2026-07-09

A Waymo called the cops on two teens drinking and shooting toy guns

Two 15-year-olds in San Mateo learned this week that a driverless taxi can still tell on you. The pair were drinking alcohol and shooting Orbeez, soft water-filled pellets, out of a moving Waymo on Monday afternoon. The car’s remote monitors spotted it, called 911, and pulled the vehicle over to wait for police, the Associated […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-09

A startup just 3D-printed kidney and liver tissue in space, a first

Auxilium Biotechnologies has bioprinted kidney and liver tissue aboard the International Space Station. It says that is the first time anyone has made either in space. The samples flew home last month on a SpaceX cargo capsule, and the company announced the results on Thursday. It was not a one-off. In the same mission, Auxilium’s […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-09

Best Wireless Bluetooth Boom Boxes for 2026

I've tested dozens of wireless portable party speakers. Here are my current top picks that can play loud and power your next fiesta, whether it's by the pool, at the beach or in the parking lot pre-game. [...]

2026-07-09

The Scottish Open 2026: TV Schedule, How to Watch All the Golf Action From Anywhere

A host of big-name PGA Tour stars head across the Atlantic to battle it out at the Renaissance Club. [...]

2026-07-09

Meta's Muse Spark 1.1 API pricing squeezes OpenAI and Anthropic as the AI price war heats up

Meta is entering the AI API business with Muse Spark 1.1 at prices that undercut even the dirt-cheap Grok 4.5, released just yesterday. At $4.25 per million output tokens, Meta charges a fraction of what Anthropic or OpenAI ask. For pure-play AI labs burning through billions, the pressure just got worse.<br /> The article Meta's Muse Spark 1.1 API pricing squeezes OpenAI and Anthropic a [...]

2026-07-09

CEOs are being left baffled at the high cost of moving to AI — shockingly enough, sacking human workers isn't resulting in huge savings

Replacing human workers with AI isn't always the best decision, shockingly. [...]

2026-07-09

HP's 16-inch OmniBook 5 laptop with Ryzen AI 7 CPU, 16GB DDR5, and a 1TB SSD is nearly half price at Walmart

With an AMD Ryzen AI 7 processor and 16GB of DDR5 memory, the 16-inch HP OmniBook 5 is an easy recommendation from me. [...]

2026-07-09

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)

Power up for the school year. [...]

2026-07-09

'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

Analysts suggest a Xbox would be too expensive for buyers, and it's more likely they would go after "specific pieces" of the company instead. [...]