2026-07-08

CNBC: The US wants to restrict corporate use of Chinese AI

US companies are increasingly turning to Chinese-made AI models to cut costs, something the government isn't happy about. [...]

2026-07-08

Muse Image is technically impressive, but Meta's use of Instagram photos raises questions

Meta's Superintelligence Labs ships Muse Image, its first image generation model. Like OpenAI's GPT Image 2, it works as an agent, using tools like code execution and web search to refine its own results. A controversial @-mention feature lets users generate images of other people using their public Instagram photos without consent. The opt-out model is likely to collide with the GDPR an [...]

2026-07-08

‘The impact to thousands of companies across industries will be huge’: Google Earth Pro for desktop is being discontinued, and some users are furious

The desktop version of Google Earth Pro is being discontinued, with users pointed towards the web and mobile editions. [...]

2026-07-08

“It's never been a more exciting time to imagine what's possible with software’: Xero CEO outlines how AI could transform the finance industry as we know it

AI is set to revolutionize the finance and accounting industries, and Xero wants to provide all the tools your business needs. [...]

2026-07-08

That free, two hour long Silent Hill game is getting a physical for some reason — and of course it costs $70

PlayStation 5 exclusive Silent Hill: The Short Message is getting a pricey physical disc release. [...]

2026-07-08

Searching for the perfect cheap laptop to take to college? Here are our top recommendations — all tried and tested by our computing experts

Any of these affordable laptops would a make stellar study buddy at college or university. [...]

2026-07-08

OpenAI is cleared to broadly launch its most advanced AI models after weeks of government review

The Trump administration approved a wide release of GPT-5.6 following additional testing by the Commerce Department's AI standards body [...]

2026-07-08

Apple is committing more than $30 billion to Broadcom for U.S.-made chips

The multiyear agreement, Apple's largest U.S. manufacturing commitment to date, will produce more than 15 billion chips and expand a Colorado factory [...]

2026-07-08

Slack’s Slackbot can now pull your CRM data, generate charts, and send DocuSigns — all from a chat message.

Five years and $27.7 billion after Salesforce acquired Slack, the two products are finally starting to function as a single system. On Tuesday, Slack launched an integration that connects Slackbot — the personal AI agent built into every workspace — to the entire Salesforce platform, including CRM data, Tableau analytics, Data 360 customer profiles, and a growing constellation of third-party a [...]