2026-07-20

EVs outsold petrol and diesel in Germany for the first time. The birthplace of the car just changed its fuel.

Electric cars outsold every other fuel type in Germany for the first time in June. The country’s Federal Motor Transport Authority recorded 84,057 new EV registrations, a 78.2% year-on-year increase, putting battery-electric vehicles at 28.4% market share. Traditional hybrids came second with 83,315 registrations (28.1%), followed by petrol at 60,796 (20.5%), diesel at 33,862 (11.4%), […]<b [...]

2026-07-20

Trump administration reportedly builds a slow-motion ban on Chinese AI models through sanctions and soft pressure

The Trump administration is reportedly weighing measures targeting Chinese AI models, from adding Chinese labs to sanctions lists to holding U.S. companies liable for security failures. Rather than impose an outright ban, Washington could use soft rules to deter adoption while protecting the market positions of OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic.<br /> The article Trump administration reportedly [...]

2026-07-20

Agentic commerce: why AI agents are transforming the ecommerce landscape

How AI agents are revolutionizing payments and ushering in the era of agentic commerce. [...]

2026-07-20

Colombian energy giant Ecopetrol says thousands of user accounts hit in cyberattack

The Ecopetrol attackers demanded a ransom payment but did not deploy an encryptor. [...]

2026-07-20

Best Buy Black Friday in July: Save $550 on the HP Victus, one of our our favorite budget laptops for creators with Ryzen 5 and RTX 3050 performance

HP Victus laptop combines Ryzen 5 processing power, RTX 3050 graphics, and a smooth 144Hz display for under $700. [...]

2026-07-20

How I configure DNS on Ubuntu Linux distros via the command line - it's easier than you think

DNS is a critical component for PC networking, searching, and security. If you want to learn how to set it up on Ubuntu-based distros from the command line, here's how. [...]

2026-07-20

The first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday is finally here

"Something's coming. Something we may not be able to deter." [...]

2026-07-20

Pay up or not? Ransomware surge has victims facing tough choices

Governments look at banning ransom payments in face of increasingly sophisticated threats. [...]

2026-07-20

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender should be released in IMAX rather than on Paramount+ — the jaw-dropping animation is easily the best part of the hero's return

13 years after the Fire Nation's defeat, the gang is back together. But when the best part of Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender is its animation, Paramount+ isn't getting the best out of it. [...]