Last Call for Startup Battlefield Australia — Applications Close July 6
If you’re an early-stage startup in Australia or New Zealand and you haven’t applied for Startup Battlefield Australia yet, you’re…
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A Woman’s Hip Replacement Disintegrated and Gave Her Cobalt Poisoning
A 56-year-old woman showed up at a hospital with pins and needles creeping up from her feet. Within weeks, she…
Tesla Q2 Sales Jump 25%, Finally Selling More Cars Than It Builds
Tesla sold 480,126 EVs in Q2 2026. That’s a 25% jump year-over-year. Not bad for a company people keep writing…
Advocates Warn FTC: Musk’s X Is Still a Serious Privacy Risk
Privacy advocates are telling the FTC not to loosen oversight of X. The deadline for public comments was July 2,…
Trump Gets OpenAI to Offer the US a 5% Stake — Sanders Wants Way More
OpenAI is in early talks to give the US government a 5% stake in the company. Sam Altman pitched the…
Sony’s PlayStation Disc Factory Is Switching to Making Microlenses
The video game disc is dying. Sony’s been planning the funeral for a while. Now the factory floor is getting…
Google Loses Final Appeal, Must Pay $4.7 Billion EU Fine Over Android Monopoly
Google’s eight-year fight is over. The Court of Justice of the European Union has affirmed the record antitrust fine —…
University of Minnesota Engineers Artificial Cells That Divide — For a Few Generations Anyway
A lab at the University of Minnesota has built what they’re calling SpudCells — artificial cells enclosed in membranes that…
Tesla Driver Charged With Manslaughter After FSD Crash Kills Woman in Her Texas Home
Michael Butler, 44, is facing manslaughter charges after his Tesla plowed through a home in Katy, Texas, killing 76-year-old Martha…
Marburg Virus Detected in Uganda as Ebola Outbreak Continues to Worsen
Uganda has a Marburg case on its hands. A toddler died from the virus — confirmed by Africa CDC. But…