One of CarPlay’s most popular apps is about to get a big upgrade, per leak - 9to5Mac — Per a code leak, the Google Maps app for CarPlay is about to get a big upgrade thanks to Gemini integration.
OpenAI Posts Public Rebuttal to Apple's Trade Secrets Lawsuit — Apple has asked a federal judge for a preliminary injunction against OpenAI as its trade secrets lawsuit escalates, and OpenAI responded hours later with a detailed public rebuttal that includes internal messages…
this guy spent a year documenting what street food vendors actually spend on ingredients vs what they charge? the numbers are wild 📊
Boeing-Lockheed Rocket Joint Venture Taps Private Bond Market — Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp.’s rocket joint venture plans to sell bonds in the private market to refinance debt.
Trump nominates Todd Blanche as attorney general, setting up Senate fight — Blanche, who currently serves as acting attorney general, has faced controversy over the Epstein files and January 6.
Your old GPU isn't dead yet—try these 6 easy fixes before upgrading — Replacing your GPU right now is a pretty bad idea, so don't be too hasty when it's acting up
fish narc Announces New Album 'Uncle': Hear "Much Less Me" — Last year, fish narc shared his latest album frog song, which was one of many amphibian-themed releases at the time. Today, the ’90s-influenced GothBoiClique-member-turned-rocker is announcing his new LP. Uncle —…
In pictures: Stars and fans celebrate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding — Celebrities and sports stars were spotted as the A-list couple tied the knot in New York on Friday.
CleverHiker | Backpacking, Hiking & Camping Gear Reviews & Tutorials — The best hiking, backpacking, and camping gear reviews on the web
Losing my leg has elevated my life, says world champion surfer — Llywelyn Williams says anything is possible with any kind of disability.
Strategy Shores Up Liquidity as Faithful Wait on Rebound — After roiling crypto markets with a sweeping overhaul of the financing model underpinning Strategy Inc.’s Bitcoin buying blueprint, Michael Saylor has investors wondering what’s next while reporting another multibillion…
Trump Orders Installation of Warning Signs Outside Smithsonian Museum — The administration’s demand comes just days after the director of the National Museum of American History testified before a congressional subcommittee.
Martha Skye Murphy & Roy Montgomery Announce New Album 'Nebular': Hear "Cloudburst" — In 2024, London-based experimental singer-songwriter Martha Skye Murphy released her riveting debut album Um, which featured composer and guitarist Roy Montgomery on the beautiful single…
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Is About to Crash Into the Moon—and It Could Be Visible From Earth — The impact will kick up a plume of debris so high, it’ll likely be visible through some telescopes. Astronomers will be watching.
Carlyle, CVC Team Up to Bid for Security Systems Group Bauwatch — Carlyle Group Inc. and CVC Capital Partners Plc are exploring a joint takeover of security systems provider Bauwatch, people familiar with the matter said.
Here’s a $15 sleep upgrade for couples with completely different bedtime habits — The under-pillow speaker every podcast lover needs at bedtime.
Overturn helps A's Jacob Wilson push errorless run to 113 games — After his surprising error was overturned to a Tampa Bay hit on Tuesday night in his club's 12-4 loss to the Rays at Sutter Health Park, Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson's major-league-record errorless streak at…
Unbound Voices | Preethi Sri S | TEDxChennai Institute of Technology Women — A personal narrative about losing and re-finding one’s voice. Growing up in the Nilgiris, the speaker describes childhood warmth, sudden loss, school bullying, and college and corporate pressures that…
Count Binface receives over a quarter of votes in Clacton by-election — The dustbin themed candidate got 9,455 votes and came second to Nigel Farage
Meta launched a new AI optimism ad set to a song about human extinction | TechCrunch — David Bowie's song "Five Years," which Meta used in a supposedly inspiring advertisement, is about humans learning that they have five years left to live before the apocalypse.
Yahua’s Zimbabwe Lithium-Sulfate Plant to Come Online Next Year — China’s Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group Co. plans to start operating a $200 million lithium-sulfate plant in Zimbabwe in the second quarter of next year amid a push by the southern African country to reap more…
Scaffolding Company’s Data-Center Pivot Cuts Into Margins — Brand Industrial Services Inc., a scaffolding and industrial services company that does business as BrandSafway, reported sharply lower first-quarter earnings as higher costs and spending on its push into data center con
Who am I? Guess Premier League star No 4 — Will you get today's player in as few attempts as possible?
Pixel Recorder update brings new Pixel 11 app icon — Following the Journal app last week, Google is rolling out an update to Pixel Recorder that brings the new app icon.
Donnelly wins GB's first women's marathon medal at Europeans — Abbie Donnelly became the first British woman to win a marathon medal at the European Championships as she claimed bronze in Birmingham on Sunday.
This botanist spent 15 years photographing the exact moment flowers open at sunrise... the time-lapse is hypnotic 🌸✨
AOR Architects draws on harbour warehouses for Talas community centre in Helsinki — <p>Finnish studio AOR Architects has completed a community centre on Helsinki's waterfront, using a palette of timber and corrugated metal informed by maritime warehouses and coastal shelters.…
"The Mackintosh Building should be rebuilt without the Glasgow School of Art" — <p>If the Glasgow School of Art cannot afford to rebuild the twice-destroyed Mackintosh Building it should transfer ownership to a trust that would enable a faithful restoration, writes Rory…
My kid asked why I was tired and I said 'because adulting is hard' and now she tells people she's tired because 'kid-ing is hard' and honestly she's not wrong 😅
These Brothers Aren’t Just Building Cabins—They’re Building on Family Tradition — As kids, Benito and Arjuna Steen helped build their family’s home with straw and clay. Now master carpenters, they’re raising their kids in the same legacy.
