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Worried about Flock cameras? All new cars in the EU now need to have a camera aimed at the driver's face in the latest privacy nightmare
Latest from TechRadar / 3h
The EU's General Safety Regulation is set to be expanded Driver Distraction Warning systems will need to be fitted to new cars Privacy advocates are already voicing data concerns As of this week, the European Commission has stated that all new vehicles registered in the European Union will have to be fitted with Advanced Driver Distraction Warning (ADDW) systems to comply with new, more stringent
The Westies arrives on MGM+ this weekend — you won't remember watching it in three months time, but this Irish mobster true story is fun while it lasts
Latest from TechRadar / 6min
If I'm going to watch yet another movie or TV show about a mafia-style gang in New York — because why bother in the wake of The Godfather and The Sopranos , right? — I want to come away from it having learned something new. New MGM+ crime drama The Westies achieved this at conception, because I didn't know the first thing about the real-life Irish-American crime family of the same name. In fact,
Robot Dogs, Teslas, and Rescue Helicopters: The UN AI Summit Was a Lot
Wired / 1h
Amid live coding sessions and Silicon Valley optimism, the UN’s AI for Good summit wrestled with an increasingly urgent question: Can global governance catch up before the technology races beyond its control?
Uber Eats Promo Codes: $15 Off│July 2026
Wired / 1h
Hunger meets savings. Discover verified Uber Eats promo codes, new user offers, and Uber One discounts to slash your delivery fees and meal costs.
Zoro Coupon Codes: 55% Off July
Wired / 1h
Find the best Zoro coupon codes, deals, and free shipping offers to save big on industrial equipment, tools, and supplies this month.
After Apple, India’s smartphone manufacturing boom enters new phase with Vivo JV
TechCrunch / 2h
Vivo's joint venture could become a template for Chinese smartphone makers in India.
Hurdle hints and answers for July 10, 2026
Mashable / 2h
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
My favorite game of 2026 so far just got a major free expansion — and you don’t even need to own the actual game to play it
Latest from TechRadar / 3h
Zero Parades has a free to play TTRPG It adapts the game's setting and mechanics for pen and paper It also comes with a free premade one shot to help you learn the game Let’s face it, 2026 — with its component price hikes , sweeping layoffs , cancellations, expensive AAA titles , and Sony’s promise to stop making physical games — has been something of a year of Ls. But one of the few lights in th
NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for July 10, 2026
Mashable / 4h
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you're a sports fan. 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 ti
NYT Strands hints, answers for July 10, 2026
Mashable / 4h
Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're always doing. 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. Th
Wordle today: Answer, hints for July 10, 2026
Mashable / 4h
Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you love Amsterdam. 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 h
SpaceX Could Turn Dish’s Abandoned 5G Network into the Ultimate Hybrid Mobile System
Next Big Future / 5h
SpaceX can own both the world’s largest satellite constellation and they could buy a ready-made network of 24,000 cell towers covering 80% of the American population. That combination would create something no mobile carrier has ever has which is high-speed 5G in cities plus continuous 5G coverage everywhere else from space. This is not science ... Read more
Asus ProArt GeForce RTX 5090 review: a slimmer SFF-ready RTX 5090 for creators who need flagship performance and 32GB of VRAM
Latest from TechRadar / 5h
Asus ProArt RTX 5090: Two-minute review The Asus ProArt GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GDDR7 OC Edition is a specialised flagship GPU built for a niche audience and isn’t going to appeal to those looking for a premium upgrade for a gaming build. It’s aimed at creators, AI users and compact workstation builders who want full RTX 5090 performance without the bulk of larger 3.5 or 4 slot coolers. The ProArt
'Cool in 90 seconds' - the fake portable air conditioners sweeping the internet
BBC News / 5h
The ASA says adverts claiming small devices can rapidly cool rooms were too good to be true.
Does Evil Dead Burn have a credits scene?
Mashable / 5h
Everyone who loves horror movies knows there's always time for one final scare. But does Evil Dead Burn take the opportunity? The sixth installment in the Evil Dead franchise , directed and written by Sébastien Vaniček and Florent Bernard, sees Deadite family hell unleashed upon stars Souheila Yacoub, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Tandi Wright, Erroll Shand, and Maude Davey. But does Evil Dead
More Than a Thousand ‘Pokémon Go’ Players Descend on Times Square to Defeat Mewtwo
Wired / 5h
A surprise 10th-anniversary event saw Niantic fulfilling a promise teased in the original 2016 launch trailer for its popular mobile game.
