2026-07-06

Hideo Kojima describes Sony's decision to end physical games as 'scary', warns that you 'won't own the data' — 'There's a server somewhere, and you only have the right to turn on the tap'

Hideo Kojima has discussed the recent PlayStation physical game announcement. [...]

2026-07-06

Google's update on IP tracking has crossed a new line — here's why a VPN is more crucial than ever

Google will soon start tracking users' IP addresses for advertising measurement purposes, also in the UK and EEA. Here's what this means for your privacy and how a VPN can help. [...]

2026-07-06

We built a trillion-dollar security industry on top of an unprotected layer

As attackers increasingly exploit the 'human stack', organizations must shift from purely technical defenses to behavior-based resilience. [...]

2026-07-06

Microsoft makes major AI U-turn following user revolt — will let Teams users turn off Copilot, Facilitator and Recap

User backlash to Microsoft Teams AI tools leads to major shift in policy choices. [...]

2026-07-06

These 20 writers predicted the future before anyone else saw it coming

From surveillance states to social media addiction to engineered pandemics — the writers who got there first, what they saw that others didn't, and how close the resemblance has become [...]

2026-07-06

Amazon sunsets Mechanical Turk, the original "Artificial Artificial Intelligence"

Amazon Web Services is shutting down its crowdsourcing service Mechanical Turk to new customers starting July 30, 2026.<br /> The article Amazon sunsets Mechanical Turk, the original "Artificial Artificial Intelligence" appeared first on The Decoder. [...]

2026-07-06

Tesla brings its Robotaxi to Miami, and drops the safety monitor

Tesla’s driverless cabs have reached a fifth US city. This time, there is no human minder in the car at all. The company rolled out its Robotaxi service in part of Miami on Friday, it announced on X. A map in the post showed a small patch of West Miami, well away from the busy […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-06

Midjourney turns the tables, demanding the studios suing it reveal their AI

The studios suing Midjourney say it trained AI on their characters without permission. Midjourney’s answer: prove you do not do exactly the same thing. The AI image generator wants a US federal judge to intervene. It has asked the court to force the studios suing it to reveal how they use AI internally, Variety reported. […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-06

Apple supplier Luxshare set to price Hong Kong’s biggest IPO of 2026 at the top

Luxshare Precision is set to price its Hong Kong listing at the top of its range, a sign of strong demand for one of the year’s marquee share sales. The Apple supplier plans to fix the offer at the maximum HK$63.28 a share, according to people cited by Bloomberg, raising as much as $3.1bn and […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]