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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Murder 101’ On Prime Video, A Docuseries About A High School Sociology Class That Tries To Solve A Serial Killer Cold Case

This is a whole lot better way to learn sociology than carrying around egg babies.…

Prediction market users spend nearly $200 million on midterm election bets: Report

Meta ditches Muse Image AI feature because it ‘misses the mark’ on users’ privacy

Meta was criticised for feature launched on Tuesday that automatically lets users generate images using content from public Instagram accounts Meta has said ⁠it is discontinuing an…

Meta says it will discontinue a feature that allowed users to generate images in Meta AI using public Instagram accounts, following days of criticism (Corbin Bolies/Variety)

Corbin Bolies / Variety : Meta says it will discontinue a feature that allowed users to generate images in Meta AI using public Instagram accounts, following days of criticism — Me…

Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts

Following significant backlash, Meta is turning off the feature it announced this week that let users generate AI images based on content from public Instagram accounts just by tag…

Meta removes feature that let users generate AI images from public Instagram posts

AscendEX crypto exchange shuts down, no assurance on user payouts

AscendEx announced on July 6 that its platform ceased operations effective July 1, citing regulatory, financial, and operational challenges.…

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8 hit by recurring outages as enterprise users grow restless

Persistent outages in Anthropic's AI models could undermine enterprise trust, highlighting the need for transparency and robust infrastructure. The post Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8…

Google’s new Play terms reveal something most Android users never know

Ahead of its July 29 rollout, Google is giving users a preview of its updated Play Terms of Service that make several changes.…

New York Times under scrutiny over Graham Platner coverage as accusers speaks out against paper

New York Times is facing scrutiny over coverage of Senate hopeful Graham Platner, as an accuser insists the paper didn’t bother to corroborate her story.…

Graham Platner accuser Lyndsey Fifield blasts NY Times after rape claim against Dem Senate candidate

WASHINGTON — The first woman to publicly accuse Platner of abuse and other violent behavior, alleging the Gray Lady played up her story and political views to boost the Platner cam…

AI researchers ran a secret experiment on Reddit users (2025)

University of Zurich researchers secretly unleashed an army of manipulative chatbots on the r/changemyview subreddit — and they were more persuasive than humans at getting people t…

OpenAI Codex Hits 5M Weekly Users, Up 6x [2026] - tech-insider.org

OpenAI Codex Hits 5M Weekly Users, Up 6x [2026] tech-insider.org…

Bonus payments from $725M Facebook settlement could be coming to some users – here’s when you may receive more money

Facebook’s $725 million privacy class action lawsuit settlement keeps on giving — as users of the social media giant are expected to rake in more settlement money soon. Facebook us…

How to reserve your WhatsApp username: A step-by-step guide

The feature is being introduced in phases, meaning it may not be available to all users immediately. | India News…

Show HN: Markdific – A lightweight Markdown viewer for non-technical users

Open and view .md files beautifully. A simple, lightweight md file viewer, markdown reader, and editor for Mac and Windows.…

Reddit now experimenting with "For You" default feed for some users

WhatsApp to let users go by usernames, not phone numbers

WhatsApp says the feature is designed to give its three billion users a new layer of control over who can contact them.…

Gemini’s personalized AI image generation is now free for U.S. users

Google is expanding Gemini’s personalized AI image generation to eligible free users in the U.S., allowing the chatbot to create images based on your interests and data from connec…

How ‘Get Out’ star Daniel Kaluuya became unlikely guru on Jay-Z’s HBO docuseries with Rick Rubin

Turns out the British actor, who starred in Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” and “Nope,” met Rubin on the famed hip hop and rock producer's podcast in 2023.…

Show HN: AI agent for software user community support

Boffins build a better pixel capable of emitting and receiving light

Tastes great. Less filling. It's a floor wax. It's a dessert topping. Light shaping. Light sending. Why not both?…

FBI warns Microsoft users about passwordless scam

The FBI warns about Kali365, a phishing scam targeting Microsoft 365 accounts that can bypass multifactor authentication using device code tricks.…