South Korean chip giant SK Hynix raises $26.5bn in US share sale
BBC News / 5h
The shares are set to start trading on the Nasdaq on Friday in what will be the largest ever debut by a foreign firm.
A Top OpenAI Executive, Fidji Simo, Steps Down
NYT > Technology / 6h
Ms. Simo, who was Sam Altman’s second in command before taking a medical leave in April, will become a part-time adviser to the company.
The Philips Baristina is a perfect espresso machine for beginners — and it’s more affordable than ever in the Prime Day sales
Latest from TechRadar / 6h
Looking for a coffee machine that serves up a delicious espresso but won’t break the bank? Look no further than the Philips Baristina. This adorable, cost-friendly bean-to-cup machine currently holds the spot for the best budget coffee machine in Australia , and it’s now even cheaper in the Prime Day sales — just AU$418.99 . My colleague Cat Ellis couldn’t have been more positive in her Philips B
OpenAI says GPT 5.6 is the ‘preferred model’ for Microsoft Copilot 365 amid breakup chatter
TechCrunch / 6h
OpenAI's new family of models will continue to power Microsoft's suite of workplace and productivity apps.
Don’t want to invest in Elon Musk? Two new ETFs explicitly exclude him
TechCrunch / 6h
The new exchanged-traded funds exclude companies that are founded, controlled, or led by Elon Musk. That means no SpaceX or Tesla.
Fidji Simo steps down from OpenAI’s no. 2 role
TechCrunch / 7h
OpenAI's No. 2 executive, Fidji Simo, is stepping down from her full-time role after her medical leave proved longer than expected — a leadership vacuum that comes at a tricky time as the company eyes a possible IPO and races to catch Anthropic in the enterprise market.
World’s largest digital camera weighs 3 tons and will take 7.88 million photos of the sky over 10 years; each is 8GB in size and has a 3200-megapixel resolution
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
The world's largest digital camera begins recording the changing universe every night Giant Chile observatory discovers thousands of hidden asteroids during early testing already A new sky survey captures fresh cosmic images every forty seconds overnight A camera roughly the size of a small car has begun the most ambitious astronomical survey ever attempted from Earth. The Vera C. Rubin Observato
No Surprise: Egypt Blocks Gay Cruise From Entering Waters, Just Like Turkey
One Mile at a Time / 7h
Several days ago, I covered how a Virgin Voyages cruise organized by Atlantis Events was supposed to make a couple of stops in Turkey, only for government officials to block this on the grounds of “moral standards.” So the organizers replaced the Turkey stops with a stop in Egypt. Want to guess how that ended? Well, arguably even worse than the Turkey stop… and I can’t say I’m surprised. Egypt bl
OpenAI’s CEO of AGI Deployment, Fidji Simo, Is Stepping Down
Wired / 7h
The move comes after Simo took significant medical leave. She will stay on as a part-time adviser.
Flores Hobbits' eating habits offer clues about their evolutionary past
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Until about 60,000 years ago, diminutive hominin cousins, Homo floresiensis (affectionately nicknamed Hobbits for obvious reasons), shared the island of Flores with Komodo dragons, pygmy elephants, and giant rats. Based on the presence of hominin and pygmy elephant bones in the same layers of cave sediment, it originally looked like the Hobbits had hunted and butchered dwarf elephants—an impressi
Michigan's explosive outbreak of diarrheal parasite jumps to over 1,200 cases
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Cases of an explosive diarrheal parasite continue to skyrocket in Michigan, which is reporting 1,251 cases as of July 9. Of those, 44 were hospitalized. Meanwhile, across the border in Ohio, cases are also quickly rising, with news reports of a case total over 500. The outbreak in Michigan began with two cases reported on June 22 and rose steeply at the start of July. The Michigan Department of H
OpenAI wants its new tool to do your work for you and with you
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Last year, when we tested out the "Agent Mode" in OpenAI's Atlas web browser , we complained that any automated tasks tended to stop after a few minutes, limiting its usefulness for ongoing or complex tasks. With today's release of ChatGPT Work , OpenAI says it has solved that problem with a new tool that can "stay with a project for hours if needed, and turn a goal into finished work." The compa
NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, July 10 (game #859)
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 Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, July 9 (game #858) . Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordl
Quordle hints and answers for Friday, July 10 (game #1628)
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 Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, July 9 (game #1627) . Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still goin
NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, July 10 (game #1125)
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 Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, July 9 (game #1124) . Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's cleve
Pressure builds on Europe's biggest port to be greener
BBC News / 8h
A lawsuit demands that the Port of Rotterdam moves faster to cut its dependence on fossil fuel firms.
