2026-06-22

Meta Exposed Data Internally From Its Controversial Employee-Tracking Program

Employees had previously raised concerns about the initiative, which involves collecting workers' keystroke data to train AI models. [...]

2026-06-22

Alibaba's AI video model rises to No. 2 in global rankings, as OpenAI's Sora and ByteDance's Seedance fall away

Alibaba Cloud on Sunday released HappyHorse 1.1, a major upgrade to its AI video generation model that the company says delivers production-ready video synthesis across core content creation scenarios. The model is now live on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio with full API access for enterprise customers and developers, accompanied by a 40% sitewide launch discount for the first two weeks.The release ar [...]

2026-06-22

iOS 27 beta 2 is out now, here's what's new

Spoiler: It's more Siri stuff. [...]

2026-06-22

My 12 favourite deals in Argos’ ‘Seize the sale’ event — save on 5-star TVs and coffee machines, plus discounts Dyson, Shark, Lego, Ninja and more

Fans, coffee machines, vacuum cleaners, air fryers, TVs, shavers and more get nice discounts to beat Amazon to the punch [...]

2026-06-22

I've been scouring Amazon for discounts on its devices, but its selection of accessory deals is just as good — here are 7 early Prime Day deals on charging docks, speaker stands, and more

From smart speaker stands to charging docks, accessories are just as affordable as devices this Prime Day. [...]

2026-06-22

This 16-inch Acer is the best gaming laptop deal I've found for Prime Day

The Acer Predator Helios Neo is a high-end 16-inch gaming laptop that's $450 off right now - a banger of a deal. [...]

2026-06-22

Messi makes World Cup history — the internet reacts

Lionel Messi of Argentina scored his 17th and 18th World Cup goals, against Austria — days before his 39th birthday. [...]

2026-06-22

Amazon invites Indian users to beta-test a Hindi version of Alexa+

Amazon is testing Alexa+ in India with Hindi-language support, the company’s first move to bring its generative AI assistant to a non-Western-language market. The company sent emails to select Indian customers inviting them to join a beta-testing programme, according to TechCrunch, which viewed the invitations. The emails asked users to fill out a form in […]<br /> This story continues a [...]

2026-06-22

Anthropic’s new privacy policy collects biometric data from flagged Claude users

Anthropic has updated its privacy policy to allow the company to require some Claude users to upload government-issued identification and submit selfie photos or videos for identity verification. The updated policy, which takes effect on July 8, introduces a new category of personal data collection that includes facial geometry templates, a data type that may […]<br /> This story continues [...]