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Ferrari's First Four-Door, Five-Seat EV Is Here—But Luce Still Refuses to Give You a Giant Screen
Ferrari's all-electric Luce debuts in Taiwan, hitting 0-100km/h in 2.5 seconds with over 530km of range, yet resists EV screen conventions with physical buttons and a round instrument cluster. Pricing starts at NT$26.08 million.
How Much Will App Store's External Payment Cut Cost? Apple's Proposal: 5% to 15%, Basically Just Half Off
Apple has submitted an external payment commission proposal to the court, with rates ranging from 5% to 15%. The numbers look like a concession, but do the math and it's the same old App Store in-app purchase logic in disguise.
Instagram Changes Its Font for the First Time in a Decade, and Netizens' First Reaction Is "Instagzam"
Instagram has updated its wordmark for the first time in ten years, switching to a hybrid font that's half handwritten, half print. The twisted styling of letters like g, s, and r has left netizens reading it as an entirely different word.
A Green Cabinet Older Than Atari: David Perry's 1973 Arcade Machine Hits the Auction Block
A 1973 two-player Computer Space cabinet from Earthworm Jim programmer David Perry's personal collection has surfaced at RR Auction, bidding alongside the Apple 50th anniversary sale, with the auction closing August 20.
Everest Hidden Inside a Phone Case: TORRAS' New Case Brings Sneaker Airbag Tech to Your Pocket
TORRAS has launched the Ostand Q3 Air Pro phone case, applying sneaker airbag logic to a dual-layer drop-protection structure — with Mount Everest's terrain engraved into the inner lining, a detail users will almost never see.
The Man Who Built Swipe Culture Now Wants You to Stop Swiping: Hinge Founder's AI Matchmaking Gamble
Hinge founder Justin McLeod is launching a new app called "Overtone" that ditches swiping in favor of AI matching, claiming it's built on "relationship science." But a psychologist who's spent a decade studying compatibility says bluntly: no one has ever pulled this off.
Oxenfree's Home Is Gone: Netflix Shuts Down Two Game Studios, Pivots Hard Into TV Party Games
Netflix has shut down Night School Studio, developer of the Oxenfree series, along with Helsinki-based studio Moonloot Games, while also cutting the only accessibility design role on its games team — shrinking its gaming footprint yet again.
Apple Insiders Are Calling It "iPhone Ultra" — But Does the Name Actually Make Sense?
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple employees have widely adopted the name "iPhone Ultra" for the rumored foldable phone, but analysts are questioning whether this naming can live up to Apple's traditional definition of "Ultra."
Sony's IER-M500 Stage Monitors Land in Taiwan, Red/Blue Colorway Kills the Left-Right Guessing Game
Sony drops the IER-M500, a universal in-ear monitor built for the stage. Full-sealed isolation meets Hi-Res resolution, with a red/blue two-tone design letting performers tell left from right in an instant. Priced at NT$3,490.
Just One Year After Its Debut, Sonos's First Headphones Get a Successor: FCC Filing Leaks Five-Color "Ace Ultra"
An FCC filing for model number S52a points to Sonos unveiling its next-generation headphones, the Ace Ultra, this September — jumping from a single black-and-white colorway to five new hues, while adding voice control and smart home integration.
Trump Slaps 100% Tariff on Drones — But There's a Loophole for Made-in-USA Pledges
Thermal-imaging drones, aircraft over 25kg, and parts weighing more than 25kg now face a 100% tariff, with all other drones hit at 25%. But buried in the fine print is a loophole: companies that commit to manufacturing in the US can wipe the tariff out completely.
Apple TV Just Quietly Unlocked 20 Classic Movies for Free — And That's Not Its Usual Move
Apple TV built its name on originals, but it just tagged around 20 films—including "The Martian," "E.T.," and "Titanic"—as "Just Added." Subscribers can stream them straight away, no extra purchase or rental required.
