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2026-07-30 · BBC News

Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots

🔮 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) also banned imports of power inverters - devices used in data centres and solar panels - which it said could also pose a risk to the US economy. assertive

2026-07-30 · BBC News

The 20-somethings betting big on tech stocks

🔮 - Published In her teens, Michelle Huynh, the eldest daughter of migrant parents in Australia, made a promise to her family that she would become a millionaire by the time she turned 30. assertive

2026-07-31 · BBC News

Anthropic's Claude AI escapes to hack into three organisations

🔮 Anthropic said it could have reviewed its records more thoroughly and added that the findings gave the firm "cautious optimism" that such risks can be overcome with more investment and tighter measures. assertive

2026-08-04 · BBC News

US states sue to block Trump tariffs impacting dozens of countries

🔮 Some analysts have also questioned how countries would be able to show that they had properly addressed the forced labour claims. assertive

2026-08-05 · BBC News

SpaceX shares sink after first earnings report reveals huge AI spending plans

🔮 "It's not out of the question that, at some point, Starlink will operate most of the world's internet," Musk said. assertive

2026-08-06 · BBC News

Meta becomes latest firm to say its AI hacked another company

🔮 Meta also said it will publish more information on the incident "once we have all the facts." assertive

2026-08-11 · BBC News

More than 10 firms pay up to $100,000 a month for fast access to Truth Social posts

🔮 The group, which is yet to make a profit, says it will refocus on its social media mission. assertive

2026-08-11 · BBC News

Trump imposes 15% tariff on key chip material to counter China

🔮 The Chinese embassy in Washington said the move "seriously disrupts" trade between the two countries and Beijing will act to protect its companies. assertive

2026-08-14 · BBC News

US says dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump's tariffs

🔮 The report follows a wave of sanctions between the US and China and comes weeks before US President Donald Trump will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington. mixed

2026-08-14 · BBC News

'I lost $14,000 in a month': Investors hit by Korean stock market's wild swings

🔮 Leveraging lets an investor control a larger number of stocks than their own cash would otherwise allow, which delivers a bigger profit if the shares rise. However, if the stocks fall past an agreed level it can trigger what is known as a margin call - when a broker demands payment of the debt. assertive

2026-08-14 · BBC News

Twitch users outraged as Amazon uses their content to train AI in opt-out feature

🔮 Twitch's chief product officer Mike Minton, said it was "respecting" users by letting them opt out but on why data was collected by default, he admitted: "If it's opt-in, nobody would opt-in. assertive

2026-08-16 · BBC News

Selena Gomez sued for alleged fraud over mental health company

🔮 Shareholders are claiming the pop star failed to fulfil promises that she would be "actively building" the brand, saying her "abject dereliction of her duties" has left the company in a "state of financial calamity". mixed

2026-08-24 · BBC News

Tesla recalls nearly three million cars in China over hidden door handles

🔮 The recalled vehicles will have a warning label stuck on the interior door and receive a software update to automatically lower the windows in a crash. assertive

2026-08-26 · BBC News

Musk's SpaceX to build $100bn launch facility in Louisiana

🔮 - Published Multi-billionaire Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX has announced that it will build its largest launch site yet in the southern US state of Louisiana. assertive

2026-09-04 · BBC News

Volkswagen board approves plan to cut another 50,000 jobs

🔮 It brings the total number of roles the carmaker plans to shed by 2030 to 100,000, after announcing in March that it would cut 50,000 roles. The group - which includes Audi, Porsche, Skoda as well as the VW brand - is also considering the future of four of its German plants. assertive

2026-09-05 · BBC News

Trump $1 coin makes him first living president on US currency in a century

🔮 In May, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said his department was planning to issue a new $250 bill bearing a portrait of President Trump. assertive

2026-09-21 · BBC News

Nvidia boss rejects AI extinction fears as 'doomsday narratives'

🔮 - Published Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has described warnings that AI could lead to humanity's extinction by the next decade as "doomsday narratives". assertive

2026-09-21 · BBC News

US and China discuss AI safety plan ahead of Trump-Xi summit

🔮 - Published Top US and Chinese officials have discussed creating a new "notification mechanism" for AI incidents that could affect national security, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters on Sunday. assertive

2026-09-23 · BBC News

Will Trump's AI rebrand as 'super intelligence' catch on?

🔮 The announcement is Trump's latest rebranding move after he had the names of Lake Ontario and the Gulf of Mexico changed on US maps and federal communications. "From this point forward, all of United States' documents, and hopefully the world's, will be changed to use the more accurate term 'super' as opposed to 'artificial'. assertive

2026-09-29 · BBC News

OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns

🔮 - Published OpenAI will not release its next-generation model - GPT-6.1 Astra - due to safety concerns, the ChatGPT-maker confirmed on Tuesday. assertive

2026-10-02 · BBC News

OpenAI fires three workers over mishandling 'sensitive information'

🔮 The firings come as the debate over AI safety and the risks the technology may pose to humanity has intensified in recent weeks. mixed

2026-10-05 · BBC News

Trump announces 'Super Intelligence Force' to oversee AI policy

🔮 - Published US President Donald Trump says he has created a new task force focused on artificial intelligence, which will be led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton. assertive

2026-10-08 · BBC News

AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record $80bn

🔮 The tech giant estimates that its operating profit for the three months to the end of September will jump to 107.4tn won (£61bn; $80bn), its fourth quarter in a row of record earnings. assertive

2026-10-09 · BBC News

Nvidia-backed AI data centre firm scraps mega stock market listing

🔮 - Published Artificial intelligence (AI) data centre company Firmus has scrapped its plans for what would have been one of Australia's biggest-ever stock market listings. assertive

2026-10-13 · BBC News

Bumble shares soar after report dating firm in $1bn takeover talks

🔮 Technology holding company Ithaca could announce a deal to buy the Texas-based firm as early as this week, according to the Wall Street Journal. assertive

2026-10-15 · BBC News

Anthropic revenue surges to $16.8bn ahead of stock market listing

🔮 The figures were reportedly revealed by the Claude-developer as it briefed prospective investors on Wednesday at its headquarters in San Francisco as it lays the groundwork for what is expected to be a blockbuster share sale by the end of the year. assertive

2026-10-21 · BBC News

Why does Elon Musk want to merge Tesla and SpaceX?

🔮 Asked on Tuesday whether a merger would be a good idea, Musk was clear: "Yes." assertive

2026-10-22 · BBC News

What is PHP and why did it spark a global cyber security scramble?

🔮 Most people may not have heard of PHP - short for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor - but they most certainly interact with it daily. assertive

2026-10-27 · BBC News

Apple says it will replace iPhone Duo handsets with screen problems

🔮 - Published Apple says it will replace iPhone Duo handsets that have developed problems with their screens just days after the highly-anticipated smartphone went on sale. assertive

2026-10-29 · BBC News

Microsoft posts $36.6bn profit after offering buyouts to one in four workers

🔮 On Monday, the Windows developer said it would offer voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 of its workers to cut costs as it pours billions of dollars into artificial intelligence (AI). assertive

2026-10-30 · BBC News

Crypto giant Binance freezes $2.5bn of assets over suspected hack

🔮 The company said as part of a series of alerts online that all deposits and withdrawals are temporarily suspended while its teams conduct security checks and that the firm will "cover all losses". assertive

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