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VSCO to launch ‘Capture,’ a standalone iPhone camera app with film-style filters

Visual Supply Co. is about to enter the increasingly competitive iPhone third-party camera app market. The company best known for VSCO: Photo Editor is launching a standalone camera app called Capture. Here’s what to expect. With Capture, VSCO joins an increasingly crowded space of third-party camera apps trying to rethink the iPhone shooting experience. Just last week, we covered Adobe’s release of Project Indigo, and how that added to great App Store options like Halide, all catering to user

Apple read your mean tweets about Liquid Glass and Finder

The more things change, the more they stay the same. After unveiling some new visual elements to the next generation of its operating systems during WWDC 2025, Apple has already walked back some of the proposed design revisions. 9to5Mac noticed that the most recent developer betas included changes to the new Liquid Glass operating system appearance and to the Finder app icon. Liquid Glass was divisive from the start . The idea of layering transparency in the user interface appealed to some, whi

APT28 hackers use Signal chats to launch new malware attacks on Ukraine

The Russian state-sponsored threat group APT28 is using Signal chats to target government targets in Ukraine with two previously undocumented malware families named BeardShell and SlimAgent. To be clear, this is not a security issue in Signal. Instead, threat actors are more commonly utilizing the messaging platform as part of their phishing attacks due to its increased usage by governments worldwide. The attacks were first discovered by Ukraine's Computer and Emergency Response (CERT-UA) in M

Show HN: Pickaxe – A TypeScript library for building AI agents

Pickaxe: A Typescript library for building AI agents that scale Pickaxe is a simple Typescript library for building AI agents that are fault-tolerant and scalable. It handles the complexities of durable execution, queueing and scheduling, allowing you to focus on writing core business logic. It is not a framework. Everything in Pickaxe is just a function that you have written, which makes it easy to integrate with your existing codebase and business logic. You can build agents that call tools,

Transparent Ambition

Translucent user interfaces is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake. Aside from movie visual effect trickery, it started out in Mac OS X's Aqua, followed by Windows Vista's Aero, followed by (then) OS X's Vibrancy, followed by Windows 10's Acrylic. Over time, more and more of the user interface has become translucent similar to foggy/privacy-preserving sheets of glass. The unstated goal has always been to "look cool". The stated goal has always been to "give more pixels to your content"

Judge denies creating “mass surveillance program” harming all ChatGPT users

After a court ordered OpenAI to "indefinitely" retain all ChatGPT logs, including deleted chats, of millions of users, two panicked users tried and failed to intervene. The order sought to preserve potential evidence in a copyright infringement lawsuit raised by news organizations. In May, Judge Ona Wang, who drafted the order, rejected the first user's request on behalf of his company simply because the company should have hired a lawyer to draft the filing. But more recently, Wang rejected a

Skip the exit interview when you leave your job

When it’s time to leave your job, someone from Human Resources may want to sit you down and have an “exit interview”. They’ll ask you questions like “Why are you leaving your position?” and “What was it like to work with your manager.” It’s done with this premise that they’re looking to make the company better. Don’t take the bait. Say nothing negative about anyone or anything. Tell them that you’ve found another opportunity that you need to take, and that it’s been a privilege to work with the

Trump Snubbed Jared Isaacman as NASA Chief, but the Private Astronaut Isn’t Done With Space

Although Jared Isaacman is out of the running for the position of NASA administrator, the space enthusiast is still very much interested in staying in the game. In a recent appearance, Isaacman revealed he would still like to pursue launching robotic missions to space. This weekend, Isaacman received the National Space Society’s Wernher von Braun Award for the privately funded Polaris Dawn mission that he led in September 2024. After his speech, Isaacman spoke of plans he would have executed as

We’re Entering a Golden Age of Marvel Fighting Game Figures

A few weeks ago, Hasbro revealed it was cooking up a massive tribute to the legacy of Capcom’s Marvel fighting games, from Children of the Atom all the way through to the legendary Marvel vs. Capcom franchise, with a series of Marvel Legends figures replicating aesthetics and matchups from across some of the most iconic fighting games ever made. But would it be a fighting game without a shock new challenger entering the ring? Last night Bandai confirmed that it would be kicking off its own “Gam

Oura Ring Can Now Use AI to Monitor Blood Sugar Levels. I Tested It For a Week and Got These 3 Surprising Takeaways

