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• World’s largest digital camera weighs 3 tons and will take 7.88 million photos of the sky over 10 years; each is 8GB in size and has a 3200-megapixel resolution [12d]
• NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, July 10 (game #859) [12d]
• Quordle hints and answers for Friday, July 10 (game #1628) [12d]
• NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, July 10 (game #1125) [12d]
• 75 B-52 strategic bombers set to get gigabit connectivity and a fiber-optic network for their weapons pylons as part of a huge upgrade to keep them going till it reaches almost 100 [12d]
• Quote of the day by NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden on the 'nothing to hide' argument: 'No different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say' [12d]
• YouTuber smashes Guinness World Record for longest drone flight with a huge 261-minute time [12d]
• An electric drone just set a new world air speed record - 434 mph device could be ideal for anti-aircraft interceptor action [12d]
• It's not just about the GPU crunching on an LLM anymore': Apple silicon leader explains why a Mac Mini could be the surprising choice for a machine running all your AI agents [12d]
• I'm a certified barista, and these are the best 3 espresso machines I've tested so far this year — and the only ones genuinely worth your kitchen counter space [12d]
• Meta announces its first data center in Canada — estimated $9 billion 1GW Alberta mega facility sees the AI expansion cross the border [12d]
• The 'spectacular' Bluetti Elite 30 V2 is our favorite budget portable power station — and it just got a powerful price cut for summer [12d]
• How do I know music is more important than clothes? I just moved home and the first thing I set up was my turntable and vinyl stash [12d]
• The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 is 'great value for those that just need a Windows computer' — and Argos just cut the price of this fuss-free business laptop [12d]
• These popular Tenda routers have an unpatched security backdoor which could give hackers access [12d]
• Universal is dropping a twisted new romance movie next month — and it’s perfect for fans of the horror hit Obsession [12d]
• This UnionSine 16TB Desktop Hard Drive deal works out at less than $27 per TB and boasts up to 270MB/s transfer speeds [12d]
• CEOs are being left baffled at the high cost of moving to AI — shockingly enough, sacking human workers isn't resulting in huge savings [12d]
• HP's 16-inch OmniBook 5 laptop with Ryzen AI 7 CPU, 16GB DDR5, and a 1TB SSD is nearly half price at Walmart [12d]
• The top 6 back-to-school mini PCs for college and university — as benchmarked by our computing team (and no, they won't wipe out your student loan either) [12d]
• 'All options are on the table, considering the drastic measure already put in place' — Could Microsoft sell Xbox? Analysts say it's too expensive for that, but that it could be dismantled piece by piece [12d]
• Meta’s super-sensing AI glasses are still in the works, and I don’t know if I should be excited or terrified [12d]
• Amazfit Active 3 Premium review — Premium performance, just without the price [12d]
• The Gentlemen season 2 release date will arrive on Netflix just weeks before MobLand season 2 hits Paramount+ — as fans dub September 'Guy Ritchie month' [12d]
• How to watch France vs Morocco: Free Streams, TV Channels & Kick-Off time for FIFA World Cup 2026 as Kylian Mbappe and Co. set for quarter-final test [12d]
• OpenAI is looking for a 'Subject Matter Expert in Investment Banking' — could ChatGPT be set to replace bankers next? [12d]
• How to watch Big Brother 28: Free Streams & TV Schedule [12d]
• The TechRadar Awards return for 2026, and we're making big changes — nominate your favorite tech products now! [12d]
• DJI drones are saving Mount Everest from being the 'world's highest garbage dump' — FlyCart 100 removes over 10,000kg of waste to save Sherpas from an eight-hour trek across a hazardous icefall [12d]
• Two reasons why you might want to buy the Galaxy Z Fold 7 right now — yes, before the Galaxy Z Fold 8 lands [12d]
• Here are 7 of my favorite laptop deals from the latest Best Buy sale — get up to $700 off HP, Acer, Samsung, and more [12d]
• How to watch the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-finals: Free Streams, TV Channels & Kick-Off times [12d]
• Accenture confirms breach after hacker steals 35GB of source code and other data [12d]
• Asus unveils the 'elite' ROG Raikiri II Pro PC Controller featuring 'competition-grade responsiveness and ultra-low latency' and the Gjallar Gaming Soundbar that boasts 'intuitive cross-platform controls' [12d]
• World Cup 2026 live stream: TV Channels and Fixtures worldwide [12d]
• Smarter, not faster: AI infra’s sobering effect on fiber strategy [12d]
• MobLand season 2 gets September release date as Paramount+ drops 'ruthless' first teaser trailer after controversial Tom Hardy exit drama [12d]
• I read Careless People, the Meta tell-all — and it made me want the chapter Sarah Wynn-Williams couldn’t write [12d]
• Japanese telco giant KDDI says 12 million emails exposed in major cyberattack [12d]
• Lenovo’s Ryzen 7 IdeaPad Slim 3 touchscreen laptop is a $655 back-to-school and WFH steal with a $345 price cut at Best Buy right now [12d]
• Nintendo's iOS and Android racer Mario Kart Tour will shut down later this year, with no offline mode planned [12d]
• Sony RX10 V vs Sony Cyber-shot RX10 IV: I love this classic wildlife camera’s upgrades after a nine-year wait, but there’s one big drawback [12d]
• I took over 1,000 shots with the Sony RX10 V across my kid’s sports day, a bird photography trip and more – here’s how Sony’s surprise new superzoom performed [12d]
• Insurance company AssuranceAmerica exposes 6.9 million drivers following major data breach — here's what we know [12d]
• NordVPN expands scam text protection to all Android users worldwide [12d]
• The Alienware AW3426DW is easily the best 34-inch ultrawide OLED I've ever used, and it's made me want to abandon my 45-inch monitor [12d]
• Major second-hand retailer warns loss of physical PlayStation games will mean higher prices for consumers and 'fewer opportunities to shop around' [12d]
• ‘The gap between AI ambition and infrastructure reality is widening’ Google Cloud report finds 83% of organizations must overhaul their infrastructure in order to maximize the agentic AI opportunity [12d]
• The EU AI Act deadline has moved, but data lineage can’t wait [12d]
• Got ChatGPT’s new voice mode? Here's how to check — and 5 things you should try first [12d]
• Nextcloud leaks 367K records — European cloud giant exposes staff and clients in major breach [12d]
• Russia drops controversial VPN tax following technical delays and widespread backlash [12d]