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How Disneyland’s New Walt Animatronic Helps Celebrate the Past

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-07-27 18:00:22

Walt Disney—A Magical Life finally joins the Disneyland 70 anniversary festivities at the Disneyland Resort. The long-anticipated docu-style attraction featuring Walt Disney himself in audio-animatronic form is set to become a permanent feature at the Opera House on Main Street, USA, at the park’s entrance. io9 was on hand for the media preview of the show ahead of its premiere July 17, the day the park turns 70. As part of the new show, the lobby gallery inside the Opera House has a new exhibi

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This Spendy Thermostat Is Paying for Itself by Cutting My Energy Bills and It's Still 14% Off

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-27 18:15:04

Amazon Prime Day sale: The Nest Learning Thermostat Gen 4 is available for $240 -- a discount of 14% or $40 -- as a deal that's still live post Amazon's July Prime Day sale. Since price is the biggest drawback of this thermostat, this deal makes snapping one up much more compelling. CNET's key takeaways $240 for a smart thermostat may sound like a tough deal, but mine is set to pay for itself this summer thanks to lower heating and cooling payments. Automated Eco Modes make energy saving easy

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To make Ironheart feel tactile, the show’s creative team had to get on the same page

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2025-07-27 18:15:00

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. In Disney Plus’ Ironheart series, a young genius with an uncanny knack for building armored suits finds herself plunged into a shady, criminal underworld that gives her a chance to really show off her talents. Riri Williams is not Tony Stark, and while the Iron Man films clearly informed many of Ironheart’s fantastical visuals, there’

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MP Materials stock rips 20% higher after $500 million Apple deal for rare earth magnets

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-07-27 22:00:17

People look at iPhones at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York City on May 23, 2025. Apple and miner MP Materials announced a $500 million deal Tuesday for rare earth magnets and the development of a recycling facility that will reinforce the iPhone maker's U.S. supply chain. MP Materials stock climbed 20%. Shares of Apple were marginally higher. As part of the agreement, Apple will buy rare earth magnets created at the company's facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Both companies will combine

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T-Mobile’s US Cellular acquistion has been approved: What happened, and what’s next?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-27 19:41:18

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR The DOJ and FCC have both approved T-Mobile’s $4.4 billion acquisition of most of US Cellular, with no major conditions or safeguards imposed. T-Mobile will gain US Cellular’s customers, stores, and spectrum, while US Cellular will keep its towers and focus on leasing them out. Critics worry the merger could reduce competition, especially in rural areas, but US Cellular customers shouldn’t see immediate changes at least. Last year, T-Mobile announced plan

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Chrome for Android users can now choose which end of the screen the address bar is on

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-27 22:20:22

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Chrome for Android’s bottom address bar is rolling out widely. Users now have the option to keep the bar at the top of the screen or lower it to the bottom. Google is giving Android Chrome users another way to customize their mobile browsing experience. Announced last month, the Android browser is finally getting a bottom address bar to make navigation a little more mobile-friendly. That update is now rolling out widely. If you’ve been waiting for Chrome

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The most immersive gaming speaker system I've ever tested is $101 off

zdnet.com Taylor Clemons 2025-07-27 22:21:35

ZDNET's key takeaways The SteelSeries Arena 9 features a full-fledged 5.1 surround sound system, including subwoofers for added bass. It allows you to connect three devices simultaneously via Bluetooth, USB, and optical cable. While it offers robust EQ customization via the OLED dial and Sonar desktop app, the OLED dial doesn't give you as much control as the Sonar app for non-PC devices. $578.99 at Amazon $679.99 at Lenovo $679.99 at Best Buy more buying choices The SteelSeries Arena 9 syste

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I tested the viral Roborock vacuum with a mechanical arm for a month - here's my verdict

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-07-27 22:31:15

ZDNET's key takeaways The Roborock Saros Z70 is now available for purchase for $2,599. The Saros Z70 is the first robot vacuum with a mechanical arm to lift lightweight objects and clean those missed areas This robot vacuum performs impressively well, but you can expect some bugs with the OmniGrip mechanical arm function. View now at Roborock View now at Amazon more buying choices I've spent the past few years of my life turning my home into the closest version of the Jetsons' house that I ca

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I tested a palm recognition lock that doubles as a video doorbell - and it's stylish and smart

