Thursday, July 31, 2025

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Amazon CEO wants to put ads in your Alexa+ conversations

Maxwell Zeff / techcrunch - Amazon is spending a fortune on AI infrastructure and CEO Andy Jassy sees a new way to pay for it with Alexa+.

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Apple plans to ‘significantly’ grow AI investments, Cook says

Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Apple is open to M&A to accelerate its AI strategy, and says it's made seven acquisitions this year so far.

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Battlefield 6 gets an October 10 release date

Anna Washenko / engadget - Fall is often first-person shooter season, and looks like this year's release calendar will include the next entry in the Battlefield series. Battlefield 6 is launching on October 10, and will be available to play on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC …

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Amazon Posts Higher Sales, Profit

Sean McLain / wsj - The sales and profit results beat Wall Street’s expectations.

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Apple Reports 3Q 2025 Results: $23.4B Profit on $94B Revenue

Jordan Golson / macrumors - Apple today announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter of 2025, which corresponds to the second calendar quarter of the year.For the quarter, Apple posted revenue of $94.0 billion and net quarterly profit of $23.4 billion, or $1.57 per dilut…

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Octopath Traveler 0 Revealed For Switch 2, Release Date Announced

Eddie Makuch / gamespot - As part of the July Nintendo Direct, Square Enix announced Octopath Traveler 0. The newest entry in the HD-2D series launches for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on December 4. It remains to be seen if the game is headed to other platforms beyond Sw…

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Uber Eats is stuffing AI slop into your meal

Andre Revilla / engadget - Uber Eats has added a slate of AI features designed to, theoretically, help merchants earn new customers and ease the shopping experience for users.AI-enhanced food images are intended to make dishes more appealing by improving photos uploads. In the pres…

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Appeals Court Upholds Epic Games’ Victory, Rules Google Play Store is an Illegal Monopoly

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - A U.S. appeals court has affirmed that Google's Play Store is an illegal monopoly. Google plans to appeal to the Supreme Court in the landmark antitrust case.The post Appeals Court Upholds Epic Games’ Victory, Rules Google Play Store is an Illegal Monopol…

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Microsoft: Kremlin monitors foreign embassies in Moscow through cyber-espionage at ISP level

therecord - In a warning to foreign embassies in Moscow, Microsoft said a Russian state-backed hacking group known as Secret Blizzard or Turla has been using internet service providers for adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) attacks.

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Figma readies blockbuster IPO amidst high investor enthusiasm

Figma is preparing for its highly anticipated Wall Street debut, positioning itself as one of the largest VC-backed tech companies to go public in years. The IPO is generating significant buzz, as investors anticipate strong market performance and a transformative impact on the design software landscape.

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Prices leak for every Pixel 10 phone

Emma Roth / theverge - We’ve already seen what every Pixel 10 model looks like, and now we might know the pricing, too. A new leak from Android Headlines suggests the base Pixel 10 with 128GB of storage will have the same $799 starting price as its predecessor, while the rest o…

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Google is experimenting with machine-learning powered age estimation tech in the U.S.

Ivan Mehta / techcrunch - Google will use machine learning and user data to estimate age of users in the U.S.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 review: Quantum leap

Ryan Whitwam / arstechnica - Samsung's new flagship foldable is a huge improvement over last year's model.

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DJI’s first 360-degree camera can continuously capture 8K footage for over 100 minutes

Andrew Liszewski / theverge - DJI has announced the company’s first 360-degree action camera designed to compete with the Insta360 X5 and the aging GoPro Max (which the company is planning to replace soon). The new DJI Osmo 360 slightly edges out the X5’s recording capabilities by cap…

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Trump Labels India, Russia as ‘Dead Economies’ Amid Tariff Dispute

Amid a heated tariff standoff, President Trump lashed out by labeling India and Russia as “dead economies” in a bold display of trade rhetoric. The comments underscore an aggressive trade agenda and continue to spark international debate over the administration’s protectionist policies.

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Google DeepMind unveils an AI model that acts as a "virtual satellite" for mapping the entire planet

Jonathan Kemper / the-decoder - Google DeepMind has introduced AlphaEarth Foundations, an AI system designed to convert petabytes of satellite data into unified digital representations.The article Google DeepMind unveils an AI model that acts as a "virtual satellite" for mapping the ent…

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Dropbox Passwords Is Shutting Down in Phases Starting Next Month

Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Dropbox has announced it will discontinue Dropbox Passwords on October 28, ending the five-year run of its credential management service.The shutdown is going to follow a phased approach, according to the company. The password manager will become view-onl…

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Proton Releases New Two-Factor Authentication App

Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Proton today launched Proton Authenticator, a free two-factor authentication app available across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux.The open-source app generates time-based one-time passwords as an additional security l…

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Apple’s India Gamble Faces Tariff Threat as AI Stumbles Mount

Robert Brown / implicator - Apple's bet on India to escape China risks just hit Trump's tariff wall. Stock down 17% as AI strategy fails while competitors soar. The company that once led tech innovation now trades at premium prices for mature-company growth.

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Microsoft Q4 FY2025: Profits Soar, Market Cap Passes $4 Trillion amid Mass Layoffs and Record $30B AI Infrastructure Plans

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft announces a record $30B quarterly investment in AI and cloud infrastructure after strong Q4 earnings, escalating the tech arms race amid ongoing layoffs.The post Microsoft Q4 FY2025: Profits Soar, Market Cap Passes $4 Trillion amid Mass Layoffs …

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OpenAI is building Stargate Norway while its annual spending is expected to soar to $8 billion

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - OpenAI is building its first European AI "gigafactory" in Norway, a move that fits into the company's ongoing global expansion. The project, called Stargate Norway, is intended to give Europe more control over its own AI infrastructure.The article OpenAI …

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