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Meta won’t have to face the next planned social media addiction trial

A 15-year-old Florida plaintiff identified as R.K.C. dropped his case against Meta just days before trial in Los Angeles. The case was set to be the second bellwether trial testing...

Meta won’t have to face the next planned social media addiction trial
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Tesla’s revenues are bouncing back, but profits are still weak

Tesla reported a stronger second quarter of 2026, delivering 480,126 vehicles, up about 25% from a year earlier. The rebound suggests demand is improving after two difficult years,...

Tesla’s revenues are bouncing back, but profits are still weak
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Price-hiked iPads are a little cheaper right now

Several Apple iPad models are on sale after recent price increases, led by the 13-inch iPad Pro M5 with 512GB for $1,549.99 at Amazon. Best Buy is also offering a 1TB 11-inch iPad...

Price-hiked iPads are a little cheaper right now
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iOS code could reportedly let Apple cut off apps when users miss iPhone payments

Code found in an iOS 27 beta reportedly shows Apple could place financed iPhones into Restricted Mode if users fall behind on payments. The mode would block nearly all apps except...

iOS code could reportedly let Apple cut off apps when users miss iPhone payments
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Apple is reportedly testing a MacBook Neo with more RAM

Apple is reportedly developing a refreshed MacBook Neo after strong demand for its budget laptop. The updated model may use the iPhone 17 Pro’s A19 Pro chip, boosting memory from 8...

Apple is reportedly testing a MacBook Neo with more RAM
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Neill Blomkamp’s new zombie AI ‘film’ is just slop warmed over

Neill Blomkamp released Nightborne, a 13-minute sci-fi short loosely based on Peter Watts’ Echopraxia and produced through his new AI startup Barley Studios. The film uses human-mo...

Neill Blomkamp’s new zombie AI ‘film’ is just slop warmed over
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OpenAI says it accidentally hacked Hugging Face with a new AI system

OpenAI said its models unintentionally accessed Hugging Face while being tested in a sandbox for cybersecurity capabilities. The incident, disclosed by Hugging Face on July 16, was...

OpenAI says it accidentally hacked Hugging Face with a new AI system
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Substack adds an AI detector to help spot blogs written by no one

Substack is adding a tool that lets readers estimate whether posts, notes, replies, or comments were written or assisted by AI. Powered by Pangram, the scanner works on content ove...

Substack adds an AI detector to help spot blogs written by no one
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Peak Design’s modular Field Bracket has a finder tag built-in

Peak Design’s new Field Bracket system aims to solve the awkwardness of attaching finder tags to cameras, integrating tracking into a cleaner modular accessory. The Kickstarter lau...

Peak Design’s modular Field Bracket has a finder tag built-in
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Nearly every Kindle is steeply discounted at Best Buy

Best Buy’s Black Friday in July sale cuts prices across most Kindle models, including the Kindle Paperwhite at $124.99, matching its all-time low. Other deals include the Kindle Ki...

Nearly every Kindle is steeply discounted at Best Buy
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Here are the 30,000 songs Sony is suing Udio’s AI music generator over

Sony Music Entertainment filed a new lawsuit against Udio in New York, alleging the AI music generator infringed more than 30,000 songs from its catalog. The filing follows earlier...

Here are the 30,000 songs Sony is suing Udio’s AI music generator over
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The FCC is planning to retroactively ban disguised DJI gadgets

The FCC is preparing to use new authority to revoke approvals for devices already cleared for US sale, targeting companies it suspects are disguising DJI technology. The agency pre...

The FCC is planning to retroactively ban disguised DJI gadgets
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The Odyssey turned me into an IMAX believer

The writer says a standard theatrical screening of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey left some major set pieces feeling visually off, despite strong craft and performances. A second...

The Odyssey turned me into an IMAX believer
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SpaceX in your index fund, explained

The article uses the prospect of SpaceX entering the Nasdaq-100 to explain how index funds work and why they are considered safer than stock picking. It questions whether a highly...

SpaceX in your index fund, explained
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Get Borderlands 3, Risk of Rain 2 and 13 other great PC games for $15

Humble is selling the 2K Megahits 2026 Bundle, which includes 15 Steam games from publisher 2K for $15 through August Highlights include Borderlands 3 Special Edition, Risk of Rain...

Get Borderlands 3, Risk of Rain 2 and 13 other great PC games for $15
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This unpronounceable series of glyphs is an incredible side project from Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet)

Kieran Hebden, best known as Four Tet, has a side project whose artist name and releases are made up of unpronounceable Unicode glyphs. The names render differently across YouTube...

This unpronounceable series of glyphs is an incredible side project from Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet)
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Kodak EC35 is a dirt-cheap point-and-shoot film camera

Reto Project is releasing the Kodak EC35, a $34.99 reusable 35mm point-and-shoot camera under the Kodak brand. It has a fixed 25mm acrylic lens, f/10 aperture, 1/100 shutter speed,...

Kodak EC35 is a dirt-cheap point-and-shoot film camera
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