2026-07-30

'Underdog' — this is why struggling browser Firefox and Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham football club are now joined at the kit

Why is Firefox sponsoring Wrexham AFC? The connection between the scrappy football club and struggling web browser is more obvious than you might think. We got to the bottom of it. [...]

2026-07-30

6 side hustles that make the most money in the fewest months

Lawn care, pool cleaning, event staffing, and other work that packs a year's worth of demand into a few warm months — and what each one actually pays [...]

2026-07-30

8 physical changes that come from swimming consistently

Full-body resistance without joint impact, a documented lung capacity effect, a specific cardiovascular adaptation — what regular swimming actually does [...]

2026-07-30

8 s'mores variations better than the original

These eight s'mores variations swap the classic chocolate bar and graham cracker for bolder flavors, more texture and a few unexpected combinations [...]

2026-07-30

Everyone Is Freaking Out About OpenAI and Anthropic’s Race for Dominance

Researchers fear AI is moving too fast, while Mark Zuckerberg is worried about who owns it. Plus: Inside Black Forest Labs’ push into robotics. [...]

2026-07-30

AI companies are turning old books into training data, Fahrenheit 451-style

AI firms are buying old books in bulk, cutting them apart, and scanning them to create chatbot training data. [...]

2026-07-30

BYD’s answer to its car-sales slump: a humanoid robot in every showroom

BYD sells more electric cars than anyone. Next month, it wants to sell you one using a robot. China’s biggest EV maker will unveil its first humanoid robot in August, at its Di Space experience centres in Zhengzhou, the company told the South China Morning Post. It will be a working prototype, not a concept, […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-30

Microsoft is merging its many Copilots into one AI ‘super app’

Microsoft has a fix for the growing pile of Copilots you are meant to use. It wants to stuff them all into a single app. On its earnings call this week, chief executive Satya Nadella confirmed Microsoft is building a Copilot “super app.” It merges chat, coding, the Cowork research tool and Microsoft’s new autonomous […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-30

China threatens ‘resolute’ retaliation over the US robot ban, and it holds the rare-earth card

The US wanted to keep Chinese robots out. Beijing’s answer: do this, and we will hit back where it hurts. China has threatened “resolute” retaliation after Washington moved to bar imports of Chinese-made humanoid robots. Its commerce ministry called the measure discriminatory and warned it “severely” damages trade relations, the New York Times and CNBC […]<br /> This story contin [...]