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Autonomous Drone Inspection Exposes 30-Day Outage Risk
A Skydio drone found hidden substation bolt failures, helping Southern California Edison avoid a 30-day outage and giving lenders a new risk signal.

Dead Captain Locks The Mermaid Mask Into Summer's Best Case
The Mermaid Mask turns a dead submarine captain into a breezy, sharp summer mystery game that is hard to put down.

12 Keychain Gadgets That Fight Tiny Daily Disasters
Your keyring isn't a gadget shelf. The best keychain gadgets solve small failures fast, from dead cables to dark stairs.

Ten Claimed Math Proofs Put OpenAI Astra On Trial in Public
OpenAI says Astra solved ten unsolved math problems, turning its next model into a credibility test for long-running AI reasoning.

Apple AI Doubts Sink Stock After $109 Billion Quarter
Apple crushed the quarter, but investors sold anyway because Apple AI still hasn’t shown it can carry the next growth cycle.

$2,499 Price Trips Up De'Longhi PrimaDonna Aromatic
De'Longhi's $2,499 flagship nails convenience, but cheaper models make its luxury price hard to defend.

Reddit Video Audio Feed Pulls Viral Stories Back Home
Reddit is testing a video and audio feed that turns viral posts into passive media, pulling attention back into its own app.

Human-Sounding Voice AI Pulls Smallest.ai Into $13M Race
Smallest.ai raised $13M to make voice agents respond with near-zero lag, betting small models can out-talk giant LLMs.

xAI Unpermitted Turbines Drag Out Memphis Power Fight
SpaceX says xAI’s unpermitted turbines may run until July 2027, turning a stopgap into an AI power fight.

Detroit Dials Down GM and Ford EVs for Wall Street
Detroit hasn't quit EVs. GM and Ford are selling Wall Street a quieter, broader future now.

51 Prime Video Movies Hit, These 3 Win Your Weekend
Prime Video adds 51 movies on August 1, but Fargo, Women Talking and Barbershop are the weekend picks that cut through.

$100 Moto G Play Deal Turns Budget Android into a Steal
Best Buy cut the Moto G Play 2024 to $100, making Motorola's no-frills Android a sharp pick for backups and first-time buyers.