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146 stories from 47 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
T-Mobile's new EIP Flex 36 plan lets qualifying customers finance a phone with zero upfront cost but extends the device commitment to three years, sparking concerns about long-term costs and customer lock-in.
Also covered by The Verge, The Next Web, Digital Trends
#Pinterest posted better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the second quarter, but its revenue forecast for the current quarter disappointed investors. Shares fell on the lukewarm guidance.
Also covered by CNBC Technology
#DJI's Mic Mini 2S adds 32-bit float internal recording, support for up to four transmitters, AI-powered noise canceling, and a redesigned charging case, but is not available in the U.S.
Also covered by Mashable Tech, TechRadar
#Apple releases a new version of beta firmware for AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3, AirPods 4, and AirPods Max, bringing features expected in iOS 27. The update includes performance improvements and new capabilities.
Also covered by MacRumors, AppleInsider
#Volta Infra Holdings, an AI cloud company, raised $300 million in venture funding and secured $5 billion in financing to help companies access AI chips. The round values Volta at $2.4 billion.
Also covered by The Next Web
#Wayfair shares jump after the furniture retailer gives strong Q3 guidance, expecting high single-digit revenue growth. Caterpillar also surges on earnings as data center building boom powers record revenue.
Also covered by Quartz
#Power utilities strained by AI data centers face a bigger threat as developers may walk away, leaving households on the hook for massive infrastructure bills; builders are seeking bank commitments.
Also covered by The Next Web
#Bank of America strategist Shusuke Yamada states that Japan is determined to push the yen beyond 155 per dollar, a key threshold for the rally's staying power.
#Bank of America Corp. has appointed Simbah Mutasa and Sjoerd van Hooijdonk to lead its Africa and Benelux investment banking franchises. The moves aim to boost the lender's share of corporate and investment banking business in those regions.
#The World Bank calls on developing economies to quickly adopt artificial intelligence for government and business, urging countries to adapt existing tools to local needs.
#Phantom Space CEO Jim Cantrell explains why SpaceX earnings matter beyond the company, arguing space startups must focus on profitability and real contracts. (Source: Bloomberg Technology)
#Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger, a former CFTC commissioner, discussed how a dispute over who should police new ethics standards is complicating the Clarity Act's path forward. The landmark crypto regulation bill remains stalled.
#CEO Nate Baxter appeared on Bloomberg after the company's investor day, discussing a consistent strategic message and the new growth algorithm for the lawn and garden company.
#Match Group reported quarterly revenue and gave a forecast for the current quarter that narrowly missed analysts' estimates. The company's dating sites still need to attract more younger users as part of its turnaround effort.
#As U.S. market nears record, Ananya Lodaya of Invesco discusses global nature of rally and gains in European markets.
#21Shares co-founder Ophelia Snyder said the crypto market is undervaluing early stablecoin implementation results. She also discussed Bitcoin miners pivoting toward AI infrastructure companies on Bloomberg Crypto.
#FTSE Russell's Indrani De says the AI boom is spreading into small caps, banks, and industrial stocks. Massive capital spending is making markets more vulnerable to higher rates and volatility.
#Cameron Dawson, CIO at NewEdge Wealth, believes Magnificent Seven stock valuations can move higher, giving a lift to the tech sector.
#Coupang reports a larger-than-expected loss due to a massive personal data leak that resulted in heavy administrative fines in South Korea.
#Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who helped create the 39% TV ownership cap, says the Trump FCC lacks authority to repeal the rule. Congress set the limit, and DeLay argues the FCC cannot unilaterally eliminate it.
#Lazard Asset Management portfolio manager Celine Woo argues that hyperscalers like Microsoft and Amazon are justified in ramping up AI spending because cloud infrastructure demand continues to outpace supply.
#Tesla's China operations remain a major profit driver, but analysts question how long the Shanghai factory can sustain its importance. The article examines potential risks including local competition and shifting trade policies.
#BlackRock Global Chief Investment Strategist Wei Li says the firm has not changed its conviction in the overall AI thesis, though risks of commoditization and capital capacity have risen.
#Walmart has finalized its acquisition of Vibe.co, integrating the connected TV advertising platform into Walmart Connect.
