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Apple quietly hid a big change coming for CarPlay with iOS 27 Jul 20, 2026

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A much-anticipated feature is coming very soon.

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France doubled down on restricting access to Polymarket, a Chinese solar company said its new cell has an efficiency of 35.5%, and OpenAI will notify parents if their teen has been kicked off of ChatGPT Jul 20, 2026

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-France's independent regulatory authority in charge of licensed gambling and betting games,

-Chinese company LONGi has developed a solar cell that it claims has achieved a conversion efficiency of 35.5 percent, as verified by the European Solar Test Installation.

-OpenAI will now notify parents and guardians with linked accounts if their child has been kicked off ChatGPT for violating its policies on violent threats or acts of violence online.

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Samsung introduces new foldable display technology Jul 17, 2026

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Expect to see it in devices at Samsung's Unpacked event next week

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Netflix says it's already used AI in 'roughly 300' titles this year, a White House teleprompter operator won big betting on presidential speeches, and MLB banned the use of dugout iPads for AI-powered in-game strategy calls Jul 17, 2026

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-Netflix said, “GenAI workflows were used in roughly 300 of our titles, this year, with the largest concentration of work in post-production.”

-Gabriel Perez allegedly made more than $100,000 betting on the length of President Trump's speeches, including the State of the Union address, a speech at the World Economic Forum in January and remarks at a Medal of Honor ceremony in March.

-MLB officials have taken the unusual step of making a mid-season policy change to crack down on the use of custom apps that would take over "recommendations regarding substitutions, pitch calling, and other in-game decisions traditionally made by players and coaches."

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Google bought all of a major solar farm's output to offset its dirty data center emissions Jul 16, 2026

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The massive project will output 1.6GW of solar power upon startup, enough to power 315,000 homes.

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Apple is reportedly shopping for AI chip companies, you can now grant Claude access to your 1Password credentials, and the Oversight Board said leading AI models may be restricting free expression Jul 16, 2026

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-Apple said to have been in talks with semiconductor makers and bankers about possible acquisitions in order to bolster its servers.

-1Password just announced 1Password for Claude, a new feature on its browser extension that lets Claude use your credentials, but blocks your private info from reaching the model, its memory or Anthropic's systems.

-The Oversight Board published a lengthy report about how leading AI models could be restricting their users' free expression.

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New York enacts first US ban on data center construction Jul 15, 2026

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Governor Kathy Hochul just signed an executive order barring the state from approving data centers using 50MW or more.

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OpenAI's first device will reportedly be a 'humanlike' rechargeable speaker, Former Meta employees sued the company over its alleged use of biased AI systems during layoffs, and three publishers challenged Google over AI copyright infringement Jul 15, 2026

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-OpenAI's first device will apparently be rechargeable and can easily be carried from one room to another.

-Twenty-six former Meta employees are suing the company for allegedly using biased AI tools that "disproportionately selected" people who took medical leave as candidates to be laid off.

-Hachette Book Group, Cengage Learning, Elsevier and writer Scott Turow are seeking a class action lawsuit against Google on claims that the tech company broke copyright law by using their works to train its Gemini AI.

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Waze rolls out new AI features Jul 14, 2026

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Like Google Maps, Waze is going all-in on Gemini.

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NY state became the first to enact a ban on data center construction, Google bought all of a major solar farm's output, and the LAPD will stop using Flock cameras Jul 14, 2026

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-Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order pausing environmental permits for large data centers (consuming more than 50 megawatts) for up to a year.

-Google has struck a deal to purchase a major solar project's entire electrical output to offset its fossil fuel emissions.

-The Los Angeles Police Department has suspended its use of controversial surveillance tech from Flock Safety.

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