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The Nintendo Switch 2 is easier to find than ever. Perhaps we've been thinking the same thing, you and I. That there won't be a long-standing drought of Nintendo Switch 2 availability after all. The console has been easy to buy online from several retailers this week, including Best Buy, Target, and Walmart. Amazon, which didn't sell the Switch 2 at launch, is currently selling it by invitation on... View Source

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the fall in Intel shares after the company’s earnings failed to convince investors that its turnaround plans are working. Plus, Tesla is reported to be launching its robotaxi service in San Francisco this weekend. And Skydance and Paramount get the go-ahead from the Trump administration to close their merger. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

It seems like LeBron James' legal team has been trying to stop the spread of viral AI videos featuring the basketball star. As 404 Media reported, a law firm representing James has sent a cease and desist letter to a person behind an AI platform that allowed Discord users to make AI videos of James and other NBA stars. As 404 noted, these videos have been circulating for awhile but it's... View Source

A Vega C rocket is scheduled to launch the MicroCarb carbon dioxide mapper and four Earth-observation satellites tonight from South America, and you can watch it live... View Source

In March, charging giant Anker announced it would spin out its 3D printer business into an "independent sub-brand," stating that the new EufyMake would "continue to provide comprehensive customer service and support" for its original 3D printers the AnkerMake M5 and M5C. Now, the 3D printing community is wondering whether that was all a euphemism for exiting the 3D printer business. eufyMake is no... View Source

Tyler Winklevoss has redoubled his war of words against JPMorgan Chase &Co., accusing the firm of pausing the onboarding of his crypto exchange Gemini as a customer because of his recent criticism of the bank... View Source

Apple has announced that Pluribus, a new science fiction drama from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, will premiere on Apple TV+ on November 7. Gilligan was confirmed to be working on the project back in 2022, when Better Call Saul's Rhea Seehorn was also announced as its primary star. Alongside the premiere date, Apple also released a short (somewhat ominous) teaser for the series that sh... View Source

Astronomers think small space rocks from beyond our solar system routinely strike Earth—but proving it isn’t easy... View Source

DJI barely sells drones in the United States anymore. The shelves are bare; resellers are jacking up prices. It appears an unofficial ban at US customs is to blame. But on Amazon, you can now buy a drone that's a a dead ringer for the DJI Mini 4 Pro - the SkyRover X1 - for a reasonable $758. And that's probably because DJI made it happen. There's evidence suggesting so, and DJI was not able to imm... View Source

Mark Zuckerberg has named Shengjia Zhao, an artificial intelligence researcher who joined Meta Platforms Inc. from OpenAI in June, as the chief scientist for the social media company’s new superintelligence AI group... View Source

Elden Ring Nightreign is finally adding a two-player co-op mode on July 30. Prior to this, FromSoftware's spinoff could only be played solo or with three players. The so-called Duo Expeditions come as part of patch 1.02. This is something fans have been asking for, as not everybody has two friends available at once to tackle a tough-as-nails 3D adventure. FromSoftware has released a trailer t... View Source

NASA/Jonny Kim NASA and its partners have supported humans continuously living and working in space since November 2000. A truly global endeavor, the International Space Station has been visited by more than 280 people from 23 countries and a variety of international and commercial spacecraft. The unique microgravity laboratory has hosted more than 4,000 experiments from more than 5,000 researcher... View Source

Aging is a complex process that plays out differently across different organs, according to growing evidence... View Source

As promised, Apple has finally revealed Pluribus, a new show from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan that’s coming to Apple TV Plus. In addition to a very brief teaser involving some gross donut behavior, the streamer also confirmed that the show will premiere on November 7th. The show has been in the works for a while, as Apple first announced that it had picked up a Gilligan project back in 202... View Source

Following the success of Fallout, Amazon is turning its attention to another video game adaptation. The company is reportedly developing a series based on the Wolfenstein franchise with the help of some of the creative team behind Fallout, according to Variety. The details of how the Wolfenstein show will adapt the alternate history action of the games are still under wraps, but the subject m... View Source

Unlike other superhero superstars, the Fanastic Four have traditionally struggled with the transition to the big screen... View Source

This week, I take a look at the surprisingly strong state of Google, Meta gets a new chief AI researcher, and more. If you haven't already, be sure to check out this week's Decoder episode about deepfakes and where they are headed. Also, do you use an AI coding tool like Cursor or GitHub Copilot? I'd love to know what works and what doesn't… "I think we are doing very well through this moment" Aft... View Source

Tea, an app that claims to help women "make sure your date is safe, not a catfish and not in a relationship," is experiencing a security breach. 404 Media reports that a database posted on 4chan allowed anyone to access users' data. (It's since been removed.) The dataset included thousands of images, including driver's licenses. 4chan users claimed the data came from an ex... View Source

The four members of SpaceX's Crew-10 mission on the Expedition 73 crew began packing for home, while also calling down to Earth to share their ongoing work aboard the ISS... View Source

Streaming has become a tangled web of subscriptions, and now Comcast says it can help by putting all your services into one hub. Comcast is launching a new hub on its set-top boxes, called the StreamStore, where you can buy and manage subscriptions for more than 450 streaming apps and channels. The StreamStore lives within Xfinity’s Xumo Stream Box and on X1 devices. It’s also available on the web... View Source

