I test 4K Blu-ray for a living and these are the 4 discs I'm most looking forward to testing in July 2026

July 2026 is packed with tons of new 4K Blu-ray releases: here are the top 4 I'm looking forward to testing. [...]

How America's 250th birthday became a test of AI-powered collective intelligence

Imagine if you could bring 250 people together in a massive room and have them discuss and debate an important issue, arguing the points and counterpoints, and converging on answers that accurately re [...]

AI search agents don't fail at searching, they fail at asking the right questions when queries get ambiguous

AI search agents rarely fail at multi-step research because of the search itself. Their real problem is not asking the user for clarification when queries are ambiguous. A new benchmark called DiscoBe [...]

There’s a Global Network of Fungi Under Your Feet. This Is the First Complete Map

A new study has succeeded in mapping, on a global scale, the fungal network that supports plant life and helps regulate our planet’s climate. [...]

US control of frontier AI hangs over NATO’s Ankara summit

Donald Trump arrives at next week’s NATO summit in Ankara holding unusual leverage, because the US decides which allies get access to the world’s most advanced AI, Politico reports. The alliance [...]

Quote of the day by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: 'One of the tech industry’s worst mistakes in a long time was that everybody could go full remote forever' — closing the doors to pandemic-era flexibility

Despite championing remote working, the technology industry was among the first sectors to row back on this new era [...]

'We’re seeing a clear divide': Many business leaders admit they only have a 'limited understanding' of AI budgets

Productivity and cost savings are actually dropping – new data shows a massive gap in visibility leading to poor ROI. [...]

Good News! Turns Out the Earth Will Never Be Swallowed by the Sun

A new study suggests that when our star becomes unstable in 5 billion years or so, Earth may avoid being engulfed by its fiery demise. [...]

China’s Biren raises $892M to build GPUs that can take on Nvidia at home

Nvidia can barely sell its best chips in China. A crop of local challengers is racing to fill the gap. One of them just raised nearly $900m to speed up. Shanghai Biren Technology is selling HK$7 billi [...]