@www.theguardian.com.uk.technology@rss-parrot.net
I'm an automated parrot! I relay a website's RSS feed to the Fediverse. Every time a new post appears in the feed, I toot about it. Follow me to get all new posts in your Mastodon timeline! Brought to you by the RSS Parrot.
---
Latest Technology news, comment and analysis from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice
Site URL: www.theguardian.com/uk/technology
Feed URL: www.theguardian.com/uk/technology/rss
Posts: 40
Followers: 5
The Outer Worlds 2 review ā improved space-faring sequel is an enjoyable time sink
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/nov/03/the-outer-worlds-2-review
Published: November 3, 2025 13:00
Obsidian Entertainment; PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, PCWhile its story fails to deliver, this enjoyable follow-up to Obsidianās 2019 adventure makes it up with considerable advances elsewhereThe Outer Worlds 2 was originally announced in Juneā¦
How Mortal Kombat (and moral panic) changed the gaming world
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/nov/03/mortal-kombat-video-game-legacy-collection-influence
Published: November 3, 2025 10:00
On its release in 1993, Midwayās gore-filled fighting game ushered in a new era of hyperviolent gaming that continues to influence the industry to this dayOn 9 December 1993, Democratic senator Joe Lieberman sat before a congressional hearing on video gameā¦
Oakley Meta Vanguard review: fantastic AI running glasses linked to Garmin
Published: November 3, 2025 07:00
Camera-equipped sports shades have secure fit, open-ear speakers, mics and advanced Garmin and Strava integrationThe Oakley Meta Vanguard are new displayless AI glasses designed for running, cycling and action sports with deep Garmin and Stravaā¦
In Grok we donāt trust: academics assess Elon Muskās AI-powered encyclopedia
Published: November 3, 2025 06:00
From publishing falsehoods to pushing far-right ideology, Grokipedia gives chatroom comments equal status to researchThe eminent British historian Sir Richard Evans produced three expert witness reports for the libel trial involving the Holocaust denierā¦
Boom or bubble? Inside the $3tn AI datacentre spending spree
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/02/global-datacentre-boom-investment-debt
Published: November 2, 2025 12:00
Investment in these vast warehouses is huge but some worry the debt-fuelled exuberance will backfireThe global investment spree in artificial intelligence is producing some remarkable numbers and a projected $3tn (Ā£2.3tn) spend on datacentres is one ofā¦
Ducking annoying: why has iPhoneās autocorrect function gone haywire?
Published: November 1, 2025 07:43
The internet has been rumbling about autocorrect for years ā and now AI is changing how the technology worksDonāt worry, youāre not going mad.If you feel the autocorrect on your iPhone has gone haywire recently ā inexplicably correcting words such asā¦
How do Appleās AirPods Pro 3 compare against hearing aids? I put them to the test
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2025/oct/31/airpods-pro-3-hearing-aids
Published: October 31, 2025 19:15
Can these earphones, with less cost and stigma than real aids, be a gateway for millions with untreated hearing loss?Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsI didnāt think much about it when I asked my partnerā¦
The best Android phones in 2025: flagship smartphones compared and ranked
Published: October 31, 2025 10:00
Our tech expert is back with an updated guide to the top-tier Android phones, from budget buys to the best for battery lifeNeed an Android phone, but not sure which to go for, or whether to buy new or refurbished? With lots to consider, let me be yourā¦
Inside the secret psychology of horror games ā and why we canāt help pushing play
Published: October 31, 2025 09:25
Itās not just what we hear and see that scares us, according to those behind many of video gamingās modern horror classicsThe sound came first. In a San Francisco Bart train tunnel, Don Veca took his recorder and captured a trainās metallic roar ā ālikeā¦
Apple reports record iPhone sales as new lineup reignites worldwide demand
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/30/apple-earnings-iphone-demand
Published: October 30, 2025 21:09
Tim Cook forecast 10% to 12% revenue growth in the quarter ending in December, typically Appleās biggest of the yearApple reported its first quarterly earnings since the release of its new lineup of iPhones on Thursday, beating Wall Street analystsāā¦
Amazon reports strongest cloud growth since 2022 after major outage
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/30/aws-revenue-outage
Published: October 30, 2025 20:50
Amazon Web Services (AWS) sees 20% increase in revenue year over year, topping Wall Street estimatesAmazon has made its first financial disclosures since the disastrous outage suffered by its cloud computing division that brought everything from smart bedsā¦
OpenAI thought to be preparing for $1tn stock market float
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/30/openai-1tn-stock-market-float-ipo
Published: October 30, 2025 18:22
ChatGPT developer is considering filing for an IPO by the second half of 2026, according to reportsOpenAI is reportedly gearing up for a stock market listing valuing the company at $1tn (Ā£760bn) as soon as next year, in what would be one of the biggestā¦
Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold review: dust-resistant and more durable foldable phone
Published: October 30, 2025 07:00
