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Small nuclear waste batteries could fuel drones for 30 years via trickle charging, making Spiderweb scenario a permanent nightmare
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
Nuclear waste may become fuel for decades-long autonomous operations worldwide DARPA wants batteries delivering power continuously for up to 30 years Project Omega is converting radiation directly into usable electrical energy efficiently Scientists working with a United States defense programme are developing compact nuclear batteries intended to supply electricity continuously for several decad
FIFA World Cup schedule today: Games, kickoff times, livestream info for July 4
Mashable / 48min
The excitement continues at the 2026 World Cup , with Canada looking to extend its historic run with a victory over a more confident, more experienced Moroccan team, while France looks to storm into the next round against Team Paraguay, bent on taking down the French giant. The action kicks off at 1 p.m. ET in Texas before moving to the City of Brotherly Love at 5 p.m. ET. FIFA World Cup schedule
PC makers are chasing 'creatives'. But who are they?
Latest from TechRadar / 1h
Predator. Omen. Legion, Asus. Imposing gaming PC sub-brands signal the power that elevates them over web-and-Word workhorses. But even before AI model training became the new killer app, gaming wasn’t the only application where performance, even GPU performance, commanded a premium. Workstations such as Lenovo’s ThinkPad P series and HP’s Z series, optimized for applications like advanced data sc
Fires linked to solar panels force Suffolk council to switch them off in 80 schools indefinitely
Latest from TechRadar / 1h
Suffolk County Council to disconnect solar panels at 80 schools following three recent fires PV systems installed between 2011 and 2016 believed to be impacted Regular maintenance of aging solar components is crucial Suffolk County Council has ordered the precautionary shutdown of solar panels at around 80 schools after three separate fires were tied to such installations. While the solar panels
Turkey Blocks Virgin Voyages Gay Cruise From Docking, Citing “Moral Standards”
One Mile at a Time / 3h
A Virgin Voyages cruise organized by Atlantis Events was supposed to make a couple of stops in Turkey on a cruise that’s taking place this upcoming week, only for government officials to block this on the grounds of “moral standards.” While it’s common for countries to have different laws surrounding what kind of sexual activity is allowed within its borders, blocking a cruise based on the genera
Hurdle hints and answers for July 4, 2026
Mashable / 3h
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle , then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give
Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on July 4
Mashable / 3h
Tonight marks day 19 of the lunar cycle, with the Moon continuing through its Waning Gibbous phase. As we get closer to the next phase, the Last Quarter, the illuminated portion of the Moon will continue to appear smaller each night. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Saturday, July 4, NASA's Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us the Moon phase is in its Waning Gibbous phase, with 84% of its surface v
Bose’s chic Lifestyle Ultra speaker works fantastically over Wi-Fi and with surprising height to the sound, which is why the ‘vanilla’ Bluetooth support is a bit of a let down
Latest from TechRadar / 3h
Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker: Two-minute review It may not always be among the first brands to get a particular type of product to market, but you can usually rely on Bose to have done a proper job by the time it gets around to it. And on paper, that seems to be exactly what’s happened with this new Lifestyle Ultra Speaker — it’s priced and specified to meet the market-leaders head on, and has on
‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle I’ Slashes Its Way to Crunchyroll This Month
Gizmodo / 5h
The first film in the finale trilogy of 'Demon Slayer' is finally coming to streaming.
NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for July 4, 2026
Mashable / 5h
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you're a writer. Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips t
NYT Strands hints, answers for July 4, 2026
Mashable / 5h
Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you love to celebrate. Strands , the New York Times ' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer.
Wordle today: Answer, hints for July 4, 2026
Mashable / 5h
Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're a foodie. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: NYT Connections hint
Things Aren’t Looking Good for Coco in the ‘Witch Hat Atelier’ Season 2 Trailer
Gizmodo / 6h
The new trailer has a decidedly darker tone than the first season of the hit anime.
Tech Now
BBC News / 6h
Adrienne Murray meets the team using technology to preserve a historic warship in Sweden.
‘Steel Ball Run: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’ Will Finally Continue in September
Gizmodo / 7h
Netflix will release stages two and three consecutively.
For a brand that made robot vacuums accessible, my faith in Ecovacs is shaken after using the Deebot T90 Pro Omni
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
I've reviewed a few robot vacuums in the last year sister site Tom's Guide, but I'd yet to try one from powerhouse brand Ecovacs Robotics. With several excellent reviews already on TechRadar, including those by my colleague Sharmishta, who swears by the brand and rated the Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni very highly, I was eager to get stuck into my own assessment of the Deebot T90 Pro Omni, which lau
‘Kagurabachi’ Is Ready To Be the New Must-Watch Shonen Anime On the Block
Gizmodo / 7h
Chihiro Japanese voice actor Taihi Kimura and anime producer Koichi Yasuda share how Cypic's 'Kagurabachi' adaptation is shaping up ahead of the anime's hotly anticipated premiere on Crunchyroll in April 2027.
Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, July 4 (game #1622)
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Friday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Friday, July 3 (game #1621) . Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going st
NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, July 4 (game #1119)
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, July 3 (game #1118) . Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever wo
NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, July 4 (game #853)
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, July 3 (game #852) . Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, S
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Runs on Sycophancy to Trump
Gizmodo / 9h
Having no shame helps.
How to photograph fireworks: my 5 expert tips for getting your best shots on the landmark 250th Independence Day
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
Fireworks nights are full of pure magic. The bright, colorful explosions, loud whizzes, and the heavy smell of gunpowder in the air always make me feel like a kid again. They are also the perfect excuse to pull out your camera! Last year, the iconic Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular over the Brooklyn Bridge reportedly cost $6 million. And for this historic 250th Independence Day on July 4,
Everything Announced at the Crunchyroll Anime Expo 2026 Panel
Gizmodo / 9h
Crunchyroll has tons of anime coming this year and next, including a 'Solo Leveling' film that picks up after season two.
CloverWorks Goes Full Green Yuri With First Trailer for ‘The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All’ Anime
Gizmodo / 9h
The anime adaptation for Sumiko Arai's mega-popular queer webcomic-turned-Yen Press manga series releases in January 2027 on Crunchyroll.
A new piano app listens while you play, and a lifetime subscription is only $105 today
Mashable / 9h
TL;DR: Use code JULY30 by July 5 at 11:59 p.m. PT to get a Skoove lifetime subscription on sale for $104.99. Opens in a new window Credit: Skoove Skoove Premium Piano Lessons: Lifetime Subscription $104.99 $299.99 Save $195 Self-taught musicians have always faced a frustrating problem. Without a teacher in the room, you can’t tell whether you’re playing the right note, holding the right rhythm, o
Quote of the day by Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki on AI: "I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself" — decrying the rise of machine-made art
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
Hayao Miyazaki has been at the helm of Studio Ghibli , the legendary Japanese animation studio, in one way or another for 40 years – now serving as honorary chairman and continuing to direct feature films. Over the last few decades, he's seen a dramatic change in culture and technology while sticking to his traditionalist guns. The death of creativity Miyazaki is known for aggressively high stand
Are Those Fake Books on the New Air Force One AI-Generated?
Gizmodo / 10h
The books are somehow both real and fake at the same time.
Guest Arrested After Duping 300 Luxury Hotels, Skipped Hyatt Bill And Stole Laptop
View from the Wing / 10h
Police in Raipur arrested serial hotel scammer Bingson John after he allegedly skipped out on a Hyatt Raipur bill and took a hotel-provided laptop. Authorities say he has spent more than 30 years duping hundreds of luxury hotels across India, presenting himself as a tour guide, teacher, or yoga instructor, treating jail as “home” and high-end hotels as vacation.
NASA and Red Hat are building an open source medical system to diagnose sick astronauts on the ISS — could a Star Trek Tricorder be next?
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
NASA's AI medical tool works where Earth-based doctors simply cannot reach Deep space has no signal — so NASA built its own offline doctor RamaLama runs AI models the same way containers run software — predictably Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) currently rely heavily on Earth-based doctors whenever medical issues emerge hundreds of kilometres overhead. That arrangement wo
Guest Arrested After Duping 300 Luxury Hotels Arrested, Skipping Hyatt Bill And Stealing Laptop
View from the Wing / 10h
Police in Raipur arrested serial hotel scammer Bingson John after he allegedly skipped out on a Hyatt Raipur bill and took a hotel-provided laptop. Authorities say he has spent more than 30 years duping hundreds of luxury hotels across India, presenting himself as a tour guide, teacher, or yoga instructor, treating jail as “home” and high-end hotels as vacation.
'We can tune the bass to get more output, pretty much for free': I asked audio specialist Audeze about its patented SLAM system for headphones, and the slam-dunks kept a-coming
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
Audeze's own Symmetric Linear Acoustic Modulator (SLAM, for short) tech has been a game-changer for the premium head-fi brand. It's seen a superb boost for all its most recent lines of headphones and gaming headsets that have seen an enhancement to bass, a reduction in distortion, and a mastering of the pressure equalization within a headphone's architecture. As Audeze describes it on its website
3 great new HBO Max documentaries to watch this weekend (July 3-5)
How-To Geek / 10h
HBO Max spent June living large— House of the Dragon 's third season ruled the charts (and continues to), and Larry David is skewering 250 years of American history just in time for Independence Day. But once the dragons stop breathing fire, it's the stranger-than-fiction real-life documentaries that linger, and HBO Max keeps a deep library of those.