Days after announcing mass layoffs, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma tapped to advise the Federal Reserve on jobs
Engadget / 8h
That's a choice.
The Live-Action ‘Naruto’ Movie Is Finally Happening, for Real
Gizmodo / 8h
Director Destin Daniel Cretton announced that casting on the hugely popular manga has begun.
75 B-52 strategic bombers set to get gigabit connectivity and a fiber-optic network for their weapons pylons as part of a huge upgrade to keep them going till it reaches almost 100
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
B-52 bombers receive gigabit weapon links through advanced fiber optic pylons The US Air Force plans 130 modern pylons for the aging strategic bomber fleet New pylons allow heavier weapons on upgraded B-52 aircraft for decades The US Air Force is moving ahead with another major modernization effort for its fleet of 75 B-52H bombers, focusing on replacing weapons pylons originally designed during
The Soundcore AeroClip earbuds are $20 off and come with a free Soundcore Select 4 Go speaker
Mashable / 8h
SAVE $94.97: Get the Soundcore AeroClip earbuds on sale for $149.99, down from the standard price of $169.99 for a $20 discount. The deal also comes with either a free Soundcore Select 4 Go Bluetooth speaker or a free AeroClip accessory. Opens in a new window Credit: Soundcore Soundcore Aeroclip earbuds $149.99 at Soundcore $169.99 Save $20 Plus, choose a freebie add-on I'm not saying a solid pai
Before you buy a new laptop, try this $10 Windows 11 Pro upgrade
Mashable / 8h
TL;DR : Give a PC a major upgrade with a Microsoft Windows 11 Pro license, on sale now for just $9.97 (reg. $199) until July 19. Opens in a new window Credit: Microsoft Microsoft Windows 11 Pro $9.97 $199 Save $189.03 Before you start shopping for a laptop, make sure your current one doesn’t just need a little tune-up. A Microsoft Windows 11 Pro license breathes new life into an old computer, off
OpenAI launches its new family of models with GPT-5.6
TechCrunch / 8h
OpenAI's latest family of models promises improvements across a range of areas, including cybersecurity.
An AI agent startup just let its agent run its $100M fundraise
TechCrunch / 8h
Lyzr, a startup that builds AI agents for enterprises, used its own AI agent to raise a $100 million round — proof, evidently, that the product actually works.
OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing
TechCrunch / 8h
OpenAI is sunsetting its AI-powered browser after less than a year. But it's moving some agentic browsing features to its desktop app and a Chrome extension.
Why the Amex Gold has climbed to the top of my wish list
The Points Guy Articles / 9h
Rather than juggling two or three different cards that all cover pieces of my everyday spending, I've started looking for one that could simplify things while still earning valuable transferable points. That's why I've been taking a closer look at the American Express® Gold Card . Restaurants, grocery stores and travel make up a large portion of my monthly spending, and those just happen to be th
Playdate is helping Big Ben ring on time
Engadget / 9h
Crank it up!
Elon Musk praises Mythos/Fable, promises not to ‘cut off’ Anthropic
TechCrunch / 9h
Should Anthropic trust Elon Musk to host its models? With about $40 billion in revenue at stake, Musk insists that the company can.
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Is Projected to Have the Year’s Biggest Opening
Gizmodo / 9h
Early tracking is out for the Tom Holland Marvel sequel, and it's very, very big.
