Surprise: The global oil crisis is pushing people toward buying electrified cars
lectrified vehicle sales hit new highs around the world as 50 countries saw quarterly records in Q2 of 2026.
The majority of corporate IT is now off premises for the first time
Survey finds more workloads run off-site than at in-house corporate facilities for the first time
Firm that uses AI to locate ancient lost shipwrecks is hiring a literal pirate to salvage sunken treasure, paying up to $500,000 a year — AI mines 500 years of Spanish colonial records spanning 80 million pages to find undiscovered wrecks and lost cargo
AI and software research firm looking for a real-life pirate — extremely remote lob listing requires nautical and diving experience
A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?
Drone warfare is making the skies more dangerous, even for airplanes far from the battlefield.
TCL Tab A1 Plus Review (2026): Cheap Tablet That Doesn’t Feel It
For most people, the Tab A1 Plus checks all the boxes and is the best budget tablet you can buy, but don’t expect power or long-term Android support.
Pennsylvania town lists 43 specific demands to approve new AI data center project — developer calls local demands 'too difficult' as council slams response as 'approval by tantrum'
One township in Pennsylvania gave a specific list of demands for a data center developer to follow if they want to build their project in the area. Instead, they retracted their initial application and sent in a second one challenging the regulations.
AI Scammers Are Better at Building Trust Than Humans
Researchers pitted a person against a Claude agent and found that, after a week of texting, the AI chatbot was more effective at creating “exploitable trust” with others.
30 years ago, AT&T gave Internet Explorer the default advantage
Netscape still ruled the browser market, but Microsoft had Windows 95, WorldNet, and a very valuable foothold
I Got a Free Meal From a Private Chef—Who Filmed It All to Train Robots
A German startup sent a camera-wearing chef to my apartment. In exchange for a free lunch, I let them record every chop and stir to train future humanoids.
ChatGPT and Roblox will reportedly be subject to tighter rules in the EU
Bloomberg says ChatGPT and Roblox will soon be added to the EU's 'very large online platform' list, which subjects them to stricter rules.
Brighton gig screen goes One Step Beyond with an update pop-up
Install now or remind me later? Neither belongs in the House of Fun
Samsung's mobile division posts first-ever loss due to soaring memory prices
Samsung's mobile and chip divisions are going in opposite directions, profit-wise.
Headteacher had the most guessable username-password combo you could imagine
Schools often don't prioritize or understand cybersecurity
Excuses like 'AI did it' don't exist in the eyes of the law
If your AI goes rogue, better have a good lawyer
Veeam adds support for six more hypervisors in case you are up for a new one
Yes, this is mostly about VMware migrations
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Curiosity rover spots field of giant honeycomb on Mars – but no giant space bees
Posisbly cracked mud, therefore more evidence Red Planet was once less horrible
Qualcomm won’t be a big datacenter player anytime soon
But AI has come along just in time to cover being dumped by Apple