Tech, AI, startups, and cyber security
Six weeks after Daniel Roe posed a simple question about npm frustrations, npmx has reached alpha with major backing. The project exposes how a small open-source team can outpace a Microsoft-owned platform.
Mitchell Tan 
Drone strikes on Amazon datacentres in the UAE and Bahrain expose a dangerous gap in tech industry planning. As major providers order customers to abandon the region, the question is no longer whether but how companies should operate in conflict zones.
Daniel Kovac 
A healthcare AI system powering prescription renewals in Utah has been found vulnerable to basic manipulation techniques, raising serious questions about its reliability as a medical decision-maker.
Meg Hadley 
Memory chip prices climbed sharply in February 2026, with NAND flash wafer costs jumping 25% in a single month, raising warnings of potential industry strain.
Mitchell Tan 
BMW's revived i3 sedan marks a decisive shift away from legacy platforms. With impressive technology and €50,000 pricing ambitions, it faces a crowded and unforgiving midrange EV market.
Sarah Cheng 
The Trump administration is preparing sweeping export controls that would require government approval for nearly all global shipments of advanced AI accelerators, marking a significant expansion of US semiconductor restrictions.
Zara Mitchell 
When a developer rewrote a widely used Python library with AI help and changed its licence, it exposed a dangerous gap in copyright law that could reshape the entire software industry.
Darren Ong 
China has made genuine progress in chip manufacturing independence, yet faces years of struggle to match Western advances. Premier Li Qiang's Two Sessions speech signals intent; execution will be the real test.
Daniel Kovac 
Intel's new 18A manufacturing process is now being positioned for external customers, marking a strategic reversal. But reports suggest Nvidia tested the technology and walked away, revealing the foundry business's real challenges.
Zara Mitchell 
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has made a surprising admission: without Intel and Apple, two of the company's most formidable rivals, Windows and Office may never have existed.
Sarah Cheng 
China's top semiconductor leaders have publicly conceded that building a credible domestic alternative to Dutch equipment maker ASML will require far more than money and political will.
Sophia Vargas 
TCL has unveiled a 32-inch 4K OLED and a 27-inch Mini-LED gaming monitor, both offering dual-mode performance. But with limited availability and established rivals, the company faces an uphill battle.
Tom Whitfield 
Netflix has acquired InterPositive, Ben Affleck's AI filmmaking startup, in a move that prioritises creative control over labour replacement. The deal highlights a growing consensus that technology should serve artists, not substitute them.
Riley Fitzgerald 
Iranian intelligence-linked hackers have been operating inside American critical infrastructure networks since early February, raising serious questions about preparedness and response capabilities as geopolitical tensions sharpen.
Darren Ong 
Nvidia is reportedly preparing an RTX 5050 refresh with 9GB of faster GDDR7 memory on a 96-bit bus, alongside a new RTX 5060 based on the RTX 5070 die. The moves suggest the chipmaker is navigating tight component supplies.
Tom Whitfield 
Nothing's new Phone 4a Pro abandons the translucent design that defined earlier models, embracing metal construction and serious midrange specifications at £499.
Oliver Pemberton 
Notebookcheck discovered that Chuwi's CoreBook X laptops contained a different processor than advertised, with firmware modified to hide the substitution.
Zara Mitchell 
Nothing's affordable Headphone (a) claim 135 hours of battery life for $199. Here's what you actually get for the price.
Ella Sullivan 
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle and xAI have signed a White House pledge to cover their own power costs as AI data centres expand. The question is whether voluntary promises will hold up when politics and profit collide.
Daniel Kovac 
OpenAI has released GPT-5.4, its most advanced model yet for professional work. The move signals the company's strategy to build revenue through enterprise customers even as it faces mounting losses and massive infrastructure costs.
Andrew Marsh