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“The spectrum will be auctioned by no later than July 2027, and satellite operators will be required to clear the spectrum by December 2030 (for the top 75 partial economic areas) and June 2031 (for the remaining areas).”
“Ad measurement firm AppsFlyer found in late 2021 that roughly 62% of iPhone users were opting out.”
“Of the iOS 26.6 patches, 19 sit in the kernel”
“Right now, only 5% or so of English homes have a cooling unit.”
“Below, I’ve picked seven of my favorite 4K discs that feature brilliant DTS soundtracks — most are 5.1 surround sound, but one is actually stereo (as the creator intended).”
“Nelson’s comments come following a proposed development of as many as 56 data centres in Central Texas, 45 in West Texas and 86 in North Texas, according to the Texas Tribune. The outlet reports that at least 248 data centre projects are p…”
“OpenAI’s updated blog post confirms the models broke into four accounts across four publicly available services in total.”
“The digital artist behind what he calls "the world's first museum of AI arts" has spent a decade using AI algorithms to transform massive troves of data into bombastic, three-dimensional installations of light and sound.”
“We’re probably one of the largest institutions in the law firm context that’s using enterprise ChatGPT.”
“Brookfield and NextEra Energy are reportedly planning a $100 billion data centre and energy complex at a former uranium enrichment site in Kentucky”
“the Mac patch list is particularly long, with around 100 CVE numbers listed.”
“Since April, in England and Wales the Boiler Upgrade Scheme has offered £2,500 towards a reversible air‑air heat pump.”
“OpenAI's future strategy would be not to automate everything but to allow people to make better decisions as AI improves their lives, particularly as it expects an AGI world to be here by 2028.”
“Last year, global data centres used 448 trillion watt-hours of electricity, more than all but 10 countries in the world, the report released in June said.”
“Of the 17,600 actions the AI took during the whole attack, most “failed” and “went nowhere, Hugging Face said.”
“He describes his work as a 50-50 collaboration between humans and machines.”
“We have three endeavours right now, three huge countries that are doing private labelling based on the enterprise version of ChatGPT…”
“The project in Paducah, western Kentucky, will include 2 gigawatts of natural gas-fired generation and 2.6 gigawatts of battery storage.”
“this bottleneck is a key reason only 7 percent of companies have fully scaled AI across their organizations.”
“Such has been the silence around this grant, that in its first month only around 45 households claimed it.”
“There are a relatively few 790 screens worldwide”
“That electricity use produced about 208 million tons (189 million metric tons) of carbon dioxide, about the same amount as Argentina,”
“Over the weekend of July 18 to July 19, OpenAI employees began to see signs in their systems that the agent had escaped from the testing constraints.”
“Sood said the company has supported Anadol's work for about a decade. Anadol's studio uses Google Cloud infrastructure running on a server farm in Oregon…”
“one of its 10 AI principles is: “You must check your work, with consequences if lawyers don’t follow policy.””
“The planned gas plants would have enough generating capacity to supply about 1.5 million homes.”
“The database includes nearly a million records, far more than the 10,000 to 11,200 properties expected to be subject to the tax”
“I do believe that within the end of this year, we're going to be in a position to have a package ready to be discussed.”
“The 1TB Evo-X1 Pro is now $1580 (was $1600), while the 2TB model is $1750 (was $1770). Meanwhile, in the UK, the GMKtec Evo X1-Pro 1TB drops to £1230 (was £1250), with the 2TB config running to £1360 (was £1380).”
“producing that much energy consumed about 1.2 trillion gallons (4.5 trillion litres) of water, according to the report on the environmental consequences of AI’s energy use.”
“Instagram’s valuation shot up to about $114 billion in 2024”
“Grid connection applications have surged from 41 gigawatts to 125 gigawatts in under a year, according to energy watchdog Ofgem.”
“The US Department of Energy has agreed to lease more than 3,500 acres at the government-owned site”
“More than 85% of luxury consumers use general-purpose AI tools, including ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, at least occasionally, according to McKinsey research.”
“Built around AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 (12 cores, 24 threads, boosting to 5.2GHz) with Radeon 890M integrated graphics and a dedicated NPU rated up to 55 TOPS.”
