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Google just had its first negative cash flow quarter due to massive AI spending

July 23, 2026 Blogmaster

Google has reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2026 (PDF), and as usual, the search giant raked in an unfathomable amount of money. Google saw total revenue…

Technology

Sony’s decision to ditch discs was practically inevitable, data shows

July 23, 2026 Blogmaster

Many gamers have been lamenting Sony’s recently announced decision to halt sales of physical game discs in 2028. However, new data revealed by Circana analyst Mat Piscatella highlights how years…

Technology

Google hit with $1 billion in fines as EU braces for Trump battle

July 23, 2026 Blogmaster

On Thursday, Google became the third tech giant slapped with massive Digital Markets Act (DMA) fines, ordered to pay more than $1 billion for two serious violations that the European…

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A woman got a UTI. Two years later, the bacteria had evolved, invaded her brain.

July 23, 2026 Blogmaster

A 63-year-old woman arrived at a hospital in pain. She had abruptly lost vision in her right eye. As doctors got to work, the series of findings that followed revealed…

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Final Coyote vs. Acme trailer drops at SDCC

July 23, 2026 Blogmaster

San Diego Comic-Con has kicked off strong, and we’ve got a couple of new trailers to show for it: the final trailer for Coyote vs. Acme, and the full trailer…

Cybersecurity

Russian Espionage Group Exploited Zimbra Zero-Day to Steal Mail and 2FA Codes

July 23, 2026 Blogmaster

A Russian state-supported espionage group spent months reading Western mailboxes through a then-unknown flaw in Zimbra’s webmail client. The payload goes after the last 90 days of email, the organization’s…

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Government Lawyers Say Trump Admin Can Use TikTok Again Because ‘Owned’ No Longer Means ‘Owned’

July 23, 2026 Blogmaster

We spent a few years pointing out the ridiculousness of the whole “TikTok ban” moral panic, and the fact that all of the “concerns” magically melted away after Trump became…

Technology

Daily Deal: The Modern No-Code Development Bundle

July 23, 2026 Blogmaster

The Modern No-Code Creator Bundle is an extensive online curriculum specifically developed to enable individuals to construct professional websites, applications & automated workflows without the necessity of writing any code.…

Cybersecurity

ThreatsDay: Android Spyware, PLC Attacks, AI Image Prompt Injection + 12 More Stories

July 23, 2026 Blogmaster

Most of this week’s trouble came dressed as something useful. A package stole data. A fake extension opened remote access. A safety app became spyware. An image gave hidden orders…

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ICE Illegally Scooped Up Medicaid Data, Then Shared It With Palantir

July 23, 2026 Blogmaster

The Trump administration’s continual trend towards maximum awfulness means that every report seems to be “I’ve got bad news and I’ve got worse news.” What was already bad has become…

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