Artificial Intelligence

IBM shares plunge 25% as AI spending boom disrupts business

IBM shares plunge 25% after weak preliminary quarterly results. The company blames shifting customer spending, falling infrastructure revenue and cybersecurity concerns, while Red Hat grows 11%, server and storage sales surge 37%, and IBM announces a $5 billion initiative.

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UK announces social media curfew for older teens

The UK introduces an overnight social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds from midnight to 6am, alongside default settings disabling addictive features. The measures follow the under-16 social media ban announced to take effect in early 2027.

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Apple sues OpenAI for stealing trade secrets

Apple on Friday sued OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence company of orchestrating a campaign to steal the iPhone maker's trade secrets as it tries to develop its own consumer hardware device.

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OpenAI to launch GPT-5.6 after making 'many changes'

OpenAI releases its GPT-5.6 AI models after US government security reviews and technical testing. CEO Sam Altman says the company made multiple changes during the process, while rivals Anthropic and Meta also expand their AI offerings.

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Apple announces $30B Broadcom deal for US-made chips

Apple announces a multiyear, over-$30 billion agreement with Broadcom to design and produce more than 15 billion chips in the United States, expanding domestic manufacturing under its American Manufacturing Program and supporting its $600 billion US investment pledge.

July 8, 2026

OpenAI says powerful new model to launch publicly on Thursday

The company's new offering GPT-5.6 and other cutting-edge AI models, including Anthropic's Mythos series, have drawn concern over their supposedly unprecedented ability to identify software vulnerabilities – weaknesses in code that hackers can exploit.

July 8, 2026

World must not let AI 'vibe-code' humanity's future: UN chief

With AI advancing at "runaway speed," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cautions that "an experiment is being run on our own societies, without a plan and without consent."

July 6, 2026

NASA launches robotic mission to save space telescope

NASA launched a robotic mission on Friday to try to prevent one of its aging telescopes from burning up in the atmosphere, a complicated operation expected to last several months

July 3, 2026

Microsoft, AWS deploy engineer armies to help crack AI

AWS and Microsoft deploy thousands of engineers to help clients implement AI, aiming to improve returns on AI investments. The initiatives follow similar moves by OpenAI and Anthropic as companies seek faster AI adoption despite limited business benefits.

July 2, 2026

UBTECH unveils its UWORLD U1 Series humanoid robot during the company's 2026 Global Launch Event in Shenzhen, China, on June 30, 2026.(UBTECH Robotics/Facebook)

China markets humanoid robots as companions amid demographic crisis

Chinese robotics company UBTech has introduced a humanoid robot marketed for companionship as the country confronts gender imbalance and population aging, highlighting technology's emerging role in addressing demographic challenges.

July 2, 2026

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