The top US talent agency for virtual anime stars shut down this week, with clients saying the company withheld hundreds of thousands of dollars... View Source

VSCO, the photo filter and editing app that spawned an entire culture, has released a dedicated camera app called VSCO Capture. The free iOS‑only app is a camera with live previews where users can choose from over 50 different presets with real‑time film effects and manual settings like shutter speed and exposure for fine‑tuning. The app takes the guesswork out of how your photo will look after yo... View Source

Activists around the world are calling attention to harassment they’ve faced on Meta’s platforms. More than 90 percent of land and environmental defenders surveyed by Global Witness, a nonprofit organization that also tracks the murders of environmental advocates, reported experiencing some kind of online abuse or harassment connected to their work. Facebook was the most-cited platform, followed b... View Source

On July 31, WIRED’s global editorial director discusses the world of wellness—and beyond—with WIRED reporters... View Source

Microsoft Corp. is investigating whether a leak from its early alert system for cybersecurity companies allowed Chinese hackers to exploit flaws in its SharePoint service before they were patched, according to people familiar with the matter... View Source

I’m too tired to write this review. Last week, I penned a work-in-progress version because I hadn’t yet spent enough time to fully explore the new features Samsung packed into the Galaxy Watch 8. One of those features is the new AI-powered running guidance, which I followed. I have run more in the past week than I ever have before. In my life. Ever. But I’m pretty sure my editors would still appre... View Source

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft launches NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station on Friday, March 14, 2025, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/Aubrey Gemignani NASA invites the public to participate as virtual guests in the launch of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. NASA ast... View Source

New iPhones for the AI era. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge The wait is over — kind of. Apple’s iPhone 16 series is now widely available, including the kinda affordable 16E, and its much-hyped Apple Intelligence has arrived courtesy of iOS 18.1. But if you’re expecting a new kind of iPhone experience, well, I have some bad news for you. The AI features introduced in iOS 18.1 and more recen... View Source

E-commerce startup OpenStore is slashing its valuation from nearly $1 billion to just $50 million in a new round of funding as it prepares to narrow its focus to building up menswear brand Jack Archer... View Source

After several generations of iterative updates, it feels like Samsung tossed the Galaxy Z Fold 7 into a Hyperbolic Time Chamber to create a stunning device that's leaner, stronger and more powerful than before. The best part though is the phone looks and functions just like a regular handset now that there’s less bulk to lug around. But at a moment's notice, it can go Super Saiyan by opening up to... View Source

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft, stands in a vertical position at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.SpaceX Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This launch is the 33rd SpaceX commercial resupp... View Source

James Gunn knows that most people are familiar with Superman's origin story, which is why DC Studios' new feature about the Man of Steel opens at a point when he has already become a world famous superhero. Instead of rehashing the tragic beats of Krypton's destruction, the movie is punctuated with moments that show you how deeply Superman cherishes the few remaining pieces of his homeworld. He lo... View Source

Websites like Polygon and Kotaku are facing huge challenges, opening opportunities for newcomers... View Source

CRISPR gene-editing therapy has shown great potential to treat and even cure diseases, but scientists are now discovering how it can be used to prevent them as well. A team of researchers found a way to edit a single gene in a mosquito that prevented it from transmitting malaria, according to a paper published in Nature. These genetically modified mosquitos could eventually be released into the wi... View Source

3 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA test pilot Nils Larson walks around an F-15B research aircraft for a rehearsal flight supporting the agency’s Quesst mission at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The flight was part of a full-scale dress rehearsal for Phase 2 of the mission, which will eventually measure quiet sonic th... View Source

Tesla doubled the service area in Austin and might have tripled the number of vehicles from 11-15 to 35 in July, 2025. This means that Tesla has one third of the fleet compared to the 100 Waymo in Austin. Tesla will also ad 10-15 this weekend in San Francisco. This is reported by financial analyst ... Read more... View Source

Here’s how the new tetrahedron-based design for the “Trionda” soccer ball may affect next year’s big game... View Source

US national debt currently exceeds $36 trillion, but if you want to toss a few extra dollars of your own money to try and help bring that down, you can now do so from a Venmo account, as spotted by NPR’s Jack Corbett. You can see the Venmo payment option on the Treasury Department’s “Gifts to Reduce the Public Debt” website. There are also options to pay from a bank account, a PayPal account, or w... View Source

Shares of International Business Machines Corp. declined the most since April 2024 after the company reported weaker-than-expected sales in its closely watched software segment, disappointing investors who have grown increasingly optimistic about the business... View Source

Samsung’s annual foldable refresh includes a trio of devices this year. While the Z Fold 7 comes with a top-tier processor and cameras, the Z Flip 7 carries over many technical details from its predecessor. In fact, the most significant upgrade this year is a more expansive front display, or Flex Window, as the company prefers to call it. Samsung has also, somehow, added an even bigger battery to... View Source

Lyft is partnering with Benteler Mobility to launch a self-driving shuttle service. In late 2026, Lyft plans to deploy the company’s all-electric Holon Urban shuttles in airports and cities around the US, allowing users to book trips from its ride-sharing app. Holon, a subsidiary of Benteler, says its rectangular bus has enough room to fit up to 15 people. With a max speed of 37MPH, the self-drivi... View Source

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Meta will stop allowing political advertising on its platforms in the European Union as of October 2025, blaming the EU’s new "unworkable" transparency rules for what it called a "difficult decision." In a statement released by the company on Friday, Meta said the EU’s incoming Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising (TTPA) regulations presented it with "signif... View Source