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-07-27 22:43:31

ZDNET's key takeaways The Eufy FamiLock S3 Max is a new video smart lock available for $400. This smart lock also features a camera and doorbell button, and an indoor screen shows you who is at the door. I just wish the FamiLock S3 Max could unlock with human recognition using the Eufy HomeBase BionicMind, and the smart lock isn't convenient for some users, like those with a screen or storm door. $399.99 at Amazon That viral phrase, 'I don't have a favorite kid, but there is one we try really

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The Skylight Calendar is perfect for busy families, and easy enough for kids to use

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-07-27 22:52:20

ZDNET's key takeaways The 15-inch Skylight Calendar is a smart display for $320, with a 10-inch version available for $160. It's a touchscreen calendar designed with busy lifestyles in mind that allows for shared use within a household or team. Though it's proven indispensable for my family, I wish the chores, not just the events, were visible in the calendar view, and the 15-inch version is expensive at $320. $319.99 at Amazon Getting organized is a never-ending battle for me. As a self-proc

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More (But Not All) of the Original ‘Trek’ Crew Will Come to ‘Strange New Worlds’

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-07-27 22:15:28

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is uniquely situated on the Trek timeline, showing us adventures that unfurled not long before the original series. That means that there’s no avoiding having some familiar character names popping up, and with that, the built-in fun of seeing, say, an iconic figure like Spock be played in a younger iteration, with Ethan Peck stepping in for Leonard Nimoy. This fun change in perspective is something fans already experienced in J.J. Abrams’ alt-world Star Trek movies

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Fyre Festival’s Brand Rights Get a Fire Sale on eBay

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-07-27 22:50:02

Seems a little steep, but sure. Fyre Festival, the doomed-from-the-start music festival that never was, is one of the most notorious failures of the internet era. And now it can be yours! Well, it could have been if you got in on the eBay auction that sold off the rights to the Fyre Festival brand in Billy McFarland’s latest bid to pay back the $26 million in restitution that he still owes to the people he defrauded. Unfortunately for McFarland, his plan to monetize the Fyre Festival name is b

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Bank Warns That Robotaxi Companies May Have Overlooked Severe Obstacles to Actually Making Money

futurism.com Unknown 2025-07-28 01:16:21

Bank Warns That Robotaxi Companies May Have Overlooked Severe Obstacles to Actually Making Money They're not convinced. Cost Benefit As Elon Musk's Tesla triples down on an autonomous ridehailing service, analysts are ringing the alarm bells, warning that even if the technology were swiftly perfected, it could take many years for robotaxis to become profitable. As Business Insider reports, analysts at HSBC warn that the market for driverless taxis — if there even is one — is being "widely ov

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Never fear, reaction videos are still allowed under YouTube's new 'inauthentic content' policy

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-27 05:24:02

YouTube has clarified its rules about repetitious content and your favorite reaction video channel won't be impacted. Earlier this month, the platform said it would be changing its rules for monetization in an effort to address AI-generated materials, but didn't include many specifics, which led many to sound the alarm that reaction videos might get swept up in the new rules. The company has now provided a few tweaks and more clear delineations in its guidelines about channel monetization polici

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Abacus dark web drug market goes offline in suspected exit scam

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-07-28 02:58:34

Abacus Market, the largest Western darknet marketplace supporting Bitcoin payments, has shut down its public infrastructure in a move suspected to be an exit scam. Exit scams occur when the operator of a marketplace decides to vanish with the money they hold in escrow for various transactions between platform users. Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs reports that Abacus shutting down so abruptly has all the indications of either an exit scam or a covert law enforcement operation dismantling

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I replaced my dual-monitor setup with this ultrawide OLED - and I don't think I'll switch back

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-07-28 02:00:17

ZDNET's key takeaways The Alienware 34 240Hz QD-OLED Gaming Monitor retails for $800. It is a large, 34-inch curved gaming monitor with impressive visual output and an immersive design. Be aware that this display does not come with internal speakers. View now at Dell View now at Amazon more buying choices For the longest time, I considered curved monitors to be nothing more than a gimmick like 3D TVs (remember those?). But over the years and through personal experience, I've learned that thes

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I replaced my Apple Watch with the Oura Ring 4 for sleep tracking (and it did some things better)

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-07-28 02:46:01

ZDNET's key takeaways The Oura Ring 4 is Oura's latest generation smart ring, with a starting price of $350 The ring emphasizes a comfortable build with flatter and smarter sensors, more sizes, upgraded software, and an alleged eight-day battery life. The eight-day battery life is actually more like five and a half days. $395.01 at Amazon $399 at Best Buy more buying choices While Oura was quiet these past few years, in between the release of its Ring 3 in 2021 and the development of its Ring

