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50 drones in one swat: Reusable Lockheed Martin's Morfius X-Rotor uses powerful microwave to kill dozens of UAVs at a time
Latest from TechRadar / 6h
A reusable microwave drone reportedly disables more than 50 hostile UAVs per flight Lockheed Martin pushes cheaper answers to increasingly dangerous battlefield drone swarms The Morfius X-Rotor counter-drone system enters testing after successful multi-state flight evaluations Lockheed Martin has unveiled its Morfius X-Rotor counter-drone system at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow, calling it a low-c
Iran-linked group caught hiding surveillance tools in fake apps
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Latest from TechRadar / 24min
Recorded Future found an Iran-linked group spreading spyware The malware is delivered through fake VPN and media player apps Researchers assess that most targets are Iranian users A new report from Recorded Future's Insikt Group describes a campaign that inverts the whole point of a privacy tool: fake VPN apps built specifically to spy on the people who install them. Researchers have linked fresh
'The government has all but forgotten that most data centres require water to cool their systems': Industry trade board warns UK government over data center thirst for resources
Latest from TechRadar / 24min
UK plans include trebling data center capacity (and likely, water consumption) by 2030 Daily average consumption doesn't reflect peak demand during times of stress Water UK sets out three considerations to prepare for increased demand Despite the nation wanting to treble its data center capacity by 2030, a key trade body has warned British government policies have not considered the rising demand
Which DJI drone should I buy? Your simple guide to the different ranges and our top-rated flyers
Latest from TechRadar / 1h
Fancy taking to the skies? DJI is the brand you're probably looking at — it's the name behind almost all the best drones around right now. If you're new to the world of drones, figuring out your options is tricky. This article is here to guide you through your options. I'll run through the main DJI ranges and who they're aimed at, and then once you've narrowed things down you can hop to the relev
Free iPhone deal: T-Mobile is giving away the Apple iPhone 17 for free — how to qualify
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: The iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro are available for free right now with T-Mobile. Here's how to qualify for this limited-time offer. Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple iPhone 17 Free when you trade in your eligible phone on an Experience More or Experience Beyond plan.. Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple iPhone 17 Pro Free when you switch to T-Mobile and bring your number on an
Miracle Survival SpaceX Starship 13
Next Big Future / 1h
SpaceX Starship had a miracle happen. The landing of Starship was so soft that the fires did not cause an explosion. The SpaceX team chants “USA! USA! USA!” after the successful Starship Flight 13. 🇺🇸🚀 pic.twitter.com/YaRaQ7FpLS — DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) July 25, 2026
Hurdle hints and answers for July 25, 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
Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on July 25
Mashable / 2h
We're approaching the Full Moon, with the Moon continuing to grow brighter each night as it moves through its Waxing Gibbous phase. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Saturday, July 25, NASA's Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us the Moon phase is in Waxing Gibbous phase, with 84% of its surface visible. Without the assistance of any visual aids, tonight you should be to see the Mares Fecunditatis an
SpaceX Starship Returns Intact
Next Big Future / 4h
Starship is intact, floating in the ocean and transmitting telemetry! pic.twitter.com/hLVXJqkHSA — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 25, 2026
NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for July 25, 2026
Mashable / 4h
Today's Connections: Sports Edition will be easier if you ever went to school in North Carolina. As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections , the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnig
NYT Pips hints, answers for July 25, 2026
Mashable / 4h
Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue. Released in August 2025, Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit. Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move on to the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you co
NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for July 25, 2026
Mashable / 4h
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you're good with money. 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
NYT Strands hints, answers for July 25, 2026
Mashable / 4h
Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you love dresses. 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. There
Wordle today: Answer, hints for July 25, 2026
Mashable / 4h
Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're Hawaiian. 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
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe episode 1's 'OG death' isn't actually shocking at all — in fact, there's an overwhelmingly obvious clue to confirm that it's not even real
Latest from TechRadar / 5h
Spoilers for Stuart Fails to Save the Universe episode 1 ahead. Stuart Fails to Save the Universe episode 1 has arrived, and is now available to stream worldwide on HBO Max . In short, our "starting" versions of Stuart (Kevin Sussman), Denise (Lauren Lapkus), Kripke (John Ross Bowie) and Bert (Brian Posehn) live in a reality akin to The Walking Dead , complete with Mad Max -style apocalyptic outp
Tech Now
BBC News / 5h
Highlights from the Esports World Cup in Paris and how to build a gaming PC.
Boring isnt working: Inside Elon Musks Vegas Loop
Mashable / 5h
Elon Musk's Boring Company has been hard at work on its Vegas Loop transportation system for years, and it's now in operation in 10 stations — including two at the city’s Harry Reid International Airport . Well, kind of in operation. While the Loop operates a system of tunnels connecting the Las Vegas Convention Center to multiple hotels, its tunnel to the airport is not yet open. So the Loop’s s
‘Spaceballs: The New One’ Just Had a Joyous, Hilarious Comic-Con Panel
Gizmodo / 5h
The highly anticipated sequel stars Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman, and Josh Gad. It's out April 2027.