Tesla will start supervised Robotaxi service in San Francisco this weekend. There will be a safety driver will be in the front seat with full access to the wheel and brake. There will be a steady series of announcements as safety riders and safety drivers are removed, service areas are expanded, ramping of cars and ... Read more... View Source

Tens of millions of people are already under heat alerts, and the worst is yet to come... View Source

Battery not included. I get a lot of odd pitches in my inbox, but “9V battery-flavored corn chips” still stopped me in my tracks. My mind was ringing with questions (What? Who? Why!?!), but most importantly: What are they going to taste like? This limited edition flavor comes from Rewind, a new brand launching in Europe, starting with the Netherlands, promising to blend “nostalgia with exciting fl... View Source

Meta Platforms Inc. will stop selling political and issue-focused advertising in the European Union, citing new regulations that the company believes creates “an untenable level of complexity and legal uncertainty.”... View Source

Google has announced that it has signed a global commercial partnership with Milan-based startup Energy Dome and has also invested in its long duration energy storage (LDES) tech for renewable energy. The deal, its first investment in LDES tech, entails using Energy Dome's carbon dioxide battery for the grids that power Google’s operations around the world. Batteries are used to keep excess e... View Source

The Bluetti AC2P is perfect for camping trips and unexpected power outages. | Image: The Verge We’re in the middle of prime camping season, when the days are longer and the temperatures are warmer. While it’s the perfect time to unplug, you don’t have to go completely off the grid, as Bluetti’s AC2P Portable Power Station can power your essential gadgets when no traditional power sources are avail... View Source

Lyft Inc. is partnering with Benteler Group, an Austria-based manufacturer, to deploy autonomous shuttles in the US in late 2026, trying to catch up with rival Uber Technologies Inc. in offering driverless rides... View Source

The Brave web browser and the ad-blocker AdGuard have both announced that they are blocking Microsoft Recall by default. For the uninitiated, Recall is an AI-powered tool that accompanies Windows 11 and it records everything on a PC's screen. It's pretty obvious why a privacy-minded web browser like Brave and an ad-blocker would make this move. AdGuard said the decision was made due to a... View Source

Elden Ring Nightreign is finally getting a two-player mode. FromSoftware announced on Friday that it’s adding “Duo Expeditions” in a patch coming on July 30th, allowing you to take on enemies across Limveld with one other friend. Since Elden Ring Nightreign’s launch in May, the title has only let you play by yourself or in a group of three. Elden Ring Nightreign director Junya Ishizaki told IGN la... View Source

The biggest tech companies are warring over who’s responsible for children’s safety online, with billions of dollars in fines on the line as states rapidly pass conflicting laws requiring companies to verify users’ ages... View Source

We’ve been playing around with the developer betas of Apple’s latest software, and now that we’ve spent time with iOS 26, Liquid Glass and more on actual devices, we have thoughts. From representation in Genmoji and Live Translation adventures to Apple Intelligence musings, our hosts Cherlynn Low and Mat Smith share what you can expect on your iPhones later this year. We also go over our reviews o... View Source

Back in 2024, we described how the then-new iOS 18 enabled you to tint your homescreen icons, allowing you to tweak the look of your iPhone's display. Now, with Apple's introduction of its Liquid Glass design for iOS 26, you can make your icons completely clear (assuming you're a fan of the new invisible look). The process of customizing your icons works exactly the same as it did for the tint: Lo... View Source

US stocks edged higher on Friday, continuing a record-breaking climb as investors examined the latest earnings reports and President Donald Trump downplayed his clash with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell... View Source

New Jersey citizens will now be able to flash their driver's license from their smartphones after Governor Phil Murphy signed a digital ID measure into law, joining the ranks of over a dozen other states to do so. The law also allows for digital non‑driver identification cards for those without driver's licenses. The bill also enshrines privacy and security protocols for those using the... View Source

This deal is on the platinum white model only. | Image: The Verge The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 has long been a Verge-favorite gaming laptop, and we consider it to be the very best one that you can buy. This year, the lineup became even more powerful and spec-packed while still retaining the low-profile and portable 14-inch design that initially drew us to it. If you’re looking to make an upgrade soon... View Source

Tech startups are spending big on advanced factories and weapons production. Customers are not guaranteed ... View Source

The annoying thing about coffee is that its ideal temperature is fleeting. Get caught up in a particularly lively debate in your morning meeting and by the time you return to your cup of joe, it’s cooled right down. That’s where Ember’s smart heated mugs come in, and right now one of its best models is $30 off. The Ember Travel Mug 2 — this one is the 12-ounce variant — usually costs $130, but rig... View Source

Viewership data for comedy specials reveals why Netflix can see a future with podcasts on the service... View Source

The third Samsung Galaxy Unpacked of 2025 fell right after the July 4 holiday in the US and smack in the middle of Amazon's Prime Day week. With all that was going on, you might have missed not only the new around the hardware launch, but also the opportunity to consider buying them.  At Unpacked, Samsung announced three new wearables: the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic, the Galaxy Watch 8 and an upd... View Source