Quote of the day by NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden on the 'nothing to hide' argument: 'No different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say'
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
Since disclosing massive global surveillance programs, the former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden has been campaigning to strengthen privacy and the right of citizens to not be monitored by government agencies. Nothing to hide Snowden published his memoir, Permanent Record, in 2019 as a means to convey his full story – including his upbringing and how he came to be the
Maine’s Senate Race Implodes, Meta’s Threads Rivals Musk’s X, and the Trump Phone Arrives
Wired / 9h
Today on Uncanny Valley, we unpack the political debacle unfolding in Maine surrounding the campaign of Democratic candidate Graham Platner.
Come to Our WIRED@NIGHT02 Film Screening!
Wired / 9h
See the documentary The Oldest Person in the World before it’s in theaters.
OpenAI Releases GPT-5.6 Sol, Its Most Powerful AI Model Yet
NYT > Technology / 9h
The new release was delayed after the U.S. government restricted the latest artificial intelligence models over cybersecurity concerns.
Meta Launches New A.I. Model as Global Technology Race Heats Up
NYT > Technology / 9h
For the first time, the company will offer a paid version of the service, a departure from its longtime philosophy of giving its A.I. away for free.
Can AI answer the $3 trillion question?
TechCrunch / 9h
The AI ROI debate has returned and the numbers are even bigger, as are, perhaps, the consequences.
How to Use AI Browsers Without Getting Hacked
Lifehacker / 9h
For the past few days, I’ve been poking around every AI browser I could get my hands on. So far, I’ve performed general research tasks on Perplexity Comet and used ChatGPT Atlas to successfully navigate an Amazon checkout. I even spent some time familiarizing myself with the new Dia browser from the developers of Arc . As I've explored these browsers, I've been mindful of the many security risks
Retroid Pocket 5 and Flip 2 are getting a spec bump, but will cost $10 more after July 14
Engadget / 9h
Even older emulation-focused handhelds can't escape RAMaggedon.
Sony's Pricey 1000X 'Collexion' Headphones Just Got Their First Discount
Lifehacker / 9h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. I've been recommending the Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones since I reviewed them in 2025 , with my only real gripe being their high price. Unfortunately for those without deep pockets, Sony has since released a newer, more luxurious version of these beloved cans with an even hig
YouTuber smashes Guinness World Record for longest drone flight with a huge 261-minute time
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
Custom drone achieved a 261-minute flight after months of engineering refinements Guinness World Records recognizes Cape Town pilot for record-breaking multirotor endurance flight Software tuning unlocked crucial efficiency gains during the historic flight A Cape Town YouTuber and drone pilot has secured a new Guinness World Record after keeping a custom-built multirotor drone airborne for 4 hour
They Ran Out Of Chicken For The Wrong Passenger — He’s Sued Airlines 27 Times In Two Years [Roundup]
View from the Wing / 10h
News and notes from around the interweb: Man who claimed ’emotional distress’ when airline ran out of chicken meals has sued airlines 27 times in the past two years A serial litigator who has filed lawsuits against a slew of international airlines 27 times in less than two years has been declared a ‘vexatious litigant’ by a U.S. District Judge in Northern California. The ruling followed a lawsuit
Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
A patch Microsoft released on Wednesday to fix a zero-day vulnerability in its Defender security engine may cause Windows machines to write files large enough to completely consume available disk space, the researcher who discovered the flaw said. RoguePlanet, tracked as CVE-2026-50656, came to public notice in June when NightmareEclipse, the pseudonymous name used by a researcher, disclosed it a
Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Allstate Insurance Company has accused Broadcom of haphazardly issuing audits against it because the insurance firm decided not to renew its contracts with VMware and CA Technologies. The allegations were made in relation to a lawsuit that VMware filed against Allstate in December 2025, according to The Register . In the complaint, Broadcom alleges that Allstate failed to comply with license audi
Humanoid robots controlled by surgeons did world-first operation on live pigs
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Humanoid robots have surgically removed the gallbladders from living animals in an unprecedented medical experiment—but not as autonomous machines capable of replacing human doctors. Instead, skilled human surgeons remotely controlled the robots’ movements in a new example of human-robot teamups. The teleoperated humanoid robots completed two minimally invasive surgeries by removing gallbladders
Guy who took photo of Jupiter with a Game Boy Camera and giant telescope publishes DIY tutorial
Engadget / 10h
The latest adventure for the kooky camera looks skyward.