I tried out OpenAI’s new AI keypad — which will be fun for some coders and slightly mystifying to everyone else
TechCrunch / 5h
OpenAI's fancy new AI keypad will be a lot of fun for some, while many others are probably not going to touch it.
Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA's Deep Space Network complex in Spain
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
A fast-moving wildfire, one of many raging across Spain, bore down on the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex on Friday, forcing an evacuation and temporarily suspending operations at one of NASA's most important tracking stations. The tracking station is part of NASA's Deep Space Network, operating in concert with similar facilities in California and Australia to provide global coverage as
Paramount/WBD merger delayed for months as states' lawsuit moves toward trial
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Paramount Skydance agreed to a longer-term delay of its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, preventing the companies from combining until after a judge rules on the merits of a case in which a dozen states challenged the legality of the merger. Under a stipulation filed in court today, the states and companies agreed that the merger will not be completed and the firms will not int
SpaceX Starship 13 Mission Was Perfect
Next Big Future / 6h
All 33 Raptor engines lit and confirmed good at liftoff Max-Q higher than any previous Starship flight Hot staging executed cleanly Booster shut down all but 5 engines. Ship’s 6 Raptors ignited Clean separation confirmed Booster executed boost-back burn. Soft splashdown in Gulf near Starbase 13-engine landing burn attempted. Landing velocity slightly high but successful ... Read more
SpaceX launches new V3 Starlink satellites but suffers another booster failure
TechCrunch / 6h
The company ticked off a few more boxes on the second Starship V3 flight, but appears to have had another issue relighting the booster's rocket engines.
Meta has pulled out of a renewable energy initiative as it relies more on natural gas for data centers
Engadget / 7h
The company has comitted to 10 natural gas plants since last year.
Why the new Spaceballs sequel isnt called The Search for More Money
Mashable / 7h
Today is not only the San Diego Comic-Con panel for Spaceballs: The New One , but also the Apple TV premiere of The Dink . Both are helmed by Josh Greenbaum, who spoke with Mashable about the pickleball comedy and the long-awaited sequel to Mel Brooks' Star Wars spoof. In an interview with Mashable Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko, Greenbaum dug into the themes of friendship and identity in The
Warning shot or publicity stunt - how worried should we be about the OpenAI hack?
Command and Control (Enterprise TA0011)•
BBC News / 7h
Hugging Face said the hack was done at superhuman speed by an AI with little or no human guidance.
Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, July 25 (game #1643)
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
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 24 (game #1642) . Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going s
NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, July 25 (game #1140)
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
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 24 (game #1139) . Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever w
NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, July 25 (game #874)
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
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 24 (game #873) . Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle,
SpaceX's 13th Starship flight test launches with Starlink's next-gen satellites
Engadget / 7h
Starship was carrying 20 V3 Starlink satellites as payload for its 13th test flight.
How to watch Mother Mary: New streaming details announced
Mashable / 7h
I've never heard a movie be described as both "grotesque" and "gorgeous," but that's what Mashable Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko called Mother Mary . And naturally, that made it a must-watch for me. It stars Anne Hathaway as pop icon Mother Mary and features songs by Jack Antonoff, Charli XCX, and FKA Twigs. We named it one of our favorite movies of the year , and now it's officially heading
Russia converts planes older than Putin to launch drone killers — 80-year-old An-2 set to get FPV interceptors to down Ukrainian UAV
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
Russia arms Soviet-era aircraft with airborne FPV interceptor drone launch systems Yak-52 trainer receives six launch rails for interceptor drone operations Eighty-year-old An-2 gains unexpected role in modern aerial drone warfare Russia has begun fitting Yak-52 trainer aircraft and An-2 utility planes with equipment designed for launching FPV interceptor drones against enemy UAVs. A video releas
‘Interview With the Vampire’ Bites Back for Season 4
Gizmodo / 7h
'Interview With the Vampire' will return for a fourth season titled 'Queen of the Damned.'
Trump threatens EU with new tariffs in response to Google fine
Engadget / 7h
The European Commission found Google's search ranking and anti-steering violated the Digital Markets Act.
One of NASA’s Most Important Deep Space Observatories Hit by Spanish Wildfires
Wired / 7h
Flames burned through the Deep Space Communications Complex near Madrid, but NASA has been unable to assess the damage as a wildfire emergency grips the region.
Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to raise $100M
TechCrunch / 7h
The neolab is betting that automating routine computer tasks will soon outpace coding as AI's biggest use case.
2 days left to get Microsoft’s Visual Studio Pro 2026 for just $30
Mashable / 8h
TL;DR: Get Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 for $29.97 through July 26 and build faster with AI-powered coding tools, Live Share collaboration, and cross-platform development support. Opens in a new window Credit: Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 $29.97 $499.99 Save $470.02 Modern software development isn’t getting any simpler, but the tools behind it keep getting bett
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Smart Money Stage explores fintech, payments, AI, and everything between
TechCrunch / 8h
Money has evolved into far more than the cash in your wallet or your bank account. And at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, we’re devoting an entire stage to that progression.