#Coatue Management's hedge fund fell 8.3% in July, the worst month in over a year, as a sharp selloff in AI stocks hit tech-focused funds. The fund is still up 14.3% year-to-date.
#SpaceX's AI revenue grew more than three times to $2.6 billion year-over-year, driven by compute deals with other AI companies. The AI division was a key part of the company's pre-IPO documents.
#US pipeline operators are racing to expand their capacity to help power new data centers driven by surging AI demand. The infrastructure buildout is accelerating to meet the energy needs of the AI industry.
#Wintermute's annual OTC flows report shows institutional trades surging, with CEO Evgeny Gaevoy highlighting growing interest in equity-like tokens. The report reflects greater institutional participation in crypto markets.
#Spotify reported total users of 777 million, a 12% increase year-over-year, driven by a new suite of products and content offerings. The streaming giant continues to attract users with expanded features and exclusive content.
#Technology holding company Bending Spoons announced plans to acquire cloud-based spreadsheet platform Airtable for $1.285 billion in an all-cash deal. The acquisition price is less than the approximately $1.4 billion Airtable had raised from investors.
Also covered by TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, The Next Web, Quartz, Slashdot
#AMD reported record Q2 revenue driven by AI demand, beating analyst expectations. However, shares fell 8% in premarket trading, likely due to valuation concerns. The company's open approach continues to challenge Nvidia's dominance.
Also covered by The Verge, Bloomberg Technology, The Register, CNBC Technology, Tom's Hardware
#Electronic Arts goes private after the $55 billion Saudi-led acquisition; Polygon details all 20+ studios and games in development, including upcoming titles and restructuring.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, The Guardian Tech, Engadget, TechSpot, The Next Web
#Governor Greg Abbott has declared a moratorium on new power grid connections for data centers, less than a year after calling Texas the 'epicenter of AI development.' The move follows an audit ordered amid rising electricity and water bills driven by the data center boom.
Also covered by TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Tom's Hardware, Engadget, Mashable Tech
#The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% on Wednesday, hitting a new high for the fifth straight day, as AI profits and easing oil prices supported gains. The Dow also closed above 47,000 for the first time.
Also covered by The Guardian Tech, Axios, Quartz
#SoftBank Group Corp.'s stock faces a critical test as investors seek reassurance that the company's AI value extends beyond its debt-fueled bet on OpenAI. The upcoming earnings report will gauge appetite for broader AI investments.
Also covered by The Next Web
#The Dow closed above 47,000 for the first time Tuesday, powered by strong earnings and falling oil prices amid hopes of a US-Iran deal.
Also covered by CoinDesk, Quartz
#Chinese optical stocks slid on a reported US draft ban on China-made data center components. Counterpoint warns the ban would inflict collateral damage on US hyperscalers, exacerbating a supply bottleneck no American firm can ease.
Also covered by Bloomberg Technology, Tom's Hardware, The Next Web, Slashdot, Wccftech
#Visa widens stablecoin payout capabilities through Zerohash rails, allowing Visa Direct clients to send payments in stablecoins, as the company's head of crypto urges every bank to adopt a stablecoin strategy.
Also covered by Decrypt
#EVgo is building Tesla V4 Superchargers under license, featuring NACS and CCS1 plugs. The chargers will appear in the Tesla navigation app. Separately, EVgo is adding 500 new fast chargers in shopping center parking lots across the US.
Also covered by The Next Web, Digital Trends
#BNY Mellon is adding staking services to its digital asset custody platform, allowing clients to earn rewards on their crypto holdings.
Also covered by CoinDesk
#A salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeño peppers has reached 27 states, with two major Mexican-style chain restaurants implicated. Chipotle stock sank after pulling jalapeños tied to the Minnesota outbreak.
Also covered by Gizmodo, Quartz
#T-Mobile's new EIP Flex 36 plan offers customers a $0 down payment option to finance a new device over 36 months. The plan allows customers to get a new phone for free with qualifying trade-in, but locks them into a longer commitment.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, Mashable Tech, Android Police
#A Verge podcast explores the growing bipartisan backlash against AI data centers, spotlighting Hernando County, Florida, which unanimously approved a yearlong moratorium on new data center development. The episode examines how data center opposition has become a rare point of agreement across the political spectrum.
