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“I just saw $1.5tn on my AWS bill and my soul left my body; Amazon responds, says that the 'Displayed billing estimates do ...'”
“The EREV battery was deliberately chosen to be large enough to cover most daily transport needs, delivering 134 miles of WLTP range, like many BEV city cars. With another 490 miles available from the combustion engine, the EREV is designed…”
“Andrew Tate has amassed over 10 million followers on X but has been banned from platforms like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram for violating hate speech guidelines.”
“In May, SpaceX agreed to give Anthropic access to roughly 325,000 Nvidia GPUs across its Colossus data centers for $1.25 billion per month.”
“Full deployment of the constellation is expected to begin in 2027 and take three full years to complete entirely across the network. The finished network will ultimately consist of 360 satellites manufactured by the Danish company GomSpace…”
“It said that machines with no paper backup were "particularly vulnerable to cyber operations".”
“Displayed billing estimates do not impact your actual bill, which is generated separately after the end of each billing cycle”
“XPENG claims that you can hardly hear the engine kick in, with just 1dB of additional noise.”
“Weeks later, it struck a similar agreement to provide Google with about 110,000 GPUs for $920 million per month.”
“a test satellite currently scheduled for launch in October 2026 to validate the underlying technology together with SpaceX engineers.”
“Another customer in Delhi, who normally pays about $1.28 a month, reportedly saw an estimated bill of $10.9 billion and asked AWS support to investigate.”
“The REEV still has a sizeable 37.5kWh battery but also includes a 1.5-liter internal combustion engine. [...] the L03 is the company’s first model to offer this technology, which it calls Kunpeng, internationally.”
“Since then, the company has expanded its Memphis-area complex to roughly 2 million square feet across Colossus and Colossus II, which together provide about 1 gigawatts of compute power, with a plan to eventually include 1 million GPUs.”
“Manufacturing and launching a single satellite reportedly cost between $2 million and $3 million per unit.”
“Dan Harvey in the UK, head of marketing at charity Learning Through Landscapes, said he 'almost had a heart attack' after receiving an estimated bill of $7.8 billion for a service that usually costs less than £1 a month.”
“The base Standard Range model will combine a 58.3kWh battery with a rear-wheel drive motor delivering 180kW (241hp), while the Long Range offers a 71.2kWh battery.”
“Back in 2024, xAI brought its first major Colossus cluster online in just 122 days by converting an existing factory.”
“each launch typically costs between $60 million and $70 million depending on payload size.”
“The Oracle co-founder revealed in a 2016 USC commencement speech that back in the mid-1990s, when Apple was worth roughly Rs 41,500 crore—about $5 billion—he had arranged to borrow every dollar needed to seize control of the struggling com…”
“The AWD Performance version provides dual motors delivering 285kW (382hp).”
“United touted plans to offer Wi-Fi supported by Elon Musk’s Starlink on 1,000 of its planes by year-end.”
“Google has officially confirmed that pre-orders will open for new Google Pixel phones on August 12, and it makes sense to assume that the Google Pixel Watch 5 will be released alongside its companion Pixel devices.”
“Jobs got his way. Apple bought NeXT in December 1996 for $429 million, brought Jobs in as an advisor, and by September 1997 he was interim CEO.”
“Notably, only about 11% of commercially available devices have been validated for even one biometric outcome.”
“More than 1,100 companies and 1,400 guests are participating in the annual AI conference this year, Chinese state media said.”
“The larger size reportedly remains the same at 45mm, but the smaller size is now 42mm instead of 41mm.”
“You don't need any more money,”
“The newest is a small, inexpensive “life utility vehicle” from Miami-based Chip, which starts taking reservations today. … It has a $15,000 base price.”
“It said Kimi K3’s 2.8 trillion parameters — one of the measurements of an AI model’s capability — will make it the world’s largest open-source model.”
“nearly half (43%) believing that the regulations proposed by the AI companies are designed to benefit those same companies”
“India’s private space industry is set to accelerate its activity after Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace created history by reaching orbit with Vikram-1 on its maiden mission, a feat no private launch company globally has matched.”
“It only has a top speed of 25 miles per hour, and is intended as a secondary vehicle designed to handle daily shopping trips, school runs and short commutes. … The vehicle’s range is 100 miles per charge…”
“DeepSeek’s V4 Pro version has 1.6 trillion parameters.”
“30% of respondents trust the US federal government more than companies like OpenAI and Anthropic”
“The ultimate goal is to reach a cadence of producing one rocket per month.”