I've used my Oura Ring daily for the past few years to track my sleep, recovery and stress, but it recently unlocked a new insight I didn't know I needed: blood sugar levels. I'm constantly experimenting with the latest health tech, so I was naturally intrigued when I learned that Oura Ring partnered with Dexcom's Stelo, a continuous glucose monitor designed for people without diabetes. The goal of this collaboration is to help everyday people like me understand how food and general eating habit

The 8 Absolute Best Horror Movies on Hulu

Reserve your seat for this surreal psychological horror movie about a talented ballerina's unraveling. Natalie Portman's character Nina feels pressure to embody not only the innocent and elegant White Swan but the dark and sensual Black Swan for the leading part in a production of Swan Lake. But she doesn't fit the latter swan's mold as much as newcomer Lily (Mila Kunis). The film follows her obsessive hunt for perfection.

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Will Take Cues From Mass Effect, Souls Games and More

For a certain kind of science fiction fan, the surprise news of a video game set in one of the most beloved TV and book series, The Expanse, hit like a freight train of hype. The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is an action RPG currently in development from Owlcat Games with no release date yet, but that hasn't stopped the studio's creative director, Alexander Mishulin, from giving me some early details about the game. There are many reasons The Expanse has been so successful, the largest of which is it

Trump Warns, 'Keep Oil Prices Down' After US Strikes Iran: What's Next for Gas Prices?

Gas prices could go up due to the US-Iran conflict. Alvaro Gonzalez/Getty Images President Donald Trump delivered an all-caps message about oil prices on Monday, less than a day after US and Israeli forces struck three Iranian nuclear sites. "EVERYONE, KEEP OIL PRICES DOWN. I'M WATCHING!" Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. "DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!! And I mean NOW!!!" The attacks briefly sent Brent crude, the world's benchmark oil price, above $81 a barrel. Traders drove that p

Nintendo’s GameCube controller for the Switch 2 is available once again

If you missed the chance to pick up Nintendo’s new GameCube Controller for the Switch 2, your time has come. It’s back in stock for $64.99 at the My Nintendo Store. To add one to your collection, you’ll need to have a Nintendo Switch Online subscription, which starts at $19.99 a year for individuals. Once signed up, you can place an order by signing into your Nintendo Account and adding the gamepad to your cart, though you’re still limited to one controller per account. Nintendo GameCube Contro

T-Mobile’s satellite service officially launches in July

is a reviewer with 10 years of experience writing about consumer tech. She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom. Previously, she worked at DPReview. After spending the first half of the year in beta testing, T-Mobile’s Starlink-powered satellite service will go public on July 23rd. While it will only include messaging at launch, the company has some ambitious plans to expand the service before the end of the year. When it goes live next month, “T-Satellite” will be availabl

Unreal Engine 5.6 outperforms 5.4 with up to 30% faster frame rates and improved lighting

Bottom line: Epic's latest version of Unreal Engine is making waves with substantial performance improvements and visual enhancements that address long-standing engine issues. Direct comparisons against Unreal Engine 5.4 show at least a 30-percent increase in performance, especially in CPU-limited scenarios. The findings come from tests by the YouTube channel MxBenchmarkPC (above), which put the Paris tech demo by Scans Factory (below) through its paces. Running on a system equipped with an RTX

Nobel Prize Winner Warns About Astronomers Using AI to Make Discoveries

A team of astronomers say they've gleaned the mysterious traits of our galaxy's black hole by probing it with an AI model. But a pretty big name on the field is throwing a little bit of cold water on their work. Just a little bit. Reinhard Genzel, a Nobel laureate and an astrophysicist at the Max Planck Institute, expressed some skepticism regarding the team's use of AI, and the quality of the data they fed into the model. "I'm very sympathetic and interested in what they're doing," Genzel tol

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Salesforce launches Agentforce 3 with AI agent observability and MCP support

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Salesforce rolled out sweeping enhancements to its AI agent platform Monday, addressing the biggest hurdles enterprises face when deploying digital workers at scale: knowing what those agents are actually doing and ensuring they can work securely across corporate systems. The company’s Agentforce 3 release introduces a comprehensive “Comm

Still upset about last summer’s Spotify price bump? These lawmakers are on the case

Tech Team / Android Authority TL;DR Last year Spotify introduced audiobook access and raised pricing for Premium plans. While there was still a music-only Basic option, these senators don’t think consumers were made adequately aware. They also accuse Spotify of orchestrating the whole change to lower its payouts to musicians. Streaming services raising their prices is just as inevitable as death and taxes, and year after year, we slowly end up paying more and more for that access. While we m