Wristy business. I'm just getting acquainted with Gemini on the Pixel Watch I'm wearing when it tells me that there's a kind of pastry called "nun's farts." This relationship is off to a good start. "Nun's farts" was a totally appropriate response, by the way. I'd asked it for a list of pastries with silly names, prompted by a question from my 3-year-old. But my first reaction - right after "That'... View Source

Charter Communications Inc. shares tumbled after the company reported it lost more internet customers than expected during the second quarter amid increased pressure from mobile companies’ 5G and fiber home internet offerings... View Source

The US Senate has granted the Internet Archive federal depository status, making it officially part of an 1,100-library network that gives the public access to government documents, KQED reported. The designation was made official in a letter from California Senator Alex Padilla to the Government Publishing Office that oversees the network. "The Archive's digital-first approach makes it... View Source

A neurologist explains why weather changes from heat waves to thunderstorms might bring on painful headaches... View Source

Apple has had two months to refine Liquid Glass since introducing the design language at WWDC. It's dialed the effect back, then amped it back up. It's addressed some of the biggest complaints - the Control Center, for one - and left us to live with some of the others. So after all the tweaks, how is everyone feeling about it? This week on The Vergecast, Victoria Song and Antonio G. Di Benedetto j... View Source

Jason Thomas, head of global research and investment strategy at Carlyle, examines the level of investment in artificial intelligence among the big tech companies and the significance of that spending on equity and bond markets and the overall US economy. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

When Porsche first unveiled the new 911 GTS, it's safe to say that there weren't many people on planet Earth pining for a hybrid 911. The idea of one of the world's most iconic sports cars taking a cue from the humble Toyota Prius is a concept that's a little hard for the average auto enthusiast to get their head around. But they should try, because the technology that Porsche... View Source

The LHCb experiment has observed a new difference between matter and antimatter in particles called baryons... View Source

Turns out, Cheez-Its have antioxidants. If I were to believe the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8, I don't eat enough fruits and vegetables. Normally, smartwatches don't make judgments about your nutritional intake. But this year, Samsung introduced a new experimental feature called Antioxidant Index. Using blue, yellow, and infrared LEDs, the watch's sensor can pick up carotenoid levels in your skin. (Caro... View Source

The head of Chicago’s biggest energy supplier has called for new rules to curb the impact of the artificial intelligence boom on consumers’ electricity bills... View Source

At the start of the year, President Trump announced his AI Action Plan, an initiative he said would eventually enact policy that would "enhance America's position as an AI powerhouse." Now, after months of consultation with industry players like Google and OpenAI, the administration has finally shared the specific actions it plans to take.    Notably, the framework se... View Source

Observations of a baby star may show the earliest stages of planet formation that astronomers have ever seen... View Source

Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature, that automatically screenshots nearly everything on a Copilot Plus PC, is meeting resistance from app developers. Signal kicked off a trend of blocking Recall earlier this year, with AdGuard and the Brave browser now also blocking the Windows AI feature. AdGuard calls Recall a “privacy concern” in a blog post outlining why it’s blocking Microsoft’s AI tool... View Source

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Ellen Huet considers the effects of the competition for supremacy among artificial intelligence companies... View Source

A few months since WWDC 2025, and Apple is shifting its OS update from developers to brave members of the public. Yesterday, the company launched the public beta version of all its operating systems, now all under the umbrella of "26", making my job a little bit easier. I’ve been testing the iOS 26 beta, which (like the rest) centers on a major design shift to Liquid Glass, with transpar... View Source

Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science Hubble Science Science Themes Science Highlights Science Behind Discoverie... View Source

Think: subzero temperatures, bone-rattling storms and mysteries about the future of our planet under the ice... View Source

US President Donald Trump’s AI Action Plan unveiled this week is set to be a positive driver for data center projects in Asia, a Singapore-based industry executive said... View Source

Sonos’ Very Bad 2024 is well documented. Its redesigned app endured a disastrous launch, to the extent that it was initially fundamentally broken. The company was then forced to delay two product launches in order to fix the botched software that its devices are so reliant on. And in the wake of the mess, the company’s then CEO Patrick Spence stepped down at the beginning of 2025. He was replaced... View Source

New deep-brain-stimulation implants for Parkinson’s disease can listen in on brain waves and adapt to treat symptoms. Can this approach target other conditions?... View Source

A US district court judge has withdrawn his decision in a biopharma securities case after lawyers noted that his opinion referenced fake quotes and other erroneous case information — mistakes mirroring errors in other legal cases that have been attributed to artificial intelligence tools. In a letter sent to New Jersey Judge Julien Xavier Neals, lawyer Andrew Lichtman said that there was a “series... View Source

Unitree Robotics is marketing one of the world’s first humanoid robots for under $6,000, drastically reducing the entry price for what’s expected to grow into a whole wave of versatile AI machines for the workplace and home... View Source

2024 was an awful year for Sonos. Its long-awaited entry into a crowded headphones market was eclipsed by a bungled app launch which had a knock-on effect that impacted everything the company had planned to do for the rest of the year. Plus, those Ace headphones were missing a major feature. One year later, that TrueCinema spatial audio enhancement is finally ready. And with that update, Sonos add... View Source

Household energy expenses will rise, as will greenhouse gas emissions, as a result of the Trump administration's One Big Beautiful Bill Act... View Source

The improved AI wallpapers now let you prompt with anything you like. Google has released a new version of ChromeOS that allows you to sync desktops between devices, ideal for anyone who works across more than one Chromebook. It also significantly improves the AI wallpapers available on Chromebook Plus laptops with a completely freeform prompting field. Desk sync is designed to help you pick up wh... View Source

