Comparing the two most popular decentralized social media platforms. Bluesky knocks Mastodon out of the park.

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Bluesky and Mastodon have emerged as leading examples of the “next-generation” social web: networks that, as open source decentralized platforms, give users greater control over their data and community experience while rejecting the all-powerful, ad-driven model of conventional platforms. Yet the two services take notably different paths to that goal. Here’s why we think Bluesky…

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Two UW students unveil Meteor, an AI-powered browser designed to automate user tasks and challenge Chrome’s market dominance.

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Two computer science students from the University of Washington have announced the launch of Meteor, an innovative web browser leveraging agentic artificial intelligence, aiming to disrupt Google Chrome’s dominance. The project debuted this week as part of Y Combinator’s summer 2025 accelerator batch, drawing immediate attention from both the tech community and industry leaders.

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Amid board crypto volatility, could Unilabs Finance’s $UNIL token see a significant market rally?

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Unilabs Finance, one of the first artificial intelligence-driven decentralized finance (DeFi) asset management platforms, has captured the attention of the cryptocurrency world with predictions of a significant market rally amid broader crypto volatility. As investors seek alternatives in light of recent bearish movements for established entities like Polygon and Ethereum, Unilabs is rapidly gaining momentum…

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Canonical lays off renowned architect of the OpenPrinting Linux subsystem.

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Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, has unexpectedly parted ways with Till Kamppeter, the renowned architect of the OpenPrinting subsystem. Kamppeter’s layoff ends a 19-year run during which he became one of the most influential figures in Linux printing infrastructure, prompting wide reactions across the global open source community. Industry Veteran Cut Amid Changing Evaluation…

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Samsung is expected to overhaul its flagship lineup with the Galaxy S26 Pro, replacing previous models and promising major advancements.

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Samsung is reportedly planning a major shift for its flagship smartphone lineup, with recent leaks indicating the upcoming Galaxy S26 series will undergo a significant rebranding and structural overhaul. Sources suggest the Galaxy S26 Pro could emerge as the centerpiece of this new strategy, replacing established models and introducing advanced features that could set a…

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It’s like the Iron Dome, but for mosquitoes. The Photon Matrix targets and zaps up to 30 mosquitoes each second using precise laser pulses.

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Photon Matrix is an AI-guided laser system designed to detect and destroy mosquitoes mid-flight. Resembling an “Iron Dome” for mosquitoes, this device, roughly the size of a smartphone, uses laser pulses to zap up to 30 mosquitoes per second without harming people or pets. Invented by Chinese engineer Jim Wong, it employs LiDAR technology and…

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Cloudflare’s Pay Per Crawl micropayment system lets content providers block AI crawlers unless they pay to access content.

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Cloudflare’s Pay Per Crawl is a newly launched feature designed to give website owners and content creators control and monetization power over AI crawlers that scrape their content. This initiative responds to the growing problem of AI companies scraping vast amounts of web content without permission or compensation, which has disrupted traditional revenue models for…

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