Yoshitaka Amano Assembled a Pantheon of Legends for His New Anime ‘ZAN’
Gizmodo / 10h
'ZAN' is a new anime project Amano made an entire anime studio to help realize.
Taylor Swift Chose the Stupidest Place in the World to Have a Secret Wedding
Gizmodo / 10h
Secret's out.
A new Shark FlexStyle for creating the best curls possible just dropped
Mashable / 10h
It's no secret that multi-stylers like the Dyson Airwrap initially went viral because of the Co-anda tech that seemed to wrap and create curls as if by magic. While the promise of curls styled more by air than heat was enticing, it also didn't take users long to figure out that these tools weren't on par with traditional hot tools when it came to definition and longevity. Shark is looking to clos
DuckDuckGos web browser will now automatically block YouTube ads
Mashable / 10h
Annoyed by YouTube ads? There are a few ways to avoid them now, such as YouTube's own official option with a paid YouTube Premium subscription. However, the privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is now providing a new, free way to block YouTube ads. This week, DuckDuckGo announced that its free web browser will now block most video ads, including ads shown on YouTube. The YouTube Ad Blocking f
Someone Reportedly Mailed a Live Squirrel to Meta, Where It Sent an Employee to the Hospital
Futurism / 10h
We’ve been hearing plenty about how Meta’s workforce is in total disarray. But this latest story takes the cake — or acorn, perhaps. As Wired reports , a squirrel got loose inside one of the company’s buildings in Bangkok, Thailand, after someone received it in the mail. It’s unlikely the creature had plotted to infiltrate the Meta office, but it coincidentally made it just in time to plunder the
Anthropic found a hidden space where Claude puzzles over concepts
MIT Technology Review / 10h
The AI firm Anthropic has developed a technique that has given it the clearest glimpse yet at what’s really going on inside large language models as they answer questions or carry out tasks. What they found ranges from the mundane to the unnerving. Researchers at the company built a tool called the Jacobian lens (or J-lens) and used it to uncover a hidden area, which they named the J-space, insid
OpenAI releases a new ChatGPT tool for all things work related
Engadget / 10h
OpenAI's long-awaited super app is here.
Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Save You From the Permanent Underclass
Gizmodo / 10h
Trust him.
OpenAI GPT 5.6 Sol is Worse than Fable but Best of Old Generation
Next Big Future / 10h
Theo spent six figures in tokens testing OpenAI’s 5.6 Sol model to see whether if its better than Fable and what OpenAI have done to make it even better than 5.5. They breakdown why they both moved their agents to Linux boxes, how to actually burn $65k on a single loop, and the Codex vs ... Read more
5 new shows to watch this weekend across Netflix, Hulu, and more (July 10-12)
How-To Geek / 10h
July's television slate is off to a hot start. Silo returned to Apple TV for its third season, while the Legally Blonde prequel series Elle debuted as Prime Video's No. 1 original series last week . As for what's on tap this weekend, Netflix will release the first season of an adaptation of a beloved novel series. That show is our top selection, and you can finish it this weekend because it's onl
An electric drone just set a new world air speed record - 434 mph device could be ideal for anti-aircraft interceptor action
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
Apex Recordhunter drone unofficially set a new air speed record of 434 mph High-speed demonstrator will help develop next-gen military drones Company targets further records with interceptor drones soon Germany’s Quantum Systems Group has broken the world airspeed record for an electric drone, hitting speeds of 699km/h (434mph) during internal testing on June 26, 2026. Though the company is yet t
GLP-1s are inescapable online. Heres why thats a problem.
Mashable / 10h
Kate Gombach recently celebrated four years in recovery from an eating disorder. Such a milestone once felt impossible for the 35-year-old who recalls growing up at the height of "heroin chic," a time in the early aughts when celebrities like Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie appeared in tabloids looking extremely thin. "I didn't realize that living the way I'm living now was even an option for me,"
Don’t buy a smart lock until you watch this (Nuki keypad 2 NFC and Aliro testing)
Mashable / 10h
Wes Ott tries out the new Aliro standard with the Nuki smart lock. He goes over why this new standard from the CSA matters and how it will change smart home keys.
