A new report warns that opaque AI in finance threatens trust and compliance. Now, banks are deploying “Explainable AI” and keeping humans in the loop to bridge the gap between power and transparency.
A major US-UK tech deal announced last year has been paused by Washington. The move halts billions in planned investment and raises tensions over the UK’s digital services tax.
A massive leak from an early iOS 26 build has seemingly revealed Apple’s product plans for 2025 and 2026. The list includes everything from an AirTag 2 and a foldable iPhone to M6 Macs and a cheaper Vision headset.
A critical vulnerability in the React JavaScript library, CVE-2025-55182, is under widespread attack. Chinese state-sponsored groups, Iranian actors, and cryptominers are exploiting it to hijack servers. Patches are available and urgently needed.
Stack Overflow’s new AI Assist is creating a surreal user experience. According to a user, the bot suggested posting a question to the human community, only for moderators to delete it and redirect them back to the AI.
Reddit has filed a lawsuit in Australia’s High Court challenging a new law that bans users under 16 from social media. The company argues it’s not a social media platform but a “collection of public fora,” and that the law infringes on political communication.
Lucis, a Paris-based preventive healthcare startup, has secured €7.2 million in Seed funding. The round was led by General Catalyst with Y Combinator participating. The company offers AI-interpreted lab tests to spot health issues before symptoms appear.
Temu is making a direct play for Shopify’s vast network of merchants. A new app lets sellers list products on Temu’s marketplace while managing everything from Shopify. It’s a strategic move that could reshape competition.
Major corporations from Sony to Klarna are launching their own stablecoins, converging on the tech as a new financial rail. But this explosion is creating a familiar headache: fragmentation. The real challenge now is making all these different coins work together seamlessly.
Apple has rolled out iOS 26.2 across its devices. The update brings a mix of convenience tweaks, like a new Liquid Glass control, and critical security patches for vulnerabilities that may have been exploited.
