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• Smart rings from Pebble and Stream are looking like the AI gadget to beat (theverge.com)
  While Meta and so many other companies are focused on smart glasses, smart rings make interacting with tech, and AI, much simpler.
• Meta pledges to solve AI labeling problems it’s actively exacerbating. (theverge.com)
  The company has signed a voluntary code to comply with obligations under the EU’s AI Act to mark and label AI-generated content that takes…
• Apple launches ‘Upgrade’ program to lease new devices (theverge.com)
  Apple has introduced “Apple Upgrade,” a new leasing program aiming to make it easier to get your hands on the latest iPhone, Mac, iPad, and…
• Perplexity’s Personal Computer turns Windows PCs into AI agents (theverge.com)
  Perplexity has expanded its agentic Personal Computer tool to Windows PCs, allowing them to be used as a locally run AI system.
• Logitech’s handheld plans are on ice — don’t expect a G Cloud 2 soon (theverge.com)
  Logitech’s new gaming boss Robin Piispanen says his company isn’t rushing to make a sequel to the G Cloud handheld and isn’t sure about tha…
• Apple is sunsetting the iPhone Upgrade program. (theverge.com)
  Instead, Apple says users can either finish making payments on their device or switch to its new Apple Upgrade program, which will allow th…
• Twelve South’s stylish charging tray now delivers more wireless power with a smaller footprint (theverge.com)
  Twelve South has a new version of its leather Valet charging tray that’s smaller for squeezing onto your nightstand.
• You don’t need to splurge on an expensive handheld fan to beat the heat (theverge.com)
  I impulse-purchased a pair of cheap JisuLife fans from Costco, and they’ve been the best thing I’ve bought all summer.
• Football is life? (theverge.com)
  While season 3 sure seemed like a finale, Ted Lasso is nonetheless back on Apple TV next week. The upcoming season sees Ted taking charge o…
• Motorola is launching an app for indigenous language preservation. (theverge.com)
  Motorola started supporting a number of endangered languages on its phones in 2021, and now it’s launching a full-blown app to dive into in…
• Calls are now supported for WhatsApp Web users. (theverge.com)
  You can now make and receive calls — including audio, video, one-on-one, and group calls — on your browser without downloading the WhatsApp…
• Former FCC chairs blast Carr’s early renewal of ABC licenses as an ‘assault on free speech.’ (theverge.com)
  FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s unusual move demanding ABC renew its broadcast licenses early is part of a “broader pattern” in a “campaign to pun…
• Apple’s new HomePad device could compete with Google and Amazon (theverge.com)
  Now that Siri AI is finally out in the wild, Apple might finally be launching its “HomePod with a screen,” which could compete directly wit…
• Well this is awkward. (theverge.com)
  The new remake of Halo: Combat Evolved is out today, and it’s an excellent reimagining of an FPS classic. But it also comes at a very weird…
• Samsung is rushing to make more RAM to stop Apple from looking elsewhere. (theverge.com)
  As we trudge through RAMageddon, Samsung is allegedly rushing to create new production lines, at least in part, to keep Apple from pursuing…
• 4GB graphics cards are back (theverge.com)
  ASRock is launching an AMD Radeon RX 9050 with 4GB of VRAM, a first in modern graphics cards, as component shortages continue to raise pric…
• Something is lurking on Netflix. (theverge.com)
  The streamer just put out the first trailer for Below, a limited series about a sea monster in a small fishing village, which also includes…
• T-Mobile’s huge outage is officially over. (theverge.com)
  The outage, which started on Monday, seemed to affect people all over the US and even some customers on MVNOs. In a 12:10PM ET post on Tues…
• The indoor bike trainer I love is $150 cheaper than when I bought it (theverge.com)
  In addition to discounts on Wahoo’s Kickr bike trainers, we found deals on Razer’s esports gaming headset, Dell’s 6K monitor, and Paper Mar…
• Tile’s best Bluetooth tracker is down to its lowest price of the year (theverge.com)
  The Tile Pro is available for $23.99 ($11 off). It supports Android and iPhone, includes a built-in keyring hole, and offers a 500-foot Blu…
• Meta and BlackRock are building a data center campus together. (theverge.com)
  The campus will be located in El Paso, Texas and is already under construction. It will have “1 gigawatt of compute capacity” and “will pla…
• New Yorkers will soon need to verify their age to access algorithmic feeds (theverge.com)
  The New York Attorney General released final rules for complying with the SAFE for KIDS Act, including age assurance standards and parental…
• Grok now lets you use an AI prompt to build apps. (theverge.com)
  Build Mode is out now for subscribers of SpaceXAI’s $300 per month SuperGrok Heavy tier, and it’s accessible on the Grok website and mobile…
• Apple won’t turn on any ‘restricted mode’ for missed lease payments (theverge.com)
  Apple confirmed it won’t put restrictions on features in leased devices if a customer misses payments in the Apple Upgrade program.
