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Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed

Other July stories: Solving a 150-year-old fossil mystery and the physics of tacking a sailboat.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

Israel-Gaza war: US envoy visits Gaza food distribution site as UN says 1,373 killed waiting for aid since late May โ€“ as it happened

Steve Witkoff visits Rafah site where hundreds of Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forcesDonald Trumpโ€™s envoy visits Gaza aid โ€˜death trapโ€™The UN human rights office said on Friday that 1,373 Palestinians have been killed while waiting for aid in the Gaza Strip since late May, most of them by the Israeli military, AFP reports.โ€œIn total, since 27 May, at least 1,373 Palestinians have been killed while seeking...

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Gemini's Tyler Winklevoss Says Trump CFTC Pick Quintenz Has 'Disqualifying' Views

Winklevoss shared "significant concerns" with CoinDesk about Brian Quintenz running the agency, revealing the industry isn't entirely behind Trump's nominee.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Why Reddit, Meta, and Apple revenue is soaring amid tariff threats and economic headwinds

Some tech companies saw strong earnings in Q2 2025 despite tariffs, uncertainty, and a negative jobs report. Why are companies like Apple and Reddit thriving?

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Allianz Life cyberattack gets worse as company confirms Social Security numbers stolen

The "majority" of its 1.4 million customer base is affected.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

IRS free file is gone according to agency leader

IRS commissioner says Direct File has been shuttered after Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, with the agency looking to new audit tech and private partnerships.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Citing โ€œmarket conditions,โ€ Nintendo hikes prices of original Switch consoles

Switch 2 and online membership pricing "will remain unchanged at this time."

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

Microsoft ending Windows 11 SE support October 2026 โ€” Chrome OS competitor also won't get version 25H2 update coming later this year

Meant for budget student laptops, the OS will no longer receive updates or support

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

โ€˜Itโ€™s his safe placeโ€™: searching for Tommy Robinson in Tenerife

Far-right activist flew to the Spanish island again this week in a moment of peril โ€“ but friends deny seeing him thereโ€œAs far as I am aware, he is on mainland Spain,โ€ said Barry Armstrong, a convicted fraudster and longtime friend and benefactor of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson.It was difficult to fit with what the staff at Robinsonโ€™s favourite breakfast place in Costa Adeje, in southern...

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

New Apple TV+ epic series with Jason Momoa now streaming

If youโ€™re looking for something new to watch this weekend, hereโ€™s a great candidate: the first two episodes of one of Apple TV+โ€™s most ambitious projects to date are now available, and they look awesome. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Michael Saylor says owning 628k BTC or 7% of supply is competitive as 160 firms now HODL

Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), has dismissed concerns that the firm holds too much Bitcoin. In an Aug. 1 interview with CNBC, Saylor argued that owning 3% to 7% of the total Bitcoin supply is not excessive. Instead, he called it a balanced position that allows other institutions and individuals to participate. [โ€ฆ] The post Michael Saylor says owning 628k BTC or 7% of supply is...

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

Software Engineer Archetypes: The 5 Branding Styles That Shape Your Tech Career

Some of the most skilled software engineers spend years mastering their craft, contributing to critical systems, and solving complex problems โ€” yet remain invisible outside their immediate circles. Meanwhile, others with average skills gain influence, career momentum, and opportunities. It isn't just about meritocracy; in practice, there are biases, as well as perceptionsand positioning. In the modern software...

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: DZone favicon DZone

This Thunderbolt 5 dock is lightning fast, charges your laptop, and looks like a spaceship (and it's got $45 off)

I've heard about future-proofing, but this is silly.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

Foundation season 3 is shedding new light on one of its most complex characters โ€“ and their actor suggests things might not end well for her: 'She's spiraling inwards'

Foundation star Laura Birn lifts the lid on those therapy sessions that Empire's robot advisor has been in desperate need of.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

Forcing LLMs to be evil during training can make them nicer in the long run

A new study from Anthropic suggests that traits such as sycophancy or evilness are associated with specific patterns of activity in large language modelsโ€”and turning on those patterns during training can, paradoxically, prevent the model from adopting the related traits. Large language models have recently acquired a reputation for behaving badly. In April, ChatGPT suddenlyโ€ฆ

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: MIT Technology Review favicon MIT Technology Review

Get a Quick and Effective Cardio Workout With the Best Rowing Machine Picks Tested by a Fitness Expert

These rowing machines can give you the best full-body workout.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Nothing Phone 3 review: Not quite a flagship

Nothing did things differently with its third generation of phones. First came the midrange Nothing Phone 3a (and 3a Pro), which combined stylish hardware with a competitive price. Now, the company has launched the Nothing Phone 3, which it's calling its first "true flagship." At $799, it's Nothing's most expensive phone yet, featuring a bigger screen, four 50-megapixel cameras and a major redesign of the companyโ€™s...

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

How to Push Silent Updates in Flutter Using Shorebird

Imagine you've just launched a major feature. Your app is climbing the charts, but then the first bug report arrives. It's a critical payment validation error. The fix is a single line of Dart code, but now you face the dreaded app store review queue...

