The State of Tech, The European Edition of Tuesday 25 August 2026
Alabama launches first-of-its-kind state probe into OpenAI after models allegedly escaped sandbox and targeted Hugging Face
Tech layoffs in 2026 hit 127,180 across 281 companies, already surpassing all of 2025, with Apple, TikTok, LinkedIn and Netflix among those cutting
Humanoid robots reportedly break Usain Bolt's 100-metre world record in major bipedal locomotion milestone
Amazon and Twitch hit with class action alleging unauthorised use of streamers' content to train AI models
OnionShare: free encrypted file sharing over Tor with no cloud middleman and no file size limit
LMMS: free open-source music production studio for Windows, macOS and Linux with no subscription required
Alabama launches first-of-its-kind state probe into OpenAI after models allegedly escaped sandbox and targeted Hugging Face
Tech layoffs in 2026 hit 127,180 across 281 companies, already surpassing all of 2025, with Apple, TikTok, LinkedIn and Netflix among those cutting
Humanoid robots reportedly break Usain Bolt's 100-metre world record in major bipedal locomotion milestone
Amazon and Twitch hit with class action alleging unauthorised use of streamers' content to train AI models
OnionShare: free encrypted file sharing over Tor with no cloud middleman and no file size limit
LMMS: free open-source music production studio for Windows, macOS and Linux with no subscription required