• Mark Zuckerberg wrote an op-ed about AI for the WSJ. (theverge.com)
  Zuckerberg argues that bringing “superintelligence” to more people is better than centralizing who controls AI: > As intelligence becomes a…
• The AI models that cheat the most, according to new CAIS benchmark (zdnet.com)
  We know models cheat. A new benchmark measures how much, and on what tasks.
• Today’s Vergecast: Flip phones are so back. (theverge.com)
  The team at Light has been working on minimalist phones for more than a decade. Its last device had a lot in common with a smartphone, but…
• Logitech will pull a Nintendo — only European mice will come with replaceable batteries (theverge.com)
  Logitech will ship two versions of its wireless rechargeable gadgets: one for Europe with replaceable batteries, and one for the rest of th…
• This comfy gaming headset that can play audio from two sources is $25 (theverge.com)
  The EPOS H3 Hybrid features both 3.5mm and Bluetooth connectivity, 37 hours of battery life, and two microphones.
• Hail and well met, EverQuest Legends. (theverge.com)
  EQL just officially launched, and, for this writer, it’s one of the most exciting games in years. (Yes, even though the original EverQuest…
• AI’s finally expensive enough to make Wall Street nervous (theverge.com)
  Google reported its quarterly earnings and increased its spending projections. Other AI companies may be vulnerable too, and it’s giving in…
• Is it illegal to trick the US government into wiping your phone during a questionably legal search? (theverge.com)
  The case of a traveler who allegedly entered a ‘duress password’ to wipe his phone raises a legal question with no easy answers.
• AI leaders sign a statement asking the government to do something about automated AI (theverge.com)
  Employees of OpenAI, Anthropic, and other leading AI labs have written a statement to the US government supporting a potential slowdown of…
• Double Fine is laying off 23 staffers after going independent. (theverge.com)
  “Only the survival of our studio would ever make us consider such a painful action,” Double Fine founder Tim Schafer says in a statement. “…
• Want to major in being an influencer? (theverge.com)
  Arizona State has a degree for that. According to the description of the “Content Creation” program: > The Bachelor of Arts program in cont…
• The union drive at the Wikimedia Foundation is expanding (theverge.com)
  US-based employees say they will file for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board.
• eBay’s bizarre cyberstalking saga ends with a $56 million settlement (theverge.com)
  eBay and former executives agreed to pay $55.7 million to a Massachusetts couple targeted with a harassment and cyberstalking campaign over…
• SimCity, but make it a database. (theverge.com)
  Developer Nik Samokhvalov created a SimCity-inspired model that demonstrates how the database system PostgreSQL works, as reported earlier…
• Ariana Grande is suing the hackers who’ve been leaking her songs and videos for years (theverge.com)
  Ariana Grande filed a lawsuit against unidentified hackers who have allegedly stolen and leaked her music, videos, and photos for years.
• The US is banning foreign robots (theverge.com)
  The US government is targeting China with a new import ban on “advanced robotic devices,” including humanoid and quadruped models.
• DJI camera clone company Xtra claims it’s ‘in close communication’ with the FCC. (theverge.com)
  If so, that would be new — the FCC proposed a $25,000 fine against Xtra for failing to respond to its letters, and has since revealed plans…
• Willie Nelson is pushing back against data centers in his hometown. (theverge.com)
  “The last thing we need is a loud, water thieving, light polluting, data center anywhere near our town (or any others for that matter),” Ne…
• Airbus A350 makes record-breaking flight. (theverge.com)
  The ultra-long range Airbus A350-1000ULR operated by Qantas took off from Melbourne, Australia and flew for 24 hours and 24 minutes, coveri…
• When a 1,200 percent profit boost isn’t good enough. (theverge.com)
  Poor SK Hynix. Despite the memory-chip maker posting record net profit of about $64.64 billion, the stock fell by as much as 18 percent (do…
• Elon Musk is challenging Minnesota’s ban on ‘nudify’ services. (theverge.com)
  XAI has filed a lawsuit in response to a law taking effect on Saturday that bans apps and websites from generating non-consensual sexualize…
• The Swift telescope rescue mission also needs rescuing. (theverge.com)
  Katalyst says the Link spacecraft it launched on July 3rd to push the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory back up to a higher orbit has been in…
• Russia issues arrest warrant for Telegram CEO Pavel Durov. (theverge.com)
  In the ongoing battle for control of the messaging platform that claims over 1 billion active users, Durov has been charged with facilitati…
• Xbox outage shouldn’t have affected games on disc, Microsoft confirms (theverge.com)
  While physical Xbox game discs are subject to licensing inspections, that shouldn’t have prevented them from working during this week’s out…
• Nothing to see here. (theverge.com)
  Apple says the “restricted mode” that 9to5Mac uncovered in iOS 27 beta code won’t be used for missed lease payments in the new Apple Upgrad…
• We’re running out of reasons to ignore AI safety (theverge.com)
  In the aftermath of OpenAI’s attack on Hugging Face, experts say it’s time for everyone to take security far more seriously.