Thursday · July 9, 2026 Vol. I · No. 189
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Ducks match Leo Carlsson's $90 million offer sheet: Anaheim star tops list of NHL's highest-paid pl… Bucks Re-Sign Pete Nance To Two-Year Deal 3 things the Flyers can still do this offseason after not getting Leo Carlsson Report: ESPN, Adam Schefter are closing in on a "long-term extension" Jazz Notes: Peterson, George, Summer League, Trade Exception Muchova beats Gauff after epic tie-break to set up all-Czech Wimbledon final Lakers view remaining roster spots as ‘critical’ to team success Ex-Olympian pleads not guilty to Reflecting Pool vandalism charges Ducks match Leo Carlsson's $90 million offer sheet: Anaheim star tops list of NHL's highest-paid pl… Bucks Re-Sign Pete Nance To Two-Year Deal 3 things the Flyers can still do this offseason after not getting Leo Carlsson Report: ESPN, Adam Schefter are closing in on a "long-term extension" Jazz Notes: Peterson, George, Summer League, Trade Exception Muchova beats Gauff after epic tie-break to set up all-Czech Wimbledon final Lakers view remaining roster spots as ‘critical’ to team success Ex-Olympian pleads not guilty to Reflecting Pool vandalism charges

Hardware & Devices

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You can snap up a Lego Hubble set before the real one burns up in the atmosphere

The $140, 1,252-piece Hubble Telescope Lego set goes on sale on August 1.

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Sony's RX10 V superzoom finally arrives with a new design and 4K 120p video

Sony has finally unveiled the RX10 V superzoom with a 24-600mm zoom lens and 20.1-megapixel 1-inch sensor.

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Claude's new Reflect dashboard wants to help you log off of Claude

The Claude Reflect dashboard is like a mix of Spotify Wrapped and the screen time tool on your phone.

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New York is the first US state to ban smart glasses in all its courthouses

New York has banned smart glasses in all 1,240 state, county, city, town and village courts.

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Here's how to block Meta from using your Instagram pictures for its AI

Meta has automatically opted all public accounts into its Muse Image AI.

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Alienware 34 QD-OLED review: An ultrawide showcase for Samsung's latest display tech

Alienware's latest 34-inch ultrawide gaming monitor is far brighter than before, and it can finally handle text without fringing.

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I quite fancy a Slate EV in a Crayola crayon color

Slate's barebones EV trucks lack whimsy, which is why the company has teamed up with Crayola.

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SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.5, its first built with Cursor's help

SpaceXAI has rolled out Grok 4.5, the first model it trained with Cursor.

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Oh look, the BBC and Channel 4 are in talks to merge streaming services... yet again

The BBC wanted to launch a UK-wide streaming service with ITV and Channel 4 in 2007... and again in 2017... will the third time be the charm?

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NHTSA calls out autonomous cars for interfering with first responders

The NHTSA says it identified a 'pattern of driverless AVs' interfering with first responders. It's now demanding a solution from AV makers.

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Volkswagen is employing 100 sheep at a solar farm in Poland

It's more of a baa-ter arrangement.

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Elon Musk says X will DM you about posts that receive a Community Note

The social platform wants its crowd-sourced corrections to be harder to ignore.

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Judge approves $1.5 million SEC-Musk settlement over Twitter investment

The opinion says whether it's fair is 'for our citizenry to decide at the ballot box.'

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Microsoft reportedly cancels Avowed sequel as Obsidian focuses on a Fallout game

The Fallout: New Vegas developer has not escaped Microsoft's Xbox layoffs unscathed.

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FTC reaches settlement that brings right-to-repair to John Deere farm equipment

The FTC sued the famed green tractor company last year.

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PC shipments just fell for the first time in two years, thanks to the memory shortage

PC shipments are falling, but revenue for manufacturers is still rising.

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Valve Steam Machine review: This would've been perfect five years ago

The Steam Machine isn't worth the price that Valve is asking.

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Apple's Widow's Bay has the most Emmy noms of any new show this year

The horror-comedy series Widow's Bay earned 19 Emmy nominations for its first season.

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Roku is the most popular streaming TV, but lacking more than you think

The company's streaming devices aren't quite keeping up with competitors in several important categories.

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Waymo will soon go fully autonomous in four more cities

Waymo will ditch human supervisors in San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa and Denver.

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ChatGPT's new voice mode will slow down if you tell it to

OpenAI's new voice mode for ChatGPT will acknowledge you as you speak, and slow down if you ask it to.

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Google announces new 'Video Remix' feature its for AI subscribers

It allows you to reimagine videos stored in Google Photos using Gemini Omni.

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Amazon is reportedly working on a more powerful agentic Alexa assistant

Amazon is working on a project codenamed 'Moonraker' that would enable the AI assistant to handle multi-step tasks more effectively.

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Official renders for Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 8, Watch 9, Watch 2 Ultra and Z Fold 8 leak

Renders of multiple new Samsung devices have arrived a few weeks before the company's next Unpacked event.