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Old Hot Dog Plant Lands Realta Fusion's $55M Reactor Bet
Realta Fusion will turn Madison's old Oscar Mayer plant into Forge, a fusion R&D hub backed by up to $55M in incentives.

$130M Round Crowns Emergent AI Coding Startup Unicorn
Emergent raised $130M at a $1.5B valuation after hitting $120M in annualized revenue and 200,000 paying customers.

Flex Titanium Attacks Galaxy Z Fold 8’s Crease Problem
Samsung’s Flex Titanium display promises a tougher, slimmer Galaxy Z Fold 8 screen with a less obvious crease.

AI Customer Service Chatbots Trap $2,000 Ebike Buyer
A $2,000 ebike vanished, and automated support turned recovery into a monthlong accountability maze.

Starlink V5 Shrinks the Dish, But Speed Takes a Hit
Starlink V5 is smaller, lighter, and thriftier on power, but its speed ceiling and no-motion limit make it a trade-off.

Siri AI Lands in iPadOS 27 Public Beta, Bugs and All
iPadOS 27 public beta is live with Siri AI and other upgrades, but install it only after checking compatibility and backing up.

15-Day Battery Turns Ultrahuman Ring Pro Into a Chore
The Ultrahuman Ring Pro nails battery life, but its bulk, price and obsessive tracking make it feel built for biohackers.

Rival Android App Stores Invade Google Play Next Week
Google Play will carry rival Android app stores from July 22 after Google and Epic dropped their bid to soften the injunction.

$2B Talks Turn Miles Wang Into AI Drug Discovery Prize
Investors are discussing a $2B valuation for Miles Wang's AI drug discovery startup before it has shown a pipeline.

CMF Watch 3 Pro Crams OLED and GPS Into a $69 Deal
Nothing's CMF Watch 3 Pro falls to $69 with an OLED screen, dual-band GPS and 13-day battery life.

ChatGPT Smart Speaker Threatens Your Phone's Grip at Home
OpenAI's rumored ChatGPT smart speaker bets the next home interface won't be your phone. Trust and control are the real fight.

File Deletion Claims Drag OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol Into Crisis
Users claim GPT-5.6 Sol wiped files and a production database, turning OpenAI's agent ambitions into a trust crisis.