Of Interest

• The Download: Chinese AI divides the White House, and a record copyright payout

  

  MIT Technology Review

• iOS 27 Code Suggests Apple Could Restrict Leased Devices After Missed Payments

  

  Slashdot

• Apple Is Reportedly Launching a Device-Leasing Program With Klarna on July 28. Here's What It Means for iPhone Revenue.

  

  Yahoo News(Technology)

• Microsoft brings original Xbox backward compatibility to Windows PCs

  

  Ars Technica

• Orcas filmed ramming one of the world's heaviest fish so hard it explodes, possibly for fun

  

  PhysOrg

• The Apple Store app could be getting a built-in AI shopping assistant

  

  Neowin

• Reddit and major publishers consider blocking Google as AI search continues destroying web traffic

  

  TechSpot

• Steam adds handy gifting and wishlist updates

  

  Engadget

• Which New Samsung Foldable Phone Should You Buy? Fold8 Ultra, Fold8, or Flip8?

  

  Wired

• As Washington panics about Chinese AI, Jensen Huang says open-source models like Kimi are 'excellent' and should be embraced, not banned

  

  Yahoo News(Technology)

• Meta's giving away free Xbox Game Pass subscriptions " here's how to get yours

  

  T3

• Meta won't have to face the next planned social media addiction trial

  

  The Verge

• Apple prepares new MacBook Neo with more RAM and color options, report says

  

  Mashable