Dysons newest Airwrap just got an update and new attachments — including a first-time addition to any Airwrap
Mashable / 10h
Dyson just released an updated version of its latest multi-styler, the Airwrap Co-anda2x, just one year after the original version of the styling tool became available. The updated Airwrap, available to purchase as of July 9 , comes with a new lineup of attachments and a more powerful motor for creating longer-lasting styles. The new Co-anda2x retails for $749.99, putting it at the same price poi
10 'Preview' Hacks Every Apple User Should Know
Lifehacker / 10h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Preview is one of the Mac's most underrated apps. At first, you'll likely only encounter Preview when you try to open images or PDFs, but there's much more to the app than just opening files. I began exploring Preview's advanced features a decade ago, and I've found it's one of the best free PDF editors for the Mac. And, if you have an iPhone or i
No One Can Afford to Buy Hardware, So Nvidia Made Trading Cards to Reminisce About the Good Times
Gizmodo / 10h
The GPU company announced its first series of trading cards highlighting GeForce’s 'great moments.'
AI-generated ads on Google will hopefully get disclosures soon
Engadget / 10h
If Google's AI tools are used, it will automatically be noted in My Ad Center.
Just Don’t Use the Super-Long Zoom on Sony’s RX10 V for Anything Creepy, Okay?
Gizmodo / 11h
Your iPhone can't compare to this camera's built-in zoom.
The ‘Hunger Games’ Movies Are Getting a Big-Screen Revival Ahead of ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’
Gizmodo / 11h
Return to Panem from September 3-7 for a dystopian refresher ahead of the new movie's release November 20.
The iPhone 18 Pro Max Could Get a Mega Battery Upgrade
Gizmodo / 11h
This year's iPhone Pro line is looking to be the largest (and most expensive) yet.
These are the 7 new hotels of 2026 I’m most excited about — and how I’m booking them with points
The Points Guy Articles / 11h
It's an exciting year for hotel openings , with everything on the horizon from tropical all-inclusives in Costa Rica to zen hideaways in Kyoto, Sydney beach resorts to wellness retreats in the heart of London — and everything in between. What's more, many of the hotels we're most excited about are bookable using points, meaning you can experience them at a fraction of the cost other travelers are
The discontinued Kia that's a pre-owned bargain
How-To Geek / 11h
The Kia Forte quietly disappeared after the 2024 model year, replaced by the new K4 as Kia continued reshaping its sedan lineup. Unlike many discontinued cars, the Forte wasn’t pushed aside because it was outdated—it simply became another compact sedan overlooked as buyers moved toward SUVs.
Flock Cameras Screw Up, Swarm Innocent Man With Armed Police
Futurism / 11h
Flock surveillance cameras are blanketing the country, and to no one’s surprise, innocent people are being caught in their dragnet. At our sister publication The Drive , automotive journalist Joel Feder reports how he was suddenly swarmed by armed cops while test driving a Range Rover with his wife in Minnesota. The police used four squad cars to box him in in a coordinated maneuver; when he dema
Aviation pioneer and space-travel record breaker Wally Funk dies at 87
Engadget / 11h
Funk became the oldest person to fly in space in 2021.
Leap Seconds Were a Headache. Now Timekeepers Are Considering a Leap Hour
Gizmodo / 11h
With the threat of “negative leap seconds” looming in the distance, official timekeepers are wondering if a leap hour might be a better alternative.
Beeswax Is a Wordle-Like Game for Anyone Who Misses Spelling Bees
Lifehacker / 11h
I love a short daily word game, but Wordle isn't always enough to scratch that itch. I've had my share of fun with other letter-based guessing games and my new love Minute Cryptic , and I recently discovered Beeswax , a game that gives you five words to spell each day. It's like the spelling bees kids do: You listen to somebody say the word, and then you have to spell it correctly. One mistake, a
Meta enters the crowded AI coding battle with Muse Spark 1.1
TechCrunch / 11h
Meta's pitch to users is Spark's ability to handle large agentic workloads, fix bugs, and help with large code migrations — the kind of automation that enterprises are increasingly turning to AI companies to provide.
