• Filing: Strategy sold 3,588 bitcoin for ~$216M between June 29 and July 5 to replenish its USD reserve; its holdings have an $11.4B paper loss at current prices (James Hunt/The Block)
• Memo: Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the unit will divest five studios, including Ninja Theory, alongside 3,200 job cuts, to streamline the business, in a "reset" (Bloomberg)
• Memo: Microsoft is laying off ~4,800 employees, or ~2.1% of its workforce; most are in sales or Xbox, where ~20% of jobs are set to be cut by the end of FY 2027 (Tom Warren/The Verge)
• Reddit says its AI-powered content moderation systems caught 25K "spammy posts and comments" per day in Q1, reducing users' exposure to such content by 20% YoY (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
• Broadcom agrees to expand its Apple partnership through 2031 to develop and supply custom chips; in 2023, the companies announced a multibillion-dollar 5G deal (Akash Sriram/Reuters)
• Anthropic signs a 20-year, ~$19B lease to use a TeraWulf data center in Kentucky, set to have a ~400MW capacity and to start delivering power in H2 2027 (CNBC)
• AI agent training platform Bespoke Labs raised $40M across a seed led by 8VC and a Series A led by Wing, saying the funding gives it almost two years of runway (Natalie Breymeyer/Axios)
• Filing: Brookfield-backed data center company Csquare seeks to raise up to $1.35B in an IPO, selling 50M shares at $23 to $27 each for an up to $4.18B valuation (Ryan Vlastelica/Bloomberg)
• How Masayoshi Son is remaking SoftBank in his own image, betting on AI; SoftBank trades at a ~50% discount to its net asset value, as some question his strategy (David Keohane/Financial Times)
• A profile of Samsung union leader Choi Seung-ho, who helped win a ~$26B bonus package for chip employees, as he tries to resolve the rift over bonus gaps (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)
• An interview with Agility Robotics CEO Peggy Johnson on why the startup is going public via a SPAC, the physical layer as its core advantage, safety, and more (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)
• AI-driven drops in labor income and gains in capital income could hit Ireland's tax base, with 6%+ of its workforce in tech and heavy exposure to US companies (Olivia Fletcher/Bloomberg)
• Some US voters are using AI tools as nonpartisan researchers, seeing them as a viable alternative to traditional news coverage, voter guides, and social media (Jennifer Medina/New York Times)
• Ripple secures CASP authorization from Luxembourg's financial regulator, making it fully MiCA-compliant to offer crypto services across 30 EEA countries (Brian Danga/The Block)
• Shenzhen-based Even Realities, a startup that makes smart glasses without cameras, raised a $150M pre-Series B led by Meituan and Tencent (Kate Park/TechCrunch)
| • Bentley Torcal EV: Price, Specs, Availability
• 9 Best Keyboards (2025), Tested and Reviewed
• Sony Bravia 7 Mark II: Midrange but Priced High (2026)
• Good News! Turns Out the Earth Will Never Be Swallowed by the Sun
• ICE’s Internal Watchdog Is Now Investigating Online Critics
• What if the Universe Isn’t as Uniform as Scientists Think?
