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Drone hits storage tanker at Egyptian port in major Middle East escalation, security firm says

France 24

Drone hits storage tanker at Egyptian port in major Middle East escalation, security firm says

A drone hit a U.S.-owned gas storage tanker at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta, British maritime security firm Ambrey said in an initial assessment on Wednesday, and U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to retaliate against Iran for an…

France 24

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The Gen Z 'Neo-Luddism' movement is right about the downsides of technology

Just a few weeks ago, I read an interesting article on the Festival of Ludd , the world's first-ever festival dedicated to 'Neo Luddism' — a place where technology is openly eschewed, in layman's terms. I found it interesting that a loose…

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Claude AI Recovering After Widespread Outage on Wednesday

Claude AI Recovering After Widespread Outage on Wednesday

Reports of problems are dropping sharply as service is restored.

Claude AI Suffers Widespread Outage on Wednesday

Claude AI Suffers Widespread Outage on Wednesday

Claude’s status page is reporting elevated errors across all models.

Save Up to $100 on Apple’s Newest AirPods (2026)

Wired

Save Up to $100 on Apple’s Newest AirPods (2026)

Save up to $100 on Apple’s latest AirPods models before prices go back up.

Wired

Microsoft’s AI spending became cloud revenue. Meta’s became a cash-flow hole.

Microsoft’s AI spending became cloud revenue. Meta’s became a cash-flow hole.

Two of the biggest AI spenders reported on the same day. Microsoft’s spending showed up as cloud revenue. Meta’s showed up as a hole in its cash flow. Meta’s revenue rose 28% to $60.8bn, beating forecasts, CNBC reported. But profit fell…

At Waymo, an AI project isn't ready until its evals are — not when the model performs well

VentureBeat

At Waymo, an AI project isn't ready until its evals are — not when the model performs well

Few companies face higher stakes when deploying AI than Waymo , the self-driving car company under Alphabet that spun out of Google. Its models do not merely generate text or automate back-office tasks: They help vehicles navigate…

VentureBeat

Trump says he urged Zelensky to end war during recent meeting

TASS

Trump says he urged Zelensky to end war during recent meeting

The US president also said he continued to get along well with both his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Zelensky

TASS

Microsoft’s Azure just crossed $100bn a year, and the AI bet mostly paid off

Microsoft’s Azure just crossed $100bn a year, and the AI bet mostly paid off

Microsoft went into its earnings facing one question: is the vast AI spending working? The numbers said yes, mostly. Revenue rose 18% to $90bn for the quarter to 30 June, and net income climbed 31% to $35.8bn, the company reported…

Xbox revenue drops 10 percent as Microsoft’s cloud and AI business surges

The Verge

Xbox revenue drops 10 percent as Microsoft’s cloud and AI business surges

Xbox is having yet another tough quarter, as revenue from content and services like its Game Pass subscription dipped 10 percent over the past few months. At the same time, Xbox hardware sales declined 14 percent, according to Microsoft's…

The Verge

Runna’s New Feature Adjusts Training Plans Based on Extreme Weather

Runna’s New Feature Adjusts Training Plans Based on Extreme Weather

If you prefer running outdoors, this new feature could help you stay on track through the summer heat.

OpenAI is giving 100,000 scientists free AI. Here’s how it can afford to.

OpenAI is giving 100,000 scientists free AI. Here’s how it can afford to.

OpenAI made two announcements this week that look unrelated. One is generous. The other explains how it can afford to be. The generous one: OpenAI is giving 100,000 academic researchers free access to its frontier models through 2027…