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New Legislation Targets Birthright Citizenship in Territories Like Puerto Rico

The bill would create “a subclass of people who can be discriminated against” in US territories, says a legal scholar.

Prime Video's biggest sci-fi show of the year redefines a cyberpunk icon

Amazon just revealed the first trailer and release date for its Blade Runner 2099 at San Diego Comic-Con.

Pentagon Quietly Revises Death Count of US Troops in Iran War From 18 to 14

Three officials said that the reason for the change was because their deaths happened after the April ceasefire.

Sixers Sign LeBron James

The betting odds for the Sixers to win the NBA championship went from 20-1 to 10-1. Here’s James on Twitter/X, explaining his decision: This is my last decision. I’m not going for money. I’m not going for family. What am I really playing for at...

Tomb Raider: Catalyst Delayed To 2028 Which Means No Disc On PlayStation

The game's prolonged development will drag it into the PS6 era

Anduril reportedly in talks to raise funding at $100B valuation, more than 3x last year’s mark

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’

The dystopian 'Blade Runner' franchise will expand with the Michelle Yeoh-starring series arriving in November.

Argentines Facing Surge of Criticism After World Cup Loss Have Something to Say

Many Argentines condemned their players’ racist chants and aggressive behavior during the World Cup, but rejected what felt like a sweeping stigmatization of their entire nation.

Your first Linux distro shouldn't be a beginner distro—here's what to pick instead

Whatever you do, don't start with Arch.

The State’s War on the Left Didn’t Begin With Trump — But He’s Escalating It

Trump’s war on the left blends “war on terror” language with Cold War McCarthyism.

PlayStation Network is experiencing a massive outage

Players may be unable to log into their account, play online or purchase games from the PlayStation Store.

Woman charged in Ireland after police intercept ‘highly sophisticated’ bomb

Detectives targeting dissident republicans stopped vehicle transporting device near Northern Ireland borderTwo people have been arrested after police in Ireland targeting dissident republicans intercepted an “extremely significant” bomb that was...

Right-Wing Bill Mill Meeting Centers Voter Suppression, Protecting Data Centers

Attendees at the American Legislative Exchange Council’s annual meeting will consider a number of model policies.

Anthropic upgrades Claude with new Opus 5 model, details here

Anthropic has released its latest AI model with Claude Opus 5. The new version arrives about two months after the previous Opus model upgrade, matching Anthropic’s previous upgrade cadence.

11 people indicted over deaths of six people in cargo container in Texas

Six migrants from Honduras and Mexico – including 14-year-old boy – were found dead in May near US-Mexico borderSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A US attorney announced a federal indictment on Friday against 11 people in the...

Iran’s much improved missile systems pose a real threat to the US

Tehran’s increasingly accurate and lethal attacks are showing up failures in American air defences in the GulfAs the crisis in the Middle East escalates, Iran has been bombing US bases and critical infrastructure in the Gulf with increasing...

Iran War Live Updates: Netanyahu Says He Will Meet With Trump, as U.S.-Iran Strikes Continue

News of the meeting, the leaders’ first in five months, came after U.S. forces conducted the 13th consecutive night of attacks on Iran. Iran launched drone strikes at U.S. targets in the Gulf.

US expands Iran attacks as Trump warns Tehran and Houthis over Red Sea strikes

No end to fighting in sight as Revolutionary Guards launch drones at targets in Bahrain, Jordan and KuwaitThe US struck targets across Iran on Friday, reaching as far as the Caspian Sea, as Donald Trump threatened “major military punishment” for...

Zach Cregger Knows You’re CinemaSinsing His Resident Evil Movie: ‘I Took Liberties To Tell A Story That I Wanted To Tell’

Resident Evil fans have been skeptical of the movie’s place in the horror series

Samsung’s New Foldables Have Better Batteries That Are Also Worse

Samsung's using a new material for its batteries, but there's a trade off.

The quest to keep organs alive outside the body

This week, I covered a fascinating effort to preserve organs outside the body. There’s a huge shortage of donor organs, and one of the main reasons is time—they survive only a matter of hours outside the body, even when they’re kept on ice. Doctors...

