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Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Price-hiked iPads are a little cheaper right now

A number of Apple products got more expensive last month, so we’re happy to find deals wherever and whenever we can. If you’re searching for a high-end iPad, one of the more notable deals currently happening is on the 13-inch iPad Pro M5 with 512GB of storage. Normally $1,699, it’s $150 off at Amazon, costing […]

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

iOS code could reportedly let Apple cut off apps when users miss iPhone payments

Code found in an iOS 27 beta would allow Apple to put a financed iPhone in "Restricted Mode" if it detects any missed payments, 9to5Mac reports. The finding follows a story from Bloomberg earlier this week claiming Apple is preparing to launch a new "Apple Upgrade" financing program for leasing new devices. iPhones in "Restricted […]

World · Deutsche Welle

Hungary: Ex-PM Orban pledges resistance to Magyar 'tyranny'

Hungary's former prime minister alleges that his successor has "dismantled the rule of law and eliminated checks and balances." Peter Magyar has pursued Viktor Orban and his allies since winning April's elections.

AI · TechCrunch AI

How OpenAI’s human mistake led to the AI-powered hack on Hugging Face

OpenAI made a mistake setting up what it called a “highly isolated” testing environment and sandbox. According to cybersecurity experts, that human mistake is what made the AI-powered attack on Hugging Face possible.

Society · The Guardian Society

Burnham stirs up political row with review of release plans for violent criminals

PM says he wants to ensure ‘everything has been looked at’ amid outrage at policy from family of PC Andrew Harper Andy Burnham is immersed in a deepening political row after ordering a review of plans for the early release of thousands of killers, rapists and sex offenders from prison in September. After the family of PC Andrew Harper expressed outrage that his killers may be eligible for release, the prime minister responded by pledging to make sure that “everything has been looked at again” before a fresh tranche of about 6,000 offenders were freed on tags. Continue reading...

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

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Society · BBC Technology

Teenager drops social media addiction lawsuit against Meta

Claims from a 15-year-old boy were set to go to trial next week in Los Angeles, but the case has now been dropped.

World · Al Jazeera

Water cannon deployed at India education system protests

Indian police deployed water cannons in Raipur at student protests demanding the resignation of the education minister.

AI · TechCrunch AI

Travis Kalanick’s robotics company raises $1.7B, led by a16z

Uber is also investing in Travis Kalanick's company Atoms, which has made gauzy claims about using industrial AI to modernize the world.

World · Al Jazeera

Key takeaways from Khalil al-Hayya’s first speech as Hamas leader

The newly appointed leader says Hamas would work to help the people of Gaza and achieve a united Palestinian state.

World · Al Jazeera

Death toll from blast at Indian hydroelectric project rises to 20 people

Rescuers say flooding and toxic gas in the collapsed tunnel make it unlikely any remaining trapped workers survived.

Cybersecurity · The Hacker News

GitHub Cuts Public Bug Bounty Payouts, Moves Top Rewards to VIP Tier

Beginning July 27, 2026, GitHub will cut public bug bounty payouts by at least half at every severity level. Critical findings will drop from $20,000-$30,000+ to a fixed $10,000, while its permanent invite-only VIP tier will pay $30,000 or more. Reports filed before that date, including those already in GitHub's growing triage queue, will retain the previous payout terms. GitHub said the

World · Al Jazeera

Why the US may stop collecting workplace race and gender data

A newly proposed change would eliminate annual workplace demographic reporting used to monitor discrimination trends.

World · The Guardian Ukraine

Zelenskyy under growing pressure to reinstate sacked defence minister

Campaigners in Ukraine pledge to continue nationwide protests until Mykhailo Fedorov gets his job back Volodymyr Zelenskyy was under growing pressure to reinstate his sacked defence minister on Wednesday, after campaigners said they would continue indefinite nationwide protests until Mykhailo Fedorov got his job back. On Tuesday, Zelenskyy bowed to public demands by firing Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi . He appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new head of the country’s armed forces , as part of a radical reshuffle of the top military command. Continue reading...

Cloud & Infrastructure · The New Stack

Kimi K3: White House alleges Fable 5 siphoning

Top White House technology official Michael Kratsios on Wednesday accused Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot of using deceptive practices to The post Kimi K3: White House alleges Fable 5 siphoning appeared first on The New Stack .

World · BBC Europe

Modelling scout linked to Epstein found dead in Paris

Daniel Siad, whose name appears in the Epstein files thousands of times, denied knowledge of the threat Jeffrey Epstein posed.

Products & Consumer Tech · Ars Technica

Hyundai claims humanoid robot plan is not part of talks with striking workers

Union previously warned automaker that any robot deployment must be negotiated.

AI · TechCrunch AI

Yope raises $12.3M to build a private social network without algorithms or ads

Yope, a fast-growing social app focused on private groups of friends and family, has raised $12.3 million in seed funding. Instead of chasing creators and algorithmic feeds, the startup is betting that the future of social networking lies in small, private communities powered by messaging, photo sharing, and AI features designed to strengthen real-world relationships.

World · Deutsche Welle

Who could be the next UN Secretary-General?

For the first time in a decade, the United Nations will soon choose a new Secretary-General. DW takes a look at the six candidates, what they stand for and the challenges they and the UN will face.

World · Deutsche Welle

Louvre's Apollo Gallery reopens, 9 months after heist

The 17th-century Apollo Gallery reopened to the public without precious jewels or other objects previously on display.

Cybersecurity · The Hacker News

Ubuntu snap-confine Flaw Could Give Local Users Root on Default Desktop Installs

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in snap-confine that an unprivileged user can trigger to obtain root access and gain complete control of a target environment. The high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-8933 (CVSS score: 7.8), impacts default installations of Ubuntu Desktop 24.04, 25.10, and 26.04. The disclosure comes as

Society · NPR Top Stories

What to know about Ukraine's military shakeup

After a week of nationwide protests over the direction of Ukraine's military strategy in the ongoing war with Russia, the Ukrainian military has a new commander, Mykhailo Drapatyi. Here's what to know.

World · Al Jazeera

US judge sets 2027 trial date for Venezuela’s Maduro and wife

Former President Maduro pleads not guilty to drug charges; lawyer plans to challenge legality of US military operation.

AI · TechCrunch AI

Monday.com lays off hundreds to focus on AI

The company said it is reducing its headcount by 20%, or about 630 staff, to "support a leaner, more focused operating model" as it focuses on its AI Work Platform.