Timef 07/15/2025

French startup Mistral has jumped into the audio race with Voxtral, its first open model, aiming to challenge the dominance of walled-off corporate systems with open-weight alternatives. 

A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024.

Baidu is the latest addition to Uber's growing list of autonomous vehicle partners, which includes Waymo, Volkswagen, May Mobility, and Pony AI.

Reddit users in the UK will have to upload their ID or a selfie to access potentially harmful content.

Rivian vehicles will soon replace its Mapbox-based maps with Google Maps. The integration will still see a lot of Rivian DNA in the new mapping system, though.

Rwazi has raised a $12 million Series A led by Bonfire Ventures to help companies with market intelligence and consumer insights

The factory will develop a series of neodymium magnet manufacturing lines specifically designed for Apple products.

A 20-pack of Energizer Alkaline AA or AAA batteries is on sale at Amazon for just $11.98, down from the standard price of $14.98. That's a 20% discount.

Cybersecurity researchers are warning that hackers have started exploiting flaws in chatbots to carry out AI phishing attacks.

The researcher who found the exposed key said it “raises questions” about how DOGE handles sensitive data.

China’s Geely Auto is officially taking its luxury EV subsidiary Zeekr private, just over a year after the company debuted on the New York Stock Exchange.

ParadeDB built a Postgres extension that facilitates full-text search and analytics on Postgres without the need to transfer data.

TikTok's "fridge cigarette" trend has taken over – to Gen-Z, a crisp Diet Coke is the perfect summer treat.

xAI says it fixed the issue with Grok 4 where the model said its surname was "mechahitler."

Google will pay more than $3 billion to source carbon-free hydropower from Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners' plants in Pennsylvania.

Auriga Space wants to reimagine launch by using electromagnetic forces.

Joby Aviation has doubled the size and production capacity of its pilot manufacturing facility in Marina, California as it races to commercialize electric air taxis by early next year. 

Searching for the best yoga mat to help deepen your flow, master tree pose, and discover the meaning of life? For two of the three, we’ve got you covered.

Grok's iOS app now has AI companions, including one that's trying to seduce you.

Nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards were announced by the Television Academy on Tuesday. Here's the list, updated live.

Seth Meyers unpacked the last two weeks of news and politics in "A Closer Look."

Forget the iPad. Catch up on your favorite shows in bed with one of these Android-powered slates.

Keeping baby bottles clean and sterilized is a chore. We tested automatic bottle washers to see if they're worth buying.

As of July 15, the Chefman indoor pizza oven is on sale at Amazon for $199.99. This is 50% off its list price of $399.99.

Axiom Space successfully finished up its Ax-4 mission on Tuesday morning, returning astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary from the International Space Station.

Certified kitchen knife nerd Scott Heimendinger used a robot arm on multiple chef’s knives to collect 100,000 data points about which blades cut most efficiently. He’s ranked them from best to worst.

Amogy's technology generates power from ammonia without pollution, making it a prime candidate for decarbonizing maritime shipping.

In July 2025, HBO Max is offering bundle deals with its service so you can stream excellent shows and movies at a discounted price.

If you haven’t seen a box spring in a while, it’s not your imagination—a mattress expert breaks down when you might need this dinosaur of the sleep world.

Save 21% on the Apple Studio Display at Amazon.

"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert took aim at the $16 million settlement Paramount Global agreed with President Donald Trump.

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Google has just made it easier than ever to regain control of your inbox with Gmail's new Manage Subscriptions tool.

First Google and Facebook, then the world. Under Trump 2.0, US statecraft is starting to mimic the worst tendencies of Big Tech.

New research reveals that people use Tinder for distinct reasons, which can be linked to the ‘dark tetrad’ personality traits.

In July 2025, Hulu is offering bundle deals with its service so you can stream excellent shows and movies at a discounted price.

In July 2025, Disney+ is offering a few bundle deals so you can stream its library at a discounted price.

Elmo's X account was "compromised" on Monday by hackers, and Jon Stewart reacted to the whole thing on "The Daily Show."

The Ninja Air Fryer Pro 4-in-1 is down to $89.99 at Amazon — a 31% discount off its regular $129.99 price.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

Hisense’s massive 100-inch U7 Mini-LED 4K Smart TV is now just $2,497.99 on Amazon — a full 50% off.

The rugged and feature-packed Garmin fēnix 7 Pro Sapphire Solar is on sale for $499.99 at Amazon — that's 44% off the $899.99 list price.

Answers to each clue for the July 15, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Netflix's "Trainwreck: Balloon Boy" covers the 2009 hoax, with input from the Heene family themselves. Where are they now?

Secure 2TB of secure cloud storage with FileJump for just $69.97 (reg. $467) for only five more days through July 20.

See more that your Mac has to offer with this lifetime subscription to MacPilot, now for just $29.97 (reg. $99) with code MAC10 until September 7.

Explore 4,000+ documentaries with MagellanTV — now available as a lifetime streaming subscription for just $149.99 (reg. $999).

Microsoft Project 2021 Professional is on sale for $10. Plan, track, and manage complex projects with this powerful Windows-only project management app.

Neighborhood social app Nextdoor is launching a redesigned version of its service that it’s calling the “new Nextdoor.”

Save 33% on the Echo Show 5 at Amazon.

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

Tesla's expanded Robotaxi geofence in Austin is something else.

Save 43% on the Renpho Shiatsu Foot Massager at Amazon.

Save 39% on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 at Amazon.

Reddit will verify UK users' ages under Online Safety Act, requiring redditors to upload photos of themselves before accessing NSFW content.

Tesla has made its long-awaited entry into India with the opening of its first showroom in Mumbai.

