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China Bans AI “Boyfriends” and “Girlfriends” to Tackle Addiction and Low Birth Rates
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (280+ words) China’s five-agency crackdown forced ByteDance and Alibaba to kill AI companion features for millions of users by July 15 The new rules leave your coding assistant untouched — but your AI soulmate is gone. The compliance requirements read like a detox program…...
Tesla's $225 Balance Bike Runs on the One Power Source Musk Can't Electrify
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (259+ words) Gated behind Tesla account verification, the $225 magnesium balance bike sold out within hours and hit $49,500 on eBay A bike with no drivetrain, no electronics, and a velvet rope at checkout. Tesla’s merch playbook turns a toddler training bike into a…...
ICE Uses Data Broker Tools to Target Unaccompanied Minors and ‘Fraud’
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (232+ words) A $25M-per-year ICE contract renewal gives Thomson Reuters’ CLEAR platform real-time tabs on up to 1 million people Every law student in America knows Westlaw. It’s the research tool you reach for at 2 a.m. when a brief is due. What…...
Palworld 1.0 Lures Nearly a Million Players Back
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (231+ words) Pocketpair’s 1.0 update added 72 Pal species and full PvP, rocketing Steam players from 58,000 to nearly 961,000 in weeks The 1.0 update is not a patch — it’s essentially a second game launch built on everything the early-access version promised. For players who held off…...
Rhode Island Fugitive Posed as Biotech CMO for Two Decades
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (231+ words) Ronald Fischer, 70, spent 20 years evading a Rhode Island rape conviction while leading clinical teams at two publicly traded biotechs He was convicted in absentia and later featured on America’s Most Wanted. An online sleuth reportedly helped authorities track his vessel…...
AheadForm's $150,000 Robot Head Is Super Realistic & Can Hold Eye Contact – and It's Already Shipping
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (260+ words) Chinese startup AheadForm ships its 25-micromotor, silicone-faced Origin F1 to research labs and hotels at up to $150,000 Beneath that silicone surface sits a reported 25 micromotors, 200-plus control points, and cameras where the pupils should be. What AheadForm says Origin F1 can do:…...
Sony Killed the Disc It Once Defended – And a $7 Billion Market With It
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (201+ words) Starting January 2028, all new PlayStation titles will ship without Blu-ray discs, ending trade-ins and locking buyers to digital licenses Sony’s financial logic for dropping discs is straightforward — and it has almost nothing to do with what’s convenient for you. After…...
This Gadget Delivers Clean Air and Wireless CarPlay to Ancient Cars
4+ hour, 30+ min ago (363+ words) Did you know every new car sold in America will soon watch its driver? A federal mandate buried in the 2021 infrastructure law requires automakers to install driver-monitoring cameras once the rollout begins in late 2026. The cameras track eye movement, head…...
Substack Now Lets Readers Detect AI-Written Newsletters
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (235+ words) Pangram’s detection lives behind a familiar menu, but its implications are anything but subtle. The mechanics are straightforward. Tap the three-dot menu on any qualifying piece of content and Pangram runs its analysis. A few things worth knowing: Substack CEO…...
Flock Cameras Keep Getting Smashed, So Now They're Hiding Inside Speed Signs
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (398+ words) Flock Safety’s 80,000-camera ALPR network now hides inside roadside speed signs, logging plates and locations unseen Flock cameras build a detailed profile of every vehicle that passes — and none of it involves your speed. Flock’s standard cameras don’t clock your…...