“which also predicts their water and energy use and pollution will double in just four years as use of artificial intelligence grows.”
“One of its internal platforms processes roughly 8.7 trillion tokens per week.”
“The privately financed campus is expected to begin operating in phases from 2028 and be completed by early 2032.”
“55% of consumers distrust AI recommendations, according to Vogue’s survey of 250 Vogue, Vogue Business and GQ readers in the UK, the US and Europe.”
“It pairs that with AMD's XDNA 2 NPU, which GMKtec rates at up to 55 TOPS on its own, or up to 86 TOPS when combined with the rest of the system.”
“The first nine are to be built in Spain, while the remaining 36 will be built in Canada after Canadian workers learn how to assemble them from their Spanish counterparts.”
“Accenture estimates that only 10-20% of enterprise tasks are complex enough to justify frontier or near-frontier capability.”
“The pledge, first announced in March this year, was initially signed by seven tech companies: Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI and Amazon.”
“72% said they would refuse to share their card details with an AI tool.”
“Graphics come from AMD's Radeon 890M, based on RDNA 3.5 with 16 compute units — enough for mainstream AAA gaming at moderate settings without a discrete card.”
“In one internal analysis, Accenture found usage of a single AI tool increased 113-fold in just 10 weeks, with 19% of users accounting for roughly 80% of the spend.”
“It will now cover companies delivering 80% of all power to US homes and businesses”
“the new Galaxy S27 Pro is expected to carry a rated battery capacity of 5,087mAh, advertised as approximately 5,200mAh.”
“The standout feature here is the OCuLink port, a PCIe 4.0 x4 connection that lets you attach an external desktop GPU when you want considerably more graphics performance for gaming or GPU-accelerated AI and creative work.”
“used exposed login credentials to get into four accounts across four publicly available services in total.”
“Electricity rates for 80% of the power distributed in America are now being kept in check by the plan.”
“The S27 Ultra goes further with a rated 5,534mAh, expected to be advertised at around 5,700-5,800mAh.”
“Triple-display output is supported at up to 8K resolution.”
“they found no photos or videos on his two Snapchat accounts.”
“the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series lists a minimum battery endurance of 1,200 charging cycles in its own spec sheets, down from 2,000 cycles on the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7.”
“launched all the way back in 1993”
“I believe that science shouldn’t just stay in a lab. It should solve the everyday problems that kids actually face. Watching friends with food allergies live with constant stress at the lunch table made me realise that even though the tech…”
“That's a 40% reduction in Samsung's own minimum guarantee”
“Price: $110,000 / £100,000 (per pair)”
“Vaishnaw said that the Union Cabinet has approved Semicon 2.0 to further strengthen India's semiconductor ecosystem and generate opportunities in semiconductor manufacturing, chip design and related industries. The minister said the initia…”
“Apple's official documentation for the iPhone 15 and later states that the battery is designed to retain 80% of its original capacity at 1,000 complete charge cycles under ideal conditions.”
“Dimensions: 47.6 x 16.9 x 43.5 inches / 1210 x 430 x 1105mm”
“In just a span of few days, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced flurry of partnerships and investments:* $500 billion partnership with SK Group (July 24)* $1 billion investment in Naver to build South Korea’s sovereign AI infrastructure (Jul…”
“silicon-carbon expands by up to 300% when absorbing lithium during charging, which can crack the anode over time.”
“Weight: 190.7lbs / 86.5kg”
“In honor of National Avocado Day on July 31, Avocados From Mexico launched its own AI-powered answer engine, AVO.AI.”
“Frequency range: -6dB at 10Hz and 25kHz”
“Instead of integrating another AI platform into its marketing, Avocados From Mexico is launching the produce industry’s first custom answer engine.”
“this [tube for the bass section] is three meters long”
“Perplexity has released Numbat, an open-source security suite designed to monitor AI coding agents running on employee laptops and workstations. Announced July 29”
“each individual pair takes around 31 days to make”
“At launch, Perplexity said Numbat ships 52 built-in rules across 11 behavior categories.”
