Technology News
This high-tech ball was involved in one of the most dramatic moments in World Cup history
ATLANTA (AP) - It is called connected ball technology. And it was responsible for one of the most dramatic climaxes to a World Cup match ever. It canceled Croatia's late equalizer deep in added time against Portugal by detecting a touch that was unde...
Jul 03, 2026
Australian prime minister condemns delay of changes to child social media ban
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday condemned senators who blocked changes to a world-first social media ban for children, saying tech giants would use the delay to destroy incriminating documents that cou...
Jul 03, 2026
A grim job outlook meets a scrappy workforce as administrative assistants harness AI
With their numbers already in decline, secretaries and administrative assistants face another growing threat: artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Claude that can accomplish aspects of their workload with a tap. Employment projection data o...
Jul 02, 2026
Heat adds to strains on areas with data centers, raising the temperature on AI debates
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) - Eileen Castle's swimming pool, one of the only ones for blocks around, was once a refuge for neighborhood children on hot summer days. But even as temperatures soared this week, Castle, 82, said she won't be filling the pool - no...
Jul 02, 2026
AOL's owner, Bending Spoons, hits Wall Street with $1.7 billion IPO
NEW YORK (AP) - The owner of AOL and other tech businesses hit Wall Street with a $1.7 billion initial public offering Wednesday. Bending Spoons priced 58 million shares at $29 apiece. The company is getting $1 billion in proceeds, while the rest is ...
Jul 01, 2026
Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarm
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropic's latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns. Anthropic said Tuesday night that its ...
Jul 01, 2026
EU issues new steel and e-commerce regulations to reduce trade imbalance with China
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union rolled out two measures to protect its steel industry and limit e-commerce small parcels on Wednesday as the 27-nation bloc grapples with its staggering trade imbalance with China. "Today's change is about restoring...
Jul 01, 2026
OpenAI film 'Artificial,' dropped by Amazon, finds a new home with Neon
NEW YORK (AP) - "Artificial," Luca Guadagnino's starry film about Sam Altman and OpenAI, has been acquired by the indie distributor Neon after it was dropped by Amazon MGM Studios. Neon said Tuesday that it bought the film following a bidding proces...
Jun 30, 2026
Nutrition apps can help build healthy habits. For some users, their gaming features carry risks
Green means go, red means stop. Trophies or confetti come with good performance, and people who fall behind get nudged to do better. Those brightly colored engagement tactics long ago jumped from smartphone games to everything from online shopping to...
Jun 30, 2026
Supreme Court rules constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone users' location history
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court held Monday that constitutional privacy protections extend to cellphone location information, ruling in the case of a bank robber whose identity was discovered through a geofence warrant. Justice Elena Kagan wrote ...
Jun 29, 2026




