Technologies News 08/03/26
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- Why Is Tech Regulation so Hard?Structural change is needed before tech regulation can truly serve the public interest. Tech regulation is difficult. We expect privacy from our platforms, integrity from our content providers, accountability from our algorithms, and security from our …Source: The Regulatory Review – Pennsylvania – Center-left
- The week in telecom: Telcos resist economic slowdown in Q2 while big tech gears up for more AI investmentIt’s going well for ‘big tech‘, at least based on the latest Q2 results, and telecom operators are not doing too badly either, with stronger outlooks from Vodafone, Telefonica and Orange. There is more new money for AI infrastructure in Europe and Korea …Source: Telecompaper – Pending
- Spider-Man-Inspired Technology Comes to FruitionTufts University, Medford, MA A liquid stream of silk solution solidifies to a fiber, adheres to and lifts a glass laboratory beaker. (Image: Marco Lo Presti, Tufts University) Every kid who has read a comic book or watched a Spider-Man movie has tried to …Source: Tech Briefs – Pending
- Eliminating Dead Zones in Desalination TechnologyUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are leading the charge toward wide-scale implementation of water desalination by developing an efficient new electrode for use in battery- …Source: Tech Briefs – Pending
- Virtual On Advances Its Digital Resurrection Technology for Lifelike Historical HologramsVirtual On unveils enhanced Digital Resurrection technology, combining AI and holography to bring historical figures back as interactive digital humans. LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, August 3, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Virtual On has announced …Distribution channels: Companies, Conferences & Trade Fairs …
- New Tech Worker UnionRein In AI and Curb Layoffs By Brian Merchant As AI sweeps through the American education system and US tech workers stare down the specter of mass layoffs, thousands of IT employees across the statewide University of California system have voted to …Source: Triangle Free Press – North Carolina – Pending
- Inside London Spirit: U.S. tech tycoons, a 239-year-old cricket club and a very unlikely alliance“A friend once told me you should invest in the things you like, in the cities where you want to spend time.” Silicon Valley technology executive Nikesh Arora smiles as he recalls the advice that helped persuade him to buy into a cricket team based at Lord …Source: The New York Times – Neutral
- OCBC taps Beijing’s ZGC to capture Chinese tech interest in AseanThe partnership gives the lender access to the Chinese company’s network of over 14,000 technology firms [SINGAPORE] OCBC is partnering Beijing state-owned enterprise ZGC International as it aims to secure banking business from high-growth Chinese …Source: The Business Times Singapore – Neutral
- ‘Paying A Premium To Own Cars With Less Technology‘ – Why Old Porsche 911s Are Increasing In ValueWhile automakers race to pack more screens into every new car, a growing group of buyers is doing something unexpected – paying a premium to own cars with less technology, not more. And the used car market is rewarding them for it. Analog driver’s cars, …Source: CarBuzz – Pending
- How IBM Bolstered IBM i Resilience In The Summer Tech RefreshesAugust 3, 2026 Alex Woodie The capability to weather disruptions is a hallmark of the IBM i platform and a major reason why so many companies around the world rely on it to run their businesses. To that end, IBM has enhanced the platform’s resilience …Source: IT Jungle – Pending
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