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Figma acquires team behind a vibe-coding app
Figma has acquired the team behind Bud (formerly Orchids), a Y Combinator-backed vibe-coding and AI agent platform, as it seeks to expand beyond design and move coding and prototyping closer to its core canvas. The move matters because it signals Figma’s ambition to become a broader product-building tool, letting teams turn ideas into working apps…
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Former Democratic mayor of state capital city pleads guilty for role in six-figure real estate bribery scheme
Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the former Democratic mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of conspiracy over his part in a six-figure real estate bribery scheme. Lumumba, who led the state capital from 2017 to 2025, admitted accepting money linked to undercover FBI agents who were posing as property developers, making him…
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Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano explains why AI can’t replace human creativity
Legendary Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano, speaking through a translator at Anime Expo, has argued that artificial intelligence cannot replace human creativity because “AI cannot create zero to one” — meaning only humans can conjure something original from nothing. While he regards AI as a tool rather than an enemy, his comments matter as generative…
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Here’s what the CE mark means on your electronics
An Engadget explainer by Anna Washenko sets out what the “CE” mark on electronics and other goods actually means. The letters stand for the French phrase conformité européenne, or “European conformity”, and indicate that a product meets the health and safety standards agreed by EU members. The piece matters because such labels carry important safety…
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The Weather Channel increases streaming subscription prices by up to $20
The Weather Channel has raised the price of its standalone streaming app by 66.7 per cent, taking the monthly cost from $3 to $5 and the annual cost from $30 to $50 (a rise of up to $20 a year). The app, launched in May 2022 and available on Android TV, Fire TV, Roku and…
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Blimp – “Awayward”
LA-based four-piece Blimp, whose sound sits between grunge and emo, have released a new song titled “Awayward”. The track marks the latest step in the band’s steady rise and adds to growing anticipation around their work. Described as a cathartic, emo-leaning piece running to six minutes, “Awayward” arrived on Monday 6 July, following May’s “Saccharine”.…
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Mysterious Compound Detected on Pluto and Titan
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected an unexplained chemical signature on the surfaces of both Pluto, the dwarf planet, and Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, which does not match any compound recorded in existing spectroscopic databases. Researchers have ruled out an instrument fault, suggesting instead that the signal comes from a material never studied in…
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My first 40 days in Moonlight Peaks started off with juicy feuds, but its anemic character writing is starting to show through
A PC Gamer writer reports on their first 40 days playing Moonlight Peaks, a paranormal life-sim game. Their early impressions were positive, with the game’s dramatic rivalries and feuds providing genuine entertainment, but over time they found the underlying character writing to be thin and unconvincing, which is beginning to undermine the experience. The piece…
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Major health update on Mitch McConnell, 84, as ‘brain dead’ rumor grips DC
Reports indicate that US Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, is alert and conversing about political matters, contradicting an unverified rumour circulating in Washington that he is “brain dead” following his hospitalisation three weeks ago. The update matters because McConnell remains a serving senator at a time when the Republican Party is defending a very narrow Senate…
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Round Up: Ridiculously Positive Dawnwalker Previews Claim It’s a Game of the Year Candidate
A fresh wave of hands-on previews for The Blood of Dawnwalker, the RPG led by former CD Projekt Red developers, has gone live and the reaction is overwhelmingly positive, with several outlets branding it a genuine Game of the Year candidate. This matters because expectations for the game, while cautiously high, had not necessarily anticipated…