Thursday · July 9, 2026 Vol. I · No. 189
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Cowboys 2026 roster rundown: OLB Rashan Gary Celtics Waive Dalano Banton Two Groups Competing To Buy Seahawks Ty Simpson compares learning Sean McVay's offense to 'drinking from a fire hydrant' Video: Mbappe’s first World Cup penalty miss puts him alongside Benzema in unwanted France record ‘There is a magnificent balance’: how Spain built a record-breaking defence Retroid Pocket 5 and Flip 2 are getting a spec bump, but will cost $10 more after July 14 Warriors, Charles Bassey Agree To One-Year Deal Cowboys 2026 roster rundown: OLB Rashan Gary Celtics Waive Dalano Banton Two Groups Competing To Buy Seahawks Ty Simpson compares learning Sean McVay's offense to 'drinking from a fire hydrant' Video: Mbappe’s first World Cup penalty miss puts him alongside Benzema in unwanted France record ‘There is a magnificent balance’: how Spain built a record-breaking defence Retroid Pocket 5 and Flip 2 are getting a spec bump, but will cost $10 more after July 14 Warriors, Charles Bassey Agree To One-Year Deal

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Sony releases trailer for Taika Waititi's Klara and the Sun

Tonally, the trailer gives strong vibes akin to the director's 2016 feature Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

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How to burst the AI bubble: Strike at its roots

Sci-fi author/tech journalist Cory Doctorow on his new book, The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI.

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Steam Machine launches with £879 price tag as Valve cites component costs

Valve said the cost of its PC-console hybrid reflects a broader trend of component costs rising over time.

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With Starfall, SpaceX eyes an edge in global cargo delivery from orbit

The purpose of Starfall is to support the "transport and delivery of goods through space."

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How 100 hospitals switched to pen and paper to defeat a national cyber-attack

For four days, dozens of Romanian hospitals went offline, as cyber-experts sought to defeat the hackers.

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Millions of iCloud users could claim share of £3bn after Apple case given UK green light

Apple rejected the suggestion its practices are anti-competitive, saying many customers rely on third-party alternatives.

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GM installs robots at flagship EV factory after laying off 1,300 workers

US autoworkers union warns of robot automation as dark factory future looms.

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Report: Kennedy Space Center not ready for era of super heavy rockets

SpaceX has told NASA it plans to launch Starship every eight days from Kennedy.

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Man used massage gun on his tired eyeballs. It went as well as you'd expect.

He had retinal tears and bruises from squishing his eyeballs with the gun.

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Polymarket's viral videos showed people winning big, but the bets were fake

"Winning" bets were made on cloned website and would have lost money, WSJ finds.

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Following user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs

Critics saw the move as an underhanded way to steer them toward more costly chips.

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Valve's Steam Machine ships June 29 for $1,049, but you probably won't be able to buy one yet

Valve says it's using a randomized purchase queue to make the experience "less frustrating and more fair."

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Doorbell cam filmed Tesla Autopilot crash that killed woman in her home

Tesla touts Autopilot as lifesaving a day after grandmother died in crash.

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WhatsApp to be led by Indian start-up founder as Will Cathcart steps back

WhatsApp's leadership shake-up comes as Meta looks to strengthen its app's already booming presence in India.

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WhatsApp to be led by Indian start-up founder as Will Cathcart steps back

WhatsApp's leadership shake-up comes as Meta looks to strengthen its app's already booming presence in India.

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Lucid lays off 1,500 workers in second big cut of the year

The cuts and redundancies are part of a plan to "simplify the company," the CEO says.

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A US military exercise in space got underway with barely anyone noticing

The Space Force wants to cut the time to field new satellites from years to weeks, days, or hours.

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1,250 hp hybrid Corvette shatters the Pikes Peak production record

The high-altitude race is a unique test of car and driver.

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This former hacker saw the light—and now wants to collect all of it

"I don’t know of a bigger question we can answer as humans."

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How Anthropic may have talked itself into an AI export ban

The company warned about dangers of advanced AI far more than rival OpenAI.

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It's not just about nudity warns actress - the complex reality of images and online abuse

Tech companies and authorities are failing women by focusing on nudity rather than consent, says a report by Chayn.

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It's not just about nudity warns actress - the complex reality of images and online abuse

Tech companies and authorities are failing women by focusing on nudity rather than consent, says a report by Chayn.

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Trump admin’s coal investments assist plants with repeated violations

At least three coal plants have been repeatedly cited for violating environmental regulations.

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Review: Widow's Bay is a boldly original take on comedic horror

An eminently binge-able series that honors classic horror tropes while reinventing them in surprising ways