2026-07-24

Dead internet theory becomes measurable fact as AI agents flood the web

Bots now outnumber humans on the internet for the first time in the web’s history. Cloudflare, the security firm that sits in front of millions of websites, says automated traffic crossed the 50 percent threshold in June and now accounts for nearly 58 percent of all webpage requests. A separate report from cybersecurity firm HUMAN […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-24

I wanted great filter coffee and espresso without buying two appliances — and 9 months later, the Ninja Prestige DualBrew System is still my absolute favorite for both

I love both types of coffee equally, and this all-in-one brewer means I don't have to sacrifice my whole countertop for two separate machines. [...]

2026-07-24

South Korean nuclear container ship proposal receives US approval for 15,000 TEU ultra-safe molten salt reactor design

South Korea received preliminary US approval for a 15,000 TEU container ship powered by twin molten salt small modular reactors. [...]

2026-07-24

10 of the most secluded beaches left on Earth

No road access, no crowds, no easy way in — the beaches that stay hidden because reaching them requires a hike, a boat, or a genuine detour [...]

2026-07-24

Chinese Companies Are Selling Vapes With Chemicals Potentially More Potent Than Nicotine

Big Tobacco studied nicotine analogs like 6-methyl-nicotine for decades but never marketed them. Now, Chinese vape makers are using them to sidestep US regulations. [...]

2026-07-24

Claude Opus 5 matches Fable on coding at half the price, and Anthropic says it is the most aligned model it has ever shipped

Anthropic on Thursday released Claude Opus 5, a model that matches or exceeds its flagship Fable 5 on most coding and knowledge-work benchmarks at half the token price. The model is the fourth Anthropic has shipped in under two months, following Fable 5 in early June, Sonnet 5 at the end of June, and now […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-24

Tesla’s self-driving software is selling faster than ever, and it still needs a human driver

Tesla now has nearly one and a half million active Full Self-Driving subscribers after adding 200,000 users in the second quarter, the largest single-quarter gain on record. CFO Vaibhav Taneja told analysts that 55 percent of North American deliveries in Q2 had FSD activated at the time of purchase, a quarter in which Tesla delivered […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-24

10 Platforms for AI Visibility and Link Building in 2026

Millions now choose products through ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews appear in nearly half of all search queries. According to Muck Rack, 84% of AI citations come from media outlets, the same outlets where SEO specialists have been placing links for years. That means media distribution remains one of the key levers […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-24

Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. merger into 2027

The extended pause will give time to hear cases for blocking the deal from states and the WGA. [...]