Techmeme

A profile of Nanit, a maker of AI-equipped baby cameras for hyper-detailed tracking, which says it has 1M daily users and $100M+ in annual revenue (Sapna Maheshwari/New York Times)
An analysis of US police and court records finds 50+ officers were charged or accused of misusing license-plate readers like Flock's, including for stalking (Washington Post)
A look at the growing tensions over AI data centers in London, Europe's biggest data center hub, as housing, power, and water come under increasing strain (Francesca Perry/Financial Times)
Indeed: UK employers are creating jobs for senior staff in software engineering and IT, where AI enhances the value of experience, while cutting back elsewhere (Irina Anghel/Bloomberg)
Japanese startups are racing to enter defense drone production, as Tokyo seeks to cut reliance on Chinese industrial drones, which control 91% of Japan's market (Mitsuru Obe/Nikkei Asia)
A detailed recap of the real-world target hacks by OpenAI and Anthropic models, exposing failures in AI alignment training and lack of meaningful supervision (Zvi Mowshowitz/Don't Worry About the Vase)
An unsecured police dashboard exposed China's extensive tracking of foreigners, aggregating data from surveillance cameras, facial recognition tools, and more (New York Times)
A look at Central Asia's emerging data center race, led by Uzbekistan's 6MW TAS-1 due by year-end and Kazakhstan's 125MW facility with 100K Nvidia chips by 2027 (Yevgeniya Mikhailidi/Nikkei Asia)
Alibaba says its 2.4T-parameter Qwen3.8-Max tops Moonshot's Kimi K3 on some benchmarks, and it plans to release Qwen3.8-Max and Qwen3.8-27B's weights next week (Luz Ding/Bloomberg)
Two independent teams used GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra on the same quantum cryptography problem, filing papers three hours apart, raising questions over scientific credit (Peter Hall/Scientific American)
A look at the US open-weight AI model ecosystem, as VCs question the revenue potential of open-weight startups like Arcee, Reflection AI, and Poolside (Wall Street Journal)
Robinhood says Q2 prediction markets revenue rose 10x+ YoY to $156M, topping stock and crypto for the first time, as speculators shift to real-world event bets (Yueqi Yang/The Information)
Four US states rolled back or paused data center tax incentives, and nine others are weighing repeal measures, potentially adding 7% or more to equipment costs (Ann Davis Vaughan/The Information)
Sources detail the troubled development of Tencent's ambitious, GTA-like game Last Sentinel, which has burned hundreds of millions of dollars over six years (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg)
LLMs are moving from generating artifacts to creating hyper-custom worlds on demand, but still lack the ability to natively perceive and audit what they create (Andrej Karpathy/@karpathy)

Wired

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Best Car Vacuums (2026): Handheld, Cordless, Shopping Tips
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The Best Kids’ Backpacks for the 2026 School Year
Is It Possible to Make Smart Glasses That Aren’t Creepy?
Europeans Are About to Find Out How Entrenched AI Is in Their Daily Lives
YouTube Star AboFlah Made Streaming His Life. He Wants His Kids to Live Offline
15 Best Office Chairs of 2026— We Tested 70 to Pick Them
15 Best Office Chairs of 2026—We Tested 70 to Pick Them
15 Best Office Chairs of 2026— We Tested 70 to Pick Them
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China’s EV Market Is Booming. There’s Just One Problem
7 States’ Water Systems Hit by Cyberattacks Likely Tied to Iran
Boroux vs. Rorra vs. Culligan: Water Filters, Tested Head to Head
Dreo Summer Flash Sale 2026: Lowest Price Ever on Chefmaker, Fan
Alienware 15 Gaming Laptop Review: Hedging Its Bets
The OpenAI and Anthropic AI Hacking Sprees Are a Messy New Legal Frontier
Astronomers Have Detected an Exomoon for the First Time
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Is About to Crash Into the Moon—and It Could Be Visible From Earth
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Can Republicans Actually Send Anthony Fauci to Jail?
Best Robot Vacuum of 2026: Shark, Eufy
AI Slop Melodramas Are Taking Over X—and Their Creators Are Cashing In
This AI Assistant Wants to Make Up for Your Boyfriend’s Incompetence
Steelseries Arctis Nova Pro Omni Review: For Multisystem Gamers
Best Dyson Vacuums (2026): V15 Detect, Gen5Detect, PencilVac
Daisy One Review: Comfy and Tactile Headphones
6 Best Phones With Headphone Jacks (2026), Tested and Reviewed
SJY Zeph Open-Back Headphones Review: Music Through Magnets
The New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key
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Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Into 3 Organizations During Cybersecurity Tests
How the FCC’s New Rule Will Affect Robot Vacuums

Engadget

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How to create and delete stickers on your iPhone
Ayaneo reveals its Game Boy Advance remake called the Konkr Pocket Advance
Apple CarPlay isn't working in your car? Here's what to check first
Judge refuses xAI's request to stop a Minnesota law banning 'nudify' apps
Honda has a new partner for the advancement of solid-state battery technology
How To Safely Recycle Your Old USB Cables
What is a silicon carbon battery and is it the answer to smartphone battery life issues?
How long is a new MacBook actually supposed to last?
Engadget review recap: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, Meta Glasses and more
Cyberattacks hit water facilities in seven states across the US
Truck chaos, climbing with dual-mouse controls and other new indie games worth checking out

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