2026-07-16

U.S. is hitting Brazil with 25% tariffs over what it calls unfair trade practices

The tariffs take effect July 22 and follow a yearlong Section 301 investigation into Brazilian practices on digital trade, deforestation, and more [...]

2026-07-16

A father of the internet wants to give AI agents an identity

Soon the internet will be full of AI agents acting on our behalf. Right now, there is no reliable way to tell who stands behind any of them. Vint Cerf, one of the people who built the internet, wants to fix that. Cerf co-designed TCP/IP, the protocol that lets the internet’s independent systems talk to […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-16

A Face ID pioneer raised $52M to read the brain like a blood test

One of the minds behind Apple’s Face ID wants to point AI at something harder than a face. He wants it to read the brain. His startup, Hemispheric, has come out of stealth with $52M. The Tel Aviv firm calls itself a NeuroAI company, and its pitch is simple. It wants a brain test to […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-16

Sakana AI's orchestrator adds Nvidia Nemotron to prove "collective intelligence" can rival single frontier models

Sakana AI is integrating Nvidia's open-source Nemotron models into its Fugu orchestrator, which dynamically combines multiple language models for specific tasks. The core argument: Open models only become competitive with Frontier systems when used in a coordinated manner. However, the announcement does not yet provide specific benchmark figures for the new combination.<br /> The articl [...]

2026-07-16

Zoom patches critical security flaw which could have let hackers hijack accounts

Zoom finds improper input validation bug, but fortunately sees no evidence of abuse. [...]

2026-07-16

You've never seen an Aston Martin like this — legendary car maker reveals SUV designed exclusively for Modern Warfare 4

Aston Martin has revealed the Dreadnought, a new SUV designed exclusively for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. [...]

2026-07-16

The dream of AirPods with removable batteries is still seemingly out of reach, and it's all because of a new EU ruling

Apple fans have been clamoring for AirPods with removable batteries to make them repairable, but it's likely not coming any time soon thanks to a new EU ruling. [...]

2026-07-16

Buying a new Apple device? You can get it tax-free in 8 states - but only on these dates

Starting July 17, certain states will let you buy items tax-free from different retailers, and Apple is one of them. Here are the states and products that qualify. [...]

2026-07-16

Managers play critical role in a company's AI transformation - and they know it

More than two-thirds of middle managers are optimistic about AI's role in the future of work, and they feel personally accountable for their team's adoption of AI tools. [...]