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The Verge
Trump declares 100 percent tariffs on many drones and all aircraft parts
He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.The United States has already banned future foreign…
Techmeme
Pony AI plans to deploy 2K+ robotaxis across Europe in partnership with Uber and add four more European cities, after Zagreb, with a later Middle East expansion (Bloomberg)
Pony AI intends to deploy more than 2,000 robotaxis across Europe in partnership with Uber. The rollout will follow…
Techmeme
Sources: the CFTC has launched a probe into prediction markets' "mention markets", prompting Kalshi to remove bets on word choices from sports-related offerings (Bobby Allyn/NPR)
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Charter receives final state approval to buy Cox for $21.9B after making concessions to California regulators, including low-cost internet for some households (Patience Haggin/Wall Street Journal)
Charter Communications has secured final state approval to acquire Cox Communications for $21.9 billion. The approval…
Techmeme
Applied Materials reports Q3 revenue up 25% YoY to $9.12B, vs. $8.99B est., net income up 43% to $2.54B, and forecasts Q4 revenue above estimates (Elias Schisgall/Wall Street Journal)
Applied Materials reported third-quarter revenue of $9.12 billion, a 25 percent increase year‑over‑year and above…
The Verge
OpenAI is losing its second executive this week
Two days ago, Brad Lightcap also said he’d be leaving. Chief revenue officer Denise Dresser announced she is leaving…
Techmeme
A look at Candy Crush's continued popularity 15 years after its launch, with an estimated 81.5M MAUs and in-app revenue of $876.5M in fiscal year 2025 (Alanna Okun/Bloomberg)
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TechCrunch
Ford on track to complete $2B factory overhaul for Fathom EV truck
Ford made a $2 billion bet two years ago when it closed its Louisville Assembly Plant in Kentucky and scrapped the…
The Verge
2K launches new studio to build its ‘next blockbuster sports franchise’
2K is launching a new AAA game development studio called Small Axe Studios with the goal of building its next…
TechCrunch
Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps
Two years ago, Microsoft described AI as a “generational shift” in technology that it wanted to lead. Today, the…
Techmeme
DeepSeek raises prices, adding dynamic pricing, ahead of a potential IPO; V4-Flash output tokens go from $0.28/1M to $1.32 during peak hours and $0.66 off-peak (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)
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Sources: AMD plans to raise as much as $5B in what could be the chipmaker's biggest-ever investment-grade bond sale, as it ramps up spending to meet AI demand (Brian W Smith/Bloomberg)
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Tech hardware companies report the highest US CBP tariff refunds at $2.5B across six companies, including $2.2B in refunds to Apple alone; Amazon received $640M (Wall Street Journal)
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TechCrunch
Instagram introduces a redesigned wordmark
Instagram on Thursday introduced a new wordmark, which is the text-only logo that spells out the company’s name. The…
Techmeme
HPE secures court approval for its settlement with the US DOJ over its takeover of networking company Juniper, defeating a challenge by Democratic state AGs (Bloomberg)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise obtained court approval for its settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice regarding…
WIRED
The Painful Truth of Exactly How ICE’s New Shock Gloves Work
A rechargeable battery and microprocessor module tucked inside a zippered pouch on the cuff powers the entire…
Techmeme
OpenAI hires Dali Rajic, COO of Alphabet's Wiz, as chief revenue officer, replacing ex-Slack CEO Denise Dresser, who was hired in December 2025 and will leave (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)
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The Verge
Ford’s $28,000 Fathom EV nears production after $2 billion factory overhaul
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Techmeme
Ramp's July AI index: Anthropic's market share hit 43.5%, widening its lead over OpenAI; Fable 5 is only 6% of tokens businesses bought, likely due to high cost (Ara Kharazian/Ramp)
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TechCrunch
X open sources its ranking algorithm, letting users see if they’ve been ‘shadowbanned’
X is open-sourcing its ranking algorithm, allowing users to see if they have been 'shadowbanned'. The company is…
The Verge
Suno is trying to look more like a real music production tool
He’s covered the tech industry for over 18 years and knows a thing or two about synths.Suno is releasing Studio 2.0…
The Verge
The Corvette Grand Sport X delivers Porsche 911 performance for a fraction of the price
Rain pelted the waterlogged pavement, as I set course for the mountain-man roads of the Catskills, then on to Long…
The Verge
Meta adds AI screening to detect WhatsApp scams
Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.Meta is launching an optional…
WIRED
The Best Samsung Galaxy S26 Cases (2026): S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra
Whether you went with the S26, the S26 Plus, or the S26 Ultra, let's face it, you're inevitably going to drop it. A…
Techmeme
CXMT overtakes Tencent to become the most valuable Chinese company, with a ~$524B market cap, above Tencent's $510B; CXMT's Shanghai shares jumped 460%+ at IPO (Bloomberg)