Meta Donates 15,000 AI Glasses to Ireland's Visually Impaired—Same Model Under Fire for Spy-Cam Concerns
Meta is giving away 15,000 pairs of Ray-Ban Meta glasses for free to Vision Ireland, enough to cover every adult member of the visually impaired services organization. But this same eyewear has recently come under fire after its recording light was found to be hackable and traces of facial recognition testing surfaced.
DJI Mic Mini 2S: 32-bit Float Squeezed Into a 12g Body, Where Pro Specs Meet Brand Stubbornness
The Mic Mini 2S adds internal 32-bit float recording, finally giving the Mini series a real safety net — but that 1mm-raised logo on the body is still something creators can't shake off.
Off By a Few Thousandths of an Inch: Virgin Galactic's New Spaceship Gets Delayed Before It Even Has a Name
The Delta class spaceship was originally slated for its first flight in Q4 this year, but assembly tolerance issues have pushed it back to February 2027 at the earliest. Fifty tickets at $750,000 a pop have already sold — even though the ship is still just an online poll away from having a name.
CBP Surveillance Tools Turned Into Dating Aids—Only 21 of 300 Abuse Cases Deemed Criminal
U.S. border security's facial recognition and license plate databases have been used to hit on flight attendants, spy on exes, and track coworkers' phone locations. Internal files obtained by Wired reveal that out of 300 abuse cases, only 21 were flagged as potential criminal matters.
PicsArt's AI Gave a Blurry Face Eyes: When You Upscale a Photo, Are You Trusting Pixels or a Guess?
Engadget put an AI upscaling tool to the test on the Boards of Canada album cover and accidentally gave the deliberately blurred face a pair of eyes it never had. Traditional upscaling and AI upscaling work on completely different principles—using the wrong one for the job can backfire, and even your choice of file format affects both quality and compatibility.
27-Minute Maiden Flight, Under $5 in Electricity: World's Largest All-Electric Airliner Takes to the Skies
Heart Aerospace's X1 prototype completed its first flight in New York State—27 minutes, 1,100 feet, and less than $5 in electricity costs. Next up is the ES-30, a 30-seat hybrid-electric aircraft slated for 2031.
Spotify's AI Cover Tool Lands Another Licensing Deal, But Still No One's Heard It
Following Universal Music Group, Spotify has brought independent music publisher Kobalt on board for its AI cover and remix platform. Artists like Phoebe Bridgers and IDLES could be included, but pricing, launch date, and the actual sound of the finished product remain a total mystery.
Asked What Gecko Does Better Than Dolphin, the Dev Just Says "Probably None"
A new face has entered the GameCube emulator scene: Gecko, built by a developer who just wanted to play one specific Wii game. He's candid that it can't beat the veteran Dolphin emulator yet, and the buzz also reignites Nintendo's long-standing hardline stance on emulators.
Your Google Storage Isn't Full — You're Just Backing Up the Same Files Twice
WhatsApp backs itself up to Drive, then Google Photos saves the same photos all over again. The author digs into the most overlooked duplicate and junk backups buried in Android's backup settings, showing how to free up space without paying for a storage upgrade.
Siri's AI Needs News—But Apple's Not Paying Like OpenAI Does
According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple is in talks with news publishers over multi-year licensing deals, opting for a pay-as-you-use model instead of the flat guaranteed fees common in the industry, all to feed content to the revamped Siri AI arriving with iOS 27.
Instagram's New Logo Fuses the "t" and "a" Together—What Word Do You See First?
Adam Mosseri personally unveiled the new wordmark, calling it "cleaner and more modern"—but the half-script, half-print mashup makes it read like "Instagzam" at first glance.
After a Minnesota Town's Flock Cameras Vanished Overnight, the Company Finally Remembered to Fix Its Rules
Flock Safety just made its once-optional audit system mandatory and shortened license plate data retention—with the CEO offering a rare admission of fault. But the fix only targets individual cops misusing the system, not the bigger controversy over data flowing to ICE.