Month: July 2026

Chinese AI models are becoming cheaper and more capable, leaving Trump officials divided over security, competition and possible restrictions.

July 22, 2026

The apps may present themselves as ordinary photo editors, but San Francisco says their hidden capabilities have no place in mainstream stores.

July 22, 2026

Trump appeared beside Spain during the live ceremony, then seemingly slipped out of the winning frame.

July 21, 2026

Image courtesy of JKR and featured with permission The Coca-Cola Company has given itself a fresh coat of red while sipping into the familiarity. In its brand overhaul, it is betting that the visual cues that have made it instantly recognizable for generations have plenty of fizz left. Read full article

July 21, 2026

SK-II is giving its signature essence a softer side with CRYBABY’s teary-eyed charm.

July 21, 2026

Golden clouds, sweeping brushwork and biomechanical giants give ‘Evangelion’ a centuries-old makeover.

July 21, 2026

All 3,977 of Google’s 3D emoji are stepping out of the keyboard, being released as 3D models for creators to download, modify and place in their own projects.

July 21, 2026

FamilyMart has put itself on the menu, or at least its edible interpretation of the brand, after testing the recipe more than 111 times.

July 21, 2026

Across January to June 2026, outage reports showed clear daily patterns, revealing when users were most likely to experience service disruptions. The busiest hours consistently fell between late morning and early evening, when work, streaming, and gaming activity peaked. Midday spikes often aligned with global platform rollouts or regional traffic surges, while quieter overnight hours […]

July 21, 2026

The designer-developer handoff is officially dead—and AI just pulled the trigger. Instead of wasting weeks translating pixels into code, teams are now building live, together, in real time with AI agents doing the grunt work.

July 21, 2026

Colonel Sanders just added a little extra seasoning to soccer’s most famous baby photo.

July 20, 2026

Annie Leibovitz has filed a copyright lawsuit against Observer Media, accusing the publisher of using her Justin and Hailey Bieber photo without permission and leaving it online for years despite takedown requests. The 2019 Vogue portrait appeared in a 2020 Observer article and, according to the complaint, remained embedded on the site as of July […]

July 18, 2026

Realbotix — the company behind RealDoll — has begun piloting a humanoid AI teaching assistant in Salamanca City Central School District in New York. The program pairs the Optio AI tutor, which offers curriculum‑aligned homework help and multilingual support, with the M‑Series humanoid robot that interacts through natural conversation and expressions. Salamanca, a Woz ED […]

July 18, 2026

Stranger Things is getting a full retro makeover as Netflix unveils a VHS‑styled anniversary edition of Season 1 to celebrate the show’s 10‑year milestone. The special cut trades modern 4K clarity for deliberately grainy frames, static bursts, warped colors, and a boxy 4:3 aspect ratio that makes Hawkins feel even more rooted in 1983. It’s […]

July 18, 2026

The Suno hack has exposed millions of scraped YouTube Music and Deezer tracks used to train the company’s AI music generator, offering an unusually clear look at how a major AI platform built its dataset. The leaked source code shows large‑scale audio harvesting, intensifying ongoing lawsuits and industry backlash over copyright, transparency, and artist consent. […]

July 18, 2026

Some stories leap off the page, but this one practically fills the room. Meet the world’s largest pop-up book in Los Angeles.

July 18, 2026

Swatch and Omega are turning back the clock to 1969 with a MoonSwatch crafted from melted vintage Omega gold.

July 18, 2026

OnePlus is officially pulling out of the US and Europe, ending a chapter that helped define its rise in the Android market.

July 18, 2026

What if your next health monitor came from paint instead of sticky patches? Researchers have developed colorful skin ink that doubles as a wearable biosensor.

July 17, 2026

Convenience stores and car culture collide as 7-Eleven rolls out the iconic Nissan GT-R in the form of an exclusive Hot Wheels collectible.

July 17, 2026