2026-07-27

Meta AI arrives in Threads DMs for all users worldwide

Meta is rolling out Meta AI to Threads direct messages globally starting today. All users can now share posts, images, links, and videos with Meta AI in a one-on-one conversation, ask follow-up questions, and explore topics privately. The feature mirrors what already exists on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Meta said the move responds to community […]<br /> This story continues at The [...]

2026-07-27

Quote of the day by Barack Obama: 'Our new information ecosystem is turbocharging some of humanity's worst impulses' — a warning against rampant disinformation

The former US president sees technological progress as inevitable, but that doesn't mean it's been for the better [...]

2026-07-27

AMD's Venice is the first 2nm x86 server chip, but the stack doesn't fully ship until 2027

AMD's Zen 6 Venice EPYC is a 2nm, 256-core, 512-thread juggernaut which comes into play at the same time as Nvidia is gunning for the data center CPU market. [...]

2026-07-27

10 places in the American West that make you forget which planet you're on

Salt flats, hoodoos, painted deserts, bristlecone forests — the landscapes so strange that NASA and Hollywood use them as stand-ins for other worlds [...]

2026-07-27

X Money begins limited US rollout

Only Premium and Premium X subscribers get the privilege of banking with Elon for now. [...]

2026-07-27

Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms

Microsoft says tools cost less than competing ones and outperform them, too. [...]

2026-07-27

Trump admin exempts SpaceX's Starlink from FCC ban on foreign-made routers

Starlink has a Texas factory but also makes routers in Vietnam. [...]

2026-07-27

Epic diarrhea outbreak has 40% of Americans avoiding fruits and veggies

Kennedy has focused on nutrition but has neglected food safety, critics say. [...]

2026-07-27

iOS and macOS 26.6 arrive today, paving the way for iOS and macOS 27

These are likely the last updates of note before Apple's bigger fall updates. [...]