A rift is opening between top managers at United Group BV, a sprawling European telecom and media firm, and private equity owner BC Partners LLP after the alternative asset manager fired the company’s founder and chief executive officer... View Source

Tonal, the wall‑mounted smart gym, has introduced a new feature that the company says uses "cutting‑edge AI" to improve your workouts. The feature is called Daily Lift, and it analyzes your recent lifts and recovery, then builds a personalized workout plan that adapts to you daily. Every day, a user can pull up a customized strength-training session that is based on their most recent dat... View Source

Scientists are racing to learn as much as possible about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS before it fades from view forever... View Source

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. shares fell the most in almost four months after reporting operating profit that fell short of projections, even as the Japanese carmaker said it will see some relief from reduced tariffs on US car imports... View Source

As a long-time Mint user, I was frustrated to say the least when news broke at the end of 2023 that Intuit would shut Mint down. I, like millions of others, enjoyed how easily Mint allowed us to track all accounts in one place and monitor credit scores. I also used it regularly to track spending, set goals like pay my mortgage down faster and with general money management.So I set out to find the... View Source

Neuroscientists have found that the brain can wake up in different ways, explaining why some mornings feel like a dream and some feel like a disaster... View Source

The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia... View Source

Nuclear power has long been on the decline, its share of the world’s electricity generation halving from 18% in the mid-1990s to 9% today. Now there are signs of a revival... View Source

ExpressVPN has released a new patch for its Windows app to close a vulnerability that can leave remote desktop traffic unprotected. If you use ExpressVPN on Windows, download version 12.101.0.45 as soon as possible, especially if you use Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) or any other traffic through TCP port 3389. ExpressVPN announced both the vulnerability and the fix in a blog post earlier this week... View Source

Long-awaited results of a three-person IVF technique suggest that mitochondrial donation can prevent babies from inheriting diseases caused by mutant mitochondria... View Source

Amazon.com Inc. executives doubled the length of their summer Prime Day sale this year to give customers extra time to browse the vast selection of deals and discounts. There was a downside. With rising prices top of mind, shoppers surfed the web comparing deals, and a lot of their dollars went to Walmart Inc. instead... View Source

There's hope that the gaming industry won't follow Nintendo's lead with $80 pricing. (Well, at least not yet.) On Wednesday, Microsoft backtracked on the price increase for The Outer Worlds 2. The game now costs $70, which itself was considered outrageous only a few years ago. Microsoft told Windows Central that those who already pre-ordered Obsidian's shooter at $80 can get re... View Source

The park’s newest hydrothermal feature has an otherworldly milky texture from dissolved silica... View Source

The thin crescent moon and Jupiter will be visible to the naked eye for early risers on July 23... View Source

Amazon.com Inc scrapped plans to build an industrial plant in Dublin after failing to secure power supply for the project, according to the Irish Times... View Source

The newest version of the Qi2 wireless standard is coming to iPhones and some Android handsets. It has also received a snappy, new branding of Qi2 25W, denoting the wireless charging speed, which is miles better than the previous name of Qi2.2. The big hook here is right in the name. Qi2 25W provides up to 25 watts of power delivery to compatible products, which is a 66 percent increase over the p... View Source

After photographs showed President Donald Trump with swollen ankles and bruised hands, the White House revealed he has chronic venous insufficiency—a blood vessel disease that affects circulation in the legs... View Source

Astronomers have discovered a 200-light-year-wide Giant Molecular Cloud dubbed the Midpoint cloud that seems to be feeding star-building material to the heart of the Milky Way... View Source

Bitcoin declined alongside broader risk assets Friday as receding hopes for US interest rate cuts dented investor appetite... View Source

At its best, AI is a tool, not an end result. It allows people to do their jobs better, rather than sending them or their colleagues to the breadline. In an example of "the good kind," Google DeepMind has created an AI model that restores and contextualizes ancient inscriptions. Aeneas (no, it's not pronounced like that) is named after the hero in Roman mythology. Best of all, the t... View Source

Dropout.tv’s Brennan Lee Mulligan talks about the emotional and cultural importance of Dungeons and Dragons... View Source

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two of SES's O3b mPOWER communications satellites toward medium-Earth orbit today (July 22), then aced its landing on a ship at sea... View Source

American Airlines Group Inc.’s top executive blasted the use of artificial intelligence in setting air fares, calling the practice inappropriate because it could trick travelers... View Source

Sony is bringing a welcome quality-of-life feature to the PlayStation 5. In the next PS5 system update beta, players will be able to have their DualSense controllers synced with multiple hardware platforms at the same time. That means you could swap a controller from a PS5 to your gaming PC to your smartphone without needing to re-pair the DualSense each time. Up to four devices can be simultaneou... View Source

It’s certainly possible to consume water sourced from the icy rings of Saturn, but doing so safely may require extra steps... View Source

NISAR, a joint mission of NASA and ISRO set to launch on July 30, will be able to see shifts in the landscape smaller than a centimeter to give warning of potential natural disasters... View Source

The startup packs portable pods and shipping containers with servers capable of providing a megawatt of compute capacity... View Source

