2026-07-31

The EU is cracking down on hacking and AI deepfakes with this new team in Brussels

Brussels will begin to track models for violations ahead of the launch of the AI Act this weekend. [...]

2026-07-31

Thinking Machines bets on efficiency over size with its second model, Inkling Small

Thinking Machines, the AI lab from former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, has released Inkling Small. The open-weights reasoning model is less than a third the size of Inkling but beats it on several coding and reasoning benchmarks.<br /> The article Thinking Machines bets on efficiency over size with its second model, Inkling Small appeared first on The Decoder. [...]

2026-07-31

Miss your CD collection? This wall-mounted display for Spotify and Apple Music promises to bring back its ‘feeling of connection’ — but its maker insists he doesn’t want to kill off physical media

Spine Music founder Ricardo Amorim is putting his love for albums and CD collecting into a new digital music display. [...]

2026-07-31

Amazon is splitting its $600 million tariff refund with customers - here's who's eligible

What you'll get back depends on how much you spent - but don't expect much. [...]

2026-07-31

SpaceX will take another year to remove xAI's unpermitted gas turbines near Memphis

SpaceX has entered an agreed order with Mississippi regulators setting a fixed timeline as it builds a permanent 1.2 GW power plant [...]

2026-07-31

Rohto is recalling nearly 12 million eye drop bottles over sterility concerns

The FDA classified the action as Class II, meaning the products may cause temporary effects but are unlikely to result in serious harm [...]

2026-07-31

An ex-OpenAI researcher's AI hedge fund collapsed from $45 billion to $10 billion in a week

The fund, which peaked at $45 billion this month, was forced to sell leveraged bets on AI infrastructure stocks to Ken Griffin's Citadel at a discount [...]

2026-07-31

U.S. economy slowed in the spring as Iran war weighed on growth — but consumers held up

Consumer spending rose at a 3.2% pace and business investment stayed strong, cushioning the drag from higher energy prices and rising imports [...]

2026-07-31

New York sued Kalshi for running an illegal gambling operation

The state is seeking up to $36 billion in penalties, disgorgement, and restitution from the prediction market platform [...]