Review: Logitech’s Casa Pop Up Desk is a convenient way to work from anywhere

Logitech recently provided me with its Casa Pop Up Desk for review, and it’s a nifty little gadget for those who want more of a fixed desk setup while working on the go. If you’re more of a coffee shop person or always working outdoors – this could be a neat product for you. Overview The Casa Pop Up Desk comes in at $179.99, and while that sounds like a hefty price based on just the product name – you’re getting more than what the name would suggest. You’re not just paying for a nice little b

Apple looked at Mira Murati’s AI startup after OpenAI exit, and it won’t stop there

Following a report last week about Apple holding internal talks over a potential Perplexity acquisition, Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter revealed that Apple also explored a possible deal with another notable name in the AI space: Mira Murati. Here’s what went down. Murati, best known as OpenAI’s former Chief Technology Officer, left the company last year following the boardroom chaos that briefly saw CEO Sam Altman ousted. In fact, as detailed in the book “The Optimist: Sam Altman, Op

Media Matters is suing the FTC to block investigation into X advertiser boycott

Media Matters for America has sued the US Federal Trade Commission, claiming that the agency is unfairly targeting it in retaliation for past criticisms of the social media platform X in violation of the organization's First Amendment rights. It's the latest move in the ongoing hostilities between the nonprofit media watchdog and X owner Elon Musk. "The Federal Trade Commission seeks to punish Media Matters for its journalism and speech in exposing matters of substantial public concern—includin

Iranian and U.S. Officials Agree: WhatsApp Is the New Security Boogeyman

Iran and the U.S. may not agree on much (and may technically be at war with each other right now) but there is, apparently, one thing that officials from both countries seem to be on the same page about: WhatsApp, Meta’s ubiquitous chat app, is a data hazard and not to be trusted. Since Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014, Mark Zuckberg’s company has attempted to position the app as the world’s premier privacy-focused communication tool. “End-to-end encryption keeps your personal m

Trump Says U.S. Won’t Respond to Iran’s Retaliatory Strike in Qatar

“Iran has officially responded to our Obliteration of their Nuclear Facilities with a very weak response, which we expected, and have very effectively countered,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Monday afternoon. “There have been 14 missiles fired—13 were knocked down, and 1 was ‘set free,’ because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction. I am pleased to report that NO Americans were harmed, and hardly any damage was done.” The Iranian military launched about a dozen missiles toward Al Udeid Ai

Judge Says Requiring ChatGPT to Save Chat Logs Is Not a ‘Mass Surveillance Program’

OpenAI and some of its users have objected to a court order that requires the company to indefinitely maintain all of ChatGPT’s chat logs as part of an ongoing copyright lawsuit, claiming that holding onto such records amounts to a “nationwide mass surveillance program.” The court was not moved. Judge Ona Wang, who initially issued the order to retain all data from the popular chatbot, rejected multiple requests to overturn the decision—though OpenAI has vowed to continue to fight the order, acc

Ted Cruz can’t get all Republicans to back his fight against state AI laws

A Republican proposal to penalize states that regulate artificial intelligence can move forward without requiring approval from 60 senators, the Senate parliamentarian decided on Saturday. But the moratorium on state AI laws did not have unanimous Republican support and has reportedly been watered down in an effort to push it toward passage. In early June, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) proposed enforcing a 10-year moratorium on AI regulation by making states ineligible for broadband funding if they t

Trump’s FTC will approve an ad merger — with a gift to Elon Musk’s X

is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. The all-Republican Federal Trade Commission agreed to approve a $13.5 billion ad merger if it includes a ban on steering ad dollars away from platforms or publishers based on “political or ideological viewpoints.” The order, which was reported by The New York Times earlier this mon

The Steam Deck OLED is back in stock

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. If you’ve been itching to get a handheld, but the Switch 2 isn’t quite up your alley, now you can get your hands on a Steam Deck OLED. As spotted by @Wario64, Valve has started selling the device on its online store again after it was out of stock in the US and Canada for over a week. Earlier this month, Valve cited “recent supply chain constraints

New leak hints at vapor chamber cooling coming to iPhone 17 Pro [image]

An image shared by leaker Majin Bu offers what may be the clearest look yet at Apple’s rumored solution to a growing challenge in high-performance smartphones: heat dissipation. Here’s what it looks like. According to Bu’s sources, Apple is preparing to bring a vapor chamber to the iPhone 17 Pro lineup, a technology already common in gaming laptops and high-end Android flagships. Contrary to the graphite sheet cooling technology used in iPhones today, which spreads heat across a surface, a vap