Android Circuit: Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra Records, Qualcomm’s New 8 Elite, Pixel 11 Pro Specs

This week’s Android headlines: Pixel 11 Pro specs, Galaxy Z Fold8 records broken, Gemini for WearOS, Qualcomm’s latest 8 Elite, Developer Verification issues, and more…

Apple Loop: iPhone 18 Pro Price Rise, iCloud Under Attack, MacBook Neo Weaknesses

This week’s Apple headlines: iPhone 18 Pro price rises, staff needed for iPhone launch, UK iCloud under attack, the MacBook Neo weakness, copying in the EU and more…

4 new 4K Blu-rays from July 2026 to add to your collection
4 new 4K Blu-rays from July 2026 to add to your collection

In this month’s Blu-ray Bounty, there’s a reference-quality animation, an animated Disney classic, arguably John Waters’ biggest movie and a noir-thriller from the 1980s.

NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year
NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year

NASA’s Voyager 2 probe, which launched in 1977, can keep operating its last science instruments after a power reduction operation performed in interstellar space.

Watching Roku’s AI channel is like eating from a trough
Watching Roku’s AI channel is like eating from a trough

The appeal of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels has always been the way they make it easier to (re)discover classic films and series. But Roku’s latest experiment in the FAST space has less to do with traditionally produced entertainment and is entirely focused on giving viewers access to a constant source of AI-generated content. […]

2026 IGARSS Hyperwall Schedule

IGARSS 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #100) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. MONDAY, AUGUST 10 3:00 PM Technology Enabling the Future of Earth ScienceMike Seablom3:15 PM Discovery Earth: New Missions & Technical Innovation Advancing Earth System InsightsKaren St. Germain TUESDAY, AUGUST 11 10:00 AMSTELLA: Open-Source Multisenor Platforms For Real-Time […]

The Chinese Philosopher Americans Can’t Stop Fighting About

Yiyang Zhuge was already an intellectual celebrity in China. Her viral interview with Christopher Nolan made her famous in the US—and quickly turned her into a political Rorschach test.

T-Mobile Just Quietly Killed Its Better Value Phone Plan After Less Than a Year

The company’s new “2.0” plans and 36-month installment plans provided cover for removing what was billed as a limited-time offer.

The Only Startup Moats Left In The AI Era Are Data And Distribution

AI took 80% of Q1 2026 venture funding. Web3 events founder Rime Salmi says the only startup moats left are data and distribution, and the guest list proves it.

OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful
OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful

OpenAI says it is pausing “internal activities” around an in-development AI model, Astra, because it doesn’t yet meet new security standards the company is putting in place. The announcement follows its recent disclosure that OpenAI models accidentally hacked Hugging Face. Anthropic and Meta have also since admitted that they had AI models that went rogue […]