A look at a thriving underground economy for Claude access in China, including "transfer station" sites that buy API tokens abroad and distribute them to users (Wired)

Wired : A look at a thriving underground economy for Claude access in China, including “transfer station” sites that buy API tokens abroad and distribute them to users — As Anthrop…

A Million Obamacare Users Enrolled Without a Social Security Number

Obamacare is expensive, unconstitutional, socialist, and bloated. It is also — surprise, surprise — riddled with fraud.…

Security News This Week: LastPass Users Had Their Data Stolen—Again

Plus: Former national security advisor John Bolton pleads guilty in classified-materials case, Microsoft helps take down major infostealer infrastructure, and more.…

ZTE and GSMA announce co-location between ZTE Global Summit & User Congress and GSMA M360 ASEAN at MWC26 Shanghai

PARTNER CONTENT: ZTE becomes the Strategic Partner for GSMA's M360 ASEAN event, uniting global ICT leaders to accelerate regional digital economic growth and future network evoluti…

Microsoft lets Windows 10 users have extended security updates till October 2027

Extended security updates for Windows 10 will now continue until October 12, 2027, instead of a previously stated October 2026 deadline…

Synthetic Monitoring in 2026: The DevOps Safety Net That Catches Incidents Before Users Do

Modern DevOps teams are under pressure to detect failures earlier, reduce noisy alerts, and prove...…

Notion killing Skiff-influenced email app since most users use AI agents instead

Notion is "going all in on using agents to run your inbox."…

TRIMUI just gave users a big reason to think about Retroid and AYANEO’s handhelds

The TRIMUI Brick Hammer Pro U metal version is getting a massive price hike due to rising component costs and is now priced at $249.99.…

OpenAI says 97.9% of its employees are now using Codex, up from ~40% in August 2025; non-developer usage of Codex has risen 137x for individual users (Thomas Claburn/The Register)

Thomas Claburn / The Register : OpenAI says 97.9% of its employees are now using Codex, up from ~40% in August 2025; non-developer usage of Codex has risen 137x for individual user…

MacArthur Park’s World Cup makeover replaces drug users with soccer fans

The city’s “Kick It In The Park” initiative cleaned up the troubled spot, surprising locals who saw drug raids days earlier.…

The Anker Solix F2000 is the portable power station serious campers, RV owners, and home backup users have been waiting for — and it's just got a major Prime Day price cut

2048Wh capacity, 2400W output, a 10-year lifespan, and recharge to 80% in under 90 minutes — now $749 direct from Anker SOLIX…

Surprise! Microsoft gives Windows 10 users another year of free support

Microsoft has quietly extended its Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program until 2027, giving users more time to buy a new PC.…

‘Dutton Ranch’ stars Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly react to showrunner’s abrupt exit

“Showrunners change all the time,” Cole Hauser said. "This business is about adapting. We’ve been doing this for a long time. Things change. People move on."…

Microsoft quietly extends the Extended Security Updates program for Windows 10 consumers by a year, letting eligible users get updates through October 12, 2027 (Zac Bowden/Windows Central)

Zac Bowden / Windows Central : Microsoft quietly extends the Extended Security Updates program for Windows 10 consumers by a year, letting eligible users get updates through Octobe…

Six prime ministers, nine lives: Downing Street’s ‘chief mouser’ Larry the cat outlasts another leader

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday, marking him the sixth change in leadership the United Kingdom has seen in the past decade. While Downin…

Investigation: Polymarket is paying creators to make deceptive videos about winning bets, targeting users in the US, where its primary crypto platform is banned (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal : Investigation: Polymarket is paying creators to make deceptive videos about winning bets, targeting users in the US, where its primary crypto platform is bann…

13 Best Essential Oil Diffusers 2026: Tested and Reviewed

I tested over a dozen top home diffusers for scent strength, longevity, special features, and more. The Urpower Aroma is my favorite option for most people.…

The Gemini app’s mic just got a major upgrade for multilingual users

The voice input feature in the Gemini app is getting support for over 70 languages. Users can even mix multiple languages in commands.…