If you’re hunting for the best projector, there’s never been a better time to dive in. Projectors aren’t just for movie buffs anymore — they’ve become a great way to upgrade your living room setup, build a cozy home theater or even host an epic outdoor movie night under the stars. Whether you want something ultra-portable or a full-on 4K home cinema experience, there’s a projector out there to fit... View Source

Why do computers only work with the numbers 0 and 1? There are machines that process three digits with more efficiency than you might expect... View Source

A Russian Soyuz rocket launched the Ionosfera-M 3 and 4 satellites, along with an Iranian spacecraft and 17 cubesats, toward orbit early Friday morning (July 25)... View Source

The update is part of a larger effort to get riders and drivers to stay on the platform... View Source

If you're lucky enough to have a new Nintendo Switch 2 in hand right now, you're probably filling it up with old and new games alike. The console comes with 256GB of storage built in; that's eight times more than the original Switch and four times more than the Switch OLED. But the new console’s improved performance means that some games will hog a ton of that space. Take, for insta... View Source

A 72 percent reduction in federal funding is devastating to math research. The American Mathematical Society is offering $1 million in backstop grants—but it’s likely not enough... View Source

The Atacama Desert in Chile recently received some snowfall, causing issues for the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) telescope... View Source

A Saudi Pro League football club has been acquired by Harburg Group, the global sports firm founded by foreign investor Ben Harburg, in the first deal of its kind for the kingdom... View Source

Sony has entered into a "strategic business alliance" with Bandai Namco holdings, acquiring about 2.5 percent of the Japanese media conglomorate and gaming publisher with a 68 billion yen ($465 million) investment, the companies announced. The aim, Sony said, is to expand the fan community "for IP such as anime and manga around the world and strengthen... engagement, particularly in the anime fiel... View Source

Discover why some puzzles stump supersmart AIs but are easy for humans, what this reveals about the quest for true artificial general intelligence—and why video games are the next frontier... View Source

A death-defying star survived destruction by a ravenous supermassive black hole in a tidal disruption event, and came back to let the cosmic titan take another bite!... View Source

Software company C3.ai Inc. is looking for a new chief executive officer after Tom Siebel said he intends to step aside due to health concerns... View Source

After teasing it earlier this year, Lego has unveiled its Game Boy set. The 421-piece model is a "brick-built replica of the original Game Boy" and has buttons you can press, including the +Control Pad, A and B buttons and Select and Start — though you can't play games on it, obviously. It even comes with brick replicas of Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Super Mario Land game paks, along wit... View Source

This episode of Science Quickly goes on an archival adventure in Scientific American’s July 1925 issue... View Source

Our galaxy will make for a particularly splendid sight on the dark nights surrounding the new moon phase on July 24... View Source

Brazil’s WEG SA, a provider of industrial machinery for global oil and power companies, said its clients are delaying long-term investments due to rising geopolitical tensions and new tariffs... View Source

Snapchat can now let your friends know if you're back home from an outing safe and sound without you having to send a message. The app has launched a new feature called Home Safe, which sends one-time alerts to contacts of your choice. You can only send these alerts to people you already share your location with, and since that off by default, you'd have to activate it on Snap Maps for a... View Source

The Langlands program has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. A major advance has now opened up new worlds for them to explore... View Source

The 2024 YR4 asteroid may come close to Earth, but how do experts calculate this potential impact?... View Source

Alphabet Inc.’s earnings beat Wednesday was the latest milestone in what’s been an explosive run since early 2023, during which the company has added more than $1 trillion in market value and returned about 120% to investors. It’s also made its CEO, Sundar Pichai, a billionaire... View Source

Itch.io has deindexed and hidden all adult games from its browse and search pages to make sure it doesn't lose the ability to sell with the payment processors it uses. The gaming marketplace, which mainly hosts titles from indie developers, has admitted in an announcement that it wasn't able to give creators advance notice. It "had to act urgently to protect the platform’s core paym... View Source

Acknowledging the limits of one’s own knowledge could be as important a signal of expertise as credentials and confidence... View Source

A Space.com obituary for the ‘Prince of Darkness' Ozzy Osbourne... View Source

Digital assets company OSL Group Ltd. has secured $300 million in an equity offering as it pursues international expansion in the backdrop of improved prospects for the crypto industry... View Source

Regulators won't stand in the way of Skydance's Paramount acquisition. The Federal Communications Commission has approved the $8 billion purchase of Paramount Global and its subsidiaries, including the parent company of CBS Network. In a statement, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said he welcomes "Skydance’s commitment to make significant changes at the once storied CBS broadcast network... View Source

A SkyWest pilot’s last-second decision could have prevented a collision that air-traffic controllers may not have foreseen... View Source

Scientists have examined the interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS, finding evidence that it is packed with water that could be older than the solar system... View Source

At a Pittsburgh summit, the Trump administration, energy executives, and tech barons joined as one to promote AI as the future of fossil fuels... View Source

LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to ramp up its energy storage business in the US as it seeks to cushion the impact on its electric vehicle batteries arm from mounting tariffs and a global slowdown in consumer demand for the cars... View Source

Amazon finally launched its first-ever color Kindle last year, and while the Kindle Colorsoft was an impressive first effort, the high price of entry likely put it out of range of a lot of people. Well, we have good(ish) news. Amazon has now added a slightly cheaper Colorsoft to its lineup. At $250, it’s still very expensive, but $30 cheaper than the original model, albeit with some sacrifices mad... View Source