Star Trek movie reboot is making a drastic setting change

Star Trek reboot writers Daley and Goldstein announce the film will look even further into the future

watchOS 27 adds new feature to improve your Apple Watch battery life

watchOS 27 launches this fall as the next major Apple Watch update, and it includes a handy new feature that can improve your Apple Watch battery life: ‘proactive battery extension notifications.’

TCL P8L – The Affordable Mini LED TV That Even Had Our Cats Hooked

The Affordable Mini LED TV That Even Had Our Cats Hooked The post TCL P8L – The Affordable Mini LED TV That Even Had Our Cats Hooked appeared first on theGeek.games.

4 excellent HBO Max comedies to watch this weekend (July 24-26)

The origin of Elle Woods, two serial wedding guests, the merc with a mouth, and the greatest rockumentary of all time.

Anthropic says Opus 5 can nearly match its top-performing model for half the price

Anthropic's latest model offers top-tier performance at a much cheaper cost.

It Just Got a Lot Cheaper to Try Gemini Spark, Google's AI Agent

You no longer have to pay up to $200 per month to have Google's AI do things for you.

Build in public, fail in public: what it’s like to be a founder under 20 right now

AI tools have democratized the opportunity to build, shortening the timelines of success and enabling more young people to start successful companies without stepping foot inside a Big Tech company.

Anthropic launches Opus 5

Opus 5 will be both cheaper and less restrictive than Fable, likely making it preferable in most use cases

PlayStation Network down, leaving thousands of gamers unable to play

Sony's status page read that it was "working to resolve the issue as soon as possible".

India’s move against Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat sparks legal debate

The offline messaging app surged in popularity in India amid protests in New Delhi.

Your phone's Bluetooth audio quality depends on one hidden setting nobody knows about

Setting up Bluetooth audio can be hit or miss, but there's one setting that makes a big difference

The Talk Show: ‘A Scam Held Together With Patriotism and Golden Paint’

Quinn Nelson returns to the show to discuss OpenAI’s ChatGPT/Codex “native” app migration fiasco, Siri AI in Apple’s OS 27 betas, MacOS 27 Golden Gate, and the hottest new cell phone of the year, the Trump T1. Sponsored by: Notion: Try the...

Israel planning ‘extensive’ military operation in West Bank after settler attack

Four Palestinians and two Israelis killed and several hurt after armed settlers entered village with military supportIsrael has said it is preparing a major military operation in the West Bank after four Palestinians and two Israelis were killed...

Avatar: Seven Havens finally has a trailer and a release date of October 9

The post-apocalyptic tale takes place after the events of The Legend of Korra.

Trader Joe's New Dessert Find Has Customers Running To The Store — 'There Goes My Self Control'

That pounding you hear is the sound of Trader Joe's customers sprinting to pick up a new dessert item with nostalgic vibes. What could this must-have item be?

OpenAI’s own model went rogue before Kimi had Wall Street sweating

Chinese AI lab Moonshot’s open model Kimi went viral this week for reasons that had less to do with the model itself and more to do with how the U.S. AI industry reacted to it. Meanwhile, an unreleased OpenAI model wandered outside its test...

Target's Pokémon card changes are good news the 30th anniversary set

Supply and display changes might be good news for the hyped 30th anniversary TCG set that releases in September

Honda's Ridgeline is vanishing again—and this time it might not come back the same

Honda confirmed that a new Ridgeline is in the works, but the current model must step aside first.

You Can Now Verify Your Facebook Account With a Video Selfie

Upload a selfie video and earn a white check mark. But is that a good idea?

Dickover of the Week: Tomtoc

Here’s a real gem that a reader sent me. Tomtoc is a maker of laptop bags and sleeves. Visit their homepage and, of course, you’ll get a dickover asking you to join their mailing list “for exclusive updates and get a chance to win a free tech pouch...

Meta leaves RE100 clean energy pact after a decade as its gas buildout for AI outpaces renewables

Meta has withdrawn from RE100, the global corporate clean energy initiative it joined a decade ago as Facebook, after the Climate Group confirmed the company can no longer meet the programme’s technical criteria. The departure follows Meta’s...

