2026-07-07

Facing US export controls, China's DeepSeek plans to make its own chips

It's early, but the plan is to reduce dependency on Nvidia and Huawei. [...]

2026-07-07

Dragonflies maneuver like fighter pilots

Male dragonflies' dramatic aerial combat maneuvers emerge from relatively simple vision-based rules. [...]

2026-07-07

4K Blu-ray fans, it's back — Arrow Video has knocked up to 50% off its discs at multiple retailers including Amazon and I've picked the top 6 discs I'd recommend

Arrow Films is having a sale on its 4K Blu-rays, with up to 50% off some discs. Here are the 6 I'd pick, all of which we've tested here at TechRadar. [...]

2026-07-07

Aoostar's mini PC completely destroys the Steam Machine on raw performance but you will have to add memory and storage

The Aoostar GODY 7600XT's impressive spec means you don't need to get lost in the lottery of Valve's queuing system. [...]

2026-07-07

I connected ChatGPT to my bank, and it's my go-to finance app now - here's how (and why)

With ChatGPT Finances, I can see all my money, investments, and debts in one place - and I can ask AI what it all means. [...]

2026-07-07

Meta debuts Muse Image, its first AI image model built under Alexandr Wang’s lab

Meta launched Muse Image on Tuesday, its first image-generation AI model built under the Superintelligence Labs division led by Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang. The model is rolling out inside the Meta AI chatbot and will be embedded across Instagram and WhatsApp. Users can generate images from text prompts or alter existing pictures. The most […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-07

Waymo’s robotaxis stalled, snarled traffic, and drove into fireworks on July 4

Waymo’s robotaxis had a rough Fourth of July. In San Francisco they ran out of charge, snarled traffic for hours, and one drove over a lit firework and caught fire. Over the holiday weekend, driverless Waymo cars became the story instead of the technology. In San Francisco, dozens stalled in the gridlock after the Golden […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-07

Microsoft starts swapping OpenAI and Anthropic out for its own AI in some apps

Microsoft has begun replacing OpenAI and Anthropic models with its own AI in some product features, Bloomberg reports. The shift routes selected tasks to Microsoft’s in-house MAI models where cost or data residency favours them. The change is incremental rather than a clean break. OpenAI and Anthropic still handle most production traffic inside Copilot, with MAI […]<br /> This story con [...]

2026-07-07

Netflix is adding short-form video from Variety, Rolling Stone, and BuzzFeed as it competes with YouTube and TikTok

Netflix is licensing short-form video content from publishers including BuzzFeed Studios, Condé Nast, Hearst Magazines, People Inc., Tastemade, and several Penske Media brands such as Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Rolling Stone, Eater, and IndieWire. The content launches August 3 in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The videos range from […]<br /> [...]