“When complete in fall 2027, the home will list above the average home price in Asheville, but its operations will cost nothing. No operational costs comes from these design elements and a careful selection of products.”
“Last month, another Chinese AI company Zhipu, or Z.ai, rolled out its new flagship GLM-5.2 open-source model in a challenge to U.S. rivals including Anthropic’s models.”
“The findings from our latest survey demonstrate a rare instance of bipartisan agreement”
“Skyroot is gearing up for at least one more Vikram-1 test mission by the end of this year and hopes to be ready with a 1,000kg payload capacity rocket -- Vikram-2 -- for launch by the end of next year, Pawan Kumar Chandana, co-founder, Sky…”
“Masters of the Universe, the big-screen reboot starring Nicholas Galtizine as He-Man and Jared Leto as Skeletor, is set for streaming video on demand (SVOD) premiere on Prime Video on July 22.”
“TSMC is doubling down on the United States. The Taiwanese chipmaking giant said Thursday that it plans to spend another $100 billion on expanding its manufacturing capacity in the U.S. The news brings the company’s total commitment in the …”
“Alex Toussaint, a former engineer at the missile manufacturer MBDA, has built a 40g autonomous drone”
“Agnikul plans Missions 02, 03 and 04 within four to five months of one another, all with paying payloads.”
“A Gartner report found that poor data quality costs organizations an average of $12.9 million per year.”
“TSMC also said it will increase its total capital expenditures for the year to upwards of $64 billion, rather than the $56 billion it previously budgeted for.”
“His startup, Tornyol, backed by Y Combinator, prices the current prototype at $1,100”
“Our cadence is to produce one satellite every month starting next year. For CubeSats, we can produce almost one every week.”
“Rivian's R2 recently received its first significant OTA update, v2026.24.40, fully rolling out on July 15. This update introduces several anticipated features, including Pet Comfort mode, which maintains cabin temperature for pets, and Gea…”
“In an early trial, the company reported that the drone detected a 2 mm-wide plastic ball from 30 centimeters using only 1/1300th of planned transmitting power.”
“Dhruva has 22 satellites on its 24-month manifest.”
“You'll want to be parked at home with a reliable signal and have at least 35 miles of charge. The update will take around 30-40 minutes.”
“Toussaint said the result validated the signal-to-noise budget and moved the project closer to its stated three-meter mosquito tracking goal.”
“Its next mission will be a 50kg nanosatellite carrying multiple customer payloads.”
“Gear Guard is another big feature for the R2. At its core, this feature enables the automatic recording of clips to the R2's internal storage when you're away from your vehicle and it detects activity around your vehicle. When activity is …”
“A single Tornyol unit is designed to protect outdoor or indoor areas covering up to 5 acres in size.”
“Pixxel expects to have more than 50 satellites under development or deployment over the next year as it moves towards a 100-satellite network.”
“For those of you that want to see how close you can get to the R2's official 3.6 second 0-60 mph time, you can now engage Launch Mode. Meant to be engaged on close courses in dry conditions, you can access it from Driver Modes > Sport > La…”
“Battery life on the current prototype runs to three minutes of flight time on a single charge before recharging.”
“Digantara Industries will begin deploying its next satellites from the coming quarter, targeting 17 satellites by the end of 2027.”
“Rivian plans further enhancements, including Sirius XM and Level 3 self-driving capabilities for Autonomy+ later this year.”
“The recharge process takes about 30 minutes”
“The company plans two satellites this year, four next year and 20,000 by 2033.”
“A low-cost single-person electric robotaxi, built for $10,000 at scale could have operating costs as low as 15-20 cents/mile.”
“The drone uses TDK InvenSense T3902 MEMS microphones for its sonar array and consumes less than 5W of power”
“He also told the PM that this rocket “is 100% designed in India, built by a 100% Indian team”.”
“With the right rules, robotaxis will be among the best actors. They will carry passengers 50% of the time, while private cars are parked 95% of the day.”
“On Tornyol‘s website, the drone is marketed as a silent, chemical-free alternative to pesticides, with a refundable $100 deposit reserving a spot.”
“What lifted off today is the culmination of years of work, a team of over a thousand people, and efforts of close to four hundred suppliers with it.”
““We haven’t proven anything other than some production … the only humanoid in production in the U.S. that I’m aware of is an Agility robot in a GXO Logistics plant.””
“Owned units come with a one-year warranty covering accidental damage”
“On Thursday, the electric automaker released a branded, $225 pedal-less bike for toddlers, called the Balance Bike for Kids... The bike has five height levels, a maximum weight limit of about 77 pounds and is suitable for children between …”
“Most of what’s going on with humanoid robots in factories are pilot projects. And the pilots, Burnstein says, are landing at maybe 20% to 50% effectiveness.”