Tour de France 2026: Pogacar devours Alpe d’Huez to win stage 19 and stretch lead – as it happened

Tadej Pogacar broke the record for the fastest Alpe d’Huez ascent, earning a dominant stage win and extending his GC lead beyond seven minutes127km to go No rest for the wicked, we’re straight on to the category Col Bayard, a 4.8km drag at...

When are the Shinier power hours in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3?

Shinier hours are coming on Saturday, July 25. Here's when they start, so you can grab your favorite sprites.

Here’s the latest.

Hackaday Podcast Episode 379: Driving E-ink DIY, NES on ESP, and the Other IRC

On this episode, Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi discuss their love of electronic paper, clunky cartridges, and keeping old games alive by any means possible. You’ll also hear …read more

iPhone exploit legal fight is really about who owns security research

A federal judge has ordered a public iPhone exploit taken offline after Magnet Forensics argued it wasn't independent security research at all, but instead a stolen trade secret.iPhone XU.S. District Judge Victoria Marie Calvert partially approved...

Inside The Mission To Turn Star Trek Into The Next Big Magic: The Gathering Set

The sci-fi expansion was made by Trekkies for Trekkies

A New Garmin Update Will Give You This Popular Feature for Free on the Cirqa Band

But this is a fishy sign for the future of Garmin's "subscription-free" promises.

Xbox 360 emulator found in recent Xbox Backward Compatability titles on PC

A dataminer has found evidence that Microsoft is already capable of bringing Xbox 360 games to PC.

Judge approves Apple's $250 million settlement offer over Siri lawsuit

A lawsuit over Apple's failure to deliver Apple Intelligence and Siri features is moving closer to a conclusion as a judge has provisionally approved the company's settlement offer.Apple has settled a class-action lawsuit over its delayed Siri...

Spider-Man Composer Is Reinventing Spidey Theme in Brand New Day

As any comic book reader can tell you, the subtitle of the latest Spider-Man movie, Brand New Day, comes from a 2008 Marvel Comics storyline. There Peter Parker genuinely undergoes a reinvention, a status quo shakeup after his longstanding marriage...

Splatoon Raiders Has A Loading Screen Secret That Can Crash The Game

Don't swirl too close to the sun

3 free, open-source apps to replace your subscriptions this weekend (July 24–26)

Three open-source apps, one weekend, and potentially hundreds of dollars saved down the line.

Your phone may not be as waterproof as you think — here's why IP68 can be misleading

Don't just jump straight into a pool with your phone, you savage.

Two dozen states sue Trump White House for politicizing Fema disaster aid

The 25 Democratic attorneys general say administration imposed ‘unlawful’ conditions on federal disaster grantsA group of 25 Democratic attorneys general led by California’s Rob Bonta are taking the Trump administration to court for imposing...

OpenAI wants your medical records, and says its AI is ‘better than clinician level’

OpenAI wants to be in the room for your next diagnosis. On Thursday it began rolling out ChatGPT Health to every logged-in US adult. The chatbot can now connect to your Apple Health data and medical records, the company said. It can then draw on...

6 Killed in West Bank Shooting, Officials Say, Among the Deadliest in Months

The authorities said four Palestinians and two Israelis were killed in the incident. The details of events remain unclear, with officials giving differing accounts.

The Time Pontiac Sent A Ringer To Journalists

A ringer is a modified press car meant to impress journalists with inflated performance specs. Here's the story of Pontiac's infamous ringer from the '60s.

★ Exactly Like Om Malik

Remembrances, tributes, and stories.

Remember Musk’s Suit Alleging a Conspiracy Between Apple and OpenAI?

Ashley Belanger, reporting for Ars Technica back in August 2025: After a public outburst over Grok’s App Store rankings, on Monday, Elon Musk followed through on his threat to sue Apple and OpenAI. At first, Musk appeared fixated on ChatGPT...

Meta launches a standalone Seller app for Facebook Marketplace with AI-powered listings

Meta has launched Seller, a standalone app built for people who sell regularly on Facebook Marketplace, giving them dedicated tools for managing listings, communicating with buyers, and tracking sales performance in a single place. The free app is...

