25 Jun 2026
Wired Wisdom: Best phones of 2026 thus far, featuring Xiaomi, Samsung and more | Business News
A policy intervention where necessary, and this was necessary. The UK government has set in motion a sweeping social media ban for individuals under the age of 16 years. This is squarely aimed at protecting children from online harms and preventing addiction, the ban targets platforms like Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X.
@httweets, Vishal Mathur
2026
24 Jun 2026
Salem-based robot manufacturer plans to go public with $2.5B merger
A Salem-based robot manufacturer plans to go public through a merger valued at $2.5 billion, the company announced June 24.
Katie Livermore, Statesman Journal
2026
24 Jun 2026
Leaked Code Suggests Anthropic Is Preparing to Bring Fable 5 Back
In brief A leaker discovered new strings in Claude Code v2.1.190 suggesting Fable 5 usage will be bundled into weekly subscription limits rather than sold as a separate add-on.
Jose Antonio Lanz, Jose Antonio Lanz Díaz
2026
24 Jun 2026
We’re Sifting Through Tons of Prime Day Deals Slop to Bring You Only The Best
Here's the dealDeal we love Michael Hession/NYT WirecutterA bookworm's best suitcase space-saverThe waterproof Kindle Paperwhite is worth upgrading to if you want a bigger screen for reading more text at a...
Nathan Burrow
2026
24 Jun 2026
Incoming: Vanguard On-Demand
Dev Update: TFT's Incoming Tech UpgradeNewsJun 12, 2026Dev Update: TFT's Incoming Tech UpgradeWe’re investing in TFT’s future by making some changes under the hood. Here’s what that means for us, and for...
Phillip Koskinas
2026
24 Jun 2026
Agility Robotics plans to go public via SPAC in a $2.5B deal
Agility Robotics, the humanoid robotics startup that spun out of Oregon State University in 2015, plans to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Churchill Capital Corp XI in a deal that values the company at roughly $2.5 billion.
Kirsten Korosec
2026
24 Jun 2026
I rounded up the best Prime Day 2026 laptop deals, and these five are the ones I’d buy
If you’ve been keeping up with recent laptop launches, you’ve probably noticed just how expensive they’ve become . Laptop prices have been climbing for the past year, and there’s little indication that they’re coming down anytime soon. That makes the ongoing Prime Day 2026 sale an exceptionally good time to buy a new laptop. Many of the discounts apply to devices at or near their original launch…
Shikhar Mehrotra
2026
24 Jun 2026
I've been reviewing laptops for years: These are my 25 favorite Prime Day laptop deals
Amazon's flagship Prime Day sale kicked off yesterday, and the laptop deals are in full swing. We're tracking sales from MacBooks and Windows PCs from all the major brands: HP, Lenovo, Acer, Asus, and Dell, and Apple, surfacing the best deals worth your time.
@ZDNET, Kyle Kucharski
2026
24 Jun 2026
Hollywood and Big Tech Are Preparing For War
A barrage of seemingly unrelated headlines suggest that Hollywood and Big Tech are on a collision course and that the next few years will reshape how the world spends its free time and which platforms will dominate. As tech and AI companies push further into entertainment and media, their stewardship of that content (or lack thereof) is becoming a story unto itself. At the same time, strategic…
Alex Weprin
2026
