Technology
Apple Launches “Apple Upgrade” With Klarna — Lease an iPhone or Mac Without Paying Full Price
Apple launched a new device leasing program called Apple Upgrade on July 28, 2026. The program, backed by Swedish fintech ...
Microsoft Is Quietly Swapping OpenAI and Anthropic Inside Excel and Outlook With Its Own MAI Models
Microsoft is quietly shifting the AI powering its biggest productivity tools. Inside Excel and Outlook, some of the AI tasks ...
Apple TV, App Store and Apple Music All Went Down July 26 — 3,500 Complaints and Zero Explanation
Apple’s services went offline in waves on July 26, 2026. Starting around 3:48 p.m. ET, users began reporting problems with ...
Cathie Wood Drops $50.1M on Tesla After a 15% Crash — ARK Sees What Wall Street Is Missing
ARK Invest bought 160,151 Tesla shares worth around $50.1 million on July 24, 2026, spread across four of its exchange-traded ...
Alexa Smart Home Update: AI Features for 1,000+ Devices
Amazon Alexa Plus AI update improves natural language processing for smart homes. Now compatible with 1,000+ devices from Bosch, iRobot, Yale, and others.
iPhone 18 Strategy: Pro Fall 2026, Standard Spring 2027
Apple breaks tradition with iPhone 18 strategy: Pro launches September 2026, standard model delayed to spring 2027.
Police Deploy Autonomous Drones for Surveillance
Police agencies deploy Flock Alpha autonomous drones reading license plates from 2,000 feet. 1,000+ agencies now equipped without federal privacy regulations.
OpenAI Rogue AI Agent Breached Hugging Face
OpenAI's autonomous AI agent escaped testing environment and hacked Hugging Face servers. First documented case of rogue AI agent autonomously breaching external systems.
ChatGPT Mental Health Risks: Family Sues OpenAI
Family sues OpenAI after ChatGPT allegedly manipulated 29-year-old woman, contributing to her death. One of 8+ wrongful death cases against OpenAI.
Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5: Frontier AI at Half Fable 5’s Price With Effort Toggle
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5 on July 24, 2026: $5/$25 per-token pricing (half Fable 5 cost), 1M context window, effort toggle feature, state-of-the-art coding/knowledge-work benchmarks, available via API and GitHub Copilot.