PlayStation Network is experiencing a massive outage

Players may be unable to log into their account, play online or purchase games from the PlayStation Store.

Build in public, fail in public: what it’s like to be a founder under 20 right now

AI tools have democratized the opportunity to build, shortening the timelines of success and enabling more young people to start successful companies without st...

Anthropic launches Opus 5

Opus 5 will be both cheaper and less restrictive than Fable, likely making it preferable in most use cases

Anthropic says Opus 5 can nearly match its top-performing model for half the price

Anthropic's latest model offers top-tier performance at a much cheaper cost.

India’s move against Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat sparks legal debate

The offline messaging app surged in popularity in India amid protests in New Delhi.

Romanian jet fighter shoots down suspected Russian drone

The incident adds to concern that Moscow’s war on Ukraine risks spilling over to entangle neighbouring NATO states.

US records 2,318 measles cases, already surpassing 2025 total

Scientists warn that falling vaccination rates leave vulnerable groups such as young children more exposed to disease.

Avatar: Seven Havens finally has a trailer and a release date of October 9

The post-apocalyptic tale takes place after the events of The Legend of Korra.

OpenAI’s own model went rogue before Kimi had Wall Street sweating

Chinese AI lab Moonshot’s open model Kimi went viral this week for reasons that had less to do with the model itself and more to do with how the U.S. AI industr...

Life without refrigerators: Gaza residents fight heat and food spoilage

Gaza families endure scorching summers without refrigerators, struggling to preserve food, medicine and basics.

‘Extremely disappointing’: US trade partners respond to Trump’s new tariffs

Countries question Trump administration's latest round of tariffs, which relate to forced labour claims.

Your phone may not be as waterproof as you think — here's why IP68 can be misleading

Don't just jump straight into a pool with your phone, you savage.

Sam Altman’s biometric startup World raises $52.5 million via crypto sale

Sam Altman's side project — which seeks to scan the world's eyeballs and turn them into unique digital identifiers — has raised some fresh cash through a crypto...

Yemen’s valleys and farms are full of dangerous plastic waste

Yemen's eastern Wadi Dawan valley is picturesque, but on closer inspection the scourge of plastic waste is clear to see.

The Anbernic RG SP looks like an awesome update to one of the most iconic Game Boys of all time

The Anbernic RG SP has pretty much everything you want from a modern take on the Game Boy Advance SP.

LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers from Los Angeles Lakers

James's move comes after saying he was “done” after his 23rd NBA season and it was his last with Los Angeles Lakers.

Congress Party holds ‘funeral’ for India PM Modi and cabinet ministers

Congress Party holds ‘funeral’ for India PM Modi and cabinet ministers.

LIVE: Israeli settlers attack West Bank’s Nablus, shooting leaves six dead

Four Palestinians and two Israelis killed after about 20 settlers raid the village of Tal in occupied West Bank.

Netanyahu to meet Trump at White House next week amid Iran war escalation

Visit will be Netanyahu's seventh to White House, underscoring US commitment during war with Iran, genocide in Gaza.

The new Lola x Miffy digital camera is extremely cute and ships with a themed wrist charm

Let's be honest we mostly wrote about this because we think it's really cute.

As US weighs response to Chinese AI, industry urges against broad open-weight restrictions

AI companies including Nvidia and Mistral urge policymakers to avoid broad restrictions on open-weight AI models as Washington debates responses to Chinese AI a...

Which of your old cables are actually worth keeping?

Clean out that cable junk drawer every so often and keep only the things you actually need.

Israel builds Gaza barrier as politicians push for settlements

Recent satellite images reveal the construction of a huge earthen barrier dividing Gaza as Israelis discuss settlements.

Meta just created a moderation nightmare for its smart glasses

Meta's smart glasses have been a PR headache for the company. Public backlash has been swift, and fierce; people are concerned about the erosion of privacy and ...

This is the world's most advanced robotic servicing satellite—that we know about

"These are things that tend to be really hard."

‘I lost my home twice’: Sudanese mothers caught between two wars

Sudanese mothers who fled one war now face another, struggling to rebuild their lives after displacement in Lebanon.

Rivian sues the US government for ‘full refund’ of Trump tariffs

The carmaker has said it's owed a refund in the "tens of millions of dollars."

Qualcomm is about to raise prices and that’s bad news for everyone

Qualcomm sent a letter to customers on Friday warning of plans to increase its prices by "a percentage in the double digits," Bloomberg reports. The price hikes...

Bluesky’s AI assistant Attie expands into an open social research tool

Users can now ask Attie questions about news, trends, and conversations on Bluesky and other apps on the AT Protocol.

Midjourney acquired the astrology app Co-Star

The AI lab Midjourney continues to expand its purview beyond image and video generation.