Quote of the day by Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen: 'Software is eating the world' — a pithy assessment of the modern tech landscape
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
Marc Andreessen was a prominent figure in the early internet era, creating some of the earliest web browsers, including Netscape and Mosaic, which he authored. In recent years, he's weighed in on subjects including AI — but it was his comments on software that really summarised how technology evolved during the early 21st century. Inside Intel Andreessen was running his venture capital firm, Andr
5 time-saving Excel tips to put to the test this weekend (July 24-26)
How-To Geek / 8h
A few minutes spent trying the right Excel tools this weekend could save you hours in the weeks ahead. These five built-in features tackle common frustrations like scrolling through huge workbooks, cleaning up pasted data, and finding problem cells, so you can put them straight to use on Monday morning.
Lanterns trailer: Hal Jordan and John Stewart team up for a Manhunter murder mystery
Mashable / 8h
TV is about to get a whole lot greener, thanks to Lanterns . HBO released the official trailer for the Green Lantern-focused series at San Diego Comic-Con , giving viewers a deep dive into the dynamic between Green Lanterns Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre). They're intergalactic cops tasked with protecting Earth. Hal is a Lantern legend, while John is a new recruit who's
I’m getting EU citizenship — Here’s how I did it
The Points Guy Articles / 8h
Six years ago, I dreamed about getting an EU passport. Today, I'm a Portuguese resident, well on my way to becoming an EU citizen. My Portuguese citizenship is currently being processed, and although paperwork can take a very long time, I hope to have my Portuguese passport in the next year or two. But let me back up and explain. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I missed Europe and was itching to tr
Canadian legislator reads out apparent LLM response in floor speech
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Anyone who has used the Internet in recent years is probably used to encountering telltale signs of LLM prompting that lazy users sometimes forget to remove from their AI-generated pabulum. But a Canadian legislator took that idea to an embarrassing new level this week, reading an apparent LLM prompt instruction into the record during a floor speech. Bill Oliver, a Progressive Conservative Party
Anthropic's Opus 5 is about token efficiency, not a capability leap
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Today, Anthropic rolled out Opus 5 , the newest update for the model that has recently become a popular choice for coding and other software development tasks, among other things. While this is a noteworthy bump for Opus, it doesn't seem to be an Opus 4.5-level breakthrough in agentic coding performance. Read full article Comments
Roku raises streaming stick prices by up to 60 percent
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Roku is raising the prices for its streaming sticks and boxes by up to 60 percent. Roku has updated its website with the new prices. Currently, it is still selling its streaming players at their old MSRPs but lists those prices as sale prices. The new prices are: Roku Streaming Stick: $40 (formerly $30) Roku Streaming Stick Plus: $60 (formerly $40) Roku Streaming Stick 4K: $80 (formerly $50) Roku
Oracle awarded 10-year $7 billion Pentagon deal to supply Department of War with vital software and services
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
Pentagon issues Oracle with first ever direct-award contract Nearly $7 billion in existing Oracle licensing is consolidated into a single contract vehicle The contract is projected to deliver $441 million in savings by unifying technology purchases The US Department of War (DoW) has awarded Oracle with a near-$7 billion contract as part of the Arsenal of Freedom to supply the Department with ente
You Might Want to Temper Your Excitement for the Pixel Watch 5
Gizmodo / 8h
Leaks suggest Google's new smartwatches could use the same chip as the Pixel Watch 4, while costing more and looking the same.
Instagram Is Starting to Crack Down on Creepy Smart Glasses Videos
Lifehacker / 9h
In a recent story posted on Instagram, Instagram head Adam Mosseri revealed the social media platform is banning smart glasses videos where people are being harassed and exploited for views. "If you're posting content that is taking advantage of people and harassing them, like a lot of these pickup line kind of videos that we've heard of and seen, then we're going to take the content down," Mosse
SpaceXAI Will Release Grok 4.6 in 2 Weeks and Grok 4.7 in 4 Weeks
Next Big Future / 9h
Grok 4.6 in 2 weeks and Grok 4.7 in 4 weeks — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 24, 2026 Grok 4.6 Parameter count: 2 trillion (2T). Confirmed by Elon as the “2T model” that is “better than our 1.5T in every way.” Relation to prior model. It is a direct successor to Grok 4.5, which is ... Read more
Queen of the Damned: Everything we know about Season 4 of Interview with the Vampire
Mashable / 9h
It's official. Out of San Diego Comic-Con, AMC Global Media has announced that Interview with the Vampire will return for Season 4. And as fans have predicted, showrunner Rolin Jones will change the title from The Vampire Lestat to Queen of the Damned , reflecting the shift from the second book in Anne Rice's beloved Vampire Chronicles to the third. The teaser above focuses on Sheila Atim, who pl
Google announces a Pixel 11 price hike three weeks before the phone's official reveal
How-To Geek / 9h
Google isn't slated to unveil the Pixel 11 series until August 12 , but it's already bracing would-be customers for a price increase. The company has confirmed that all devices will see higher prices than before, including the unreleased Pixel 11 line.