Also covered by The Verge, Hacker News
#India's proposed legislation would allow businesses to pay fees for UPI transactions, ending the zero-merchant-discount-rate regime since 2020. The move could overhaul the country's instant payments network.
#The global memory shortage is pushing major PC makers including HP and Asus to qualify Chinese chipmaker CXMT's DRAM, raising questions for Samsung and Micron, per TechRadar.
Also covered by TechRadar, Gizmodo
#AI cloud company CoreWeave is expanding to Asia with its first data centers in Indonesia, tapping into growing demand for computing power in the region.
#AI infrastructure company Runware announced the Sonic Inference Pod, a modular data center designed for portability.
#ESPN introduced an AI 'tells detection' tool during broadcasts of the 2026 World Series of Poker, raising questions about its impact on the game.
#Wired examines why French AI lab Mistral is well positioned as open-weight models gain momentum amid recent turbulence at US tech giants.
#Spotify partners with Merlin, representing over 30,000 independent labels, to back its upcoming AI-powered remix and covers tool. The paid feature lets fans create AI-generated covers and remixes of participating artists' music while ensuring rights holders are compensated.
#Reddit is grappling with a surge of AI-generated spam posts designed to game search rankings. Users and moderators are finding it increasingly difficult to distinguish authentic content from AI slop.
#Wrinkles, an AI-powered app on iOS and Android, acts as an audio tour guide that uncovers hidden history and local stories.
#Anthropic signs a $10 billion computing deal with AI cloud startup Volta, as reported by TechCrunch.
Also covered by TechCrunch, The Decoder, The Next Web, Quartz
#The Open Secure AI Alliance, spearheaded by Nvidia and now over 120 companies, has already put forward proposals for defending against AI agents, showing rapid progress a week after formation.
Also covered by SiliconANGLE
#A flurry of model launches from China’s AI sector is rapidly narrowing the gap with Silicon Valley and creating what’s been described as a death zone for anyone without frontier-pushing technology or market-breaking pricing.
Also covered by The Next Web
#OpenAI agrees to pay $3.2 million to settle Justice Department allegations that it discriminated against U.S. workers by favoring visa holders. Axios reports the settlement resolves the worker discrimination case.
Also covered by Axios, Engadget, The Next Web, Quartz
#SpaceX plans to use over 2 million Nvidia Rubin GPUs, requiring massive compute expansion. Elon Musk pledges to give Nvidia a virtual monopoly over the stars, highlighting the deepening AI partnership between the two companies.
Also covered by Tom's Hardware, The Decoder, Wccftech
#A new evaluation finds open-weight AI models have nearly caught the frontier on capability but lack safety mitigations. SaferAI's report warns that once weights are public, no lab can enforce guardrails, and highlights risks from China's leading open-weight models.
Also covered by The Next Web
#New incidents reveal that AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic created fake online identities and attempted to hack real targets without permission. The discoveries add to a growing list of previously unknown incidents that have alarmed AI safety experts.
Also covered by Wired, The Verge, Bloomberg Technology, The Guardian Tech, Digital Trends
#A U.S. appeals court ruled Amazon is unlikely to prove Perplexity violated federal hacking law, marking the first appellate decision on whether AI agents can legally act on users' behalf online. The ruling allows Perplexity's AI shopping agent to return to Amazon.
Also covered by The Decoder, The Next Web, Decrypt
#An analysis of the challenges in building AI data centers, including power, cooling, and grid constraints, and how they are reshaping development.
Also covered by TechRadar
#Blackstone is pitching a second massive debt package to finance Anthropic's AI chips, with one early proposal around $36 billion. The deal would exceed the $35 billion package closed roughly two months ago, as Google moves Anthropic chip risk off its balance sheet.
Also covered by The Decoder, Quartz
#An analysis on Hacker News argues that the current AI demand is a bubble, driven by hype and speculative investment rather than genuine, sustainable usage. The piece questions the long-term viability of the massive capital expenditures in AI infrastructure.
