2026-07-30

Should you avoid TP-Link routers? Here's what to know

When it's less about the product and more about the FCC. [...]

2026-07-30

OpenAI goes full China pricing mode with an 80 percent cut to its most affordable GPT-5.6 model

Starting July 30, OpenAI is cutting GPT-5.6 Luna prices by 80 percent and Terra by 20 percent. OpenAI says its top-tier Sol model helped make the company's own infrastructure more efficient, enabling the cuts. Price pressure from cheap Chinese providers and Microsoft's own MAI models likely played a role too.<br /> The article OpenAI goes full China pricing mode with an 80 percent [...]

2026-07-30

10 summer blockbusters that changed how movies get made

Summer blockbusters changed filmmaking forever, and these 10 films reshaped how Hollywood makes, markets, finances and releases movies worldwide today [...]

2026-07-30

9 Olympic moments everyone remembers, even people who don't watch sports

Political statements, against-the-odds finishes, moments of pure human drama — the Olympic moments that transcended their events entirely [...]

2026-07-30

6 dog breeds that struggle most in extreme heat

These are the dog breeds that struggle most in extreme heat, from flat-faced bulldogs to thick-coated huskies built for cold, not summer [...]

2026-07-30

Intel is handing its Atom chip tech to a startup run by the CEO’s longtime partner

Intel is quietly handing one of its crown jewels to a tiny, stealthy startup. And that startup is run by a longtime business partner of Intel’s own chief executive. The chipmaker is giving RosaicLabs access to its Atom processor technology, according to a source and documents reviewed by Reuters. Atom is the building block of […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-30

US senators warn Apple not to buy Chinese memory chips to escape the shortage

Apple wants to buy cheap memory chips from China to ease a shortage. That shortage is already pushing up the price of its gadgets. A bipartisan group of US senators has just told Tim Cook not to. The senators wrote to Cook, urging Apple to drop any plan to buy Chinese memory. The two suppliers […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-30

Winamp is making another comeback, this time with Deezer-powered streaming

It really whips the llama’s ass, and apparently it is not done yet. Winamp, the music player millions of us loaded up before Spotify existed, is planning another comeback. This time it has real streaming behind it. Winamp and Deezer announced a partnership on Wednesday that will let Deezer power a new Winamp premium subscription. […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-30

Amazon is winding down most of its Nova AI models to bet on one frontier model

Amazon is winding down most of its flagship Nova AI models. It is betting what remains on a single, bigger effort to build one genuinely competitive foundation model. The move gives shape to a retreat that until now looked mostly like closed offices and job cuts. The company has begun deprecating most of its in-house […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]