Technology
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Technology Oura Smart Ring Faces US Class Action Over Alleged Misleading Sleep-Tracking Claims
A proposed class action lawsuit accuses Oura of overstating its rings’ sleep-staging accuracy, claiming AI estimates are little better than…
28 August 2026 -
Technology SpaceX Starship Completes Single-Engine Static Fire to Test Deorbit Burn Ahead of Flight 14
Ship 41’s Raptor engine test at Starbase, Texas marks a key step in preparing Starship for its first full orbital mission profile. The…
28 August 2026 -
Technology OpenAI Confirms Zero Data Retention for Frontier Models and Previews New Private Safety Processing System
OpenAI is keeping its Zero Data Retention option for enterprise API users while trialling a new system that can detect AI misuse patterns…
27 August 2026 -
Technology SpaceX Falcon 9 Completes 100th Falcon Family Launch of 2026 with 27 Starlink Satellites from California
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on 22 August 2026, delivering 27 Starlink satellites to orbit and marking…
27 August 2026 -
Technology Michael Polansky’s Outer Biosciences Uses AI and Living Human Skin to Find New Skincare Ingredients
A biotech startup co-founded by Lady Gaga’s partner is keeping donated human skin alive in the lab for over a month — and using AI to…
27 August 2026 -
Technology FCC Adds Foreign-Made Humanoid Robots to US National Security Restricted List
The US communications regulator has placed foreign-produced advanced robotic devices, including humanoids, on its national security review…
26 August 2026 -
Technology OpenAI Launches Free Frontier Model Access for 100,000 Academic Researchers
OpenAI’s new programme starts with 10,000 researchers this summer and targets 100,000 by 2027, offering free access to GPT-5.6 Sol Pro and…
26 August 2026 -
Technology Waymo’s Self-Driving Car Navigates Los Angeles Street Dressed as New York City Film Set
A Waymo robotaxi in Los Angeles has been shown handling a street transformed into a New York City film set, demonstrating how the Waymo…
26 August 2026 -
Technology OpenAI Says Two API Settings Tripled GPT-5.6 Sol’s ARC-AGI-3 Benchmark Score
OpenAI has found that enabling retained reasoning and compaction in its Responses API close to tripled GPT-5.6 Sol’s score on the ARC-AGI-3…
25 August 2026 -
Technology Nvidia Leads Open Secure AI Alliance Backed by Nearly 40 Major Tech Firms
Chipmaker Nvidia and dozens of major tech firms form a new coalition to develop and share open models, tooling and research to safeguard AI…
25 August 2026 -
Technology OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Desktop App for Linux in Preview, Supporting Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora
OpenAI has released a preview of its ChatGPT desktop app for Linux, marking the first time the company has offered a native Linux client…
23 August 2026 -
Technology NVIDIA and Microsoft Lead 230-Strong Coalition Backing Open-Weight AI Models
More than 230 companies and organisations have signed a letter urging US policymakers not to restrict open-weight AI, with NVIDIA and…
20 August 2026