Friday · July 10, 2026 Vol. I · No. 190
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Virtus Bologna officially signs Kessler Edwards Crypto defies equity weakness as altcoin optimism builds into the weekend Barcelona extends Joel Parra through 2030 Panathinaikos AKTOR officially signs Isaac Bonga for three years Paulius Jankunas named 2025-26 Gianluigi Porelli EuroLeague Executive of the Year Olimpia Milano in advanced talks with Garrison Mathews Dimitris Itoudis: “I am in favor of the return of the Russian teams” UFC 329 Odds: Benoit Saint Denis Still Favored Over Paddy Pimblett as Line Tightens Virtus Bologna officially signs Kessler Edwards Crypto defies equity weakness as altcoin optimism builds into the weekend Barcelona extends Joel Parra through 2030 Panathinaikos AKTOR officially signs Isaac Bonga for three years Paulius Jankunas named 2025-26 Gianluigi Porelli EuroLeague Executive of the Year Olimpia Milano in advanced talks with Garrison Mathews Dimitris Itoudis: “I am in favor of the return of the Russian teams” UFC 329 Odds: Benoit Saint Denis Still Favored Over Paddy Pimblett as Line Tightens

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Technology · Software & Apps

Trump admin abandons fight against wind energy as clean energy output surges

Legal victories have dampened the Trump admin’s efforts to halt wind and solar power.

Technology · Hardware & Devices

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds trailer has plenty of callbacks to its 1960s origins

Here's a new trailer for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which premiers July 23rd.

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SpaceX to acquire AI coding platform Cursor for $60 billion

Separately, neither could compete. Now they hope they can.

Technology · Hardware & Devices

It's time to dump Roku

I'm so done with Roku.

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Leaked financial docs show OpenAI is losing billions of dollars a year

Audited accounting shows growing revenues being dwarfed by R&D, other expenses.

Technology · Hardware & Devices

Why your Fire TV Stick might be slowing down (and how to fix it)

Yes, first unplug it and plug it back in. But after that, here's what you can try to fix your slow Fire TV Stick.

Technology · Hardware & Devices

Roblox rolls out its new age-gated account tiers globally

Age-gated tiers are the latest tactic Roblox is trying to keep kids safe on its platform.

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Commodore made a social media-banishing flip phone

The Commodore Callback 8020 is a nostalgic rejection of modern smartphones.

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SpaceX is buying AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion

SpaceX is buying Cursor to bolster the capabilities of xAI.

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Xbox Game Pass additions for late June include EA Sports FC 26 and RV There Yet?

Xbox Game Pass additions for late June include EA Sports FC 26 and RV There Yet?

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Mobileye is entering the US robotaxi market with standalone service

The service will leverage its Moovit platform to launch in an a US city in 2027.

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Insta360 Luna Ultra review: Let the gimbal camera wars begin

Insta360's first gimbal camera is a high-powered Osmo Pocket rival that you can actually buy.

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Italy is probing Apple over iCloud services like iPhone backups

Apple is being investigated by the EU again, this time over its iCloud service.

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The Ars Technica 2026 Reader Survey: Let your voice be heard!

Tell us how you read Ars, and what you'd like to see more (or less!) of on the front page.

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What that small flashing dot on your Samsung phone is trying to tell you

That small flashing dor on your Samsung phone's screen prevents accidental presses while you're on a call.

Technology · Cybersecurity

New Rokarolla Android Malware Steals PINs, SMS Codes, and Crypto Wallet Funds

Security researchers at Zimperium's zLabs have documented a new Android banking trojan, Rokarolla, that targets 217 banking and cryptocurrency apps and packs 137 remote commands. …

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Microsoft's new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop cost $500 and $600 more than their predecessors

Microsoft's new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop are about 50 to 60 percent more expensive than the previous generation. Thanks, AI!

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AWE 2026: Live updates from keynotes by Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, Google and Qualcomm at the XR show

We're liveblogging the AWE XR 2026 event, focusing on Snap CEO Evan Spiegel's keynote and Qualcomm's immediately after. Come join us!

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Five big questions about the UK's under-16s social media ban

A ban is coming - but it's still not clear what it will mean for sites including Roblox, YouTube and WhatsApp.

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India temporarily blocks Telegram, claiming it was done to prevent exam fraud

India has temporarily blocked Telegram, claiming it's to prevent cheating on a crucial entrance exam.

Technology · Cybersecurity

Survey: 94% of Incidents Involve Anonymized Infrastructure. Teams Are Still Reactive

Security teams have never had more IP data at their disposal. Every day, analysts ingest enrichment feeds, geolocation data, reputation scores, telemetry, and threat intelligence …

Technology · Software & Apps

Critical Copilot vulnerability allowed hackers to seal 2FA code from users

SearchLeak exploit shows why the industry's approach to LLM security fails over and over.

Technology · Hardware & Devices

Meta's Threads app now has half a billion monthly users

Almost three years in, Meta's X competitor is still growing.

Technology · Cybersecurity

Attackers Exploit Three Fortinet FortiSandbox Flaws, One Patched Last Week

Bad actors are exploiting multiple security vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiSandbox, according to threat intelligence firm Defused Cyber. In a post shared on X, the company said …