Xiaomi’s upcoming Mix Fold 5 may have just been certified for sale in China with the model number 2608BPX34C. This is interesting because the Mix Fold 5 has reached this step before any of the Xiaomi 18 family members. That could imply that the Mix Fold 5 won’t launch alongside those devices in September, but … Read More “Xiaomi Mix Fold 5's launch timeline hinted at by new certification” »
This “hidden” research system, which operates outside of the patent system, has huge potential to regularly provide society with affordable treatments. Examples of this have included using a cancer drug to treat a leading cause of blindness, changing a drug from treating breast cancer to preventing it, and using an old anti-inflammatory drug to treat … Read More “Hospitals and universities repurposing drugs at 90% lower cost” »
A factory supplying iPhone parts in India won’t be shut down after all. The plant in Hosur, Tamil Nadu was under investigation by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) since December 2025, after farmers near the facility complained about factory wastewater contaminating their land and wells. The TNPCB warned of a possible forced shutdown … Read More “Tata factory making iPhone backplates in India won't be shut down due to pollution” »
We’re about six weeks out from the debut of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the follow-up to 2021’s No Way Home. It’s been five years since Spidey graced the big screen, so naturally Sony Pictures has released a new trailer to build audience anticipation. (Spoilers for No Way Home below.) As previously reported, No Way Home … Read More “Hulk, Punisher join Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer” »
Relativity Space—a rocket maker acquired by former Google executive chair Eric Schmidt last year after stumbling on the path to orbit—might just beat SpaceX to Mars. On Tuesday, NASA said it hired the company to build a spacecraft to house a suite of scientific instruments, launch it into space, and fly it to Mars. The … Read More “NASA picks Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for Mars mission, setting up a race with SpaceX” »
Google introduced its new Android Parental Controls set of features alongside the Pixel 10 series last year, but they will be reaching more Android phones with Android 17. The new controls will give parents more control over their kids’ phones and their digital wellbeing. Parental Controls are built into Android’s Settings menu and offer a … Read More “Google expands Parental Controls and Family Link features with Android 17” »
Anthropic has spent much of this week fighting to get its newest AI models back online after the Trump administration abruptly ordered the company to cut access for all foreign nationals, including users inside the US and its own employees, forcing Anthropic to block access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for everyone. “To my … Read More “Anthropic got hit by export rules nobody understands” »
On July 31, Spider-Man: Brand New Day will have its premiere in cinemas all across the world. In the movie, Spider-Man will be using a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, while Ned Leeds, another character, will try to locate him using a Galaxy Z Fold and a Galaxy Watch. To celebrate the paid product placement, Samsung … Read More “Samsung teams up with Spider-Man to promote its foldables” »
iPhone owners will tell me until they go blue in the face that the iPhone has the best camera hardware of any smartphone – at which point, I usually get the Oppo Find X9 Ultra out of my pocket and show them what a real camera phone can do. I genuinely think iPhone users still … Read More “This big iPhone 18 Pro camera rumor may tempt me back from Android” »
Google has officially begun rolling out the stable Android 17 update to eligible Pixel devices, the company announced in a blog post. The update will also be seeded to supported phones from other Android manufacturers throughout 2026. Alongside, Google has released the Android 17 source code to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). The Android … Read More “Android 17 stable update is rolling out to Pixel phones” »
