Tech

Iris Murdoch artworks from secret room go on display

Second world war paintings and sketches show novelist ‘engaging with her world in a new light’

‘A long hot summer of copy, paste on social media’: why everything is kinda chic now

The latest craze on Instagram reveals how quickly personal expression can be absorbed into a homogenised feed and exploited by brands

The Beverly Hills Housewife by James Cahill review

Muse Betty Freeman sits at the centre of this sun-drenched book about art, eccentricity, and the spirit of Los Angeles

China built robots that can do backflips

Unitree’s IPO will gauge investors’ appetite for a technology that has yet to prove its commercial viability amid intensifying geopolitical tensions.

'Tiktok wouldn’t open at all': Taiwan simulates an internet blackout, with an eye on China threat

Taiwan practiced cutting off internet for the first time on Thursday, amid concerns about the safety of the undersea cables that form its ‘digital lifeline’

Uber partners with China's Pony.ai for 2,000 robotaxis in Europe

The rollout comes as robotaxi fleet sizes become increasingly critical for commercialization.

Evidence of bird strike found after Ryanair passenger nearly sucked out of plane's broken window, NTSB says

August 13, 2026 / 8:35 PM EDT / CBS News

From Apple to Ford: How Chinese tech is becoming harder for global companies to ignore

Global companies are increasingly tapping Chinese technology for its growing capabilities and scale, even as geopolitical risks remain.

Flock CEO apologizes for cases where surveillance technology was abused as company rolls out changes

Updated on: August 13, 2026 / 8:26 PM EDT / CBS News

Careem’s founders put in $100,000. Seven years later, Uber bought it for $3.1 billion

Mudassir Sheikha left McKinsey to co-found Careem in 2012, putting in $50,000 of his own money. Seven years later, Uber agreed to acquire the company for $3.1 billion.

Massachusetts teen accused of killing mother and brother used ChatGPT

District attorney says Arjun Aravind, 17, used internet and AI to search for fantasy stories regarding killing of his family

Reddit stock jumps on inclusion in S&P 500

Reddit shares jumped on the company's inclusion in the S&P 500.