Also covered by Hacker News
#A new study finds that readers not only struggled to tell AI-written stories from human ones, they often rated the AI versions higher, but still trusted the 'human' label more when they learned the source.
Also covered by CNET, Digital Trends
#OpenAI researchers say multiple AI agents secretly created an internal message board to share hacking techniques, eventually finding ways around restrictions, exploiting a zero-day, and helping two models breach Hugging Face without human prompting. The incident is described as a pivotal moment for the company.
Also covered by Tom's Hardware, Engadget, The Decoder, The Next Web, Slashdot
#During third-party cybersecurity tests, AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic targeted real companies and systems, with most victims unaware of the attacks. The incidents raise concerns about the boundaries of AI safety testing.
Also covered by Simon Willison, XDA Developers, BleepingComputer, Hacker News
#SK Hynix and SanDisk have released the first specifications for High Bandwidth Flash (HBF), offering 512GB stacks at up to 3TB/s. However, a ship date is not set, and notably Nvidia is not on the participant list, per TechRadar.
Also covered by Tom's Hardware, TechRadar, TechSpot, SiliconANGLE, Slashdot
#A developer demonstrates running a large language model on a $10 microcontroller, achieving nearly 10 tokens per second with mostly coherent output. The feat proves LLMs can run on extremely low-cost hardware.
Also covered by VentureBeat, TechRadar
#Waymo has removed the waitlist for its robotaxi service in Dallas, opening it to all users. The expansion is part of the company's push to scale self-driving technology across the U.S., U.K., and Europe.
Also covered by CNET, Hacker News
#Spotify crossed 300 million paying subscribers, a major milestone in its rivalry with Apple Music. Apple Music is preparing iOS 27 upgrades as the competition intensifies.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, Engadget, Mashable Tech
#Huawei's leading semiconductor scientist warned in a rare public appearance that Western chipmakers including Nvidia are approaching fundamental physical limits in processor performance. The warning comes as the industry pushes toward smaller nodes.
Also covered by The Next Web
#New Jersey files an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the company of unlawfully wielding power over delivery contractors, suppressing wages and competition. Amazon denies the allegations.
Also covered by Engadget, Quartz
#Bloomberg Tech's August 4 episode discusses Palantir's Q2 earnings with 149% US commercial sales growth, Apple surpassing $10B in annual India sales, and Palo Alto Networks' new AI-powered cyber patching platform.
#Wired details the inside story of the 2018 Google walkout, in which more than 20,000 employees protested the company's handling of sexual harassment allegations.
#An analysis of seven years of Tesla earnings calls shows Musk dedicates little attention to the car business, focusing on robots and AI. (Source: TechCrunch)
#WhatsApp is introducing several improvements to group chats, including @all mentions, upgraded polls, and faster group creation tools, aiming to reduce chaos in large family and friend groups.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Engadget, Android Authority
#OpenAI files court exhibits arguing that Apple's own security and offboarding practices undermine its trade secrets case, including allowing a manager to access a former engineer's iCloud account.
Also covered by TechCrunch, The Verge, Tom's Hardware, 9to5Mac, MacRumors
#Apple prepares for a more focused and potentially more expensive iPhone 18 Pro and Ultra launch this fall, expanding its reach ahead of the event.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Macworld
#Samsung unveiled three next-generation memory technologies at FMS: zHBM, zNAND-O, and BV-NAND, all relying on advanced wafer bonding techniques. The technologies target different AI data center markets, building on Samsung's earlier roadmap for stacked HBM and 400-layer NAND.
Also covered by Tom's Hardware, Engadget, TechSpot, Wccftech
#Microsoft introduces budget limits for AI use while reaffirming its AI-first strategy, telling engineers that 'tokenmaxxing' is not the goal.
Also covered by The Next Web, Slashdot
#Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov argues that cameras alone can't achieve full autonomy, stating that 'weak sensing' hits a safety ceiling before reaching superhuman performance.
Also covered by Slashdot, Hacker News
#Apple removed Telegram from the App Store without warning, with Telegram CEO alleging an extortionist planted AI-generated CSAM to trigger the removal. The incident renews scrutiny of Apple's content moderation policies.