Dithering: ‘Apple Sues OpenAI’

Tuesday’s episode of Dithering was a good one, especially for the DF audience, so we’ve moved it outside the paywall and made it free-to-listen on the web. (We don’t (yet?) have an RSS feed that you can put in your podcast player for these...

OpenAI Starts Cleaning Up the Utter Mess It Made of ChatGPT

Thibault “Tibo” Sottiaux, the OpenAI engineering lead who’s taking the most public credit for this and thus probably deserves the most blame, on Twitter/X: Evening! We’ve gotten lots of great feedback on the new ChatGPT desktop app (which we...

ArtfulType: Markdown Writing App for the 68K Macintosh

Sean Malseed — “Action Retro” on YouTube — created a Markdown editor for the original Macintosh. Source code on GitHub; intro video on YouTube. It’s written in C, not Pascal, and uses the modern Retro68 GCC-derived compiler. I absolutely love that...

MG Siegler: ‘OpenAI Makes ChatGPT ChatGPT Again’

MG Siegler, writing at Spyglass: In that light, we can see the dilemma. But there were also probably about a dozen better ways to do this roll-out — as highlighted by how fast they’re fixing these things — and they just missed the mark. While...

★ Mornings in Cupertino Have the Aroma of Napalm Once Again

I think maybe John Ternus is more of a “*Hey, what* would *Steve have done here?*” kind of guy. What would Steve Jobs do with this OpenAI situation? He’d go to war.

The MacRumors Show: Can OpenAI Really Beat the iPhone?

This week's episode of The MacRumors Show covers OpenAI's move into hardware and the trade secret lawsuit Apple filed against the company earlier this month. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos Apple sued OpenAI in...

I love the Galaxy Z Fold 8, but it's destined to be the next Galaxy Note Edge

Samsung's best foldable phone will never get the attention it deserves.

Marvel just announced the roster for it's new X-Men team

Maximum X-Men will see Storm, Wolverine, and more take the place of the Avengers after Armageddon in Marvel Comics.

Apple’s $250 million Siri settlement just got approved, here’s who gets paid

Apple’s $250 million class action lawsuit settlement over Siri and Apple Intelligence delays is moving through the court system. Here’s the latest news on how the $250 million will be distributed, who’s eligible, and more.

Charli xcx: does the new album live up to Brat? - The Latest

After a decade in the pop fringes, Charli xcx’s 2024 album Brat propelled her to global stardom: an acid-green ‘Brat summer’, a Glastonbury headline slot and brat as Collins’ word of the year.But how do you follow up the album that made you a...

Claude’s new voice mode isn’t chasing natural. It’s chasing your to-do list.

Anthropic wants you to talk to Claude, and then watch it act. On Thursday it upgraded Claude’s voice mode to run on its most capable models, Opus and Sonnet, the company announced. Voice mode launched last year, and until now it ran only on Haiku,...

Wildfires in France and Spain Drive Tens of Thousands From Their Homes

French officials ordered the evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula, a popular holiday destination. Fires west of Madrid were closing in on populated areas.

Sam Altman’s biometric startup World raises $52.5M via crypto sale

Sam Altman's side project — which seeks to scan the world's eyeballs and turn them into unique digital identifiers — has raised some fresh cash through a crypto sale.

Faced With Heat and Wildfires, France Turns to Spain to Learn How to Cope

A French government delegation will travel to its southern neighbor to learn how it copes with long spells of hot weather.

The Anbernic RG SP looks like an awesome update to one of the most iconic Game Boys of all time

The Anbernic RG SP has pretty much everything you want from a modern take on the Game Boy Advance SP.

World chess chief faces endgame after EU announces Russia war sanctions

Arkady Dvorkovich, a former Russian deputy prime minister, now faces an EU travel ban and asset freeze.

PlayStation Network outage leaves players dreading all-digital future

The PlayStation Network was down this morning, and players were unable to access their PlayStation games, stoking fears about an all-digital future.

Facebook Is Making Some Big Changes and Giving Marketplace Its Own App

About 430 million items are listed on Marketplace each month, according to Meta.

'Truth and Reconciliation' skulls and terminal locations in Halo Campaign Evolved

A guide on where to find all four collectibles in the "Truth and Reconciliation" mission in Halo: Campaign Evolved.

