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Poseidon, an AI-focused decentralized data layer built on the Story protocol, raised a $15M seed led by a16z (Daniel Kuhn/The Block)

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The Financial Times Reports the UK Is Backing Down From Its Demand for Apple to Grant It an iCloud Encryption Backdoor

Daring Fireball

OneXSugar: Playing with the first dual-screen transforming handheld

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There’s a Ren & Stimpy void in the world that the creator of Bullet Time intends to fill

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Fantastic Four: First Steps’ greatest superpower is its gorgeous visuals

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OS 26 Beta 4’s Are Out

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Nvidia rival Hailo announced the general availability of its second-generation AI accelerator chip, the Hailo-10H, with HP among its early adopters (Dylan Martin/CRN)

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Microsoft’s new Intel-powered Surface Laptop 5G arrives in August

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Pixel 10 Pro looks a lot like the base model in leaked renders

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Sources: Microsoft has poached 24+ employees from Google DeepMind in the past six months; Gemini engineering head Amar Subramanya confirms the move to Microsoft (Financial Times)

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Filing: the FBI drops its probe of Kraken founder Jesse Powell and returns dozens of devices, after raiding his home in 2023 over seemingly banal allegations (Jeff John Roberts/Fortune)

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South Park creators score $1.5B deal to bring show to Paramount Plus

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How to get Honedge and how Aegislash works in Pokémon Go

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Splitgate 2 Returning To Beta Following Poor Reception As Developer 1047 Games Lays Off Staff

Game Informer

Splitgate 2 Returning To Beta Following Poor Launch Reception As Developer 1047 Games Reduces Staff

Game Informer

Splitgate 2 Returning To Beta Following Poor Reception As Developer 1047 Games Reduces Staff

Game Informer

Pokémon Friends is a cute education tool with a hidden cost

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Microsoft says Chinese hacking groups are behind SharePoint attacks

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The Computer History Museum’s Vintage Computer Festival: August 1–2

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Fantastic Four: First Steps babyproofs the MCU

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