2026-07-11

The best budget blenders, according to Consumer Reports

A $100 blender can still crush ice with ease. Consumer Reports tested dozens of models for performance and reliability to find five budget picks [...]

2026-07-11

China’s Tianwen-2 Space Probe Has Rendezvoused With Earth’s Quasi-Moon

The probe sent back the first pictures of the asteroid Kamo’oalewa. Next step: landing on the surface and collecting samples to send back to Earth. [...]

2026-07-11

I review smart rings for a living, and the Samsung Galaxy Ring 2 needs these 6 upgrades to stay relevant

We rated the original Galaxy Ring highly, but the next version will enter an even more competitive market. [...]

2026-07-11

How to watch Fiji vs England for FREE: Live streams and TV channels for Nations Championship 2026 match

All the ways to watch Fiji vs England live streams – including for FREE – for the Round 2 Nations Championship 2026 game at Hill Dickinson Stadium. [...]

2026-07-11

Ukrainians are using VPNs to cause havoc in Russia by changing fuel station statuses on maps in a bid to cause chaos and confusion

A Ukraine-linked online campaign reportedly alters Russian fuel station map data, creating confusion among drivers through coordinated digital participation. [...]

2026-07-11

Meta killed its Muse Image AI feature three days after launch. Hollywood had had enough.

Meta has pulled its Muse Image AI feature from Instagram and the Meta AI app just three days after launch, saying the tool “missed the mark” on user privacy. The model, the first image generator to emerge from Meta Superintelligence Labs under chief AI officer Alexandr Wang, launched on Tuesday with a design flaw that proved […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-11

I’ve driven the hybrid Audi RS 5 — and it's completely changed what I think of plug-in hybrids

Audi's latest RS 5 blends 639hp with some of the smartest hybrid tech I've tested. [...]

2026-07-11

Palworld 1.0, Tiny Bookshop on mobile and other new indie games worth checking out

Our weekly roundup of the best new indie games is here. [...]

2026-07-11

The EU says autoplay and infinite scroll are illegal. Meta has until it responds to disagree.

The European Commission issued preliminary findings on Friday accusing Meta of building Facebook and Instagram to be addictive, giving the company a formal opportunity to respond before Brussels reaches a final decision that could trigger fines of up to 6% of its global annual revenue. Based on Meta’s 2025 turnover of roughly $201 billion, that […]<br /> This story continues at The Next [...]