Patreon cut 20% of its staff. Its CEO insists AI isn’t replacing them.

Patreon is cutting a fifth of its staff. Its founder wants you to know it is not because of AI. On Thursday the creator-payments company laid off 93 people, about 20% of its workforce, as 404 Media first reported. Chief executive Jack Conte called...

From high heels to ‘Zara death pants’: how fashion falls foul of women’s safety

A physio, a tailor and a historian on the style trends that can put women in hospital and how to avoid the dangers“Buyer beware” is one of the oldest principles in English law. Now, a pair of wide legged trousers from Zara is bringing the phrase...

Steam makes Metal Gear Solid 1 free for limited time

In anticipation of Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Volume 2, fans can play the first game that brought the espionage series to 3D

I Projected 'The Odyssey' In 70mm. Here's Why It Proves Movies Are Back

There's been a lot of discussion around the best way to see The Odyssey, but what's it like to actually project it on film?

Missing Star Wars Cartoon Co-Created By George Lucas Will Finally Get Public Release

A selection of Star Wars Detours episodes will be viewable at Lucas' museum in Los Angeles

Lando Norris hits out at Formula One for putting money ahead of drivers

Many drivers also unhappy with new regulations‘F1’s gone too heavily led by the fact it’s a business’Lando Norris has delivered a scathing critique of Formula One and its management for prioritising making money over sporting considerations when...

3 fantastic Netflix documentaries to watch this weekend (July 24-26)

A twisted revenge plot, a Harry Styles' big night, and nature's greatest travelers—three Netflix docs worth your weekend.

The new Lola x Miffy digital camera is extremely cute and ships with a themed wrist charm

Let's be honest we mostly wrote about this because we think it's really cute.

This Costco Find Will Take Your Grilling Game To The Next Level This Summer (Under $12)

It doesn't take much to get your grill on, but a few tools are essential. This Costco find is an absolute steal and is sure to help you enjoy grilling season.

This Frozen Dessert Is Back At Trader Joe's And Fans Are Worried It'll Sell Out: 'My Store Only Had 2 Bags Left'

Trader Joe's debuted a frozen dessert earlier this year which sold out quickly. It has just returned but customers say they're flying off the shelves.

macOS 27 Beta Reworks Mail's Compose Window Around Siri AI

For macOS 27 Golden Gate, coming this fall, Apple appears to be testing a new formatting bar for the Mail app's compose window that promotes Apple Intelligence's Writing Tools and Siri AI, based on findings in the latest beta. Feature flags...

Meta wins dismissal of WhatsApp privacy suit as judge questions whistleblower detail

A federal judge has dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that Meta can read WhatsApp messages despite its end-to-end encryption promises, ruling that the complaint lacked sufficient detail about the basis for its whistleblower claims....

DOJ Drops Subpoenas of New York Times Journalists and Their Family Members

“Are you going to do this again?” the judge asked lawyers for the administration.

Things Are Getting Messier With the Explosive Diarrhea Parasite, as Officials Chase Down Multiple Outbreaks

The U.S. is experiencing at least four ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreaks, federal health officials have reported.

Meta launches Seller, a standalone app for Facebook Marketplace sellers

Facebook has launched a new app specifically to help Facebook Marketplace sellers manage their business and sales.

Microsoft is rewiring itself for the AI era, on offence and defence

Microsoft is remaking its own stack for the AI era, on both offence and defence. This week it moved on two fronts. It began pulling OpenAI’s models out of its most-used apps to cut costs. And it set a date to kill the text-message login, blaming a...

As US weighs response to Chinese AI, industry urges against broad open-weight restrictions

AI companies, including Nvidia and Mistral, urge policymakers to avoid broad restrictions on open-weight AI models as Washington debates responses to Chinese AI and alleged model distillation.

Will Ferrell’s son Magnus has socials swooning over new song, ‘Asleep Talking’

Will Ferrell’s musician son Magnus is finding a ne audience with his viral bedroom-pop single “Asleep Talking.”

5 San Diego Comic Con announcements we expect this weekend

What's next for Marvel, PlayStation, and more? Find out at SDCC 2026.