Humid heat is blanketing the eastern U.S. this week, exacerbated by “corn sweat” in the Midwest... View Source

The head of the Trump administration's Golden Dome program says the technologies needed to create such an ambitious space-based missile defense system already exist... View Source

The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid doing so now... View Source

Hackers in recent weeks have exploited flaws in SharePoint, a document management system developed by Microsoft Corp., to try to steal sensitive data from hundreds of victims... View Source

The best Nintendo games do two things. The first is introducing a delightful gaming mechanic — take Ultrahand in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom or Cappy in Super Mario Odyssey for some recent examples. The second is building a world around that mechanic for players to explore. Obviously games are more than one specific tool, and building a compelling game around a good mechanic is... View Source

In only its second year, the International Logic Olympiad is already booming as logic becomes more and more crucial in our ever changing world... View Source

A long-standing mystery about the presence of hydrogen peroxide on Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa may be closer to being solved... View Source

In an industry where 90 percent of drug candidates fail before reaching the market, a handful of startups are betting everything on AI to beat the odds... View Source

LVMH-owned Paris Match magazine is buying a controlling stake in the French photo and video agency Abaca as the luxury group continues to expand in the media business... View Source

Financial Times is reporting that $1 billion worth of NVIDIA AI chips were smuggled into China in the three months after the Trump administration tightened semiconductor export controls. Citing sales contracts, company documents and people with direct knowledge, the publication says that a thriving black market arose for American semiconductors. Products sold included NVIDIA's top‑tier B200 c... View Source

Optimists have similar patterns of brain activation when they think about the future—but pessimists are all different from one another, a brain scan study suggests... View Source

The Tianzhou 9 freighter arrived at China's Tiangong space station last week, packed with supplies. Watch its arrival in this video... View Source

The mind-bending concept of time dilation results from a seemingly harmless assumption—that the speed of light is the same for all observers... View Source

Italian rocket maker Avio SpA is in talks with the US government to conduct space launches from Wallops Island in Virginia, according to people familiar with the matter... View Source

At I/O 2025 in May, Google previewed a new AI-powered feature the company said would simplify online shopping. The tool allows you to upload a single, full-body photo of yourself to "try on" different pieces of clothing you find online. Following a limited preview, Google has begun rolling out the feature to users in the US. You can start trying on clothing for yourself by tapping the... View Source

A hormone-free pill, called YCT-529, that temporarily stops sperm production by blocking a vitamin A metabolite has just concluded its first safety trial in humans, getting a step closer to increasing male contraceptive options... View Source

Purdue University's new Neil Armstrong Space Prize, named for the school's most famous astronaut-alum, will honor achievements in "space discovery, innovation and human achievement."... View Source

Reforming California’s environmental rules is only a small step to rebuilding Los Angeles after the fires in January... View Source

Samsung Electronics Co. is in talks with the likes of OpenAI Inc. and Perplexity AI Inc. to integrate more AI services in upcoming Galaxy devices, seeking a wider range of offerings beyond Google’s Gemini... View Source

1Password is running a notable back-to-school sale in the middle of July, but the deals more than make up for the chronological discrepancy. Many subscription plans are half off until September 12. This includes the Individual and Families plans. That brings the price of the Individual plan down to $18 for a year and the Families plan down to $30 for a year. The plans are nearly identical, but the... View Source

A declaration of dissent from past and present NASA employees warns that science and safety are at risk and joins similar documents from staff at other federal science agencies... View Source

Japan's Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 satellites, designed to study weather here on Earth, have also been quietly collecting valuable data on Venus for nearly a decade, scientists recently discovered... View Source

Black hole and Big Bang singularities break our best theory of gravity. A trilogy of theorems hints that physicists must go to the ends of space and time to find a fix... View Source

Samsung Electronics Co. has at least briefly reassumed its place as South Korea’s most important stock, as investors eye chances for it to eventually make up lost ground in advanced memory chips for artificial intelligence... View Source

It’s always a good time to invest in an air purifier, but in the summer, when seasonal allergies can force sufferers to keep the windows closed, they’re especially useful. And right now our favorite overall air purifier can be picked up for 17 percent off when purchased from Amazon. Down to $183 from its usual price of $220 (the same deal that was running during Prime Day), the Levoit Core 400S Sm... View Source

My lawsuit in Hawaii lays out the safety issues in OpenAI’s products and how they could irreparably harm both Hawaii and the rest of the U.S... View Source

A catalog of over 2,000 exploding white dwarf vampire stars, the largest ever gathered, has provided further evidence that dark energy is weakening... View Source

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved Skydance’s $8 billion purchase of CBS-owner Paramount after the companies agreed to end diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs but feature a “diversity of viewpoints from across the political and ideological spectrum.” In light of the Trump administration’s critiques of CBS’s alleged anti-conservative bias — including collecting a $... View Source

Long before TikTok and probiotics, animals were teaching each other tips on feeling better, from swallowing leaves to get rid of parasites to using icebergs for exfoliation... View Source

GTCR is in talks to acquire prepaid gift-card provider Blackhawk Network, according to people familiar with the matter... View Source

We knew it was coming and now it's here. EA has officially dropped a trailer for the long-rumored Battlefield 6. The footage is heavy on story, but light on gameplay. As for that story, there's a global war raging with a private military contractor, prompting an explosion-laden presidential address. The trailer certainly suggests that the newest entry in the franchise will have plenty of... View Source

