July 22, 2025

iOS 26 beta 4 arrives, with Liquid Glass tweaks and AI news summaries: Apple launches iOS 26 beta 4 for developers with updates to Liquid Glass and AI notification summaries. A public beta is expected later this week. Read More

UK government wants ransomware victims to report breaches so it can carry out 'targeted disruptions' against hackers: Experts applauded the proposed change, which would require ransomware victims to notify authorities when paying a hacker's ransom, arguing that this information can help catch cybercriminals and stop their activities. Read More

VSCO's iPhone camera app is now available globally: Photo editing and sharing app VSCO is making its iOS camera app, Capture, available across the world, following a limited launch in June, when the app came to Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Read More

When the founder who sold his last company to Zillow for $120M starts a new venture, people notice. No wonder well-known VCs who backed the likes of eBay, Venmo, and Uber already backed Pacaso. They've made $110M+ in gross profits to date by bringing co-ownership to a $1.3T market. They even reserved the Nasdaq ticker PCSO. And you can invest, too.

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Tesla opens retro-futuristic diner as Elon Musk hints at more locations: The Tesla Diner & Drive-In is loaded with Tesla-branded merchandise, an Optimus robot, and two 45-foot LED movie screens — clearly hoping to attract more than just Tesla owners. Read More

OpenAI agreed to pay Oracle $30B a year for data center services: OpenAI was customer that signed the huge deal that Oracle disclosed last month. Read More

21-year-old MIT dropouts raise $32M at $300M valuation led by Insight: Karun Kaushik and Selin Kocalar weren't planning to raise a Series A so soon. Their AI compliance startup Delve was growing fast and signing customers at a steady clip. Then, inbound interest started rolling in. Read More

Amazon acquires Bee, the AI wearable that records everything you say: Amazon has acquired the AI wearables startup Bee, which makes a bracelet and an Apple Watch app that record your day-to-day life to function as an AI assistant. Read More

Rocket Lab's first hurdle to flying its new rocket is getting it to the pad: Rocket Lab is asking regulators to approve a temporary method to transport hardware to its new spaceport. Read More

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Etsy faces user boycott over 'Alligator Alcatraz'-branded products: Etsy users are boycotting the site over its "Alligator Alcatraz" merchandise. Read More

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