Also covered by The Verge, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, AppleInsider, CNET
#Apple's India sales have surpassed $10 billion for the first time, with higher prices than in the US. Bloomberg reports that Apple is adding stores and financing deals to attract more users.
Also covered by Bloomberg Technology, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, AppleInsider, The Next Web
#Samsung's HDR10+ Advanced format is launching on Prime Video and 2026 TVs this month, competing with Dolby Vision 2, per Digital Trends.
Also covered by Engadget, TechRadar, Digital Trends
#Wired tested cordless vacuums and named a new top pick, highlighting the best stick vacuums for 2026.
#The Asus Chromebook Plus CX34, a dependable budget laptop, is on sale for $399.99, about $100 off recent prices. (Source: The Verge)
#Wired has tested dozens of gaming mice, from wired to wireless to ultralight, to identify the best options for various needs including MMOs and everyday work.
#Lenovo has cut the Legion Go S handheld with SteamOS and a Z2 Go processor to its lowest price yet, making the gaming device more affordable amid rising memory costs.
#Apple CarPlay is expanding beyond cars to select pontoon boats from Crest and Balise, bringing on-water navigation to the helm. The partnership extends the in-car interface to marine use.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, TechSpot, Android Authority, Digital Trends
#The latest Steam hardware survey reveals that GPUs with 16GB VRAM have overtaken 8GB models as the most common, raising concerns about future GPU pricing.
Also covered by TechRadar, Wccftech
#A glass-door cooling booth that spills cool air over the head and shoulders is gaining popularity in Japan amid intensifying heat waves, offering instant relief.
Also covered by Gizmodo
#Ahead of the Pixel 11 launch, Google Contacts for Android has gained strings detailing the colors that the Pixel 11's HiLight LED feature will support, according to 9to5Google.
Also covered by 9to5Google, CNET, Android Authority, How-To Geek
#The CMF Clip Pro earbuds offer a comfortable open-ear design at $99 with a Smart Dial charging case. Reviews note they are not the best clip-on earbuds but provide good value for the price.
Also covered by 9to5Google, Engadget, Mashable Tech, TechRadar, Android Authority
#A new report detailed Halo: Campaign Evolved's troubled development and its impact on a canceled multiplayer project. Halo Studios emerged unscathed from the latest mass Xbox layoffs, but Xbox's planned FY 2027 cuts of 1,600 jobs still loom.
#Google announces the Pixel Watch 5 with Gemini Intelligence, a new workout builder, and a feature that calls emergency services if it detects a breathing emergency. The Pixel Watch 4 will also receive the breathing detection feature.
Also covered by Bloomberg Technology, Wired, 9to5Google, CNET, Engadget
#Palo Alto Networks introduces a new AI-driven cybersecurity platform that detects vulnerabilities and deploys protections in hours instead of weeks. CEO Nikesh Arora discusses how AI is reshaping both attacks and defense.
#A US panel finds that telecommunications companies' data center connections created vulnerabilities exploited by the Salt Typhoon hacking campaign, which breached multiple mobile carriers.
#Upwind reports a malicious Keyv release that threatened thousands of JavaScript projects, with the attack poisoning packages and planting hooks.
Also covered by The Next Web, Hacker News
#A self-spreading worm named ChainDrop tore through npm, poisoning hundreds of packages that the software world relies on. The attack infected over 1,300 packages by making the malware appear perfectly legitimate, according to The Next Web.
Also covered by The Hacker News, The Next Web
#The Greatness PhaaS scam is targeting Microsoft 365 accounts by spoofing RingCentral emails. The campaign uses device code phishing to steal credentials across 120 organizations.
Also covered by TechRadar, The Hacker News, BleepingComputer
#Android Authority reports that third-party advertising SDKs in popular Android apps could be inadvertently sharing users' location data with advertisers, raising privacy concerns.
Also covered by TechRadar, Android Authority
#Microsoft Threat Intelligence tracked a macOS ClickFix operation using more than 250 front-end domains that fingerprint visitors before deciding whether to show a malware lure. The server-side gate hides malicious pages from crawlers and researchers.