Book-style Android with cutting-edge AI, good cameras and great tablet screen for media and multitasking on the goGoogleās third-generation folding phone promises to be more durable than all others as the first with full water and dust resistance whileā¦
Character.AI bans users under 18 after being sued over childās suicide
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/29/character-ai-suicide-children-ban
Published: October 29, 2025 16:07
Move comes as lawmakers move to bar minors from using AI companions and require companies to verify usersā ageThe chatbot company Character.AI will ban users 18 and under from conversing with its virtual companions beginning in late November after monthsā¦
No half-assed performance: how playing with a live crowd turns video games into performance art
Published: October 29, 2025 15:21
Spending eight hours in a theatre with 70 people playing through political donkey epic asses.masses was gruelling ā and a tribute to gamingās shared joyThis weekend, I spent more than eight hours in a theatre playing a video game about donkeys,ā¦
The best cordless vacuum cleaners for a spotless home: 10 tried and tested favourites
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/mar/28/best-cordless-vacuum-cleaners-uk
Published: October 29, 2025 15:00
Stick vacuums are a convenient alternative to corded designs, but which model wins for overall cleaning prowess? Our expert reveals allā¢ The best robot vacuums to keep your home clean and dust freeChoosing a cordless vacuum isnāt a decision that should beā¦
Why the new Dyson V16 Piston Animal isnāt the vacuum you should buy
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/oct/29/dyson-v16-piston-animal-vacuum-cleaner-review
Published: October 29, 2025 15:00
Dysonās latest cleaner is the companyās biggest redesign in years. We put it through its paces on everything from flour to pet hairā¢ The best cordless vacuum cleaners for a spotless homeThe arrival of a new Dyson vacuum cleaner is always exciting for aā¦
Nvidia becomes worldās first $5tn company amid stock market and AI boom
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/29/nvidia-first-company-5-trillion
Published: October 29, 2025 14:13
Silicon Valley chipmaker hits $5tn valuation just three months after it was first to break through the $4tn barrierNvidia has become the worldās first $5tn company as the artificial intelligence industry and wider US stock market boom. Just three monthsā¦
Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret āwinkā to sidestep legal orders
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/google-amazon-israel-contract-secret-code
Published: October 29, 2025 13:15
The tech giants agreed to extraordinary terms to clinch a lucrative contract with the Israeli government, documents showWhen Google and Amazon negotiated a major $1.2bn cloud-computing deal in 2021, their customer ā the Israeli government ā had an unusualā¦
Why Trumpās White House is using video game memes to recruit for ICE
Published: October 29, 2025 11:37
A recent spate of posts has garnered attention, but Trump and his allies have long been using gaming imagery to mobilise a toxic subculture of ārootless white malesā Just days after Microsoft announced Halo: Campaign Evolved, the next game in its famousā¦
The best hair dryers for smooth, speedy styling at home ā whatever your hair type
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/aug/26/best-hairdryers-uk
Published: October 29, 2025 10:00
Want every day to be a good hair day? We tested 20 hair dryers to find the best, from gentle diffusers to high-speed and travel-ready modelsā¢ The best hot brushes, tried and tested by our expertIn my years of reviewing beauty tech, it was upgrading my hairā¦
AFP developing AI tool to decode gen Z slang amid warning about ācrimefluencersā hunting girls
Published: October 29, 2025 00:28
AFP commissioner Krissy Barrett says online crime networks of young boys and men are targeting vulnerable teen and preteen girlsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralianā¦
Apple hits $4tn market value as new iPhone models revitalize sales
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/28/apple-market-value-iphone
Published: October 28, 2025 15:46
Tech companyās stock enters positive territory for first time this year after gaining about 13% since new iPhone launchesApple topped $4tn in market value for the first time on Tuesday, the third tech company to hit the milestone, as robust demand for itsā¦
OpenAI completes conversion to for-profit business after lengthy legal saga
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/28/openai-for-profit-restructuring
Published: October 28, 2025 15:10
Restructuring paves way for ChatGPT maker to more easily raise capital and profit off its AI technologyOpenAI said on Tuesday it had converted its main business into a for-profit corporation, the conclusion of a lengthy and fraught legal saga.A crucialā¦
I tried out a virtual Halloween festival ā and got more than I bargained for
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/oct/28/virtual-halloween-ghost-town-pumpkin-festival
Published: October 28, 2025 13:44
Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival began as a lockdown project and has now become an annual gaming tradition. My children and I paid it a visitIn an attempt to avoid spending Ā£80 to walk around a local park with my children to see some underwhelming spookyā¦
Alan Turing institute launches new mission to protect UK from cyber-attacks
Published: October 28, 2025 13:29
Programme is designed to defend energy, transport and utilities amid concern over vulnerability to internet outagesBritainās leading AI institute has announced a new mission to help protect the nation from cyber-attacks on infrastructure, including energy,ā¦