4 ways I've repurposed a cheap old Motorola phone for my homelab
How-To Geek / 11h
Homelabs don't always have to be massive. Sometimes, just a Raspberry Pi, a laptop, and an old phone or two can be an ideal lab setup. I'm in the latter camp, preferring old phones to tinker around with in my free time. My latest experiment is repurposing an old Motorola phone in my homelab.
Charles Hudson shares the common mistakes he’s seen after investing in 500+ startups
TechCrunch / 11h
In this week’s episode of Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen talks with Precursor Ventures' Charles Hudson about the headwinds facing early-stage founders today and the most common mistakes founders should avoid in order to get funded.
It's not just about the GPU crunching on an LLM anymore': Apple silicon leader explains why a Mac Mini could be the surprising choice for a machine running all your AI agents
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
The Mac mini has emerged as an affordable system for agentic workloads Apple has seen "incredible demand" for the Mac mini and Mac Studio Apple silicon can handle an agentic AI while other architectures use a GPU and CPU If you’re looking for the best way to explore and deploy agentic AI without breaking the budget, the Mac mini might be just what you’re looking for. Apple’s Doug Brooks has expre
Judge doesn't like Elon Musk settlement with SEC, but says court can't block it
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
A federal judge reluctantly approved a $1.5 million settlement between Elon Musk and the Trump administration despite raising numerous concerns about a deal that lets Musk get off lightly for a rule violation that allegedly harmed Twitter investors. In an order approving the deal, US District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan said she "has significant misgivings about the settlement" between Musk and the S
OpenAI may have made a fatal misstep in copyright fight with news orgs
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
OpenAI is facing calls for "serious sanctions" after fighting to keep news organizations from snooping through millions of logs to find evidence of users skirting their paywalls by prompting ChatGPT to regurgitate their articles. This evidence is considered among the most important to both sides, potentially either dooming OpenAI as an infringer or exonerating its chatbot technology as a transfor
Sony launches $120 in-ear monitors for pros
Engadget / 11h
The IER-M500 earphones were designed for fit and comfort during stage wear.
SpaceX Secretly Controls 45% of World’s Best AI Chips. Tripling Over the Next 12 Months
Next Big Future / 11h
SpaceX already has their AI compute and energy problems solved. They will leverage this to win the battle for AI.
Grok 4.5 Best Value AI for Value Default Coding Model
Next Big Future / 11h
Bottom Line from Theo, he calls Grok 4.5 an outstanding value default coding model — fast, cheap, capable on real engineering work, and a huge step up for xAI. It’s not quite dethroning the absolute latest “orchestration kings,” but for most practical coding/agent use cases it punches way above its price. He’s excited about xAI’s ... Read more
Oy: Lufthansa Boeing 787 Gear Collapse In Frankfurt Was Due To Simple Error
One Mile at a Time / 11h
Several weeks ago, I covered a bizarre incident at Frankfurt Airport (FRA), where a Lufthansa Dreamliner had a gear collapse at its gate, causing some injuries. Suffice it to say, seeing a plane’s gear collapse at a gate is mighty unusual, and shouldn’t happen. A report has now revealed what happened… it’s exactly what I suspected. Lufthansa Boeing 787 nose gear collapses at gate On June 4, 2026,
Flight Attendant Has Police Meet Plane After Passenger Helps Himself To Airline Snack Cart
View from the Wing / 12h
A Breeze Airways passenger helped himself to the snack cart after being told it wasn’t self-serve. The flight attendant had police meet the plane in Florida, though the man was not arrested or charged.
New York Times says OpenAI hid evidence in ChatGPT copyright trial
TechCrunch / 12h
News publishers say OpenAI hid tools and datasets that could identify copyrighted journalism in ChatGPT outputs, escalating their lawsuit with a new motion for sanctions.
Slate Auto teams up with Crayola to color its EV truck
TechCrunch / 12h
Slate has an answer for owners who have always want to drive a truck with bright crayon colors.
OpenAI Just Can’t Beat This TikToker
Gizmodo / 12h
The dunks on OpenAI's Voice Mode will continue until the model improves.
You don’t need an EV to beat gas prices: This $25k hybrid will save you thousands
How-To Geek / 12h
Saving money at the pump usually means making compromises, whether it's paying more upfront for a hybrid or settling for a less desirable car. But one affordable sedan quietly breaks that rule, delivering exceptional fuel economy without demanding a premium price or sacrificing everyday usability.
