Today's Top Technology Stories

1. Aespa to perform at the PUBG Nations Cup

PUBG Esports has announced aespa will perform on the final day of the PUBG Nations Cup. The K-pop group will play 'Dark Arts,' a promotional single, for the first time at the event taking place from July 23rd to 27th, 2025. Keep Reading.

2. Wait, what? Corvette's head of engineering says the ZR1X is *not* the final boss

Think the part-hybrid, part-savage 'ZR1X' is the ultimate form of the C8? Think again. Because Corvette chief engineer Tony Roma hinted there'll be even more to come from the mid-engined supercar. “The backbone we've built into the C8 is proving to be ...

3. Entanglement Can Help Quantum Computers Simulate Faster

A China–U.S. study published in Nature Physics finds that quantum entanglement can reduce errors and computational cost in quantum simulations, turning a known obstacle into a computational advantage. The researchers showed that as a quantum ...

4. Windows 10 will no longer be updated by Microsoft from 14 October 2025. Photo: Shutterstock

When Microsoft ends support for Windows 10 operating system in October 2025, the government is preparing to migrate 17,000 computers. Digitalisation minister Stéphanie Obertin (DP) sets out the details in a parliamentary response.

5. OpenAI, Perplexity take aim at Chrome to raid $300b search goldmine

The traditional way to find out a useful piece of information – say, the market share of internet browsers – has, for the past 15 years, been to Google “internet browser market share” and scroll through the results until one looks good.

6. AI chatbot Grok issues apology for antisemitic posts

The chatbot wrote several antisemitic social media posts Tuesday after Elon Musk's company xAI released a revamped version of it days before. By Mirna Alsharif l NBC News • Published July 13, 2025 • Updated on July 13, 2025 at 1:29 am.

7. ATLAS collaboration uncovers rare Higgs-boson decay, unlocking new frontiers in particle physics

The results, based on a combination of Run 2 and early Run 3 data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), mark a significant leap in identifying two elusive decay modes of the Higgs boson: into a pair of muons (H???) and a Z boson and a photon (H?Z?).

8. Japan sets new internet speed record — it's 4 million times faster than average US broadband speeds

The new optical fiber is better suited to long-haul transmission than existing cables because the centers of all 19 fibers interact with light in the same way, so they encounter less light fluctuation, which results in less data loss.

9. How to keep your kid's Roblox or 'Fortnite' -2-

Parents can download the Nintendo Switch Parental Control app or log into their Nintendo account online to set spending limits, and have the option to require parental permission to purchase new games and in-game content, including automatic subscription ...

10. I've been tracking Nintendo Switch 2 restocks for weeks, and Best Buy is up next

The Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con grip and dock. Henry T. Casey/CNN Underscored. I'm not surprised to still ...

11. Experiments in freezers and showers? How Sony, NFL built new coach's headset

In modern football, communicating via advanced technology has become the norm. Still, the margin for error is zero when it comes to the headsets coaches wear on the sidelines, which allows them to communicate with one another.

12. VO2 max training could be the key to unlocking your triathlon potential – and here's why

As Jen Newbery, a former elite triathlete for Great Britain and now a triathlon coach and bike fitter for UK Bike Fit, and Paulo Sousa, an elite triathlon coach, explain to us, developing VO2 max brings several additional advantages to all levels of ...

13. Marijuana photos pop up in Taylor Police Department's Google listing in prank

Deputy Police Chief Michael Lividini explained to the Free Press that the police website was not hacked. The marijuana photos that appeared this weekend when people googled Taylor Police Department were likely a prank that, for ...

14. Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.4733 (Beta Channel)

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.4733 (KB5062651) to the Beta Channel for Windows Insiders on Windows 11, version 24H2. Changes in Beta Channel builds and updates are documented in two buckets: new ...

15. Musk's xAI faces European scrutiny over Grok's 'horrific' antisemitic posts

The European Union will meet with representatives from Elon Musk's xAI to discuss problems with its social network X and integrated Grok chatbot. Grok generated and spread antisemitic hate speech across X and praised Adolf Hitler.

16. First electronic-photonic quantum chip manufactured in commercial foundry

For the first time, scientists at Northwestern University, Boston University (BU) and University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) have built a tiny photonic quantum system into a traditional electronic chip. The first-of-its-kind silicon chip ...

17. Streaming Ratings: 'Bluey' Reign Continues in First Half of 2025, 'Squid Game' Leads Originals

Kids' favorite Bluey has kept its hold on the top of the U.S. streaming rankings for the first half of the year. Nielsen figures for January to June show the series has amassed 25.06 billion minutes of viewing this year — which puts it on a similar pace to ...