‘President Curtis’ Has Already Been Reelected for Season 2
Gizmodo / 9h
The 'Rick and Morty' spin-off premieres July 26 and already has a second season in the works.
Guests Pay $700 A Night At Hotel Del Coronado—While Sewage Taints The Ocean And Locals Get Air Purifiers
View from the Wing / 9h
Guests pay luxury-resort prices at Hotel del Coronado while unsafe ocean water and sewage-tainted air expose the scale of San Diego’s border crisis.
3 haunting HBO Max documentaries to watch this weekend (July 24-26)
How-To Geek / 9h
There's not much in the way of slick and splashy new documentaries premiering on HBO Max as we head down the home stretch of July, and you know what? That's fine. Few streaming services have a better track record when it comes to documentaries, and a bit of a lull in new releases is sometimes just the excuse you need to dive into the archives.
Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. merger into 2027
Engadget / 9h
The extended pause will give time to hear cases for blocking the deal from states and the WGA.
This forgotten Japanese luxury sedan makes German rivals hard to justify
How-To Geek / 9h
Luxury sedans have long been defined by German brands like Mercedes-Benz, BMW , and Audi. They offer refinement, performance, and prestige, but they also come with ownership costs that can quickly add up once they're out of warranty.
Chinese Companies Are Selling Vapes With Chemicals Potentially More Potent Than Nicotine
Wired / 9h
Big Tobacco studied nicotine analogs like 6-methyl-nicotine for decades but never marketed them. Now, Chinese vape makers are using them to sidestep US regulations.
Now Boox Is Making a Tiny E-Reader Too
Lifehacker / 9h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. A year ago, I was obsessed with my Boox Palma . I carried the phone-shaped e-ink device everywhere, and credited it with helping me read more and use my phone less. But after I discovered the quirky, wallet-sized Xteink X4 last December , my Boox e-reader has literally been collecting dust. As I've pointed out in various reviews and articles , Xte
Europa’s Hidden Ocean May Be Even Harder to Reach Than We Thought
Gizmodo / 9h
For a long time, scientists assumed that the tiny water pools at Europa's surface came from the moon's deep, icy oceans. But is that physically possible?
This New ‘Lanterns’ Trailer Is Our Best Look Yet
Gizmodo / 9h
Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre and the team behind the new DC show stopped by San Diego Comic-Con.
Waymo reportedly mulling a breakup with Uber
TechCrunch / 9h
The contract between the two companies ends in May 2028, Uber told TechCrunch.
Computer Science Enrollment Now Declining Under Dark Cloud of AI
Futurism / 9h
For years, the conventional wisdom for ambitious students and languishing jobseekers alike was “learn to code.” Do that, the ubiquitous advice went, and you’d be able to find yourself a six-figure job anywhere. But in an age when bosses are hellbent on using powerful AI agents to perform the duties of software engineers, that advice is now looking increasingly obsolete, if not outright backfiring
Paramount Agrees to Delay Merger With Warner Bros. Discovery
Gizmodo / 9h
"This is the fastest and clearest way to prove that this transaction is good for competition, good for consumers, and good for creators," Paramount said.
3 great new Netflix shows to binge-watch this weekend (July 24-26)
How-To Geek / 9h
July is almost out the door, folks, but Netflix isn't taking its foot off the gas just yet, adding a handful of new TV shows to binge, if you've already ripped through I Will Find You, The Hawk , and maybe even Little House on the Prairie . There's still plenty worth watching for U.S. subscribers, including a series so new it just landed yesterday.
Nothing Denies Market Exit, Confirms Layoffs
Gizmodo / 10h
The alt-phone company confirmed it's 'reorganizing' some teams but not exiting any markets.
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of ‘Star Wars’ With These New Books
Gizmodo / 10h
A new Luke & Leia adventure, 50-year retrospectives, and unabridged audiobooks await 'Star Wars' fans in 2027.
LG users complain about unwanted ads on TVs and gaming monitors
Mashable / 10h
Korean electronics giant LG is taking heat over intrusive settings on its TVs and computer monitors — and the backlash may just be getting started. It all began on July 17, when an LG gaming monitor customer noticed a pop-up ad for McAfee antivirus software on their screen. The user took to X to vent their frustration. "PSA: Do NOT buy an LG monitor, it automatically downloaded an app that gives
FDA Panel Clears the Way for 6 Banned Peptides. Here’s What They’re Claimed to Do
Gizmodo / 10h
This week, the FDA's Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee largely voted yes to allowing several peptides be produced by compounding pharmacies.
