2026-07-30

An Oscars trivia question has X united in pedantry

Film critic Mattie Lucas (@cinemattie) posted on X of a trivia night question "Who won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2025?" It's complicated. [...]

2026-07-30

The FTC is suing Hims & Hers for sharing patients’ health data with Meta and Snap

The Federal Trade Commission is suing Hims & Hers, accusing the telehealth company of sharing customers’ sensitive health information with advertising platforms including Meta and Snap. The complaint, filed on 29 July and joined by Utah and California, also alleges the company charged people without proper consent and made subscriptions deliberately hard to cancel. The […]<br /> This [...]

2026-07-30

The Ferrari EV everyone mocked has quietly sold out

When Ferrari revealed its first electric car in May, the reaction was brutal enough to knock 6% off the company’s share price. Two months later, the Luce has sold out its entire 2026 allocation, roughly 500 cars, proof that ridicule and demand are not the same thing. Ferrari itself declined to comment, saying it would […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-30

Surprise: The global oil crisis is pushing people toward buying electrified cars

lectrified vehicle sales hit new highs around the world as 50 countries saw quarterly records in Q2 of 2026. [...]

2026-07-30

How silicon photonics lights the way for data centers

As AI strains data center infrastructure, silicon photonics looks to provide faster, more energy-efficient computing. [...]

2026-07-30

How AI can help make busy shipping routes safer for whales

In the San Francisco Bay, it’s increasingly common for whales to be hit and killed by ships. A pilot is testing technology that could help. [...]

2026-07-30

Don’t Get Too Attached to Jimothy

Urban wildlife biologists say the stumpy raccoon seems to have adapted well to his environment and spinal condition—but his internet fame presents a new threat. [...]

2026-07-30

OpenAI’s Hacking Debacle Was a Human Mistake

If the generative AI giant had followed well-known security best practices, it’s likely that its AI agent would never have escaped to the open internet and hacked multiple companies. [...]

2026-07-30

‘Identifying vulnerabilities is no longer enough’: Companies need to focus on fixing exploitable vulnerabilities, not discovering as many as possible, says Checkmarx CEO

AppSec must shift from finding every single vulnerability to prioritizing exploitable risks, and human expertise is in hot demand. [...]