Character AI poses unique risks for young users, mental health experts warn

Mental health experts warn that Character AI may lead to dependency and cognitive issues among young users.…

Sources: Meta decided to support KOSA after it was packaged with language preempting state AI laws and a bill requiring app stores to verify users' ages (Politico)

Politico : Sources: Meta decided to support KOSA after it was packaged with language preempting state AI laws and a bill requiring app stores to verify users' ages — A children's o…

Kapwing: in tests, ~60% of the first 500 TikTok For You videos shown to a new account were AI slop, ~3x the slop shown to a new YouTube user via YouTube Shorts (Matt G. Southern/Search Engine Journal)

Matt G. Southern / Search Engine Journal : Kapwing: in tests, ~60% of the first 500 TikTok For You videos shown to a new account were AI slop, ~3x the slop shown to a new YouTube u…

DoorDash down as thousands of users report Tuesday morning freeze

Thousands of hungry folks are out of luck. Over 36,000 DoorDash users have reported platform issues on Tuesday morning according to Downdetector post. Outage reports began at 9:30 …

Meta says Threads now has 500M MAUs, adds a "Your Algo" tool that lets users control what they see in their feed, and brings Communities out of beta (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch : Meta says Threads now has 500M MAUs, adds a “Your Algo” tool that lets users control what they see in their feed, and brings Communities out of beta — Ne…

A look at Roblox's biometric age-checking tool, which will help place users into age-based accounts starting this month, amid controversy over user privacy (NBC News)

NBC News : A look at Roblox's biometric age-checking tool, which will help place users into age-based accounts starting this month, amid controversy over user privacy — “Not everyo…

Bettor loses $1M on Spain’s shock World Cup draw — while one Polymarket user walks away with seven-figure win

Spain's 0-0 draw with Cape Verde was costly — more than the two points the Spaniards left on the table in the 2026 World Cup standings.…

UK unveils sweeping social media ban for users under 16

The ban would apply to a range of social media platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X.…

Rylo, which develops real-time speech and sign-language translation tools for deaf and hard-of-hearing users, raised $85M led by General Catalyst and Canaan (Sophie Shulman/CTech)

Sophie Shulman / CTech : Rylo, which develops real-time speech and sign-language translation tools for deaf and hard-of-hearing users, raised $85M led by General Catalyst and Canaa…

Increased Blob store limit for Hobby users

Hobby users can now create up to 100 Blob stores, up from 5. This gives you more flexibility to organize data by project, environment, or region as your applications grow. Storage,…

OpenAI’s Impact on Users Facing State AG Scrutiny - PYMNTS.com

Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…

Roku is reportedly exploring a sale, and its 100 million users are the biggest prize

Roku is reportedly exploring a potential sale as media and technology companies eye its massive streaming audience and growing advertising business.…

SillyTavern: LLM Front End for Power Users

Alleged Malibu serial squatter featured in new docuseries after years of homeowner complaints

Alleged serial squatter Ellie Mae McNulty is featured in Hulu's new docuseries after reportedly terrorizing Malibu residents by refusing to leave homes.…

OpenAI hit with multistate probe into possible user harm as its IPO looms

OpenAI received a subpoena from several states as part of a probe into the safety of users of its chatbot as it prepares to offer stock to the public for the first time.…

OpenAI Admits To Spying On Its Own Users

'We found no evidence of meaningful breakout'…

Deezer launches an AI music detection tool for users of 20 services, including Spotify and Apple Music, after no company licensed its AI detection tech (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge)

Terrence O'Brien / The Verge : Deezer launches an AI music detection tool for users of 20 services, including Spotify and Apple Music, after no company licensed its AI detection te…

Only iPhone 17 Pro users will get some of iOS 27s AI tools

Siri AI's most advanced features are staying exclusive to the newest hardware, Apple says.…

Gemini app facing partial outage for some users

As of Wednesday morning (PT), the Gemini app is facing an outage for some users.  Over the past few hours,...…