thenextweb

2026-07-06

SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell pledges $320M in stock to Trump Accounts

SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell will donate a share of SpaceX stock to roughly 2 million children through the Trump Accounts programme, CNBC reports. At around $162 a share, the pledge is worth over $320m. The gift comes from Shotwell’s and her husband’s personal holdings, with extra emphasis on lower-income families near their central Texas home. It makes […]<br /> This story conti [...]

thenextweb

2026-07-06

Beyond wires and batteries: Voltify’s new model for freight rail electrification

Freight rail is often described as the most energy-efficient way to move goods over land, yet it still runs on one of the dirtiest inputs in modern infrastructure: diesel. As rail operators face mounting pressure from volatile fuel costs, tightening emissions rules, and aging locomotive fleets, the question is no longer whether rail should decarbonize, but how. One […]<br /> This story [...]

Destination

2026-07-06

Cloudflare replaces its blanket AI bot block with granular controls for search, training, and agent crawlers

Cloudflare is giving all customers granular AI bot controls. Site owners can now manage Search, Training, and Agent bots separately instead of blocking them all at once. Starting September 15, 2026, Training and Agent bots will be blocked by default on ad-supported pages.<br /> The article Cloudflare replaces its blanket AI bot block with granular controls for search, training, and agent cra [...]

Destination

2026-07-06

‘I am mortified’: An iPhone user sent ‘sensitive pictures’ to a stranger’s phone after making this simple iMessage mistake — here’s how to avoid the same fate

An iPhone user accidentally sent ‘sensitive’ texts to the wrong person after their partner made one key mistake. [...]

Destination

2026-07-06

The lightest Linux laptop ever just launched, and it challenges the MacBook Air for battery life

The refreshed Lemur Pro is a Linux-based ultraportable that offers plenty of power and battery life under the hood. [...]

qz

2026-07-06

20 destinations that are dramatically cheaper just one season off-peak

From Paris in winter to the Maldives in monsoon season, these destinations deliver the same sights at far lower prices when travelers shift their timing by a single season [...]

Destination

2026-07-06

Google now uses your uploaded search media to train AI

A few simple adjustments to your settings will opt you out of Google's latest AI-training method. [...]

cnet

2026-07-06

AI 'Actor' Tilly Norwood Lands Big Break With Feature Film 'Misaligned'

The controversial AI performer will star in the full-length movie. [...]

qz

2026-07-06

20 inventions that should have existed centuries earlier

The most baffling gaps in invention history are not the complex ones — they are the simple ones, where all the required knowledge existed for centuries and nobody connected the dots [...]