South Korean nuclear container ship proposal receives US approval for 15,000 TEU ultra-safe molten salt reactor design
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
US bureau clears early design for South Korea's nuclear container ship concept Twin molten salt reactors replace conventional engines in ambitious cargo vessel proposal Engineers removed fuel tanks to create additional cargo-carrying capacity South Korea has secured preliminary US approval for the conceptual design of a 15,000 TEU container ship powered by two molten salt small modular reactors (
I wanted great filter coffee and espresso without buying two appliances — and 9 months later, the Ninja Prestige DualBrew System is still my absolute favorite for both
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
I test over a dozen of the best coffee makers every year here at TechRadar , but having a small kitchen means I have to be very picky about which I choose to buy myself. The problem is, I love both drip coffee and espresso equally. I'd happily pick up a compact espresso machine and a quality drip coffee maker such as the Breville Luxe Brewer Thermal, but that would mean sacrificing valuable food
Anthropic Releases New Claude Model, Positions It as a Cost-Efficient Version of Fable 5
Gizmodo / 10h
The race to beat Chinese alternatives is on.
Don’t Pregame ‘Cocoon—One Summer of Girlhood’ With Studio Ghibli’s ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ If You Hate Crying
Gizmodo / 10h
GKIDS’ upcoming World War II anime film is teeing up an essential double feature confronting the horrors of war through the bewildered resilience of children forced to make sense of it all.
PlayStation’s Day-Long Outage Has Gamers Asking What’s So Wrong with Discs
Gizmodo / 10h
PlayStation Network has been on the fritz for the past eight hours, and Sony isn't helping by keeping quiet.
I tried 5 Notepad alternatives to escape AI bloat, and this 3KB app won
How-To Geek / 10h
Windows notepad has been a staple of the Windows operating system literally for decades. It is lightweight, simple, easy to use, and it won't mess with your files, which makes it a great option if you need to quickly edit a configuration file. However, recent additions to the program are a pretty significant departure from what originally made notepad appealing to me.
Volkswagen engineers charged with insider trading tied to Rivian joint venture
TechCrunch / 10h
The indictment, which was unsealed Friday, alleges the Volkswagen engineers used confidential insider information to buy stock in Rivian.
Anthropic release Claude Opus 5, its safest model yet
Mashable / 10h
Anthropic has unveiled a new AI model it says comes close to Claude Fable 5 in its levels of intelligence — at half the price. Claude Opus 5 was just released by Anthropic on Friday. The AI company is already pushing the model out as the default model on Claude Max, Anthropic's highest subscription plan which starts at $100 a month. It's also the strongest available model on Claude Pro, the compa
Uh-oh, Qualcomm is hiking prices for its clients amidst RAMageddon, report says
Mashable / 10h
The general perception of RAMageddon has been, for a while now, that it will get worse before it gets better. Qualcomm is seemingly confirming that. Bloomberg reported on Friday that the chip maker, whose chips can be found in all of Samsung's new foldables , Windows laptops, and smartwatches, has reportedly told clients to expect a price increase on its products for anything shipped after Sept.
These Noise-Canceling 'Nothing' Earbuds Are on Sale for $129 Right Now
Lifehacker / 10h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. If you’re not into the futuristic look of Nothing’s over-ear headphones, the brand’s wireless noise-canceling earbuds might be up your alley instead. A more premium update to Nothing’s earlier Ear earbuds, these come with an upgraded charging case and are a solid choice for
This Lexus proves you don't need to choose between luxury and fuel efficiency
How-To Geek / 10h
Luxury SUVs are often associated with high purchase prices and equally expensive running costs. While premium interiors and advanced technology are easy to find, impressive fuel economy usually isn't, especially once you move beyond mainstream options and start exploring the luxury segment.
The ‘Transformers: The Movie’ 40th Anniversary Concert Was a Pure Shot of Nostalgia
Gizmodo / 10h
San Diego Comic-Con hosted one of the nerdiest, most fun events we've been to in a while.
