2026-06-30

China’s Meituan says its new AI model was trained on domestic chips

LongCat-2.0, a 1.6-trillion-parameter model, is the first of its size to be trained end-to-end on home-grown silicon, the company says, in a pointed answer to US export controls. The most striking claim about Meituan’s new artificial intelligence model is not how large it is, though it is large, but what it ran on. The Chinese […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-06-30

Samsung Music Studio 7 review: A great speaker on its own, and even better in a pair

The Music Studio 7 is an excellent Sonos alternative that can pull double duty in the living room. [...]

2026-06-30

Shark's new PowerDetect Transformer turns into three different types of vacuum

Shark has launched a new vacuum with three form factors. [...]

2026-06-30

Shark's New Transformer Vacuum Breaks Down Into Three Different Vacuums

Shark's new Transformer three-in-one vacuum combines an upright vacuum that breaks out into a cordless stick and handheld model to tackle your cleaning needs. [...]

2026-06-30

New on Apple TV in July 2026: Pickleball Comedy 'The Dink,' Anya Taylor-Joy in 'Lucky' and More

Apple TV's got some big projects landing this month, including a new, original Ben Stiller-produced pickleball movie. [...]

2026-06-30

Dataland, the First AI Museum, Converts Info Into a Multisensory Kaleidoscope

Its first exhibit translates rainforest data into a sumptuous audiovisual experience, but without a strong thesis about data as art. [...]

2026-06-30

Battle of the Thin Phones: iPhone Air vs. Galaxy S25 Edge

Use either of Samsung or Apple thin flagships and you'll wonder how you ever tolerated a thick phone. Here's how these two compare. [...]

2026-06-30

8849 Tank 5 review: A fast-charging, heavyweight rugged phone with an incredible projector

The 8849 Tank 5 is a large, rugged phone with good camera sensors, a powerful SoC and high quality DLP projector. [...]

2026-06-30

EchoStar is preparing to file its satellite TV unit, Dish DBS, for bankruptcy

The chapter 11 filing could come as soon as Tuesday, as EchoStar looks to restructure nearly $10 billion in Dish DBS debt [...]