Iran unveils huge billboard showing Trump in coffin

Iran has installed a billboard in the capital Tehran showing US President Donald Trump lying in a coffin.

Prominent Moroccan journalist Ali Lmrabet released from custody

Moroccan activists warn of an intensifying crackdown on regime critics after the arrest of a journalist and a rapper.

Apple quietly reveals how its Maps ads will differ from Google’s

Apple has published the policies governing its upcoming Maps advertising business, revealing a strategy that differs from Google’s. The new rules prohibit home ...

Valve says iFixit will keep selling Steam Deck batteries after all

The Steam Deck’s internals, including the L-shaped battery. Valve has been incredibly friendly to customers who need repairs - which is why it was so surprising...

SpaceX slips below its $135 IPO price ahead of Starship launch

The stock has steadily fallen from the euphoric post-IPO high, showing that markets may be sobering up to the promises CEO Elon Musk made before and after Space...

Thinking Machines Lab Drops Its First Model

Inkling, a 975-billion-parameter open source model, was trained to understand video and audio. It could help Thinking Machines establish itself among competitor...

Thinking Machines amps up its bet against one-size-fits-all AI with its first open model, Inkling

It's the company's first public proof point after a year and a half spent building AI infrastructure largely out of public view.

Apple is reportedly shopping for AI chip companies

Apple's current M2 Ultra-powered servers don't seem to be cutting it, so the company is shopping around for more power.

Gas tanker explodes in fire near army barracks in Lebanon

A gas tanker exploded after soaring temperatures sparked a fire near the Lebanese Army barracks in Hermel.

Phone maker OnePlus reportedly plans to wind down US and Europe operations

OnePlus could also wind down its operations in India by 2027

Google’s biggest clean power project is 40 miles north of xAI’s unpermitted gas power plant

Google's biggest solar and battery project stands in sharp contrast with xAI's nearby unpermitted power plant.

Mapping the latest US strikes across Iran

US attacks kill dozens in Iran as Iranian forces target regional bases, pushing a fragile ceasefire closer to collapse.

xAI sues a man for using Grok to generate CSAM ‘deepfakes’

The Elon Musk-owned xAI is suing a South Carolina man who allegedly used the company's Grok AI chatbot to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM). In a laws...

F*** Messi

Irish comedian Tadgh Hickey has a simple message as the World Cup progresses in the US: “Fuck Messi”. The Israel-linked Argentinian football star has been silen...

Brendan Carr plans to let broadcast giants dominate the airwaves

Federal Communications Commission | Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge The Federal Communications Commission will vote next month on whether a single company can...

Labour applauds PM they just mercilessly sh*t canned

So, Keir Starmer is stepping down as PM. And he’s doing so with a round of applause from the Labour MPs who just unceremoniously sacked him: Downing Street has ...

Hillsborough Law marks a huge achievement for accountability but political will is crucial for it to work

The Public Office (Accountability) Bill passed its third reading in the House of Commons on Tuesday 14 July, and is now moving through the next stages of the le...

Todd Blanche’s loyalty to Trump questioned in Senate confirmation hearing

Blanche's actions have raised questions about the independence of the Department of Justice, which he currently leads.

Samsung is making Amazon Music pre-installed bloatware on Galaxy phones

Don't use Amazon Music? Too bad, Samsung is installing it for you anyway.

Hack suggests AI music generator Suno scraped YouTube for training data

The hacker used an employee's credentials to access source code, which revealed how Suno scraped decades of audio.

Why are right-wing parties gaining ground in Latin America?

Several recent elections have strengthened conservative forces across parts of Latin America.

Whatnot acquires Shaped to power real-time live shopping recommendations

Livestream shopping platform Whatnot has acquired AI startup Shaped, a machine learning company focused on real-time recommendations and search. The deal will b...

Argentine VP calls England ‘pirates’ ahead of World Cup semifinal clash

Argentina vice president's remarks made ahead of the World Cup semifinal against England and amid sovereignty dispute.

Third-party app stores coming to Google Play next week as Epic settlement withdrawn

With the settlement withdrawn, Google is now bound by the court's full antitrust remedies.

Cruise ship hotel left listing in China port after high tides

A cruise ship-turned-luxury floating hotel that has been idle for about 14 years rolled onto its side while docked.

Zelenskyy backs state energy company chief Koretskyi for new Ukraine PM

Ukraine's parliament is expected to vote for the next prime minister on Thursday.

Norway’s Waerenskjold wins fastest Tour de France stage in history

At an average speed of 50.91kph, Soren Waerenskjold's sprint was the fastest road stage in the 113 editions of the Tour.

Starmer bids MPs goodbye as British PM and pledges to support his successor

Andy Burnham, who is set to formally replace Starmer on Monday, will become the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade.

Lionel Messi’s Final World Cup—and the Death of Early Retirement

Argentina’s Lionel Messi was supposed to be done years ago. Now, sports science is helping soccer’s biggest stars rewrite the rules of aging.

Valve appears to be discontinuing self-repair parts for the LCD Steam Deck at iFixit

An iFixit staffer told a Steam Deck user that the company had no plans to stock replacement OEM batteries.