Three Millennia Ago, Humans May Have Spoken Thousands More Languages Than We Have Today, During a Linguistic 'Golden Age' — A new study suggests linguistic diversity reached its peak between 1000 B.C.E. and 1000 C.E. before declining
Hunter Bell glides into 1500m final — Georgia Hunter Bell wins her heat and is the only Brit to qualify for Sunday's women's 1500m final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
'Off the scale' haul of nitrous oxide cans found — Litterpickers say they found 82 in a day, and normally find between three and 12.
Apple Seeds Sixth visionOS 27 Beta to Developers — Apple today provided developers with the sixth beta of an upcoming visionOS 27 update for testing purposes. The beta comes a week after Apple released the fifth beta. visionOS 27 can be installed by opening the Settings app,…
Orville Peck Shares "Too Little, Too Late," Surprisingly Not A Cover Of The JoJo Hit Released 20 Years Ago Today — Following a successful broadway stint as the Emcee in Cabaret last year, country pop star Orville Peck is returning as the masked balladeer with a new album. Mule,…
Ninajirachi & Porter Robinson Share New Single "WannaCry": Listen — The Australian maximalist Ninajirachi one of the most exciting new electronic pop artists going. Her album I Love My Computer cracked our list of last year’s best, and we named her one of 2025’s best new…
Is this Italy’s ‘George Floyd moment’? — The death of Moroccan-born Abderrahim Fakir after he was restrained by police in Bologna has sparked protests.
Listen to Rivers Cuomo Cover Whitney Houston, Outkast, Dolly Parton, and More — A series of 15 covers popped up without warning on Cuomo’s YouTube page over the weekend
My kid asked why I was tired and I said 'because grown-ups have a lot to think about' — now she pretends to be exhausted and sighs while doing her homework. I've created a tiny middle manager.
Managing AI Coding Costs at Scale — AI coding tools deli
The Lost Pearls of New York City — Alan Michelson's public art installation “The Oyster” on Governors Island conjures up the overlooked history of Indigenous shell middens.
Giulio Xhaet | Giulio Xhaet | TEDxSaronno — Una tromba d'aria può distruggere un palco. Può portarsi via un festival, un sogno, un futuro immaginato per anni. Ma a volte è proprio da lì che comincia la parte più importante della storia. Sul palco, Giulio Xhaet racconta come -…
Best Google Pixel deal: Get a free $200 Amazon gift card when preordering the Pixel 11 Pro — The new Pixel HiLight feature is a game-changer.
Cambridge chancellor criticises 'racist feeding frenzy' around Jason Arday — Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row, was found dead last week.
US Jobless Claims Decline to 208,000, Below Forecasts — Applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting the labor market remains stable.
Defiant Hodgkinson says home European title would mean as much as Olympic gold — Keely Hodgkinson will seek to prove she is still number one following a "tricky" outdoor season when she faces world-class rivals for European 800m gold in Birmingham.
Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser built for AI agents | TechCrunch — Cloudflare has introduced Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI agents instead of people. The company says the browser uses less computing power than Chromium for common automation tasks,…
Water system controllers don't belong on the internet, says ex-NSA chief after suspected Iran attacks — Calling all defenders
Anthropic signs $10 billion deal with AI cloud startup Volta | TechCrunch — Anthropic has been on a cloud partnership spree in recent months and its latest move is reportedly a $10 billion deal with AI cloud startup Volta.
Grieving mum was told baby's ashes were animal remains — Lucy Ness says "I hope my baby's remains are with someone who loves them like I loved these".
Horizons Middle East & Africa 8/13/2026 — Horizons Middle East & Africa is your daily spotlight on one of the world's fastest-growing regions. Live from Dubai, we bring you the latest global markets and analysis, plus news-making interviews, with a special focus on MEA. All…
Azure Linux "Desktop": A Build 2026 mashup of wslc, WinUI Reactor, and Azure Linux 4.0 — A nifty Windows app that boots a full Linux desktop in a window, wiring together the wslc container API, WinUI Reactor, Azure Linux 4.0, .NET 10, with a pinch of nostalgia.
I stopped saving up for a new GPU after optimizing my CPU's graphics performance — Who has the money to buy a new GPU right now, especially when the CPU can help?
WWE SummerSlam 2026: Key stats and notes for every match — Here are the historic numbers and trends for every match at SummerSlam in Minneapolis.
5th Circuit blocks Texas law requiring websites to filter "harmful" speech — Age verification is okay, but filtering is preempted by Section 230, judges find.
I’ve Tested 10 Chef’s Knives, and HexClad’s Is Still One of My Favorites — <img src="https://cdn.apartmenttherapy.info/image/upload//shopping/tk/2026/2026-07/hexclad-chefs-knife/hexclad-chefs-knife-lead"> Sharp, durable, and comfortable? Yes, please! <a…
King's Tardis entrance as Commonwealth Games begin — King Charles III emerges from a Tardis and a Loch Ness Monster takes the stage at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Glasgow.
Elevated errors on Claude Opus 5 — Claude's Status Page - Elevated errors on Claude Opus 5.
Four of five enterprises that secured AI agent identities still can't contain one that goes rogue — <p>Visa's president of technology, Rajat Taneja, walked the <a href="https://venturebeat.com/vbtransform2026">VB Transform 2026</a> audience through <a…
Vingegaard out for rest of season with Tour injury — Team Visma rider Jonas Vingegaard will miss the rest of season to continue his recovery from a broken collarbone sustained in July's Tour de France.