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Free Gemini AI Image Generation Mines Your Google Data
Google made Gemini’s personalized image tool free in the U.S., swapping subscription walls for deeper account-aware prompts.

AI Music Loses Royalties under Tidal's New Pay Rules
Tidal will keep fully AI-generated tracks online, but it won't pay them royalties. Listener labels arrive July 15.

Waymo Uber Phoenix Split Leaves Uber Chasing Robotaxis
Waymo and Uber ended their Phoenix robotaxi pilot, hinting Waymo can fill rides itself while Uber hunts for another AV partner.

Old Android Phone Rescues Your Home Router From Outages
An old Android phone can keep your home router online, so every device stays on your normal Wi-Fi during broadband outages.

TIDAL Cuts Off AI Music Royalties as Uploads Explode
TIDAL will block fully AI-generated tracks from royalties and direct-to-fan sales, drawing a hard money line for streaming.

Bacteria Puts Omen AI Coolant Monitoring Bet on Edge
Omen AI raised $31M to spot bacteria in liquid cooling before clogged fluid forces costly GPU rack shutdowns.

Busy Bar Makes Interrupting You Feel Like a Bad Move
Busy Bar ships July 14, making desk focus visible and turning interruptions into a choice people have to own.

$249 Flipper Busy Bar Bets Hacker Cred Can Win Desks
Flipper Devices is selling Busy Bar for $249, testing whether its hacker-tool fanbase can follow it into premium desk productivity gear.

Comcast Spinoff Cuts NBCUniversal Loose From Broadband
Comcast wants broadband judged apart from NBCUniversal's streaming, studios, parks, and Sky headaches. Shareholders get two cleaner bets.

$518B AI Chip Bet in South Korea Leaves Crypto Behind
South Korea's $518B fab rush shows AI is locking up patient capital while crypto still struggles to sell a bigger buildout story.

42% Off Prime Day Vacuum Deals Hit Shark and Dyson
Prime Day’s final vacuum deals cut up to 42% off Shark, Dyson and Bissell, with the best buys tied to pet hair, hard floors and robots.

Australia Social Media Fines Corner Meta on Child Accounts
Australia wants A$99 million fines and tougher evidence powers to force Meta and others to prove kids are off restricted services.