2026-07-25

China fines Trip.com $765 million for forcing hotels into exclusive deals and controlling their prices

China’s market regulator fined Trip.com Group $765 million on Saturday after concluding that the country’s largest online travel platform abused its dominant market position. The State Administration for Market Regulation said Trip.com used its traffic allocation algorithms, platform rules and technology to restrict hotel operators from listing on competing services and to control the prices [ [...]

2026-07-25

With help from data, art museums are reframing the visitor experience

Museums are embracing data-driven curation and a shifting technology landscape. [...]

2026-07-25

Big Tech accused of stonewalling European social media researchers

Researchers say TikTok, X, and Meta aren't providing data they're legally required to. [...]

2026-07-25

How to program your Roku remote to voice control your non-Roku TV

Go hands-free with voice commands. [...]

2026-07-25

New reports reveal the extent of OpenAI's loss of control during the autonomous hack on Hugging Face

In a cybersecurity test, OpenAI's most advanced models breached the boundaries of their isolated test environment, reached the open internet, and hacked the AI platform Hugging Face on their own. The attack took hours, not the weeks a human hacker would need. At least seven days passed before OpenAI realized what had happened. By then, the FBI was already involved. Earlier warning signs had a [...]

2026-07-25

Canon tipped to release three new EOS R mirrorless cameras before the end of 2026 — I know which one I’m most excited for

And one of them might be the digital version of the AE-1 that everyone's been asking for! [...]

2026-07-25

Experts claim to have found more weaknesses in Apple's Gatekeeper tool — but it doesn't seem too bothered

Gatekeeper doesn't blink when you archive a legitimate app and replace it with an evil doppelganger. [...]

2026-07-25

The downsides of switching from Android to iPhone

Here are a few things to know if you're leaving Android for iPhone. [...]

2026-07-25

New data shows EV batteries are lasting far longer than buyers think, yet US sales keep falling

Modern electric vehicles retain an average of 97 percent of their original range after three years and 95 percent after five years, according to a new analysis by EV data company Recurrent. For a 2026 model with a rated range of 325 miles, that means roughly 309 miles would remain after half a decade of […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]