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• OpenAI’s rogue AI agent didn’t stop at hacking Hugging Face (theverge.com)
  New details reveal OpenAI’s agent hacked several other companies, intensifying already heightened concerns over advanced AI safety.
• Artists are lawyering up against AI slop, and some are even winning (theverge.com)
  Illustrators, authors, and musicians are optimistic about their chances in court, if not about the future of AI.
• Peer-to-peer over peer-to-peer. (theverge.com)
  Bitchat, the peer-to-peer encrypted messaging app that sends messages over Bluetooth LE, can now itself be sent from one Android device to…
• Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 feels like the future (theverge.com)
  The Z Fold 8 looks unusual at first, with its squat outer screen, but you get used to it fast — and the wide inner display makes it all wor…
• The Nothing Ear 3A look great… and sound good enough (theverge.com)
  At $99, Nothing can get away with some minor flaws, especially when the earbuds look this good.
• DoorDash is going airborne with new drone delivery division (theverge.com)
  DoorDash announced DoorDash Air, its new drone delivery division. The company received approval from the FAA to launch its own commercial s…
• Now you can have Gemini clear up comments in your Google Docs. (theverge.com)
  A new Google Workspace update lets Gemini summarize and respond to comments, like highlighting all the unresolved changes in a document, An…
• Ditto used Dive! (theverge.com)
  The new extended trailer for the first wave of Pokopia DLC gives us a much better look at all the water type monsters you’ll be able to bef…
• Thomas B. Crown. (theverge.com)
  The trailer for Michael B. Jordan’s The Thomas Crown Affair remake remake is out, and it looks to be as sexy, heisty, and suave as the 1999…
• You can now control Gemini on Mac with your voice. (theverge.com)
  With the update, you can hold the Fn key in any window to interact with Gemini by talking aloud. You can also opt into a feature that allow…
• Remarkable’s refurbished bundle is an awesome deal that’s over $350 off (theverge.com)
  A refurbished Remarkable Paper Pro bundle is $449.99 ($368 off) at Woot. Twelve South’s AirFly Pro 2 Deluxe and Anker’s Nano Charging Stati…
• The Ferrari Luce reportedly already hit its 2026 sales target (theverge.com)
  Ferrari has reportedly already hit its sales target for its Jony Ive-designed Luce EV, just two months after the car’s viral launch.
• X and advertisers settle. (theverge.com)
  Elon Musk’s X Corp and the World Federation of Advertisers are ending their long-running legal fight. In 2024, Musk accused the industry gr…
• This week in the big AI data center buildout. (theverge.com)
  AI data center projects are continuing to pop up across the US, with frequent opposition from locals concerned about their impact. Here are…
• Full school day cellphone bans are more popular than ever (theverge.com)
  Most adults across age groups support an in-class ban.
• A new look at the Pixel 11 Pro. (theverge.com)
  Google is teasing its upcoming smartphone again ahead of the August 12th launch event. The company has already shown off the glowy orb in t…
• Waymo’s new Ojai cars are getting Gemini AI. (theverge.com)
  Using the in-car screens, you can access Gemini for things like changing the temperature in your Waymo or getting a recommendation for a go…
• The US government just banned Roombas (theverge.com)
  The FCC’s foreign robot ban will include robot vacuums and other types of robots, not just Chinese humanoids and dogs.
• French DJ and musician Kavinsky has died at age 50. (theverge.com)
  Kavinsky, aka Vincent Belorgey, was found in his home in Paris on Tuesday, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office. He was most well kno…
• OpenAI president says it’s ‘building a family of devices’ for its AI chatbots (theverge.com)
  In an interview with Joanna Stern, OpenAI president Greg Brockman said the company is building a family of AI devices.
• Meta’s latest AI content deal is with Newsmax. (theverge.com)
  In addition to Reuters, WSJ, CNN, Fox News, and USA Today, Meta now has an AI content partnership to “…draw upon Newsmax’s significant curr…
• The latest trailer for Jumanji: Open World brings its avatars into the real world. (theverge.com)
  This time around, Jumanji’s avatars, played by Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, and Jack Black, escape the game in “demo mode,” be…
• What’s the catch with the Apple Upgrade program? (theverge.com)
  Apple has just announced a new program that allows you to lease an iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch for a relatively low monthly price, b…
• Firefox’s new tab page now has a daily puzzle game. (theverge.com)
  After adding widgets to the browser’s new tab page last month, Mozilla updated mine to add a mini crossword puzzle widget. There’s one puzz…
• Giveaway five is live. (theverge.com)
  [Image: Some of the actual items in the giveaway. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/verge-titw-giveaway-1.jp…
• Xbox revenue drops 10 percent as Microsoft’s cloud and AI business surges (theverge.com)
  Xbox revenue continues to decline, with Microsoft’s Q4 2026 earnings report revealing a 10 percent dip.
