submitted by tonytins to technology249 points | 22 commentshttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/third-party-app-stores-coming-to-google-play-next-week-as-epic-settlement-withdrawn/ Big changes are coming to Android apps, but they’re not the changes Google wanted. The settlement between Google and Epic that aimed to put to rest the companies’ long-running antitrust battle is being withdrawn, and that means third-party app stores are coming to the Play Store. … Continue reading “Third-party app stores coming to Google Play next week as Epic settlement withdrawn”
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submitted by cantankerous_cashew to technology75 points | 32 commentshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/openais-first-hardware-device-is-reportedly-a-screenless-speaker-that-can-move/
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submitted by beep to technology153 points | 53 commentshttps://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-%3Dwi4zC%2BZe8e%2Bp3tMv8TtG_80KzsZ1syL9anBtmEh5Z40vg@mail.gmail.com/cross-posted from: piefed.world/…/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-haters-to-…
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submitted by Some_Emo_Chick to technology633 points | 131 commentshttps://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/07/generative-ai-engineering-disaster/687901/
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submitted by NM_Gringo to technology460 points | 113 commentshttps://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/garbage-truck-start-spying-car-213734506.htmlThis is getting out of hand.
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submitted by mesamunefire to technology48 points | 18 commentshttps://xn--gckvb8fzb.com/the-day-whatsapp-goes-dark/A thought experiment in what we built without noticing.
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submitted by beep to technology227 points | 52 commentshttps://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/forgotten-uefi-shims-undermining-secure-boot/cross-posted from: piefed.world/…/microsofts-secure-boot-has-been-br…
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submitted by fubarx to technology1187 points | 154 commentshttps://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/elon-musks-colossus-2-data-center-installed-59-natural-gas-turbines-without-permission-report-claims-thousands-of-tons-of-pollutants-reportedly-impact-black-communities-in-mississippi-already-suffering-from-elevated-lung-disease-rates
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submitted by return2ozma to technology412 points | 239 commentshttps://kotaku.com/george-lucas-artificial-intelligence-ai-museum-art-2000715801
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submitted by sanitation to technology141 points | 14 commentshttps://www.gadgetreview.com/cleveland-voted-to-kill-its-flock-camera-network-they-have-remained-on-with-police-still-using-them