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Engadget

Xbox says game discs should have worked during its outage
OpenAI will provide free AI models to select researchers
Google Play is expanding age confirmation tools for app developers
The US government's robot ban also includes vacuums
Waymos are starting to run on freeways again
Here's how to switch from ChatGPT to Claude without losing any information
Google teases the Pixel 11 Pro and hints at a new camera bar feature
Runna's new coaching feature will adjust your workout based on local heat and humidity
Major labels call for AI slop songs to be banned from entering charts around the world
You can stream local TV channels for free — here's how
X and an advertising trade group settle a legal dispute over an alleged 'boycott'
Pokémon Pokopia's first DLC comes to Switch 2 on August 5
Is there any benefit to restarting your phone regularly?
DoorDash unveils its own drone delivery service after FAA approval
Google will let Mac users talk to Gemini simply by pressing the 'fn' key
Netflix edges past the BBC in latest UK audience survey
Are remote car starters still worth it in 2026?
Framework Laptop 13 Pro review: A repairable notebook at the top of the class
Rare, fully-functional Nintendo Famicombox retro consoles were discovered in a Japanese love hotel
Google shuts down its Nobel-prize winning AlphaFold project as it focuses on Gemini

Google Tech

Stock futures rise as Microsoft jumps after earnings; traders hope to recover from Fed Day sell-off: Live updates - CNBC
Death of 15 elephants in Kenyan national park sparks outrage, investigation - washingtonpost.com
Trump unveils Dulles makeover after months of personal edits - washingtonpost.com
U.S.-Iran Updates: U.S. launches new strikes on Iran after Trump threatens "we're going to be hitting them very hard" - CBS News
Anthony Fauci refuses to answer questions during tense US Senate hearing about Covid origins - BBC
Legionnaires’ Disease Has Made a Home in New York City. Here’s How. - The New York Times
Trump appeals $83.3m E Jean Carroll civil verdict to US Supreme Court - Al Jazeera
Prospects who could be dealt by the Trade Deadline -- one for each team - MLB.com
Microsoft Profit Jumps 31% as Azure Cloud Sales Surpass $100 Billion - WSJ
AMC Theatres CEO Pushes for Paramount Warner Bros. Merger in Op-Ed - Variety
Blanche nomination at risk of delay as senator seeks assurances on Trump settlement - AP News
Meta cash flow craters as Zuckerberg's AI spending spree accelerates - Reuters
Salman Rushdie attacker convicted of terror offenses - BBC
Fed holds interest rates steady after cliffhanger meeting, but three officials dissent - CNN
The 44 days between a pedophilia allegation and an Oklahoma murder-suicide - NBC News
10 Women Accuse Jared Leto of Sexual Misconduct in BBC Report - The New York Times
‘Extremely brave’: How teenage lifeguard rescued young boy from violent surf in Santa Cruz - San Francisco Chronicle
Gianni Infantino defends $20bn Fifa commercial venture after mounting backlash - Financial Times
2 meteor showers expected to peak this week, but a bright moon will steal the show - FOX Weather
xAI’s last-minute scramble to stop Minnesota’s anti-nudification app law - The Verge
Saudi Arabia seeks international coalition to protect Red Sea shipping from Houthis, sources say - Reuters
Oprah to Close South African School After Nearly 2 Decades - TMZ
Former Alabama golfer suspended by PGA Tour for banned substance - AL.com
NASA's new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch. Here's why it's so cool. - Yahoo
Netanyahu plays it safe in a Washington that’s cooled on Israel - Politico

Wired

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It Looks Like Nothing Can Dent MAGA’s Support for ICE
- David Gilbert
Save Up to $100 on Apple’s Newest AirPods (2026)
- Boutayna Chokrane
Which of Dyson’s 2026 Vacuum Models Is the Best?
- Nena Farrell
It’s Frighteningly Easy to Jailbreak Some Frontier AI Models
- Will Knight
Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe
- Victoria Turk
X Says Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Risks Interfering With Foreign Law
- Isabella Ward
Festival Must-Haves, Field-Tested at Lost Lands and Electric Forest
- Louryn Strampe
The 15 Best Pool Accessories to Upgrade Your Summer (2026)
- Kat Merck
Love It or Hate It, the Ferrari Luce Is a Thrilling Drive
- Jason Barlow
23 WIRED-Approved Gifts for Frequent Travelers (2026)
- Boutayna Chokrane
Greener Is Getting Going
- Kate Brandt
Fusion Sparks an Energy Revolution
- Moritz von der Linden
The AI-Fueled Future of Work Needs Humans More Than Ever
- Ryan Roslansky
A Dangerous New Home for Online Extremism
- Julia Ebner
Social Media Is Getting Smaller—and More Treacherous
- Ethan Zuckerman
A New Way to See Your Climate Anxiety
- Tori Tsui
AI-Generated Fake News Is Coming to an Election Near You
- Sander van der Linden
Inequality Is a Health Risk—and It’s Getting Worse
- Arline Geronimus
To Keep Gen Z, Companies Need to Level Up
- Rachel Botsman
Big Tech Won’t Let You Leave. Here's a Way Out
- Cory Doctorow
It’s Frighteningly Easy to Jailbreak Some Frontier AI Models
- Will Knight
X Says Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Risks Interfering With Foreign Law
- Isabella Ward
OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agent Hacked More Than Just Hugging Face
- Dell Cameron, Maxwell Zeff
Ebay Has to Pay $55.7 Million in Settlement for Its Unhinged Harassment Campaign
- Lauren Goode
Can the New York Times Save Journalism From Our AI Overlords?
- Katie Drummond
Silicon Valley’s Next IPO Billionaires Are Coming. Nonprofits Are Ready for Them
- Paresh Dave
Chinese Companies Are Selling Vapes With Chemicals Potentially More Potent Than Nicotine
- Louise Matsakis
China-US AI Race Escalates, OpenAI Models Break Free, and Why You Should Check Your Car Alarm
- Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger
Silicon Valley Is Completely Divided Over Chinese AI
- Lauren Goode
Some Kids Will Never Think AI Is Cool
- Elana Klein