The largest yet study on a four-day workweek included 141 companies, 90 percent of which retained the arrangement at the end of the six-month experiment... View Source

Marvel's new superhero movie isn't the only thing featuring some of the brightest stars... View Source

People with Apple developer accounts have had all the fun with the iOS 26 beta so far (and yes, if you missed it, there's a new naming system now), but now that the public betas are out, anyone can try the new features. Setting up the public beta is slightly less involved than setting up the developer beta but just as free. And if you're looking for help with the iPadOS 26 beta, you're in the righ... View Source

Attempting to eliminate funding for certain kinds of “woke” studies, the Trump administration erased hundreds of millions of dollars being used for cancer research... View Source

Liberty Global Ltd. is looking to eliminate hundreds of jobs as part of a new restructuring program, people familiar with the matter said... View Source

The latest version of iOS will arrive officially this fall, but you don’t need to wait to start testing the software on your iPhone, thanks to Apple’s public beta rollout. Here’s everything you need to know about setting up the iOS 26 beta, along with the respective betas for iPadOS 26 and watchOS 26, which Apple also revealed in its WWDC 2025 keynote. Before we get started:, no, you haven’t accid... View Source

Ozzy Osbourne, lead singer of Black Sabbath, has died at age 76. He said he had been previously diagnosed with a form of Parkinson’s disease linked to the gene PRKN... View Source

'Here today, Gorn tomorrow. I think it's now time for other scary things to take their place.'... View Source

The Nintendo Switch 2 is here, but we can’t just forget about the original Switch. We’ve still got love for the console, and its many millions of owners, so we’ll keep recommending the best controllers for the Switch right here. Now, you may already know that the best Switch controllers aren’t the ones that come with the console. The removable Joy-Cons included with all non-Lite Switch consoles ar... View Source

Bad mood? Puffy face? Immune issues? Across TikTok and Instagram there are scores of influencers ready to sell you some products—without ever sending you to a doctor... View Source

The next time a banker pitches an investment to GIC Pte, one of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds, their deal might get picked apart by its latest AI tools: a Virtual Investment Committee and an “Agentic Devil’s Advocate” chatbot designed to ask tough questions... View Source

Current and former members of the FDA told CNN about issues with the Elsa generative AI tool unveiled by the federal agency last month. Three employees said that in practice, Elsa has hallucinated nonexistent studies or misrepresented real research. "Anything that you don't have time to double-check is unreliable," one source told the publication. "It hallucinates confidently... View Source

Waymo has expanded its Austin Robotaxi service area. Waymo now serves a larger area than Tesla. Tesla is testing in areas 20 minutes outside of its current service area. Both Waymo and Tesla will likely expand to serve the entire City of Austin within 2-6 weeks... View Source

If you’re seeking a summer read, Scientific American has some fantastic fiction and notable nonfiction to recommend... View Source

Saturn will be quite distinct in the Pisces constellation... View Source

After delivering a rambling celebration of tariffs and a routine about women's sports, President Donald Trump entertained a crowd, which was there to hear about his new AI Action Plan, with one his favorite topics: "wokeness." Trump complained that AI companies under former President Joe Biden "had to hire all woke people," adding that it is "so uncool to be woke." And AI models themselves had bee... View Source

US health officials, from RFK Jr. on down, have made some wild claims. See if you can name the person responsible for these quotes and factoids... View Source

Star founders, Beijing officials and deep-pocketed financiers converge on Shanghai by the thousands this weekend to attend China’s most important AI summit. At the top of the agenda: how to propel Beijing’s ambitions to leapfrog the US in artificial intelligence — and profit off that drive... View Source

You can now take Apple's 2026 software for a spin. The first public betas for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26 and tvOS 26 are now available, and we have directions on updating your devices if you're feeling brave. The two most obvious changes serve to unify Apple's platforms. First, we have Apple's biggest cosmetic overhaul to date. Liquid Glass is the company's na... View Source

Damian Hischier of the National Test Pilot School in Mojave, California, takes part in testing of a virtual reality-infused pilot simulation in the Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley on May 30, 2025. NASA/Brandon Torres-Navarrete Commercial companies and government agencies are increasingly pursuing a more immersive and affordable alternat... View Source

Boeing is expected to spend 2.8 billion dollars on NASA’s new Exploration Upper Stage (EUS). The EUS will be launched by the Space Launch System Block 1B version of the rocket. Its first flight is planned for Artemis IV in 2028. However, the Trump administration has proposed terminating the SLS program after Artemis III, which ... Read more... View Source

Hundreds of staffers at the National Institutes of Health, Environmental Protection Agency, NASA and the National Science Foundation have signed public letters to leadership opposing the direction in which the agencies are headed... View Source

The theorists predict that the beginning of the end will be in about 10 billion years — less than the present age of the universe... View Source

You can get a great budget device these days if you know how to pick your priorities. | Image: The Verge Some of us take a kind of “I eat to live” rather than an “I live to eat” approach to gadgets. They’re tools that help you get things done, not something you want to invest a lot of time or money in. If that’s you — and there’s no judgment here from a certifiable gadget nerd — then you can prob... View Source

Unlike Elon Musk's brain-computer interface, Synchron's doesn't require open-skull surgery, and it has an OpenAI chatbot baked in... View Source