Jun 12, 2026
Jim Love hosts Hashtag Trending for Friday, June 12, 2026, with a special look at a week of technology stories that range from bizarre to genuinely concerning.
It starts with a personal experience involving a Bose warranty that appeared to vanish after being successfully registered, raising questions about what happens...
Jun 11, 2026
Europe is accelerating its push for digital sovereignty with the launch of EuroOffice, a cloud-based alternative to Microsoft 365 backed by German hosting giant IONOS and other European technology companies. But the launch has sparked controversy, with LibreOffice accusing the project of reinforcing Microsoft's document...
Jun 10, 2026
Jim Love covers three headlines for June 10, 2026: OpenAI has filed confidential paperwork for a US IPO, with Reuters suggesting it could come as early as September amid a broader wave of potential blockbuster listings also involving Anthropic and SpaceX; the report reviews OpenAI’s shift from non-profit to...
Jun 9, 2026
Jim Love covers four headlines: hackers exploited Instagram’s AI support bot to hijack over 20,000 accounts by abusing account recovery and password reset links, prompting Meta to disable the tool, remove faulty code, and add enhanced protections. A UN University report warns AI’s environmental footprint extends...
Jun 8, 2026
Jim Love reports the top tech stories for Monday, June 8, 2026: Anthropic, as it moves toward an IPO, calls for a global mechanism to slow or temporarily pause frontier AI development if risks rise, citing concerns about recursive self-improvement and warning that institutions may be unprepared. Markets saw a sharp...