Meta and Mark Zuckerberg are in a hurry to build their superintelligence tech. The company has been poaching AI researchers, while CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Monday that Meta is building a 5-gigawatt data center called Hyperion. The urgency is palpable. As SemiAnalysis reported last week and Business Insider noted, Meta is so eager to […]

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Nvidia announced Monday that it’s filing applications to restart sales of its H20 artificial intelligence chips to China, capping a spasmodic few months that saw the Trump administration impose restrictions, then quickly reverse course after a high-profile dinner meeting. The company expects to receive U.S. government licenses soon and begin deliveries shortly after, according to […]

Until the end of today, you can score Microsoft's latest and most advanced operating system, Windows 11 Pro, for only $14.97 (reg. $199).

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

How to unblock porn for free. Unblock and watch Xnxx from anywhere in the world.

See the moon phase expected for July 15, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

The Silicon Valley chip giant said the Trump administration, which had shut down its sales to China three months ago, had assured it that licenses for the sales would now be granted.

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1487 on July 15 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Dropout's "Game Changer" takes advantage of its online following in "Fool's Gold," where social media metrics determine the winner.

Former Founders Fund GP Brian Singerman and co-founder and managing partner of Quiet Capital, Lee Linden, are seeking over $500 million for a new fund called GPx, three people familiar with their strategy told TechCrunch. A significant portion of GPx's fund, potentially as much as 50%, will come from Founders Fund co-founder Peter Thiel, these people said.

Top members of Meta’s new Superintelligence Lab discussed pivoting away from the company’s powerful open source AI model, Behemoth, and instead developing a closed model. This would mark a major philosophical shift for Meta.

Former Sequoia partner Matt Miller has already locked in $355 million for his new fund, Evantic, which is also backed by Sequoia, TechCrunch learned.

Youbooks combines multiple AI models to create a unique AI book writer, and it just went on sale

Starbucks announces new options for ordering special drinks through its app.

Like YouTube, Meta says it won't penalize users who are engaging with other people's content, doing things like making reaction videos, joining a trend, or adding their own takes.

Mashable breaks down a cybersecurity issue for business customers of Nvidia.

The UnitedHealth-owned medical coding service was hacked earlier this year by a ransomware gang.

Leaked prices for the new ROG Xbox Ally gaming handheld paint a very...premium picture for Microsoft.

Despite the benefits, residential power saver programs come with several potential drawbacks and concerns that have been raised by both customers and experts.

Cognition, the startup behind the viral AI coding agent Devin, announced in a blog post on Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf. The announcement comes just days after Google hired away Windsurf’s CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and research leaders in a $2.4 billion deal, a […]

A top Democrat criticized the move to spend a billion on offensive hacking operations as the budget guts a billion from U.S. cyber defense.

We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has pivoted from antisemitism to anime girl waifus. Musk wrote in an X post on Monday that AI companions are now available in the Grok app for “Super Grok” subscribers who pay $30 per month. According to posts that Musk has shared, it seems that there are at least two […]

Pockets of Donald Trump’s most loyal base are increasingly angry at what they view as the administration's failure to fulfill its promises.

More than just a battle shōnen, 'Gachiakuta' is a punk anime about care, connection, and what makes us human in a broken world.

Malaysia is introducing new export restrictions on U.S. AI chips in an attempt to prevent these chips from being smuggled into China.

Google is adding notebooks from various authors, publications, researchers, and nonprofits to its popular AI-powered research and note-taking assistant NotebookLM.

A lawsuit filed against Tesla's autonomous driving safety claims will go to trial. It's the first time the company has faced a jury.

The Sonos Ace headphones are still at their best price ever from Prime Day. Save $150 on the brand's first-ever headphones.

The Blackdot AI tattoo machine is quiet. It's steady. And according to early users, it hurts a lot less.

Amazon’s Prime Day, which leads to an overall boost to U.S. e-commerce thanks to competitive sales, saw a significant increase in retail traffic driven by generative AI products, including chatbots and browsers. According to a post-Prime Day analysis by Adobe Analytics, gen AI traffic to U.S. retail sites increased by 3,300% year-over-year — which was […]

DoorDash gift cards from $15 to $200 are on sale at Best Buy as of July 14. You can save anywhere from $1.50 to $20, depending on the card's value.

The Ruggable anniversary sale takes 20% off sitewide with code EIGHT. Daily deals offer a 25% discount on select collections through July 20.

Leaks and patterns suggest the iPhone 17 could launch the week of September 8, possibly with bold new colors and features.

General Motors’ homemade version of the low-cost power option favored by China’s auto industry will hit three years before its super energy-dense tech arrives—and could bring affordable US EVs sooner.

Meta is currently building out a data center, called Hyperion, which the company expects to supply its new AI lab with five gigawatts (GW) of computational power, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Monday post on Threads. The announcement marks Meta’s latest move to get ahead of OpenAI and Google in the AI race. After […]

Weekly subscriptions have now become one of the most popular ways iOS apps are earning revenue, with these plans contributing 46% to the bottom line, according to a new report by app revenue management platform Adapty. The study, which observed $1.9B in revenue across more than 11,000 apps, noted that weekly plans have grown by […]

The factory’s overhaul will give U.S. LFP production a significant boost.

As of July 14, you can get a 27-inch Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 gaming monitor for $549.99, down from $799.99, at Amazon.

Atmo will use its deep learning models to help Rainmaker identify clouds that have potential for seeding.

A new leak pertaining to the Samsung Galaxy S26 line suggests big changes are coming to the Plus model next year.

The Apple M3 iPad Air is still down to its Prime Day low of $479 if you shop at Walmart instead of Amazon.