“B&W is still producing approximately 50 pairs a year for sale”
“YouTube TV subscribers got a break this week. The service began rolling out ESPN Unlimited authentication days before the show — open the YouTube TV app, tap your profile, go to Settings, then Sports, and toggle on Connect ESPN. That links…”
“there are three years — yes, three years — of backorders”
“We generated the world’s largest independent EV battery data with over a million battery tests performed, covering all kind of models at different ages and different mileages”
“for around £120,000”
“The result was a certificate validating that my six-year-old vehicle had 92% of its original battery capacity”
“The new test was launched at the beginning of 2023. That was the breakthrough for our company, but also for EV battery testing within the industry.”
“We use approximately 20 parameters”
“Obsbot has launched the Meet Flip, a new foldable 4K webcam integrating AI and hardware-based privacy. This compact 37.7g device features a 0.5-inch Sony Exmor RS stacked CMOS sensor, delivering premium 4K UHD video at 30fps or 1080p at 60…”
““Meet Flip represents our vision of what the modern daily meeting webcam should be,” says Liu Bo, Obsbot’s CEO. “We believe privacy shouldn't be something users have to think about. By building it directly into the hardware while deliverin…”
“Built around a Sony 1/2" stacked CMOS sensor with Exmor RS architecture and Quad Bayer technology, the Meet Flip contains the kind of components usually found in more expensive webcams. Obsbot claims the result is a noticeably better dyna…”
“Other key imaging specifications include an output resolution of 4K UHD @ 30fps. Alternatively, the resolution can be switched to 1080p with an increased frame rate of 60fps, offering a choice between ultra-high-definition video or smooth …”
“Directional Mode is designed for solo calls and presentations, focusing forward and cutting background noise. Dual-Directional Mode is best suited for two-way conversations and in-person interviews where front and rear audio are captured w…”
“AI Magic Notes is Meet Flip’s most unusual feature. Powered by the Obsbot Center software, it provides real-time transcription and automatic meeting summaries, including capturing key points, decisions and action items across Google Meet, …”
“Of the iOS 26.6 patches, 19 sit in the kernel, but most still require an attacker to already have code running on the device, says Adam Boynton, senior enterprise strategy manager at cybersecurity outfit Jamf.”
“However, he says CVE-2026-43810 deserves a “second look.” “Apple notes a remote user may be able to corrupt kernel memory, because remote changes the economics of an attack chain considerably,” Boynton explains.”
“Apple’s iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6 are available for the iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later and iPad m…”
“The smart display, which is said to be known internally as J490, has purportedly been in development since 2024 and is expected to arrive between October 2026 and early 2027, according to Gurman’s latest report.”
“The refreshed devices are expected to look similar to the current models but will feature faster processors needed to handle Apple’s smarter assistant. The Apple TV and HomePod mini are expected to arrive this fall, ahead of the smart disp…”
“Gurman claims Apple is working on a higher-end robotic version featuring a 9-inch display mounted on a moving arm, allowing it to follow users around rooms and improve video calls.”
“Intelligent Dictation and Screen-aware Reasoning come as an update to the Gemini Mac app, rolling out worldwide from July 29 in English, with more languages promised later in 2026.”
“By binding Gemini to the Fn key, the new tool can be operated system-wide, making it feel as though it's part of macOS itself, rather than a separate app.”
“Without opening a single file or app, Gemini parsed five local documents, automatically disqualified an expensive restaurant and adjusted the timeline according to the user’s correction.”
“With Screen-Aware Reasoning enabled, the user can highlight text in any app and ask Gemini to act, for example asking it to "turn these notes into an executive summary," and the assistant will place the summarized text into the document.”
“The key disadvantage, however, is that the Gemini app offers a strictly cloud-based service, accessed via a personal Google account. This means you don’t get the same level of security intrinsic to the Mac’s on-device models or Apple’s Pri…”
“Wonder identifies filmmakers, funds short films and supplies production support and distribution. It owns the finished short. If the project becomes a larger piece of intellectual property, Wonder and the creator split the resulting rights…”
“Hal Watmough, a BAFTA-winning editor, accepted Wonder's terms for The Trials, a 33-minute science-fiction film. He estimates that a conventional version could have cost close to $100 million.”
“"We're all about the artists keeping one hundred percent of their IP," Cardoza says.”
