Thursday, July 24, 2025

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FCC Clears Paramount Merger Paving Way for Industry Shakeup

Regulatory approval from the FCC has cleared the path for a high-stakes deal involving Paramount and its partners, underpinning an $8 billion merger proposal. The approval sets the stage for potential market realignment and raises eyebrows about the future of media ownership dynamics.

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Intel continues to pull back on its manufacturing projects

Rebecca Szkutak / techcrunch - Intel cancelled multiple manufacturing projects in Europe and delayed its Ohio chip plant for the second time this year.

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New Koske Linux malware hides in cute panda images

Bill Toulas / bleepingcomputer - A new Linux malware named Koske may have been developed with artificial intelligence and is using seemingly benign JPEG images of panda bears to deploy malware directly into system memory. [...]

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Intel to Lay Off 15% of Workers, Cancel Billions in Projects in Bid for Rebound

Robbie Whelan / wsj - The American chip-making giant is facing a strategic crossroads as it chases rivals like Nvidia and TSMC in the global silicon boom.

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Starlink satellite internet service is down everywhere

Richard Lawler / theverge - Since around 3:30PM ET on Thursday, Starlink users have reported they can’t connect to SpaceX’s satellite internet service. The Starlink website first confirmed the issue with a banner message saying “Starlink is currently experiencing a service outage. O…

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VTuber agency VShojo shuts down after talent exodus

Ash Parrish / theverge - VShojo, the VTuber agency that billed itself as “talent first,” is shutting down. VShojo CEO Justin “Gunrun” Ignacio made the announcement today on X writing, “I take full responsibility for the decisions that led us to this point.” Earlier this week, VSh…

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Google’s new “Web Guide” will use AI to organize your search results

Ryan Whitwam / arstechnica - The Web Guide experiment is available as an opt-in feature today.

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Microsoft's Satya Nadella says job cuts have been 'weighing heavily' on him

cnbc - After eliminating over 15,000 positions this year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella now says the company's mission needs to change due to the rise of AI.

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Hulk Hogan, WWE Icon, Dies at 71

Michael Cripe / ign - Retired WWE legend and ‘80s icon Terry Gene Bollea a.k.a. Hulk Hogan has died at 71.

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Battlefield 6's Reveal Trailer Looks A Lot Like Battlefield 3 And That's Fine With Me

Zack Zwiezen / kotaku - Finally, after what feels like a lot of teasing, talking, and leaking, EA and Battlefield Studios released the first official trailer for Battlefield 6. This new trailer is focused on the upcoming military shooter’s single-player campaign and looks a lot …

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Apple has released the public betas of iOS 26 and its other “26” operating systems

Christian Zibreg / idownloadblog - Apple just released the public betas of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, tvOS 26, HomePod software 26, watchOS 26 and AirPods firmware. These public beta versions correspond with the latest developer betas in terms of the features and...

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Everything we think we know about the Pixel 10 phones

Dominic Preston / theverge - Google is readying its next set of hardware announcements, and has already confirmed that the Pixel 10 series is launching next month. We even know what one of the phones looks like, thanks to the official image up above. But beyond the few tidbits Google…

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GPT-5 Rumors Swirl Ahead of August Launch as OpenAI Touts an AI for Everyone

Marcus Schuler / implicator - OpenAI's GPT-5 launch rumors heat up with August timeline leaks, but there's a catch: Altman promises free AI for 8 billion people while the company still can't handle current ChatGPT demand. The gap between vision and reality keeps growing.

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Lego’s Game Boy Model Is Pocket-Sized Perfection

James Whitbrook / gizmodo - To kick off SDCC 2025 in style, Lego revealed its latest Nintendo collab, as well as new sets from 'Wicked: For Good' and a killer new Arkham Asylum.

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White House unveils sweeping plan to “win” global AI race through deregulation

Benj Edwards / arstechnica - Trump's "AI Action Plan" reverses regulations, sparks critical pushback.

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Amazon is launching a cheaper color Kindle

Jay Peters / theverge - After launching the Kindle Colorsoft last year — its first Kindle with a color screen — Amazon is adding two new iterations of the e-reader to its lineup today: a cheaper Colorsoft with 16GB of storage for $249.99 and a kids-focused bundle for $269.99. Th…

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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Clocks Up 114,000+ Concurrent Player Peak On Launch Day, But Reports Of Poor Performance Dominate Player Reviews

Vikki Blake / ign - Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has launched to 114,000+ concurrent players on Steam, making it one of the biggest launches for a non-FromSoftware Soulslike game yet.

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Trump briefly considered breaking up Nvidia to spur competition, then backed off

techspot - President Donald Trump said he briefly considered splitting up Nvidia, the world's largest chipmaker and most valuable company. Trump initially thought doing so might intensify competition in the artificial intelligence and chipmaking industries, but late…

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Google's AI-Powered Virtual Try-On for Online Shopping Is Now Live

Imad Khan / cnet - The feature was previously limited to Labs users, but it's now widely available.

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How America’s Export Controls Backfired — and Boosted Beijing’s Chip Ambitions

Marcus Schuler / implicator - US export controls aimed to block China's AI chips. Instead, they created a $1 billion black market while Chinese companies built domestic alternatives. Then Washington reversed course and allowed sales anyway.

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Itch.io Suddenly Pulls NSFW Adult Content From Browse and Search Pages, After 'Critical' Pressure From Payment Partners

Tom Phillips / ign - Itch.io has "deindexed" all NSFW content from the storefront's browse and search pages, making swathes of adult games impossible to find.

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