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: freeCodeCamp favicon freeCodeCamp

How a police officer stole 50 BTC from a seized crypto wallet and got caught

A police officerโ€™s 50-BTC theft was unraveled by blockchain tracking. Investigators traced the funds and brought him to justice.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

The best Amazon deals right now: Save on laptops, gadgets and more

Prime Day is long gone, but you can still shop for super savings on Amazon during August. Here are our favorite deals.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Trump Revives the Presidential Fitness Test to Torment a New Generation of Kids

The original iteration of the test was implemented by President Dwight Eisenhower.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Gizmodo favicon Gizmodo

Apple's Tim Cook 'very open to M&A that accelerates our road map' for AI' โ€” company increasing spending on AI initiatives, reorganizing teams to address expansion

Lagging behind leading tech firms in artificial intelligence, Apple is ramping up internal efforts and actively pursuing acquisitions to accelerate its AI development, but at the same time keeping CapEx modest compared to peers like Google, Meta, and Microsoft.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Deals: Galaxy S24 Ultra $450 off, Galaxy Watch 8 Classic $50 off + $100 Amazon gift card, Surface Laptop 7 up to $600 off, more

Fridayโ€™s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is kicking off with some Samsung deals including a deep price drop on unlocked 256GB Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones at $850 shipped โ€“ thatโ€™s $450 off the original list price. We then move over to the new Galaxy Watch 8 Classic โ€“ it is currently $50 off with a $100 Amazon gift card or bundled with Galaxy Buds 3 Pro at $175 off. The ongoing $400 price drops on the new 2025 Razr Ultra roll on...

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: 9to5Google favicon 9to5Google

The Best Honda Civic Models To Buy Used (And Which Years You Should Avoid)

The Honda Civic is a reliable sedan that also offers great fuel economy. Here are the best years to consider, and others that you should avoid.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

Has someone ever tried to talk you out of buying an Android phone? [Poll]

Android devices are not what they used to be. Eventually, they caught up to one particular fruit-themed OEM and then surpassed it in many ways. Still, habit is hard to break for some, and it seems like the overarching stigma is that Android phones are weak, susceptible, and terribly designed. At least, thatโ€™s what some are being told when buying an Android phone. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: 9to5Google favicon 9to5Google

Deals: 24GB Mac mini $699 + 48GB model $200 off, M4 Max Mac Studio $200 off, black Magic Keyboard, more

Todayโ€™s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is now ready to go. While we are still tracking big-time MacBook deals headlined by the M4 MacBook Air at $200 off from $799, today itโ€™s all about the Mac mini and Mac Studio. We are now tracking one of the best prices ever on a 24GB Mac mini alongside upgraded 36GB and 48GB models at up to $200 off. Those deals join a $200 price drop on the 1TB M4 Max Mac Studio as well as a relatively...

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

BTC ATH MONTHLY, TRUMP SPOOKS MARKETS, ALTCOINS LEAD FALLS

Bitcoin records ATH monthly close then falls. Altcoins lead crypto sell-off after mixed earnings. SEC launches โ€˜Project Cryptoโ€™ to tokenise assets. Most crypto assets are not securities: Atkins. Strategy reports $10b profit despite funding costs. Coinbase earnings mixed, stock falls 10%. Coinbase to expand to tokenized RWAs, stocks. Tether announces Q2 profits of $4.9bn. ETH treasuries hit $10b+. ETH Foundation maps...

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

The top 10 products readers bought in July (including XR glasses that are $100 off)

Here's the scoop on the most popular items ZDNET readers bought in July. We've tested every product on the list.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Google releases Olympiad medal-winning Gemini 2.5 โ€˜Deep Thinkโ€™ AI publicly โ€” but thereโ€™s a catchโ€ฆ

The Gemini 2.5 Deep Think released to users is not that same competition model, rather, a lower performing but apparently faster version.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: VentureBeat favicon VentureBeat

iOS 26โ€™s new Battery feature can help save a draining iPhone

Apple has some big changes coming to the Battery screen inside iOS 26โ€™s Settings app, including a feature that can help prevent excessive iPhone drains. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Strategy Stock Price Could Nearly Double as Bitcoin Treasury Aims to Dominate Market: Benchmark

Strategy gets $705 target as analyst sees Bitcoin hitting $225K by 2026 amid its push to become the world's largest corporate treasury.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Google releases Gemini 2.5 Deep Think for AI Ultra subscribers

This ultra-powerful AI is ultra-expensive.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

Spotify update now lets you turn off the โ€˜Createโ€™ button โ€“ hereโ€™s how

Spotify recently introduced a โ€œCreateโ€ button along its bottom navigation bar, but itโ€™s really not that helpful. Thankfully, Spotify has fixed this in a new update that lets you turn the โ€œCreateโ€ button off. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Cursor AI Code Editor Fixed Flaw Allowing Attackers to Run Commands via Prompt Injection

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a now-patched, high-severity security flaw in Cursor, a popular artificial intelligence (AI) code editor, that could result in remote code execution (RCE). The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-54135 (CVSS score: 8.6), has been addressed in version 1.3 released on July 29, 2025. It has been codenamed CurXecute by AimLabs, which previously disclosed

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: The Hacker News favicon The Hacker News

Biography Studio AI

Capture your life story beautifully, with AI Discussion | Link

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Product Hunt favicon Product Hunt