I'm a certified barista, and these are the best 3 espresso machines I've tested so far this year — and the only ones genuinely worth your kitchen counter space
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
I test a lot of espresso machines here at TechRadar — over a dozen a year — and so far 2026 has delivered a particularly impressive crop. Whether you're looking for your first ever coffee maker or are a seasoned pro hunting for the perfect premium brewer, there's an option for you. There are so many new espresso machines, in fact, that you might be spoilt for choice, which is where I come in. To
Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak Hits Grim New Milestone as Cases Top 1,000
Gizmodo / 12h
Health officials are reporting record numbers of the unpleasant gastrointestinal infection in southeastern Michigan.
I tried to scrub weight loss content from my FYP. Heres what I learned.
Mashable / 12h
I'm someone who smashes TikTok 's "Not Interested" button like I'm getting paid per click. Content about losing weight, eating clean, or glow-ups have become an easy target for my lightning quick thumbs. Post about how healing your gut microbiome also made you lose 20 pounds? Not interested. The latest Serena Williams Ro ad? Certainly not interested! Vlog about packing a palm-sized, crumb-filled
The Pollution Being Churned Out by AI Data Centers Is So Severe That It’s Almost Incomprehensible
Futurism / 12h
The massive surge of fossil fuel-powered data centers cropping up across the country are emitting an enormous amount of pollution, a pulsing indication that we’re headed in the wrong direction in the midst of a climate crisis. The extent of the this polluting activity is confounding. As climate action group Floodlight found in a recent investigation spotted by Wired , Texas has become the epicent
The PocketMage is an E Ink digital assistant that's absolutely obsessed with wizards
Engadget / 12h
It has a proprietary OS, a QWERTY keyboard and dual(ish) screens.
FanDuel sent a video from star athlete Bryce Harper to a customer with a gambling problem
TechCrunch / 12h
The video call highlights the murky relationship between professional athletes and gambling apps.
7 Bash variables I use in almost every script
How-To Geek / 12h
Are you currently learning Bash? Have you seen things like $0 and $EUID and wondered what they mean? Or what the difference is between $UID and $EUID ? I'll cover these and more: what they do and why they're important.
Mercor is in talks for a $20B valuation
TechCrunch / 12h
A new $20 billion valuation would be a giant step up from the $10 billion valuation it reached in October.
Google will now disclose which ads are made with AI
TechCrunch / 12h
While Google prohibits misleading and deceptive ads, an ad can still leverage AI to create some type of synthetic or digitally altered content. Until now, that's something Google only required election ads to disclose.
Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium raises $100M seed, backed by Nvidia
TechCrunch / 12h
The company is using the cash to open an office in the Bay Area and compete for talent there, "strengthening its position at the heart of the world's leading AI ecosystem."
Anthropic Wants You to Pay Up for Claude Fable 5
Wired / 12h
Claude subscribers must soon pay usage-based fees to access Anthropic’s best consumer AI model—a sign that the golden era of AI subscriptions is ending.
Meta announces its first data center in Canada — estimated $9 billion 1GW Alberta mega facility sees the AI expansion cross the border
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
Meta is crossing the border to build a data center in Alberta, Canada The data center will have a 1GW capacity and cost $9 billion to build It will eventually lead to 300 operational jobs, Meta says Meta has announced its ambition to build a $9 billion datacenter in Alberta, Canada, with a 1GW capacity. The project, which was announced in a Meta blog post , is set to be built just outside of Edmo
iPhone Ultra rumors: The most credible leaks, price and expected release date
Engadget / 12h
iPhone Ultra or the iPhone Fold. No matter what you call it, here are all the rumors and leaks we've gathered on Apple's most anticipated iPhone in years.
I tried five Steam Controller projects—the self-charging one is hilariously ambitious
How-To Geek / 12h
Valve's second-generation Steam Controller released in May 2026 and sold out almost immediately. When you're looking at it, it is immediately obvious that it is a continuation of the original Steam Controller, but there are some important differences.
How did the government decide OpenAI’s frontier model was safe to release?
TechCrunch / 12h
"Exactly what that dialog looked like between the government and Anthropic and OpenAI is unclear."