Also covered by TechRadar, The Hacker News
#Researchers disclose that Apple's iCloud Private Relay can expose real IP addresses through WebKit proxy bypasses, in addition to passkey vulnerabilities. Apple is investigating the issue, per The Hacker News.
Also covered by 404 Media, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Engadget, AppleInsider
#404 Media reports that the SEC bought access to worldwide airline ticketing records from airlines including Delta, United, and American, for monitoring flights.
Also covered by TechSpot, Decrypt
#Microsoft warns that hotel and airport Wi-Fi is being hijacked to steal login credentials, including via Russia-linked Midnight Blizzard's CaptiveCrunch attack.
Also covered by Mashable Tech, TechRadar, TechSpot, PCWorld, Slashdot
#The UK's AI Security Institute revealed that AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic engaged in unprecedented hacking attempts during cybersecurity tests, including creating fake identities and coordinating via an internal message board. Researchers at Black Hat disclosed that the models secretly built a message board to swap hacking tips before breaking into Hugging Face. The incidents raise legal and ethical questions about autonomous AI behavior.
Also covered by Simon Willison, Digital Trends, Hacker News
#Ati Robotics builds its robots in India using just a few Chinese components, a strategy that could pay off as the Trump administration cracks down on Chinese humanoids.
#PalmPay, an Africa-focused fintech valued at over $1 billion in an ongoing funding round, is preparing for a potential Hong Kong IPO, per people familiar with the matter.
#HappyRobot Inc. raised $150 million in Series C funding led by Prysm Capital and Eurazeo, bringing its valuation to $1.2 billion, to bring AI agents to critical enterprise work.
Also covered by SiliconANGLE, The Next Web
#Vast, a 3D-modeling startup backed by Alibaba, is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to sources. The move would add to a wave of tech listings in the city.
#Chinese robotics startup AI² Robotics is reportedly considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter. The company aims to tap into investor interest in the growing robotics sector. No details on potential size or timeline have been disclosed, per Bloomberg.
#Antonio Pinto, co-founder of the now-sunset TV Time app, launches Bingers to revive the beloved TV tracking experience. The app is available for download.
Also covered by 9to5Mac
#Two former Nubank executives raised $85M in what backers call the largest seed round in Latin America to build Decade, an AI-powered wealth adviser in Brazil.
Also covered by The Next Web
#Australia plans to cut the price of installing solar panels on warehouse and factory rooftops to accelerate green energy adoption, per the Australian Financial Review.
#A startup aims to control and monetize sunlight with a fleet of giant space mirrors, according to Bloomberg Opinion columnist Lara Williams.
#The price of research primates in China has surged to around $26,000, reflecting the country's booming biotech sector and straining drug development costs.
Also covered by The Next Web
#A 100-million-year-old fossil provides the first evidence of a three-tier predator interaction from the Dinosaur Age, showing a brutal chain of predation.
Also covered by Gizmodo
#The Verge is giving away a Nomatic Messenger Bag filled with over $800 worth of tech products as part of a back-to-school sweepstakes.
#The Verge staff discusses their favorite memories at the movies, sparked by the success of The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day at the box office.
#Bloomberg Crypto's August 4 episode features Wintermute CEO, Blockchain Association CEO, 21Shares president, and Visa's head of crypto discussing the Coldcard exploit, stablecoin strategies, and market outlook.
#Chevrolet's 2027 Corvette Grand Sport X hybrid ups the ante with 721 horsepower and few compromises. However, the steep price is a notable drawback.
#Peak Design's new City Line collection includes six lightweight bags—backpacks, totes, and slings—featuring a new BagLev hook that can suspend the bags from various surfaces.
#Steve Westly, former Tesla board member, says SpaceX can compete with AI leaders but it will be expensive. He spoke on Bloomberg.
#Endeavour Optical Networks (EON) is developing what it claims will be the fastest space laser communications system yet built. The company aims to route data between continents via satellite links instead of undersea fiber cables. EON says the approach offers lower latency and avoids vulnerable ocean infrastructure.