Wyndham Rewards Earner Card review: Solid perks with no annual fee
The Points Guy Articles / 10h
Wyndham Rewards Earner Card overview The Wyndham Rewards Earner® Card is a no-annual-fee card from an underrated hotel brand with some properties that really provide outsize value. You don't have to stay frequently at Wyndham properties to consider adding this card to your wallet. It offers automatic Wyndham Rewards Gold status, solid everyday earning categories and valuable discounts on award st
Samsung's S Pen is not the best phone stylus anymore—and it's not even close
How-To Geek / 10h
I use a stylus with my phone so often that I carry one in my pocket at all times. This stylus used to be an S-Pen, but no more. I've been surprised to see that the Moto Pen Ultra is better than an S Pen in both expected and unexpected ways
Anthropic Opus 5 Built ISS Tracker
Next Big Future / 11h
Anthropic Opus 5 was asked to build an ISS space station tracker and the UI and technical capabilities were good. The position matched a commercial site tracking the ISS. Dan Shipper breaks down where it struggled, why complex skills can make it stop early, and the counterintuitive setting that improved his results. He and his ... Read more
Anthropic Opus 5 Gives Frontier Performance at Half the Price
Next Big Future / 11h
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 delivers near-frontier performance at roughly half the price, which is a major strategic win for them. This puts competitive pressure on OpenAI, and a clear advance of the practical frontier toward cost-efficient agentic intelligence. It sets new standards for agentic coding, knowledge work, science and business workflows. Metrics overview Opus 5 ... Read more
Engineered Enzymes Can Repair Decades of Molecular Aging Damage
Next Big Future / 11h
Revel Pharmaceuticals engineered an enzyme that removes carboxymethyllysine — a sugar-derived chemical modification of the amino acid lysine — from proteins and restores the residue to normal lysine. It was tested on donated human lens, skin, and arterial tissue in the lab. The significance is that no organism has ever been found with an enzyme ... Read more
SpaceX Investors in Meltdown Over All the Money They’ve Lost
Futurism / 11h
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is many different things to many different people — but one thing that it definitely isn’t is a get-rich-quick scheme. Since its debut on the public tickers back in early June, SpaceX shares have sunk from a high of over $225 to a dismal $110 today, as compounding failures and overvaluation fears take their toll. Overall, SpaceX is down nearly 30 percent compared to its opening
Braindead Politician Accidentally Reads AI Slop That Someone Left in His Speech: “Here’s a More Natural, Flowing Version of That Section That Reads Like a Legislative Speech”
Futurism / 11h
AI chatbots and politicians who aren’t even pretending to try anymore are a match made in heaven. Exhibit A: Canadian lawmaker Bill Oliver, who made a strange, cyborgian digression in a speech addressing the New Brunswick legislature last month. “Public confidence in the office of an advocate matters,” Oliver intoned, before offering a bizarre non sequitur. “Here’s a more natural, flowing version
This May Be the Most Damning Single Fact in Tesla’s Quarterly Earnings Report
Futurism / 11h
Tesla’s latest earnings report was very bad news for the company. In the second quarter, it made $1.1 billion in net profit, less than the $1.2 billion it reported a year earlier. Vehicle sales were up, but profits remain about a quarter billion short of expectations, and the automaker’s cash flow is negative for the first time in over two years. But the real blow has been the slow rollout of its
Investors Laying Groundwork to Profit Massively When Economy Collapses
Futurism / 11h
Another glowing red indicator just lit up on the control panel steering the US economy: short sellers have placed a nearly unprecedented magnitude of bets against the domestic stock market. A new analysis by the firm S3 Partners has found that short interest in the S&P 500 is now the highest it’s been since the company began compiling that data in 2010, Business Insider reports . In all, S3 found
RFK Jr.'s handpicked committee approves manufacture of peptides he uses
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
In a widely expected move, a committee organized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has voted to endorse removing restrictions on the manufacture of peptides for human use. Thursday's panel meeting saw a sharply divided group recommend lifting limits on four peptides; votes on three additional peptides are scheduled for today. The move comes despite a continuing lack of evidence regarding
Judge rebuffs Trump admin demand for phone records from NYT reporters
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
After criticism from a federal judge, the Department of Justice yesterday withdrew demands for phone records and grand jury testimony from New York Times reporters who wrote about security concerns related to the Air Force One jet donated to Trump by Qatar. It was a setback in the Trump administration's attempts to unmask journalists' confidential sources. US District Judge Arun Subramanian "gril
European Union grants US request to restrict satellite images of Iran War region
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
The European Union has begun delaying the release of satellite images showing shipping lanes near the Strait of Hormuz by 24 hours. The move comes in response to an earlier US government request and coincides with the Trump administration ramping up the war with Iran once again. The unusual change in the free and open data policy for Europe’s Copernicus Earth observation program was revealed by S
Team uses AlphaFold AI to redesign gene-editing proteins to make them safer
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
A couple of decades after the discovery of systems that could selectively target DNA, we're starting to see the first therapies based on gene editing. One challenge these developments have faced is safety. While we can make them pretty specific to the gene we want edited, the human genome is very large, and even rare DNA sequences can appear a couple of times by chance. As a result, all the origi
Midjourney is buying horoscope app Co-Star, which users will surely be thrilled about
Engadget / 11h
Co-Star CEO Banu Guler is also becoming the company's Chief Design Officer.
Environmental Orgs Say Space-Based Data Centers Could Violate Federal Law
Gizmodo / 11h
Orbital data centers can alter climate, degrade the ozone and create major health complications down below.
Ukraine's heavy bomber drones airdrop ARK-1 mine-laying robots behind Russian lines
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
Ukrainian hexacopter reportedly lowered an ARK-1 behind Russian lines using cables The ARK-1 carries a TM-series anti-tank mine toward enemy positions after release The ground robot reaches speeds up to 45 kilometers per hour Ukraine has reportedly used heavy bomber drones to transport ARK-1 robotic vehicles carrying anti-tank mines behind Russian lines. Footage released by the Russian military T
3 award-winning movies to watch on Netflix this weekend (July 24-26)
How-To Geek / 11h
Refreshing your Netflix feed and finding new titles to watch is always exciting. But when you're on the lookout for a movie that's a little different from your usual recommendations , it can be surprisingly difficult to know where to start.
