Of Interest

• Judge Approves $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement Over Pirated Books Used To Train Claude

  

  Slashdot

• Light's new $299 flip phone has no apps and T9 texting, but aims to connect people

  

  Between the Lines

• Google finally gives Gemini a cheaper AI model that actually outperforms competitors

  

  Makeuseof

• Samsung finally has its own credit card, seven years after Apple

  

  TechSpot

• The Truth Is Out There, We Need This 'X-Files' Lego Set

  

  Gizmodo

• Meta Horizon+ members now have Xbox Game Pass

  

  Neowin

• Paramount Forced To Delay Warner Bros Merger After California Antitrust Lawsuit

  

  Techdirt

• Shop Best Buy's Black Friday in July Sale 2026 Before Fall Chaos

  

  Wired

• UK data center startup Nscale bets big on Bellevue for U.S. engineering hub amid AI boom

  

  GeekWire

• Peak Design's clever new camera bracket transforms into a full shooting rig in seconds

  

  T3

• Substack adds an AI detector to help spot blogs written by no one

  

  The Verge

• X (Twitter) Releases Fully Rebuilt Android App To Enhance Performance

  

  Ubergizmo

• The 14-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro 24GB/1TB is $150 Off

  

  iLounge