• How Palestinians Are Building a Digital Archive That Can’t Be Erased
• Best Wi-Fi Routers (2026): My Honest Picks After Testing 40+
• Prediction Markets Let You Bet on Whether a Wildfire Will Burn Down Your Town
• Review: TCL RM9L RGB-Mini LED (2026)
• Eight Sleep Pod 5 Review: The Smartest, Nosiest Bed You Can Buy
• What Are Fish Oil Supplements Good For? Here’s Your Crash Course
• There’s a Global Network of Fungi Under Your Feet. This Is the First Complete Map
• How to Avoid Spoilers Online and in Chats
• Submit Your Questions: Inside The World of Online Romance Scams
• 15 Best MagSafe Wireless Chargers (2026): Power Banks, Stands, Pads, and Travel Chargers
• Where NASA Posts Its Best Space Photos, and How to Find Them
• This Buried Apple Feature Turns an iPhone Into the Perfect Kids’ Dumb Phone
• Security Roundup: Apple’s Hide My Email Service Fails to Hide Your Email
• Food Preservatives May Increase the Risk of High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease
• The Best Fourth of July Mattress Sales on Beds We Actually Sleep On (2026)
• Scientists Have Identified a New Fossil Species of Axolotl in Mexico
• 3 Nuclear Startups Hit a Big Milestone. Why It Matters—and Why It Doesn’t
• Google DeepMind Unionization Talks Are Off to a Rocky Start
• Best Bone Conduction Headphones (2026): Shokz, Suunto, Mojawa
• All Your Favorite Gadgets Are Getting Way More Expensive … Again
• 7 Best Phones You Can’t Buy in the US (2026)
• The FDA Ruled That ZYN Pouches Are Safer Than Cigarettes. That Doesn’t Mean They’re Safe
• The Best Ultralight Backpacking Quilts (2026): Zenbivy, REI
• When the Law Kills Your Electric Car Dealership
• The 11 Best TV Shows to Stream This Month (July 2026)
• Sony Erases Digital Content From Libraries, a Reminder That You Don’t Own What You Buy
• EU Politicians Investigated Pegasus Spyware. Then It Ended Up on One of Their Phones
• The Onion’s ‘Infowars’ Parody Is Here. Alex Jones Is Going to Hate It
• How Big Is ‘Love Island USA’? More Than 10 Million People Are Already on Its App
• Spotify Confirms Streaming Fraud After Kalshi Trader Cries Foul
• Can Cursor Remain a Platform for OpenAI and Anthropic’s Models Inside SpaceX?
• The DEA Plans to Ban Opioid-Like Kratom Compound 7-OH
• 7 Lesser-Known Google Account Settings You Should Change
• 8 Best Travel Adapters (2026): My Top Recommendations
• Bublue BuVortex V5 Pool Skimmer Review: An Impractical Cleaner
• How Trump Helped China Make America’s Cheapest EV
• I Tried Rips, the Card-Pack App Where Users Spend Thousands Chasing Pricey Pokémon
• Inside the Luddite Festival Harnessing Gen Z’s Rage Against Big Tech
• Meta Is Charging a Subscription for Smart Glasses Features. Welcome to the New Era of Consumer Tech
• Heat Domes Are Dangerous. July Fourth Activities Will Make Things Worse
• Paramount+ Coupon Codes and Deals for July 2026
• Dell Coupon Codes: 20% Off for July 2026
• Booking.com Promo Codes: 20% Off | July 2026
• B&H Photo Promo Codes and Deals This July 2026
| • Xbox confirms plans to lay off 3,200 workers over the next year
• USB4 cables: When and why it's worth paying more
• Bentley teases the Torcal, its first electric vehicle
• Comcast buys the UK's biggest commercial broadcaster, ITV
• Alibaba gets a reprieve from US Chinese military ban
• Apple's foldable iPhone may be in short supply after it launches
• Why 3D TVs failed and the trouble with 3D in Hollywood.
• Sony says it will still make physical discs after 2028, as long as the game came out before then
• What's the fastest charging speed your iPad or iPhone port can handle?
• These popular smartphones are in their last year of software support
• A 10-year sky survey begins filming a 'cosmic movie,' cyborg cockroaches go for a dive and more science stories
• How your smartwatch and AI might detect early signs of illness
• Tesla expands robotaxi service to small section of Miami
• NASA mission to rescue the falling Swift observatory has launched
• Tesla driver charged with manslaughter for Texas crash that killed a woman in her home
• Only these iPhone models are getting the new Siri AI this fall
• Router brands could be misleading you with that Wi-Fi 7 label
• Midjourney wants the Hollywood studios that sued it to show the court how they use AI
• The Space Shuttle Endeavour goes on public display later this year
• International Google Pixels are different than American models - here's how
|