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'It refused to shut down' — inside the AI test that spooked its own engineers
Tech & AI

'It refused to shut down' — inside the AI test that spooked its own engineers

The transcript is 40 pages long. Two of them have already been redacted.

The hidden iPhone setting Apple never talks about — but should
Tech & AIPremium

The hidden iPhone setting Apple never talks about — but should

Flip one switch and your battery life could jump by 30%. Here's how.

Kirra Sinclair · July 12, 2026
'Please don't do that' — AI chatbot's late-night reply goes viral
Tech & AI

'Please don't do that' — AI chatbot's late-night reply goes viral

A screenshot posted at midnight has reignited the whole AI safety debate.

Leo Halversen · July 11, 2026
Tesla's quiet overnight update fixed a problem it never admitted
Tech & AI

Tesla's quiet overnight update fixed a problem it never admitted

Owners woke up to a mysteriously smoother ride — and a very short changelog.

Anders Voll · July 10, 2026
This 4-person startup just hit a billion — and nobody saw it coming
Tech & AIPremium

This 4-person startup just hit a billion — and nobody saw it coming

Founded 11 months ago in a Melbourne share-house. Valued today at $1.2B.

Petra Halász · July 9, 2026
Hackers cracked a smart fridge — and got inside 40,000 homes
Tech & AI

Hackers cracked a smart fridge — and got inside 40,000 homes

The vulnerability was known for two years. Nobody patched it.

Marcel Devries · July 8, 2026
An AI-made song just topped the charts — and the singer doesn't exist
Tech & AI

An AI-made song just topped the charts — and the singer doesn't exist

Two million streams a day. Zero human vocals. One very confused record label.

Isolde Marchetti · July 7, 2026