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Xteink X4 Pro Turns the $99 Tiny E-Reader Into a Smart Buy
The $99 Xteink X4 Pro adds touch and a front light, making Xteink’s tiny e-reader feel like a smart buy if software holds up.
Quitting Smartphones Now Costs $299 with Light Flip
At $299, Light Flip makes minimalist hardware cheaper and more defiant, betting users want a phone that can't pass for a smartphone.
Pirated Books Force Anthropic $1.5B Copyright Settlement
A judge approved Anthropic's $1.5B copyright deal, paying authors about $3,000 per book while leaving AI fair-use battles alive.
Snap Dodges Social Media Addiction Trial, Meta Left
Snap settled before a public trial, following TikTok and YouTube. Meta now faces the spotlight in youth addiction litigation.
50% AI Music Flood Triggers Deezer Royalty Crackdown
AI tracks now make up more than half of Deezer's daily uploads, putting spam controls and artist payouts under pressure.
$34M Bet Sends Gritt Solar Robots Into Dirty Panel Work
Gritt raised $34M to send AI-controlled robots into solar construction, starting with the brutal panel work contractors can't staff.
5 New Netflix Movies and Shows Rescue a Thin July Week
Netflix adds 15 titles this week, but five will decide most queues: romance, music, comedy, true crime and WWE.
AI Hiring Bias Turns Random Noise Into Hidden Job Rules
LLMs can invent hiring stereotypes from random outcomes, turning automated screening into a quieter and harder-to-audit gatekeeper.
Nike Vomero Plus Sale Slashes $180 Trainers to $108
Nike's Vomero Plus drops from $180 to $108 with code DAYONE, but only marked-down colorways get the full 40% cut.
OneDrive Support Cuts Put Old Windows 10 PCs at Risk
Microsoft will cut OneDrive updates for Windows 10 21H2 and older in 2026, leaving old PCs exposed while 22H2 gets more time.
Chris Fall Resignation Throws CAISI Into Fresh Chaos
Chris Fall quit CAISI after three months, deepening turmoil at the federal office meant to set AI standards and test frontier models.
6 to 10x Google Gemini Chip Jolts Alphabet AI Bets
Alphabet jumped 3% as Frozen v2 promised a 6 to 10x efficiency answer to Google's AI cost problem, but the chip may not arrive until 2028.