Prime Video's Blade Runner 2099 now has a trailer and release date of November 25
Engadget / 11h
The eight-episode series stars Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer.
The 2026 El Niño Is on Track to Be the Strongest on Record
Wired / 11h
This climate phenomenon could cause a massive global temperature spike and cause economic losses of $10 trillion by 2032.
ChatGPT Health Is Rolling Out to Everyone, but I Don’t Trust It
Lifehacker / 11h
OpenAI announced today that ChatGPT Health will now be available to all users over 18, and on all plans, including free ones. My general skepticism of AI-based health advice aside , I think there are good reasons to avoid this iteration of ChatGPT Health entirely—including a major downgrade in privacy from the original ChatGPT Health setup. With ChatGPT Health, you can connect your medical record
SETI Scientists Think Alien Signals Could Be Hiding in Old Telescope Data
Gizmodo / 11h
Researchers are zeroing in on more deliberate “narrow-band” alien signals, well outside the radio frequencies SETI has focused on for decades.
Royal Caribbean drink packages: Prices, inclusions and what to know before you buy
The Points Guy Articles / 11h
Royal Caribbean drink packages let you drink what you want, when you want, without feeling nickel-and-dimed. Isn't that a cruiser's dream? The all-inclusive, extra-fee beverage plans aren't necessarily for everyone, but they offer a nice way to enhance a cruise experience and take some of the stress out of in-the-moment vacation decisions. Royal Caribbean ships offer a variety of packages, from a
A new small but mighty Boox e-reader is on the way
Mashable / 11h
Mini, pocket-sized e-readers are having a moment. The Xteink e-readers are catching eyes for their truly pocket-sized build that can even attach to the back of your iPhone. Well, they're not the only ones embracing the mini e-reader: Boox just revealed its Picco. The Boox Picco (cutest name ever?) comes with a 3.97-inch monochrome ePaper display. It's even smaller than Boox's current smallest tab
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power teaser shows Sauron in full control of Middle-earth
Mashable / 11h
Prime Video released the teaser for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power at San Diego Comic-Con, and things are looking bad for Middle-earth. SEE ALSO: 'Blade Runner 2099' teaser: Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer team up and hunt rogue replicants Season 3 picks up five years after the fall of Eregion, with Sauron (Charlie Vickers) now comfortably in control of Middle-earth. His armies have s
PlayStation Network goes down just in time for the weekend — "All services are experiencing issues"
Mashable / 11h
In a sea of bad headlines for PlayStation , a big network outage probably isn't going to help. PS5 owners logged into their consoles on Friday to find that PlayStation Network, the online infrastructure that makes everything from game purchases to online matches work, was experiencing an outage. Multiple sources, both primary and secondary, confirm this, as DownDetector shows a steady stream of c
The voice actors behind Anakin Skywalker and the Clone Troopers in The Clone Wars are returning for Star Wars Zero Company
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
The Star Wars Zero Company cast has been revealed The player character Hawks will be played by Jonathan Freeman (masculine) and Erica Luttrell (feminine) The Clone Wars stars Matt Lanter and Dee Bradley Baker will also return to voice Anakin Skywalker and a new Clone Trooper, Trick, respectively Bit Reactor and Lucasfilm Games have revealed the stacked cast for Star Wars Zero Company , featuring
Trump vows to investigate EU over fining of US tech companies
BBC News / 11h
The US president says fines against Google, as well as Apple, Meta and Amazon, should be "entirely reversed."
‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 3 Unveils New Characters and a First Teaser
Gizmodo / 11h
Prime Video's J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation returns to the Second Age in November with a three-part release.
Hilton Hampton Inn Lobby Underwater, Guest Cars Swept Across The Parking Lot
View from the Wing / 11h
A traveling ER nurse headed for the pool at a West Virginia Hampton Inn and found thigh-high floodwater in the lobby, with his car swept across the lot.
5 myths about CDs we need to leave in the past
How-To Geek / 11h
As we move further and further away from the heydays of the audio CD, things are getting a little muddled. Perhaps it wouldn't matter so much if physical media like vinyl, CDs, and cassettes were making a niche comeback among certain groups of people.
Mercedes-Benz faces an ultimatum: divest from China or lose the U.S. market
How-To Geek / 11h
China's growing influence in the global auto industry has become a major issue in the United States, with lawmakers increasingly scrutinizing foreign ownership of automakers. While much of the focus has been on keeping Chinese brands out of the U.S. market, proposed legislation could also have unintended consequences for long-established manufacturers already operating in the States.
IMAX vs IMAX 70mm: The difference between these two cinema formats
Engadget / 11h
The different IMAX filming and projection formats have a dramatic impact on the theater viewing experience.
