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Futuristic EU policy hub with digital shield protecting children from social media on smartphones.

Child Lockout Looms as EU Social Media Ban Push Spreads

Brussels is preparing an EU social media ban for children, after 10 countries moved first and experts urged under-13 restrictions.

Jul 13, 20267 min
Organized tech-friendly dorm room with smart storage, gadgets, fan, laundry hamper, and tidy desk

Amazon Dorm Finds Rescue Tiny Rooms From Chaos for $9

The best Amazon dorm buys aren't cute extras. They're cheap fixes for clutter, laundry, heat, power and tiny-room chaos.

Jul 13, 20267 min
Futuristic car navigation dashboard with AI network visuals and cautious feature testing atmosphere

Waze Gemini AI Grabs the Wheel in Voice Search Bet

Google is adding Gemini voice tools to Waze, but the update looks more like a cautious test than a full AI overhaul.

Jul 13, 20267 min
Futuristic workplace with competing AI neural cores, holographic workflows, screens, and data trails.

GPT-5.6 Corners Anthropic With ChatGPT Work Gambit

GPT-5.6 and ChatGPT Work turn OpenAI's model launch into a workplace land grab aimed straight at Anthropic.

Jul 13, 20267 min
AI office agent orchestrating complex workflows across apps in a futuristic workspace.

ChatGPT Work Takes the Wheel on Hours-Long Office Tasks

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Work can execute hours-long tasks across apps and files, pushing ChatGPT from answer bot to office agent.

Jul 13, 20266 min
AI neural network guiding shoppers through a futuristic retail store with abstract analytics and screens.

ChatGPT Shoppers Crush Search Traffic for Retailers

AI-referred shoppers convert far better than search traffic, forcing retailers to rethink where their best buyers come from.

Jul 13, 20267 min
Scientists study a glowing 3D brainstem atlas in a futuristic neuroscience lab.

India's Brainstem Atlas Cracks a Hidden Control Room

India's Anchor atlas maps the human brainstem in 3D at cellular resolution, bridging MRI scans and microscopic anatomy.

Jul 13, 20266 min
Crowd in a city park using phones as glowing AR creatures hover, evoking a long-running mobile game craze.

Billion-Download Pokémon Go Still Pulls Crowds Outside

Pokémon Go hit 10 years with 1 billion downloads and millions still playing, turning a launch frenzy into a public ritual.

Jul 13, 20269 min
AI image tool shutting down amid privacy and likeness concerns in a futuristic tech workspace.

3-Day Meta AI Image Tool Vanishes After Privacy Backlash

Meta killed its Instagram-linked AI image tool after three days, showing how fast likeness and privacy risks can overwhelm AI launches.

Jul 12, 20266 min
Empty chair in futuristic AI control room symbolizing safety leadership departure and oversight tensions.

OpenAI Safety Resignation Exposes Model Risk Fight

OpenAI’s safety chief is leaving as safety moves closer to research, putting launch speed and veto power under sharper scrutiny.

Jul 12, 20267 min
Elderly female aviation pioneer in futuristic spaceflight hub gazing at Earth and spacecraft

NASA Shutout Couldn’t Ground Wally Funk, Dead at 87

Wally Funk died at 87 after a life spent proving NASA wrong and finally reaching space at 82.

Jul 12, 20267 min
Glowing AI chip in a futuristic lab with neural networks and autonomous vehicle sensor imagery

Failed Apple Car Forged Apple Neural Engine's AI Edge

Apple’s car project failed, but its on-device AI demands helped shape the Neural Engine now central to Apple’s AI strategy.

Jul 12, 20267 min