Daily archive
36 stories from 31 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning opened to $5.5 million at the box office, a weak debut. IGN reports that Resident Evil overtook Weapons to become Zach Cregger's highest-grossing film.
#A Bloomberg report says the next iPad mini with an OLED display will likely cost about $799, versus the current $599 model. Higher RAM prices and the costly OLED screen are cited as the reasons for the increase.
Also covered by AppleInsider, Wccftech
#Toho released a new Godzilla Minus Zero trailer featuring King Ghidorah's gravity beams and Godzilla's atomic breath. IGN published the trailer details.
#Efferon is a startup that has developed blood-purification technology aimed at reducing the toll of pediatric sepsis. TechCrunch profiles the company.
#A Wired feature profiles Muslim manosphere influencers, from Red Pill coaches to self-described Dawah Bros, who police women online. The piece reports that these creators use religious framing to spread hypermasculine and misogynistic content across social platforms.
#A reporter describes starting to use AI regularly by running powerful models locally, avoiding cloud services that require personal data. The piece describes the experience as exciting, overwhelming and frustrating.
#A Wired piece describes a long session of making video games with Google's AI Playground tool. The author calls the output video game slop.
#Executives argue voice AI often misses important points because it lacks a context layer. That gap causes the whole voice pipeline to break.
#Nvidia is in talks to acquire Reflection AI, do an acqui-hire, or invest more in the US open-weight model developer, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people with direct knowledge. The report has not been independently verified by The Next Web.
Also covered by The Next Web, Quartz
#The UK's AI minister says companies building the most advanced AI systems must increase safety efforts. Britain is also strengthening its cyber defences and will not rely entirely on tech companies.
Also covered by The Next Web, Tech.eu
#Amazon is negotiating to acquire Decart AI, an artificial intelligence startup, according to the Wall Street Journal. The deal could be valued at around $7 billion.
Also covered by GeekWire, SiliconANGLE, Quartz, Slashdot
#A TechRadar deep dive examines the electrical, thermal and infrastructural bottlenecks slowing data center expansion. These constraints affect next-generation AI computing.
Also covered by TechRadar
#Vibe-coded alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud apps such as Photoshop and Premiere have been released. They may help Mac users save money, though the situation has some nuances.
Also covered by TechRadar, Hacker News
#The Verge's weekly Stepback newsletter examines how pervasive horror has become in the tech and entertainment industry. It highlights Resident Evil's commercial success as a key example.
#Apple supplier Luxshare Precision Industry faces a US patent investigation over data-center power technologies after infringement allegations from Vicor Corp. A filing on Saturday said Luxshare expects no material impact from the probe.
#Hyperscalers, data centers and chip firms are borrowing hundreds of billions of dollars for the AI buildout. Rising concentration and complex data-center financing are reshaping corporate credit markets.
#Xpeng Inc. says its advanced driver-assistance technology can be modified for European roads without being rebuilt from scratch. The company says the adaptation needs only relatively small amounts of data.
#Senate and governor candidates across the US are campaigning against data centers. Wired examines how data centers could shape the outcome of these races.
Also covered by TechCrunch
#Streaming services including Disney Plus and HBO Max are experimenting with vertical content to compete with TikTok and Instagram. Vurt is pushing for vertical video to be recognized as its own genre.
#TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 begins within 48 hours at Moscone West in San Francisco. Early pricing offers up to $100 off a pass before prices rise at the door, along with 50% off a second pass.
#Richualist is a Battlefield 200 company covered by TechCrunch. The company is aimed at making curly hair easier to style and detangle.
#Wired explains what is known about the 2026 Super El Niño and the link to a record-hot planet. The article covers the key open questions scientists are working to answer.
#Redwoods evolved for a cool, foggy climate. A new study shows the trees slow down photosynthesis as their surroundings get warmer.
#NASA published a web page with photographs, video, drawings and annotations documenting what the four Artemis II astronauts saw and recorded while orbiting the Moon. The material is titled 'Sights and Sounds of Science'.
Also covered by Slashdot
#The LeapPad was a smart book that played sounds, responded to taps and helped children learn to read, but its high price and parenting concerns limited it. The Verge covers its decline in a Version History episode.
#The open-source mobile OS LineageOS has been upgraded to Android 17. The upgrade lets users leave the mainstream ecosystem while keeping access to their apps.
Also covered by Android Police, XDA Developers, Android Authority
#Apple's Welcome Home event is expected to bring a new smart home hub, Apple TV and HomePod Mini refreshes, and possibly homeOS. A new rumor from The Verge says the next Apple TV may gain a built-in microphone and a remote with a speaker for Siri control.
#Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella now refers to AI as 'super intelligence', echoing Trump administration wording. The Decoder reports he uses the term to criticize OpenAI and Anthropic.
Also covered by The Decoder
#Elgin Community College hired Flock Safety to install six surveillance cameras in April 2025 to help locate stolen cars and missing people. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, College President Peggy Heinrich later asked for the cameras to be removed, and the company declined.
Also covered by Slashdot, Hacker News
#A drone attack shut a third Yandex data centre in four days, and Cloudflare Radar shows bot traffic from Yandex's network down 99%. Ukraine's Zelenskyy claims the strikes on Russian data centers silenced social media bots, though Gizmodo notes the 94% traffic drop likely reflects outages rather than lower bot posting rates.
Also covered by The Verge, The Register, Tom's Hardware, Mashable Tech, The Next Web
#Season of the Witch is a lesser-known George A. Romero film, made after Night of the Living Dead and The Crazies. The review describes it as a slow-burn feminist occult drama.
#Ars Technica reviews Alex Gibney's provocative documentary about Elon Musk, which runs four hours. The reviewer finds it feels like two different films and offers little new information.
#The guide collects 13 gift ideas for travelers, selected by WIRED staffers who travel often. It is aimed at holiday shoppers looking for practical presents for people who travel.
#A regulatory or practical hurdle facing self-driving trucks has been cleared. The development is part of broader coverage of AI's growing role in transportation.
#President Trump announced on Sunday an energy ceasefire in which Russia and Ukraine would stop attacks on oil refineries, per a White House official. The official said Trump expects Volodymyr Zelensky to abide by the deal while Russia keeps up attacks on Ukraine.
Also covered by CoinDesk, Quartz
#Cyberleek has reportedly released another unauthorized GTA 6 gameplay video, allegedly showing Lucia fully naked, to push a crypto scheme. Some fans suspect a developer build or cheats were used, and the leaker still threatens to release a full build unless Take-Two apologizes.
Also covered by Mashable Tech, GamesIndustry.biz, Polygon, IGN
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