Hate the Copilot key in Windows 11? It looks like Microsoft's bringing in the option to remap it to do nothing — if you feel that's more useful
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
A new option for the Copilot key has been spotted in testing Windows 11 users are getting the ability to remap it to 'Do nothing' This comes on top of work already underway to redefine the key to Right Ctrl or the context menu Microsoft's latest revolutionary idea for Windows 11 is to have a key on your keyboard which can be remapped to do absolutely nothing. Windows Latest noticed the latest twi
Nvidia’s CEO Wants to Support Open AI Models So Bad, He Was Willing to Join the X Cesspool
Gizmodo / 11h
There's gotta be a better way.
Nvidia reveals deep dive into what makes Vera CPU tick — with the super-powered Olympus core promising huge performance increases and more
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
Nvidia's Olympus core architecture prioritizes single-thread IPC over frequency, using a 10-wide decode front end, deep out-of-order mid-core, and a graph prefetcher tuned for agentic AI's branch-heavy, pointer-heavy workloads Vera trades chiplet-style core density for a monolithic 88-core die and single-NUMA-per-socket design, a deliberate bet on agentic AI workloads that Nvidia's own engineers
Even Googles $120 billion earnings couldn’t out-pace its AI spend
Mashable / 12h
Google made nearly $120 billion in earnings last quarter. Somehow, that still was not enough to cover what the company is pouring into AI. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. Alphabet, Google’s parent company, announced Wednesday, July 22, that it recorded negative free cash flow of $5.9 billion for the second quarter of 2026, marking the first time that
Why Cognition bought Poke: AI personality is becoming a competitive advantage
TechCrunch / 12h
The acquisition brings Poke’s conversational style and interaction model to Cognition’s coding agent Devin, reflecting a growing belief that how AI assistants interact with users is as important as the models powering them.
‘We’re at a Crazy Moment in History’: Midjourney Buys Astrology App Co-Star
Gizmodo / 12h
"Using Midjourney feels like uncovering something subliminal and new about yourself," the founder of Co-Star wrote.
I blamed my ISP for random Wi-Fi drops until I changed this single router setting
How-To Geek / 12h
Most routers will encourage you to use one Wi-Fi name for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz. Sure, why not. In theory, your devices should work together to pick the best band automatically.
China-US AI Race Escalates, OpenAI Models Break Free, and Why You Should Check Your Car Alarm
Wired / 12h
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into accusations that China’s Moonshot AI stole from Anthropic, and how the US Army needs to cut back on AI use.
Boox teases the incredibly tiny Picco ereader
Engadget / 12h
It features a 3.97-inch monochrome e-paper display.
US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search
TechCrunch / 12h
A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constitutional rights at the U.S. border.
This Compact Eufy Robot Vacuum/Mop Combo Is $210 Off Right Now
Lifehacker / 12h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Whether you’ve just begun venturing into the world of robot vacuums or are looking to upgrade to a new model, the mid-range Eufy Omni C20 checks a lot of boxes. It's a vacuum/mop combo with some of the same high-end features offered by its more expensive competitors, and th
Blade Runner 2099 teaser: Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer team up and hunt rogue replicants
Mashable / 12h
Prime Video revealed the first teaser for Blade Runner 2099 at San Diego Comic-Con , and the sneak peek is as rainy and neon-lit as you'd expect. SEE ALSO: 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' Season 3 teaser gives us our first look at the Titan's Curse The sequel series, executive produced by Blade Runner director Ridley Scott, takes place 50 years after the events of Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runne
Jimothy is scurrying through the gaming world
Mashable / 12h
Jimothy has crossed Seattle streets and climbed neighborhood staircases, and now he's wandered into the gaming world. The unusually shaped raccoon became an internet celebrity after Seattle resident Kiana Hall spotted him in the city’s Ballard neighborhood on July 13, 2026. Since then, his compact torso, rounded back, and long legs have inspired memes, murals, tattoos, merchandise, and an expandi
3 mysterious Prime Video shows to watch this weekend (July 24-26)
How-To Geek / 12h
If you’re up for a little mystery this weekend, we’ve got you covered with some unsettling storytelling that is less about action and more about getting inside the characters’ minds, often in disturbing ways that require you to think. They all revolve around uncovering the truth in a distinctive setting that not only helps shape the story at hand but also amplifies the tension.
PlayStation Network experienced a massive outage
Engadget / 12h
Players were unable to log into their account, play online or purchase games from the PlayStation Store.
Anduril reportedly in talks to raise funding at $100B valuation, more than 3x last year’s mark
TechCrunch / 12h
Anduril is said to be raising a new round of funding that may push its valuation up to about $100 billion, per Reuters.
Prime Video Finally Lifts the Lid on ‘Blade Runner 2099’
Gizmodo / 12h
The dystopian 'Blade Runner' franchise will expand with the Michelle Yeoh-starring series arriving in November.
Your first Linux distro shouldn't be a beginner distro—here's what to pick instead
How-To Geek / 12h
Any time you look into switching to Linux, you'll come across the same advice: install Linux Mint. It looks just like Windows and you won't have any problems adjusting.
It Just Got a Lot Cheaper to Try Gemini Spark, Google's AI Agent