Tech Crunch

How I Get Free Traffic from ChatGPT in 2025 (AIO vs SEO)
Top 10 AI Tools That Will Transform Your Content Creation in 2025
LimeWire AI Studio Review 2023: Details, Pricing & Features
Top 10 AI Tools in 2023 That Will Make Your Life Easier
Top 10 AI Content Generator & Writer Tools in 2022
Beginner Guide to CJ Affiliate (Commission Junction) in 2022
TOP 11 AI MARKETING TOOLS YOU SHOULD USE (Updated 2022)
Most Frequently Asked Questions About Affiliate Marketing
What is Blockchain: Everything You Need to Know (2022)
ProWritingAid VS Grammarly: Which Grammar Checker is Better in (2022) ?
Sellfy Review 2022: How Good Is This Ecommerce Platform?
Ahrefs vs SEMrush: Which SEO Tool Should You Use?

Apple Insider

Apple's reliance on Qualcomm could decline faster than expected after Q4 2026
What Wall Street expects from Apple's Q3 2026 earnings on July 30
Amazon slashes AirPods Max 2 to $449 with a month-end $100 discount
UK is asking for 'highly intrusive' controls over App Store, says Apple
AI leaves the chat window behind with Gemini's new Mac voice mode
Apple's corporate espionage suit against OpenAI: How we got here
iPhone sales keep rising in China even as market declines
Twelve South Valet mini review: A luxe MagSafe catch-all with new, faster speeds
No major reset is coming as John Ternus prepares to take over Apple
There's still time to grab AirPods 4 for $99, AirPods Pro 3 for $199 at Amazon
Got a lot of Apple hardware? Here's how an Apple Ring can bind them all
Ahead of earnings, Goldman Sachs hikes AAPL target to $370
Amazon slashes $500 off 14-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro with 2TB SSD
Apple Upgrade: What you're going to pay per month for iPhone, Mac, or iPad
Your iPhone could stop you getting into the wrong Uber ever again

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Hacker News

Flume Water Monitor 915 MHz Security Is Pretty Good
Starter Homes Are Piling Up While Luxury Homes Fly Off the Market
Show HN: A local merge queue for parallel Claude Code agents
The Productivity Mirage
Man and the Computer by John G. Kemeny (1972 book by the co-creator of BASIC)
LLM Honeypot
GitHub is the wrong shape for this new world
AI's top startups are barely publishing their research
The Cold Email
SalesPatriot (YC W25) Is Hiring FDEs
The coolest use for the Vision Pro
A Trampoline
Kimi K3-256k
Commodification of Intelligence: Good, Bad, and Ugly Circular AI Deals
Turning a dumb AC unit smart (without losing my security deposit)
Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10
Some thoughts about Anthropic's new cryptanalysis results
Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice
Launch HN: Tokenless (YC S26) – Automatic model switching to save money
Superlogical
Show HN: Open-source engine running Gemma 4 26B in 2 GB RAM on any M-series Mac
A.I. companies are recruiting electricians and carpenters by the thousands
Handbook.md shows that long policy documents do not reliably govern agents
Darktable
Document-borne AI worms can self-propagate through Copilot for Word
KOReader
Anatomy of a Frontier Lab Agent Intrusion: A Timeline of the July 2026 Incident
Recursive Filters: SMA, EMA, Low‑Pass, and a Tiny Kalman
Refactoring cuisine: how an Iraqi stew sailed to Singapore
The Rust on ESP Book

Slashdot

Who Wins and Who Loses After US Bans Foreign Robots?
Valve Sponsors Work Bringing Open-Source RADV Driver To Windows
Google Shuts Down Its Nobel-Prize Winning AlphaFold Project
Claude Opus 5 Became Downright Ruthless When Tasked With Running a Vending Machine
NextEra, Brookfield to Build $100 Billion Kentucky Data Campus
DoorDash Is Building Its Own Drone Delivery Business
Russia Charges Telegram Founder Durov With Facilitating Terrorism
OpenAI's Rogue AI Agent Hacked More Than Just Hugging Face
More Than 30 Minnesota Water Systems Targeted In Cyberattack
Your Brain Can Rewire Itself To Allow True Multitasking
Trump Administration Bans New Chinese Humanoid Robots
Workplaces Look For Cheaper AI As 'Tokenmaxxing' Fades As a Corporate Fad
Apple Retires iPhone Upgrade Program For Klarna-Backed Leases
AI-Found Bugs Aren't Proving Any Easier to Exploit Despite the Hype
eBay Reaches $56 Million Settlement With E-Commerce Newsletter Writers It Terrorized In 2019

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