CXMT has surpassed Tencent as the most valuable Chinese company with a market cap of approximately $524 billion. This…
Techmeme
Filings and sources: Microsoft shuttered 15+ branch offices and joint ventures in China in the past five years, amid China's push for domestic software (Reuters)
Microsoft has closed more than 15 branch offices and joint ventures in China over the past five years. The closures…
WIRED
The Google Pixelsnap Charger With Stand Is 50 Percent Off Right Now
And right now, it's at a 50 percent discount, making it a bargain worth bagging.Mirroring Google’s curvy Pixel range…
theregister
Passwords stored in public Google Doc then showed up in search results
Hopefully, there’s a lesson in all this, but it could just be “stop shooting yourself in the foot.”Have a story about…
Techmeme
A look at workers in India who are paid extra to wear devices that capture first-person video of factory and other work tasks for use as AI robot training data (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)
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Taiwan says it detected AI-assisted cyberattack campaign from overseas targeting government agencies last month, but affected agencies successfully "handled" it (Reuters)
Taiwan detected an AI-assisted cyberattack campaign from overseas targeting government agencies last month. The…
Techmeme
Mathematicians say a neurosurgery resident used ChatGPT, powered by GPT-5.6, to solve Crouzeix's conjecture, a major open problem in numerical linear algebra (Alex Townsend)
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Over 30 crypto companies, including Coinbase and Block, say frontier AI safety guardrails hinder legitimate security work while attackers use stronger tools (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)
Over 30 cryptocurrency firms, including Coinbase and Block, have raised concerns that frontier AI safety guardrails…
Techmeme
Lenovo reports Q1 revenue up 43% YoY to $26.94B, its highest quarterly revenue growth in five years, as AI-related revenue rose 60% YoY to $9.3B, 35% of total (Laurie Chen/Reuters)
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Counterpoint: China's YMTC accounted for 14% of NAND flash shipments in Q2, behind Samsung's 25% and SK Hynix's 22%, but ahead of Micron and Kioxia (Howard Liu/South China Morning Post)
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Sources: legal AI startup Legora is in early talks to raise funds at a $10B+ valuation, up from $5.6B four months ago; its ARR rose 50% QoQ to $150M in Q2 (Financial Times)
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Tom's Guide
Google bamboozled me into paying for Google Photos a decade ago — and now it’s doing something similar with the Pixel 11 Pro
The author recalls how Google's free offers for Google Photos and Google Drive storage led to a paid subscription. A…
Google News
Rubio and Bessent stayed on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official says - AP News
Rubio and Bessent stayed on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official says AP News
Google News
Anthropic Said in Talks to Buy Startup Decart for $6 Billion - Bloomberg.com
Anthropic Said in Talks to Buy Startup Decart for $6 Billion Bloomberg.com
Google News
Deaths and damage reported as severe weather in the Midwest spawns tornadoes and flash flooding - AP News
Deaths and damage reported as severe weather in the Midwest spawns tornadoes and flash flooding AP News
Google News
Korean Stocks Rise 22% in Ten Days as Chip Rally Regains Steam - Bloomberg.com
Korean Stocks Rise 22% in Ten Days as Chip Rally Regains Steam Bloomberg.com
Google News
California couple’s surrogate gives birth in Texas after judge orders life-saving care - AP News
California couple’s surrogate gives birth in Texas after judge orders life-saving care AP News
Google News
Bond Traders Keep Cointoss Wager on September Fed Hike Post-CPI - Bloomberg.com
Bond Traders Keep Cointoss Wager on September Fed Hike Post-CPI Bloomberg.com
Google News
Gold Steadies After Tame US Inflation Data Eases Rate-Hike Bets - Bloomberg.com
Gold Steadies After Tame US Inflation Data Eases Rate-Hike Bets Bloomberg.com
Android Authority
Pixel Watch 5’s biggest new safety feature is also coming to Pixel Watch 4
As Managing Editor at Android Authority, she steers the editorial direction of the news desk, producing timely and…
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I asked ChatGPT to plan my fan convention trip — and it saved me hours
AI ChatGPT I asked ChatGPT to plan my fan convention trip — and it saved me hours Features By Elton Jones Published 13…
CNET
Trevor Noah Hosted the Made by Google Event: But Why?
Google selected South African comedian Trevor Noah to host its Made by Google mobile event, aiming to inject a sharper…
Digital Trends
This GitHub project wants to strip AI watermarks from your content, and things are getting interesting
AI companies are increasingly embedding provenance markers in content generated by their models. An open‑source GitHub…
Gizmodo
This 236-Million-Year-Old Fossil Just Rewrote the Story of Live Birth
The vast majority of mammals alive today—including us—give birth to live young, but this reproductive mode isn’t…
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Netflix just added one of Sydney Sweeney's most overlooked movies — don't worry, it's not 'Madame Web'
Entertainment Streaming Netflix Netflix just added one of Sydney Sweeney's most overlooked movies — don't worry, it's…
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