“Top password manager company 1Password has launched a new tool that allows artificial intelligence assistant Claude to authenticate on behalf of their user, and thus complete assignments that were previously impossible without major securi…”
“Vikram-1 is a 24-metre, four-stage launch vehicle built with a lightweight carbon-composite structure. It is powered by three solid-fuel stages and a liquid orbital adjustment module and is designed to carry payloads of up to 350 kg into a…”
“(Interestingly, the UK startup Humanoid is currently achieving roughly 80% of human speed in some manual tasks, and is targeting 100% and higher.)”
“"We need a new security model that is purpose-built for agents, not just humans,” said Nancy Wang, CTO of 1Password. “The answer isn't handing agents your secrets. It is to let a user give an agent permission to use a credential without le…”
“The Vikram-1 mission is designed to deploy payloads weighing up to 350 kg into a 450-km low earth orbit (LEO) with a 60-degree inclination.”
“The Government of the Balearic Islands and AstroMallorca have also launched Horizonte Eclipse 2026, a new, free tool to determine whether the peak of the eclipse will be visible from a specific location, taking into account not only the ge…”
“To further strengthen its security posture, 1Password also announced Agentic Mode, a new feature in the browser extension that gives users visibility and control over browser-based AI agents. When a compatible AI agent takes over, the 1Pas…”
“nearly 60% of shoppers have used AI to shop, according to the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business”
“Even if the integration is not set up, and even if 1Password is not required for the current agentic task, Agentic Mode works, the company stressed. Other agents, besides Claude, are supported, as well.”
“Darden found 46% of consumers trust AI more than a friend for outfit advice”
“Sony's controversial choice to stop new physical disc production of PlayStation games from January 2028”
“almost all recommended a sponsored option over a less-expensive non-sponsored one”
“Sony has done that recently with over 500 purchased movies removed from user libraries.”
“In Northern Virginia, it is the undisputed data center capital of the world. In Loudoun and Prince William counties, over 300 massive, windowless structures hum day and night, handling an estimated 70% of global internet traffic. But local…”
“Newzoo, which released a new analysis reporting that the upcoming Rockstar title earned roughly $180 million in digital pre-order sales across the US and the five largest European markets during the last week of June.”
“By the end of this year, global data center energy consumption is projected to approach 1,050 TWh—equivalent to the combined electricity consumption of Germany and France.”
“These markets represent 69% of lifetime console players for GTA 5, which Newzoo used as a guide to estimate that the total global spend was around $260 million in the first week of pre-orders”
“the first official stable One UI 9 build for the Galaxy S26 Ultra has now been spotted on Samsung’s servers, which is a genuine milestone after four beta iterations”
“Placed on the sales curve GTA 6 is likely to follow, that puts it on pace for $3.3 - $5.2 billion in cumulative global sales by the end of launch week.”
“Elsewhere, firmware tracker Tarun Vats has confirmed new One UI 9 test builds for the Galaxy A57 and Galaxy A37. Samsung has also begun developing and testing One UI 9.0 for the Galaxy Z TriFold, according to Vats, alongside screenshots th…”
“Newzoo predicting that the first-week pre-order sales account for roughly 5.8% of the total sales by the end of the game’s launch week.”
“Accessibility tool users are getting some meaty additions in One UI 9, for example. There’s a new Text Spotlight tool for easier reading, Select to Speak lets users highlight text to hear it read aloud, and TalkBack has been rebuilt so Sam…”
“the firm believes GTA 6 could reach $4.5 billion in sales by the end of its first week on sale, which is roughly 51 million copies sold.”
“On the security side, testers have also spotted a new message on the power menu: 'For your security, your phone is locked,' which now requires your PIN or pattern to unlock again once you return from that screen”
“The headline feature everyone’s actually waiting for, Gemini Intelligence, still isn’t in any of these test builds. Samsung and Google’s agentic AI suite, capable of handling multi-step tasks like booking reservations, likely arrives publi…”
“Fireworks announced a $1.505 billion Series D at a $17.5 billion valuation on July 15, with the news circulating through July 16. Atreides Management, Index Ventures and TCV led it.”
“Baseten closed roughly $1.5 billion around June 22 at a headline valuation of $13 billion. The Wall Street Journal reported a dual-tier structure, with some investors entering at $11 billion.”
“OpenRouter raised $113 million in May at about $1.3 billion. It said weekly volume reached 25 trillion tokens across more than 8 million developers.”