‘Danganronpa 2×2’ Slayhem Mode Brings New Thrills, Chills, & Kills
Gizmodo / 10h
Perhaps even more excitingly, Spike Chunsoft's fixing that terrible side-scrolling map.
We ditched 3 popular paid subscriptions for these open-source, self-hosted alternatives
How-To Geek / 11h
Open-source apps have gotten remarkably good over the years—good enough to serve as viable replacements for many paid services. As a result, the team here at How-To Geek has started canceling some of our paid subscriptions and replacing them with open-source, self-hosted alternatives . Here are three such apps that proved worth the switch and have earned a permanent place in our workflow.
ErgoDriven Tempo Automatic Standing Desk review: An impressively well-built desk that actively encourages you to sit and stand
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
There are a lot of standing desks out there, and from my research and conversations with people who use them day-to-day, quite a few don't use the standing function more than maybe once a week, which pretty much defeats the entire purpose of having a standing desk. ErgoDriven's Tempo Desk attempts to solve that by incorporating an automatic standing function as a core principle of its operation.
3 great new Netflix shows to watch this weekend (July 3-5)
How-To Geek / 11h
First of all, happy long weekend! If you’re not celebrating with family or watching any number of classic holiday-centric blockbusters ( Independence Day, Jaws, The Sandlot ), maybe you prefer digging into a good series instead. And while the end of June delivered some great options for Netflix U.S. subscribers, like I Will Find You and Avatar: The Last Airbender ’s second season, as we head into
Rocket Lab buys Iridium in an $8 billion deal to build the most formidable rival to Musk's SpaceX — will it change the Ukraine war?
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
Rocket Lab gains rocket satellite spectrum and communications under one corporate roof Iridium brings 2.55 million subscribers and global satellite coverage capabilities Starlink may finally face competition across military satellite communications markets Rocket Lab has agreed to acquire Iridium in a transaction worth approximately $8 billion, creating one of the largest vertically integrated sp
Here’s How This ‘Hobbit’-Like Human Ancestor Survived on an Island with Komodo Dragons
Gizmodo / 11h
Researchers working with the Smithsonian poured over 10,061 artifacts and other elements to determine whether tiny ‘Homo floresiensis’ used fire or hunted big game.
The Space Shuttle Endeavour goes on public display later this year
Engadget / 12h
The spacecraft has been in LA since 2012, but now it's moving to a new permanent home at the California Science Center.
Spotify deletes 500K streams of popular song for suspected Kalshi, Polymarket user manipulation
Mashable / 12h
Malcolm Todd is currently one of the fastest-rising stars in the music industry, with his viral hit "Earrings" recently topping the Spotify charts. However, Todd has just fallen off the Spotify charts after an internal investigation by the company found manipulation through artificial streaming. As a result of the investigation, Spotify removed 500,000 streams for his song. "Earrings" fell to fou
‘Bubblegum Crisis’ Prequel ‘AD Police’ Gets 4K UHD Remaster
Gizmodo / 12h
The Blu-ray/4K UHD combo set will be available in January 2027.
Everyone said the muscle car was dead—then Mustang sales surged 22%
How-To Geek / 12h
As America celebrates its 250th birthday, it's the perfect time to reflect on one of the country's greatest automotive creations, the muscle car. Few vehicles are more uniquely American.
How to watch Argentina vs Cape Verde: Free Streams, TV Channels & Kick-Off time as Lionel Messi faces FIFA World Cup 2026 upstarts
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
Argentina vs Cape Verde Kick-Off time: Friday, July 3 | 11pm BST / 6pm ET / 8am AEST (Sat) Watch free on ITV (UK) / SBS (AUS) / CazéTV's YouTube (Brazil) Unlock your free streams with Norton VPN (60-day money back guarantee) Two teams writing two very different fairytales meet in Miami as Argentina take on Cape Verde in the last 32 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 — and you can live stream the game aro
This tiny dongle lets you take over an iPhone remotely from your Windows browser, and it costs only $89
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
Comet Q’s controls iPhones remotely without installing anything on the device Hardware-level access survives screen locks, sleep states, and network interruptions One USB-C cable replaces cables normally required for traditional KVM setups GL.iNet, the Hong Kong-based networking company behind a range of popular OpenWrt routers, has revealed the Comet Q, what it says is as the world's first brows
3 award-winning movies to watch on Netflix US this weekend (July 3-5)
How-To Geek / 12h
Netflix has earned a reputation for hosting cherished award-winning movies and shows, but not all of its best titles get the attention they deserve. Beyond the Oscars and Emmys, some of its strongest titles