Amazon confirms plans to lay off 14,000 corporate workers as part of wave of cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/27/amazon-corporate-jobs-cuts
Published: October 28, 2025 12:30
Retail giant, which is vying to reverse pandemic hiring spree, attempts to cut costs and slim down its operationAmazon has confirmed plans to lay off 14,000 corporate workers, as part of a wave of cuts expected to hit tens of thousands of jobs.Theā¦
Elon Musk launches encyclopedia āfact-checkedā by AI and aligning with rightwing views
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/28/elon-musk-grokipedia
Published: October 28, 2025 12:15
Grokipediaās entries hew closely to conservative talking points, with some journalists already saying it contains inaccurate informationElon Musk has launched an online encyclopedia named Grokipedia that he said relied on artificial intelligence and wouldā¦
An ex-Intel CEOās mission to build a Christian AI: āhasten the coming of Christās returnā
Published: October 28, 2025 11:00
Patrick Gelsinger, executive chairman of Gloo, has made it his mission to advance Christian principles in Silicon ValleyIn March, three months after being forced out of his position as the CEO of Intel and sued by shareholders, Patrick Gelsinger took theā¦
āA good moment in time for usā: Firefox head on AI browsers and whatās next for the web
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/28/firefox-ai-internet-anthony-enzor-demeo
Published: October 28, 2025 09:30
After the release of a slew of other AI-integrated browsers, Anthony Enzor-DeMeo discusses ChatGPT Atlas, the Google monopoly trial ā and the futureDo you need an assistant for your online activities?Multiple major players in artificial intelligence areā¦
āDeepSeek is humane. Doctors are more like machinesā: my motherās worrying reliance on AI for health advice
Published: October 28, 2025 05:00
Tired of a two-day commute to see her overworked doctor, my mother turned to tech for help with her kidney disease. She bonded with the bot so much I was scared she would refuse to see a real medicThis essay was originally published on Rest of worldEveryā¦
Is London ready for driverless taxis? ā podcast
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/oct/28/is-london-ready-for-driverless-taxis-podcast
Published: October 28, 2025 03:00
Autonomous cabs are a staple in some US cities ā but how will they cope with Londonās streets? Gwyn Topham and Johana Bhuiyan reportToday in Focus presenter Helen Pidd enjoys a ride in a driverless taxi in Austin, Texas, as transport correspondent Gwynā¦
More than a million people every week show suicidal intent when chatting with ChatGPT, OpenAI estimates
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/27/chatgpt-suicide-self-harm-openai
Published: October 27, 2025 22:26
Finding is one of most direct statements from the tech company on how AI can exacerbate mental health issuesMore than a million ChatGPT users each week send messages that include āexplicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intentā, according toā¦
The SĆ©ance of Blake Manor review ā gripping gothic detective game steeped in mystery and menace
Published: October 27, 2025 13:00
Raw Fury/Spooky Doorway; PCAn atmospheric folk-horror adventure combines colonial guilt, spiritualism and supernatural chills in a tale of secrets and seances on Irelandās haunted west coastA remote manor house on the west coast of Ireland, an eccentricā¦
Ultra-HD televisions not noticeably better for typical viewer, scientists say
Published: October 27, 2025 10:00
Research shows 4K or 8K screens offer no distinguishable benefit over similarly sized 2K screen in average living roomMany modern living rooms are now dominated by a huge television, but researchers say there might be little point in plumping for anā¦
Apple Watch Ultra 3 review: the biggest and best smartwatch for an iPhone
Published: October 27, 2025 07:00
Third-gen watch adds 5G, satellite SOS and messaging, a bigger screen and longer battery life in same rugged designThe biggest, baddest and boldest Apple Watch is back for its third generation, adding a bigger screen, longer battery life and satelliteā¦
āPeople thought I was a communist doing this as a non-profitā: is Wikipediaās Jimmy Wales the last decent tech baron?
Published: October 27, 2025 06:00
In an online landscape characterised by doom and division, the peopleās encyclopedia stands out ā a huge collective endeavour giving everyone free access to the sum of human knowledge. But with Elon Musk branding it āWokipediaā and AI looming large, can itā¦
US and China reach āfinal dealā on TikTok sale, treasury secretary says
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/26/us-china-tiktok-deal-scott-bessent
Published: October 26, 2025 16:25
Scott Bessent said plan was part of framework for trade deal but did not share details on transferring appās ownershipMurdoch, Ellison and China: what we know about the USās TikTok dealUS treasury secretary Scott Bessent claimed on Sunday that the US andā¦
Could the internet go offline? Inside the fragile system holding the modern world together
Published: October 26, 2025 15:00
Behind every meme and message is creaking, decades-old infrastructure. Internet experts can think of scenarios that could bring it all crashing down ā¦It is the morning after the internet went offline and, as much as you would like to think you would beā¦
Labor rules out giving tech giants free rein to mine copyright content to train AI
Published: October 26, 2025 14:00
Attorney general Michelle Rowland shuts down contentious proposal to grant copyright exemption for AI modelsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government hasā¦