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Fi’s Starlink-enabled pet tracker found my dog when LTE couldn’t
The Verge has published a hands-on review of the Fi Ultra, described as the first Starlink-enabled pet tracker available to buy. Building on existing GPS and LTE trackers, the device automatically switches to T-Mobile’s T-Satellite direct-to-cell service — which taps SpaceX’s low Earth orbit Starlink satellites — when a dog wanders into a cellular dead…
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Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics
Meta is facing criticism over Muse Image, a new text-to-image tool that can generate pictures using other people’s public Instagram profile photos without notifying them. The feature matters because it feeds into wider concerns about non-consensual AI-altered imagery, arriving as regulators and campaigners intensify scrutiny of such technology. Critics including the tech justice non-profit Foxglove…
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Villagers’ fury as property developer is given permission for new build home to become holiday let as council lifts strict ‘no Airbnb’ rule
Residents of Langton Matravers, a coastal village on Dorset’s Isle of Purbeck, have reacted angrily after Dorset Council granted a property developer permission to convert one of the homes on a new estate into a holiday let, despite a condition that had barred second homes and holiday lets. The decision matters because the area is…
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The Best MagSafe Power Banks for iPhone and Android, Plus Ones to Avoid
WIRED has updated its buyer’s guide to the best MagSafe and Qi2 wireless power banks for iPhone and Android phones, drawing on months of hands-on testing. The guide matters because, despite improved battery life and faster charging, smartphones still frequently run flat before the day is out, and magnetic power banks let users top up…
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Interpol confront artificial intelligence on new single Iron City
Interpol have released ‘Iron City’, the third single from their forthcoming ninth album ‘This Mirror Weighs A Ton’, due out on 28 August via Partisan Records. The atmospheric track engages directly with the subject of artificial intelligence, framed by frontman Paul Banks as a conversation between a human narrator and a future AI that is…
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Former OpenAI exec Kevin Weil is now on the board of Stoke Space
Kevin Weil, a technology executive whose career spans Twitter, Meta, Planet Labs and OpenAI, has joined the board of Stoke Space, a well-funded Seattle startup developing fully reusable rockets to rival SpaceX. The appointment matters because it deepens the ties between Silicon Valley’s tech and AI worlds and the private space sector, and because Weil…
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TalkFuse morning briefing, 8 Jul 2026 11:58
Your morning briefing: a short audio round-up of 6 top stories, drawing on Fox News, Collider, Deadline.
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German car industry warns of job collapse unless ‘bold decisions’ made to address Chinese threat
Germany’s motor industry has warned that employment across Europe’s car sector could collapse unless workers, society and politicians accept that “bold decisions” are needed to counter competition from China and other rivals. The warning, from the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), coincides with Volkswagen’s preparations to formally propose up to 100,000 job losses,…
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‘The Sopranos’ Creator Says Hollywood Is “Going Back to Greed and Fear” in Trump Era
Speaking at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, The Sopranos creator David Chase delivered a keynote in which he criticised the current state of the film and television industry, arguing that Hollywood is “going back to greed and fear”. The seven-time Emmy winner tied his remarks to the broader political…