2026-07-23

A woman got a UTI. Two years later, the bacteria had evolved, invaded her brain.

The case provides a novel report of the emergence of heterovirulence. [...]

2026-07-23

Google hit with $1 billion in fines as EU braces for Trump battle

Google becomes third tech giant to face huge fines under the Digital Markets Act. [...]

2026-07-23

Sony's decision to ditch discs was practically inevitable, data shows

Circana numbers show US gamers overwhelmingly voting with their wallets. [...]

2026-07-23

Google just had its first negative cash flow quarter due to massive AI spending

Google continues to report big quarterly revenue, but its AI spending has skyrocketed. [...]

2026-07-23

Flux 3 generates videos with native audio up to 20 seconds long, a first for Black Forest Labs

Black Forest Labs has released Flux 3, a multimodal foundation model that learns from images, video, and audio and can generate video with native sound for the first time. BFL's own tests put it just ahead of market leader Seedance 2.0, though independent results aren't yet available. The company ultimately wants to build a world model and is already testing Flux 3 on robotics tasks.< [...]

2026-07-23

Experts have found a trojan able to rig online live betting platforms

A company building betting software was targeted with a rather sneaky trojan. [...]

2026-07-23

Dell just dropped the price of this award-winning laptop to 50% off - and I highly recommend it

We granted the Dell 14 Plus an Editors' Choice award for great hardware and design. Now, the high-end version of the PC is over $1,000 off. [...]

2026-07-23

Chick-fil-A is testing spicy chicken strips again

The limited test at 2 Georgia locations runs through September 12, with a potential national rollout if it succeeds [...]

2026-07-23

Meta’s New Feel-Good AI Ad Uses a Song About the World Ending

The clip features the David Bowie track “Five Years,” which includes lyrics such as “Earth was really dying (dying).” [...]