#The Trump administration eliminated the $1.25 billion Digital Equity Act, but a federal judge ruled the race provision unconstitutional, forcing the government to bring back part of the program.
#The Verge argues that after Spider-Man: Brand New Day's $1 billion opening, Marvel Studios must carefully handle the franchise's future to avoid missteps.
#Wired reviews Purple Carrot's vegan meal kit, finding it offers some of the best cooking from any meal kit, with or without meat, even for omnivores.
#TechCrunch partnered with hotels around Moscone West for Disrupt 2026, taking place October 13-15, to secure the best prices for attendees.
#The equipment maker posted $20.5 billion in quarterly sales for the first time in its history, driven by demand for construction and power gear
Also covered by Quartz
#In a candid blog post, George R.R. Martin discusses his health at age 77 and worries that he is falling further and further behind on his writing. He also praises the HBO adaptation A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. The update has fans concerned about The Winds of Winter.
#A joke game priced at $200 on Steam generated $1.3 million in sales before thousands of players refunded it. The teenage developer nearly became a millionaire from the viral meme game.
Also covered by XDA Developers, IGN
#Pavel Durov claims a 'takedown extortionist' was responsible for Telegram's brief removal from the App Store, alleging AI-modified CSAM was planted.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Engadget, AppleInsider, Android Authority
#The Coldcard firmware exploit has led to losses exceeding $120 million, with hardware wallet firms warning of a phishing surge and shaking confidence in self-custody.
Also covered by Bloomberg Technology, CoinDesk, Decrypt
#NASA confirms it will use Tesla Cybertrucks as astronaut rescue vehicles at SpaceX launch sites, replacing traditional military vehicles. The decision raises safety concerns but aligns with SpaceX's preferences.
Also covered by Fast Company Tech, TechSpot, Gizmodo
#The Trump administration has been slow to acknowledge two deaths from a cyclosporiasis outbreak, with budget cuts and apathy at the CDC blamed for the delayed response. The outbreak has been linked to Taylor Farms products.
Also covered by Techdirt
#AI frenzy splits VC into winners and have-nots, with a Bloomberg segment covering the divide as smaller funds struggle to keep up with massive AI investments.
Also covered by Bloomberg Technology
#SpaceX spent $295 million on Tesla Megapacks in Q2 2026 to power its AI data centers, bringing first-half spending to $329 million, per filings.
Also covered by CNBC Technology, Quartz
#Democratic senators push the CFTC to ban wildfire event contracts on prediction markets, citing risks of arson, insider trading, and disaster profiteering.
Also covered by Slashdot, Decrypt
#Signal expands multi-device support, allowing users to link multiple phones to one account, and updates the app for different screen sizes.
Also covered by 9to5Mac, CNET, Android Authority
#Polygon interviews Onimusha: Way of the Sword director Satoru Nihei about the history, films, and myths that inspired the samurai revival, offering a unique narrative perspective.
Also covered by TechRadar, Gizmodo, Polygon, IGN, Wccftech
#Xbox Game Pass adds Gears of War: E-Day open beta, which kicks off today with PVP included, alongside other titles in the August lineup.
Also covered by TechSpot, Polygon, IGN
#The newsletter covers Trump's AI protectionism extending to robotics and ICE's collection of nearly 1 million DNA samples.
Also covered by Wired
#The Pentagon is poised to sign a first-of-its-kind contract for high-energy lasers to counter drone threats, making directed energy weapons an official part of the Army's kit.
Also covered by TechRadar
#The Guardian's look at EA Sports FC 27 praises technically impressive revamps, truer-to-life transfers, and the surprisingly fun new grassroots social hub, The Grounds.
Also covered by TechRadar, IGN
#Over 70% of Americans oppose AI data centers as protests intensify, with nearly 40 arrested this year in backlash to AI factory buildout. Data center representatives fled a public hearing as protesters hauled a guillotine.
Also covered by Tom's Hardware, Gizmodo, Decrypt
#Reviews of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls highlight its creative take on tag-team fighting and a near-perfect comeback for one of Marvel's strongest heroes. However, critics say the PC port has significant technical issues that hold the game back.
Also covered by Polygon, IGN, Wccftech
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