Tech

The CEO of a remote company shifted his stance on hybrid work because of AI

Toptal CEO Taso Du Val says the company spent millions on quarterly off-sites and didn't find them that productive.

Commodore's newest gadget is a flip phone that blocks social media and browsers

Commodore’s Callback 8020 is a phone “where the customer is not the product.”

Apple once faced a US export control on its 'supercomputer.' Steve Jobs turned it into a marketing moment.

In 1999, Apple's Power Mac G4 exceeded the allowed computing threshold for US exports to some countries. Steve Jobs leaned into the moment.

Want to get a data center online quickly? Give it some flex.

As the data-center boom puts pressure on the grid, some companies say the answer isn’t just more power plants but software that dials down centers’ energy-guzzling ways when demand spikes.

Governing AI at Scale: Google’s 2026 Responsibility Plan

Google’s latest responsible AI report outlines how it is embedding safety, governance and trust into AI as systems grow more powerful and autonomous

This startup wants to pay for your email and photos to train AI

AI needs your photos, receipts, and emails to get smarter. This startup wants to help you get paid for it, and it's on a corporate shopping spree.

Malaysia's AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions

Respond.io, one of Malaysia startups to watch, uses AI agents to handle high volumes of customer inquiries and charges per convo, not per seat.

More in store for the hardware crunch

Times is so hard (disk drive), and it’s getting even harder

The human brain is not a machine

This common comparison invites us to see ourselves as sub-optimal alternatives to AI agents

Europe's AI champion Mistral vulnerable to Russian disinformation, study finds

Open-source generative models are worse at removing false news than others, according to Estonian researchers

Private equity bosses warn of AI threat to bets on law and accountancy

Buyout groups that have invested heavily in professional services face disruption from developing technology

Best summer books of 2026: Environment, Science and Technology

Pilita Clark, Clive Cookson and John Thornhill select their best mid-year reads