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Meta shareholders look to haul CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg to court

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-28 01:45:43

Mark Zuckerberg is slated to make yet another high-stakes courtroom appearance this week as shareholders seek to hold him accountable for the more than $8 billion that Meta has spent to settle lawsuits over privacy violations. The trial, set to begin Wednesday in Delaware’s Court of Chancery, aims to hold Zuckerberg, former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg and other former executives personally liable for the billions the company spent to resolve allegations that it failed to safeguard user data. Sh

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Corporate inadequacy has rendered my favorite rediscovered gadget useless

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-28 01:49:49

I went for a run this morning while holding my iPhone, which was connected to a cable that attached to my earbuds. I’ve exercised with wired headphones for years, but today, the cord, with its persistent jostling, was especially distracting. That’s because I was previously running with a pair of Bluetooth earbuds, EPOS’s GTW 270. They came out in 2021 for $200, and I received them as a gift. They typically sat in a drawer until this spring, when I started running outside (rather than in a gym o

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Apple commits $500M to US-based rare-earth recycling firm MP Materials

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-07-27 21:25:03

Apple is investing $500 million in MP Materials, the only fully integrated rare-earth mining company currently operating in the United States, as part of a broader effort to strengthen the domestic rare-earth supply chain. The tech giant announced on Tuesday that with this deal, it’s committed to buying American-made rare-earth magnets developed at MP Materials’ flagship facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The factory will develop a series of neodymium magnet manufacturing lines specifically designe

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The rights to Fyre Festival sold on eBay for $245K

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-07-28 00:02:27

Billy McFarland, the fraudster who brought you Fyre Festival, has sold the rights to the brand on eBay for $245,300. We do not yet know who the buyer is or what they plan to do with such cursed IP. Fyre Festival was a downright disaster. What was supposed to be a luxury music festival ended up stranding guests on an island in the Bahamas. Instead of lavish villas and gourmet meals, the festival’s clientele, which included wealthy millennial influencers, got flimsy tents and famously unappetizin

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MP Materials stock rips 22% higher after $500 million Apple deal for rare earth magnets

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-07-28 07:02:21

People look at iPhones at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York City on May 23, 2025. Apple and miner MP Materials announced a $500 million deal Tuesday for rare earth magnets and the development of a recycling facility that will reinforce the iPhone maker's U.S. supply chain. MP Materials stock climbed 22%. Shares of Apple were marginally higher. As part of the agreement, Apple will buy rare earth magnets created at the company's facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Both companies will combine

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10 tiny tools I carry with me everywhere - how they work

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-07-28 05:58:00

My keychain essentials. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET I've collected my fair share of multitools and gadgets, but I've lost track of how often I've needed one -- only to realize it's sitting at home or in the car. Carrying a full toolbox everywhere just isn't practical. What I do have with me almost all the time, though, is my keychain -- and it turns out, it's the perfect way to keep essential tools within reach. Also: Are Amazon Basics tools worth it? My verdict after testing the top-sellers

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Designing for the Eye: Optical Corrections in Architecture and Typography

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-28 05:48:35

Designing for the Eye Optical Corrections in Architecture and Typography By Niko Kitsakis, June 2025 This article highlights a special aspect of both visual design and architecture: Optical corrections (or optical adjustments, if you prefer). If you found my piece about legible typefaces interesting, you’ll likely enjoy this one as well. Since I included many visual examples that are size-sensitive, make sure you read this on a big screen and not your mobile device. Optical Illusions The

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The FDA Approved a New Natural Food Dye. Here's How to Avoid the Artificial Ones

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-28 06:00:00

The US Food and Drug Administration has put a spotlight on food dyes this year. In January, the administration banned Red No. 3 and then approved three natural food dyes in May. Now, on top of the FDA and Department of Health and Human Services asking food companies to stop using petroleum-based synthetic dyes entirely, the FDA wants brands to speed up the removal of Red No. 3 before the proposed 2027 deadline. To help this along, the administration just green-lit a new natural blue food dye, ga

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The Perseids Meteor Shower Brings Bright Fireballs to the Skies, Starting This Week

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-28 06:21:03

Skygazers have a lot to look forward to over the next month. A couple of dueling meteor showers will grace the skies later in July, and they will be joined by perhaps the most popular meteor shower of the year. Perseids are known for their bright fireballs and plentiful meteors. The show starts on Thursday, July 17, and will run through Aug. 23. The reason the Perseids meteor shower is so popular is twofold. First, it takes place in the summer, so going outside and watching it is less uncomfort

