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Catfishing victim gets payout for Tinder, TikTok and Instagram profiles

Elha Mai Weston posed as the teenager to strike up romantic conversations on social media.

BBC News - Jul 16, 2026 6:26pm EDT

Alphabet shares fall on report its most powerful AI model Gemini 3.5 Pro is delayed

Alphabet announced the Gemini 3.5 Pro AI in May, saying it was being used internally but wouldn't be ready for a broader rollout until the following month.

CNBC - Jul 16, 2026 6:19pm EDT

SpaceX's 1st Starship test flight since going public is set to launch - The launch window opens at 6:45 p.m. ET on Thursday.

ABC News - Jul 16, 2026 5:24pm EDT

How to Watch Starship Flight 13, the Second Launch Attempt of the World's Biggest Rocket

Gizmodo - Jul 16, 2026 5:18pm EDT

It's official: EU will force Google to share search data and open up AI on Android

Google says these changes could endanger user privacy and security.

Ars Technica - Jul 16, 2026 4:46pm EDT

‘This myth doesn’t survive close scrutiny’

The Week - Jul 16, 2026 4:41pm EDT

LegacyHive: 'Bone-shattering' zero-day from Microsoft's serial tormentor not the haymaker that was promised

Experts say it’s a useful post-compromise tool, for those with the brain cells required to put it together

Register UK - Jul 16, 2026 4:30pm EDT

Nobody Is Getting the Data-Center Water Question Right

The Atlantic - Jul 16, 2026 4:22pm EDT

TSMC's $265B US fab pledge is the outline of a concept of a plan

Beware of fab makers bearing press releases

Register UK - Jul 16, 2026 4:10pm EDT

Trump made $1.4bn from crypto in one year. Is Justin Sun the man that helped him do it?

Guardian UK - Jul 16, 2026 3:02pm EDT

India's First Private Orbital Rocket Vikram-1 to Launch on July 18

Deccan Chronicle - Jul 16, 2026 1:35pm EDT

Officials probe whether White House teleprompter operator profited off Trump's words

NPR - Jul 16, 2026 1:31pm EDT

Google DeepMind Is Preparing For AI's Biggest Risk. Biosecurity Is Becoming A New Battleground.

Google is expanding access to select AI tools for governments and researchers as scrutiny of biological risks associated with advanced models continues to grow.

International Business Times - Jul 16, 2026 1:17pm EDT

11 Years After Historic Flyby, Scientists Discover Giant Landslides on Pluto

Gizmodo - Jul 16, 2026 12:37pm EDT

Amazon's No-Margin Play Pushes Anker USB-C to USB-C Cable (2-Pack) Even Further Below $10

Gizmodo - Jul 16, 2026 11:51am EDT

Patchpocalypse Now: Microsoft tops last month's record with 622 Patch Tuesday CVEs

Remember when last month's 206 CVEs seemed eye-watering? Yeah, those were the days

Register UK - Jul 16, 2026 11:41am EDT

Musk’s xAI sues user who allegedly used Grok to create child sexual abuse material

Guardian UK - Jul 16, 2026 11:36am EDT

Utah residents react as Trump slashes national monuments - President Donald Trump signed proclamations this week dramatically slashing the size of Utah's Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. By - Story Hinckley - / 3 min

Christian Science Monitor - Jul 16, 2026 11:10am EDT

Nvidia-backed Fireworks hits $17.5 billion valuation as companies pursue cheaper AI models

Fireworks once relied heavily on revenue from coding startup Cursor, but has diversified in the past year as more companies reach for lower-cost AI models.

CNBC - Jul 16, 2026 10:51am EDT

Bose SoundLink Flex Speaker (2nd Gen) Falls Back Near Used Pricing at a Record Low on Amazon

Gizmodo - Jul 16, 2026 10:45am EDT

Galaxy Z Fold 8: Samsung reveals design and camera upgrades in latest Spider-Man promo

Spider-Man's phone takes a beating as he battles crime

Gulf News - Jul 16, 2026 10:22am EDT

User crippled a network while trying to learn Nmap

IT department was not pleased, but was also easily fooled

Register UK - Jul 16, 2026 10:15am EDT

AWS sustainability claims don't hold water, lawsuit alleges

Ex-staffer accuses Amazon's Virginia datacenters of quietly guzzling H20 all year round, despite 'water positive' PR push

Register UK - Jul 16, 2026 10:02am EDT

Why Buy AirPods Max When Nothing's 2026 Headphone (a) Costs Like Budget Earbuds After Quiet Price Drops?

Gizmodo - Jul 16, 2026 9:50am EDT