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Flipper Devices Launches Busy Bar to Block Distractions and Display Work Status
Flipper Devices, the company behind the Flipper Zero electronic multitool, is moving into workplace productivity with a new device designed to block distracting apps, run focus timers and show when…
Omen AI Raises $31 Million to Monitor Data Centre Cooling Fluids
Omen AI has raised $31 million to expand a real-time fluid-monitoring system designed to prevent contamination and equipment failures inside liquid-cooled AI data centres. Nava Ventures led the Series A…
California Law Bans Louder Ads on Streaming Services Starting July 1
Streaming advertisements in California can no longer be louder than the programmes they accompany under a new law taking effect on July 1. The measure extends commercial-volume protections that already…
Asian Markets Slide as Investors Reassess AI and Technology Valuations
Asian stock markets fell sharply on Friday as investors sold technology and semiconductor shares following months of strong gains driven by enthusiasm for artificial intelligence. South Korea experienced some of…
South Korea Announces $576 Billion Chip and AI Investment Drive
South Korea has announced more than $576 billion in planned semiconductor and artificial intelligence investments as it seeks to increase production capacity and spread advanced industries beyond the Seoul metropolitan…
Canada’s Economy Remains Weak as Tariffs, Inflation and Youth Unemployment Add Pressure
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to build Canada into the strongest economy in the G7, but weak growth, rising living costs and continued dependence on the United States remain…
GTA 6’s Disc-Free Box Raises New Questions About Digital Game Ownership
Rockstar Games will sell Grand Theft Auto VI in stores without including a physical game disc, adding momentum to the industry’s long shift toward digital distribution. Customers buying the boxed…
Blue Plaque Honours Cambridge’s Pioneering EDSAC Computer
A blue plaque has been unveiled in Cambridge to commemorate EDSAC, an early computer that helped establish principles still used in modern computing. The Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator was…
AI Memory Demand Pushes Consumer Technology Prices Higher
Consumer electronics are becoming more expensive even when the products themselves are several years old, reversing the familiar pattern of ageing devices gradually falling in price. Apple and Microsoft are…
Scotland’s Food Price Debate Pits Affordability Against Producer Survival
A proposed cap on essential food prices in Scotland has intensified debate over how to make healthy diets affordable without weakening farmers and small producers. The SNP pledged during the…
Free Sports Schemes Help UK Families Stay Active as Costs Rise
Families across the UK can access free tennis, cricket, running and disability-inclusive sports programmes as the cost of organised activity becomes a growing concern. While football is often considered inexpensive…
Polymarket to Refund Users After Third-Party Breach Leads to Crypto Theft
Polymarket has confirmed that hackers stole cryptocurrency from some users after compromising a third-party service connected to its prediction market platform. The company said the attackers used the vendor breach…
Microsoft Raises Xbox Console Prices by Up to $150 as Component Costs Surge
Microsoft will increase Xbox Series X and Series S prices worldwide on August 1 as rising memory and storage costs place further pressure on console manufacturing. The company is adding…
Notion to Shut Down Mail App and Shift Email Workflows to AI Agents
Notion will shut down its standalone Notion Mail inbox on September 22, 2026, as the productivity software company redirects its email strategy toward AI agents. The closure will affect Notion…
Base Power Expands Home Battery Network Into Illinois and the PJM Grid
Base Power has expanded into Illinois, marking the home battery startup’s first entry into the territory managed by PJM Interconnection. The company is offering residents in Commonwealth Edison’s service area…
General Intuition Raises $320 Million to Train AI Agents Using Gameplay Data
General Intuition has raised $320 million at a $2.3 billion valuation to develop AI agents that can act across video games, simulations, and physical environments. Khosla Ventures led the round,…
Unconventional AI Tests New Computing Architecture With Un-0 Image Model
Unconventional AI has introduced Un-0, an image-generation model designed to demonstrate how a new oscillator-based computing architecture could run modern AI workloads. The current version operates through a software simulation…