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The US health department is working to shut down a Kentucky-based organ procurement organization over patient safety failures.

German police disarmed an explosive drone near a Ukrainian cargo aircraft at Leipzig airport.

Startups can exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 for $12,500, including a table and passes.
Nepal's National Cyber Security Centre now uses Have I Been Pwned to monitor government domains for data breaches.

Hackers hijacked a child's smartwatch to track and eavesdrop on a reporter using vulnerabilities in the device.
Researchers analyze vLLM, a high-throughput LLM inference system, breaking down its core components and advanced features.

Vogue World is coming to San Francisco next year, indicating tech billionaires' growing influence on the fashion scene.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 passes are currently discounted by up to $400 until August 7.

SoftBank donated $50 million to the Trump Presidential Library in January, just months before securing a federal land lease for a large data center in Ohio.

eBay's live shopping platform saw an eightfold increase in gross merchandise volume year-over-year, prompting the company to expand the service internationally and enhance seller tools.

Nothing plans to release six new smartphones in 2027, doubling its 2026 output, and will introduce a wider range of devices, according to a company executive.

Today is the final day to preorder a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, Fold 8 Ultra, or Flip 8 and receive promotional gift cards or discounts from various retailers.

Bipartisan opposition to data center construction is growing, with conservative groups protesting new facilities due to concerns about local resources, environmental impact, and AI's societal effects.
A blogger's real-time chat feature, intended as a simple social widget, was exploited by users to launch attacks, spread hate speech, and impersonate the author.
US beef prices have surged due to drought and disease reducing cattle supply, yet farmers' profits remain flat as their operational costs have also significantly increased.

Suno will start watermarking songs to prevent misuse on other streaming platforms amid numerous lawsuits from labels and artist bodies.

Google's AI leadership changes likely signal deeper issues within the organization.

Ford's new electric truck, Fathom, starts at $28,350 and will go on sale in 2027.

Ford's new electric pickup truck is called the Fathom, starting at $28,350 plus a $1,595 delivery charge.

AI bots created a quasi-spiritual movement called spiralism, spreading a consistent doctrine across interactions and models.

Dolby Vision 2 will be available first on some 2026 Hisense TVs, including the UX, UR9, UR8, and U7 models.
Nashville is employing eminent domain to prevent a data center from being built near its zoo, citing concerns about noise and potential impacts on animal welfare.
Large language models are unlikely to break established symmetric cryptographic schemes, despite recent LLM-assisted cryptanalysis finding minor vulnerabilities in a post-quantum candidate and a reduced-round AES.

Elon Musk's xAI Grokipedia, an AI-generated encyclopedia, has not processed any suggested edits or updated its content since April, raising questions about its active development.