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Fickle business strategy has turned my new favorite earbuds into e-waste

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-28 06:49:49

I went for a run this morning while holding my iPhone, which was connected to a cable that attached to my earbuds. I’ve exercised with wired headphones for years, but today, the cord, with its persistent jostling, was especially distracting. That’s because I was previously running with a pair of Bluetooth earbuds, EPOS’s GTW 270. They came out in 2021 for $200, and I received them as a gift. They typically sat in a drawer until this spring, when I started running outside (rather than in a gym o

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Crypto super PAC Fairshake reports $141 million war chest

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2025-07-28 10:00:52

Fairshake, the cryptocurrency industry's most powerful political action committee, announced Tuesday that it now holds more than $141 million in cash on hand, underscoring the sector's growing influence as Congress takes up landmark legislation this week. The total, which includes liquid assets like crypto, stock, and cash, reflects a surge of donations from digital asset executives and firms, including a fresh $25 million from Coinbase . Fairshake and its two affiliated PACs — Defend American

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Severance, The Last of Us and Andor just nabbed dozens of Emmy nominations

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-28 10:46:07

The nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards just dropped and, unsurprisingly, Apple TV+'s Severance led the pack with a whopping 27, including Best Drama. The streamer has another bona-fide hit with the Seth Rogen-led The Studio, which captured 23 nominations. However, HBO Max received the most kudos by platform, with 142 nominations in total. This is thanks to the second season of The Last of Us , with 16 nominations, and the Batman-adjacent The Penguin. The White Lotus, The Pitt and Hacks also g

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North Korean XORIndex malware hidden in 67 malicious npm packages

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-07-28 10:47:09

North Korean threat actors planted 67 malicious packages in the Node Package Manager (npm) online repository to deliver a new malware loader called XORIndex to developer systems. The packages collectively count more than 17,000 downloads and were discovered by researchers at package security platform Socket, who assess them to be part of the continued Contagious Interview operation. Socket researchers say that the campaign follows threat activity detected since April. Last month, the same acto

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Latest Tech News

How Disneyland’s New Walt Animatronic Helps Celebrate the Past

This Spendy Thermostat Is Paying for Itself by Cutting My Energy Bills and It's Still 14% Off

To make Ironheart feel tactile, the show’s creative team had to get on the same page

MP Materials stock rips 20% higher after $500 million Apple deal for rare earth magnets

T-Mobile’s US Cellular acquistion has been approved: What happened, and what’s next?

Chrome for Android users can now choose which end of the screen the address bar is on

The most immersive gaming speaker system I've ever tested is $101 off

I tested the viral Roborock vacuum with a mechanical arm for a month - here's my verdict

I tested a palm recognition lock that doubles as a video doorbell - and it's stylish and smart

The Skylight Calendar is perfect for busy families, and easy enough for kids to use

More (But Not All) of the Original ‘Trek’ Crew Will Come to ‘Strange New Worlds’

Fyre Festival’s Brand Rights Get a Fire Sale on eBay

Bank Warns That Robotaxi Companies May Have Overlooked Severe Obstacles to Actually Making Money

Never fear, reaction videos are still allowed under YouTube's new 'inauthentic content' policy

Abacus dark web drug market goes offline in suspected exit scam

I replaced my dual-monitor setup with this ultrawide OLED - and I don't think I'll switch back

I replaced my Apple Watch with the Oura Ring 4 for sleep tracking (and it did some things better)

Meta shareholders look to haul CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg to court

Corporate inadequacy has rendered my favorite rediscovered gadget useless

Apple commits $500M to US-based rare-earth recycling firm MP Materials

The rights to Fyre Festival sold on eBay for $245K

MP Materials stock rips 22% higher after $500 million Apple deal for rare earth magnets

10 tiny tools I carry with me everywhere - how they work

Designing for the Eye: Optical Corrections in Architecture and Typography

The FDA Approved a New Natural Food Dye. Here's How to Avoid the Artificial Ones

The Perseids Meteor Shower Brings Bright Fireballs to the Skies, Starting This Week

Fickle business strategy has turned my new favorite earbuds into e-waste

Crypto super PAC Fairshake reports $141 million war chest

Severance, The Last of Us and Andor just nabbed dozens of Emmy nominations

North Korean XORIndex malware hidden in 67 malicious npm packages

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