that plagued its predecessor, offering MagSafe, doubled base storage, and a faster processor without raising the $599 price tag.
Nadia Souris 
AI is now finding decades-old security bugs within hours, but cybercriminals are using the same tools to weaponise flaws faster than companies can fix them. The race is on.
Mitchell Tan 
16GB has become the practical minimum for Windows PCs, while Macs can manage with less. Here's how to figure out what you actually need.
Liam Gallagher-Walsh 
NASA has abandoned the troubled Exploration Upper Stage in favour of United Launch Alliance's existing Centaur V rocket hardware. The shift prioritises schedule reliability over technical ambition as the space agency races to return humans to the Moon by 2028.
Priya Narayanan 
AI can now decompile and analyse ancient machine code to find hidden vulnerabilities. With billions of legacy devices running fragile firmware, the implications are massive.
Jake Nguyen 
Qualcomm has announced the Arduino Ventuno Q, a single-board computer designed to run advanced AI models directly on devices like robots and autonomous systems, launching in Q2 2026 at under $300.
Oliver Pemberton 
Researchers have cracked a long-standing engineering challenge by embedding microscopic thermometers directly into processor chips, allowing faster, more precise temperature management.
Sophia Vargas 
Security researchers have demonstrated that Amazon's Rufus AI shopping assistant can be manipulated to bypass its safety guidelines through simple encoding tricks and prompt crafting.
Nadia Souris 
The British government is investing £180 million in terrestrial atomic clocks as backup for satellite-based timing systems that underpin everything from bank transfers to emergency services.
Samantha Blake 
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff has been making the media rounds defending the company's new AI features, but his answers reveal uncomfortable contradictions between privacy protections and surveillance capabilities.
Aisha Khoury 
Fresh analysis of NASA's DART asteroid impact reveals a minuscule but measurable change that could add years of warning time to deflect a dangerous asteroid.
Yuki Tamura 
The FBI is investigating a breach of systems used to manage wiretaps and foreign surveillance warrants. The incident raises troubling questions about government cybersecurity and the risk of espionage.
Sarah Cheng 
Apple is preparing at least three new Ultra-class products, including a foldable iPhone priced at $2,000 and advanced AirPods with camera technology. The shift marks a deliberate strategy to serve both budget and premium markets.
Helen Cartwright 
Apple is exploring 3D printing for aluminum iPhone and Apple Watch components, aiming to reduce waste and manufacturing costs. The approach builds on successful titanium printing techniques already in use.
Tom Whitfield 
A Dutch industrial designer has transformed a nostalgic LEGO computer brick from 1979 into a fully functional desktop workstation, housing an M4 Mac Mini inside a 3D-printed case.
Mitchell Tan 
Yangtze Memory Technologies has launched its first commercial PCIe 5.0 SSD, marking a significant push into high-performance storage. The move comes as a severe global shortage of NAND flash drives up prices and constrains supply.
Yuki Tamura 
Aikido Technologies plans to embed data centres inside floating offshore wind turbines in the North Sea by year's end, combining cheap renewable power with free ocean cooling.
Andrew Marsh 
Norway's consumer council has documented how companies use software updates to degrade products and extract extra revenue. The practice spans cars, games, washing machines, and printers.
Tom Whitfield 
Modern smart TVs collect viewing data through HDMI-connected devices using a feature called HDMI-CEC. Disabling it is possible but difficult.
Fatima Al-Rashid