• Today’s Vergecast: The Z Fold 8 is the new foldable to beat. (theverge.com)
  The wide foldable is here, and it’s glorious. The Verge’s Dominic Preston has been reviewing Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8, and joins the show…
• Cyberpunk 2077 packs a lot of fun into its discounted $20 price (theverge.com)
  Cyberpunk 2077 is $20 or less for pre-owned PS4 and Xbox One copies, or $18 at Steam.
• xAI’s last-minute scramble to stop Minnesota’s anti-nudification law (theverge.com)
  In the wake of Grok’s deepfake porn rampage, Minnesota passed a law targeting nudification tech. xAI is suing, claiming it violates the Fir…
• Even SiriusXM has a sports plan now. (theverge.com)
  The satellite radio company is rolling out a $5 / month (or $49 / year) Sports Pass that offers access to “every live game and event Sirius…
• Qualcomm is raising phone chip prices starting September 1st (theverge.com)
  Qualcomm announced it’s raising prices on its products starting on September 1st, as it reported its lowest handset revenue since 2021.
• Mark Zuckerberg is planning a big push into personal AI agents (theverge.com)
  Meta is all-in on AI, and sometime soon, the company is going to make a big push into personal AI agents that can do things on your behalf,…
• Microsoft confirms Copilot ‘super app’ coming this year (theverge.com)
  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that the company is working on an AI “super app” that will combine Copilot’s capabilities.
• Valve just added HDR and AV1 Remote Play streaming for Steam Deck. (theverge.com)
  I’ve heard Steam Remote Play is finally reaching parity with Moonlight when streaming games to your Steam Deck. Now, Steam Remote Play is g…
• Waymo is “gradually resuming” freeway driving. (theverge.com)
  After suspending freeway routes in May because of safety concerns in construction zones, Waymo announced that freeway routes coming back in…
• Comedian Josh Johnson has some thoughts about Elon Musk. (theverge.com)
  In the process of getting through his thoughts, he does a pretty good riff about the people who say they “make” stuff with AI. As for Musk’…
• The US Space Force has awarded SpaceX $1.6 billion for rocket launches. (theverge.com)
  The orders will cover 18 Falcon 9 missions that are expected to be finished by the end of next year. SpaceX has already gotten more than $7…
• Samsung’s smartphone biz posts first ever loss, but profit still soars 1,300 percent on RAM. (theverge.com)
  Samsung Electronic’s memory chip business is killing it, hitting $49.64 billion for the quarter and driving over 99 percent of its operatin…
• ChatGPT and Roblox will be subjected to the EU’s content moderation rules. (theverge.com)
  Having surpassed the threshold of 45 million monthly users in the bloc, both services will be required to clamp down on illegal and harmful…
• Meta’s AI algorithm is keeping us on Instagram. (theverge.com)
  In Meta’s latest earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg said that time spent on Instagram globally this quarter has increased by “double digits yea…
• SwitchBot makes a better fan (theverge.com)
  SwitchBot’s Battery Circulator Fan 2 Pro is the company’s most powerful fan yet and adds Matter over WiFi for easy smart home integration.
• A second lens makes DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4P my new favorite video camera (theverge.com)
  The Pocket 4P is bigger than DJI’s original Osmo Pocket 4 thanks to its second telephoto, but definitely better.
• Winamp enters the streaming era. (theverge.com)
  The iconic media player of the Napster generation has partnered with Deezer to power Winamp’s own “premium music subscription service,” whi…
• Amazon’s short story collections are one of the best reasons to own a Kindle (theverge.com)
  Amazon’s publishing label includes a number of excellent short story collections for Kindle owners, including a new series called Magic and…
• Google Earth now lets you reimagine locations with AI. (theverge.com)
  Google is bringing its Nano Banana 2 image generation model to Google Earth, allowing you to generate AI images using the satellite, aerial…
• Spotify Running Mode helps match tunes to tempo (theverge.com)
  Spotify has introduced a new Running Mode feature that makes it easier to curate playlists around your workout goals, music tastes, and des…
• The Senate takes another crack at passing the Kids Online Safety Act. (theverge.com)
  The Senate Commerce Committee will vote on five kids safety bills including KOSA, which passed the chamber last Congress but didn’t get a v…
• Microsoft’s latest Surface Laptop is hundreds off at Best Buy (theverge.com)
  The 2026 Surface Laptop with 16GB of RAM is under $1,000 for a limited time. You can also save on Lego’s Game Boy, microSD Express cards, a…
• Zoox can now charge for rides in its steering-wheel-free robotaxis (theverge.com)
  Zoox has won approval to charge for robotaxi rides in the US. Under an exemption from the NHTSA, Zoox can deploy up to 5,000 vehicles over…
• An innocent man spent 18 months in jail over a misread username. (theverge.com)
  Brandon Klayme was wrongly convicted for possession of child pornography after the investigation botched his Kik username, “fus_ro_dah,” in…