July 2025

Ars Live: Consumer tech firms stuck scrambling ahead of looming chip tariffs

The ongoing global chip shortage has already sent shockwaves through the tech industry, but new tariffs on semiconductor imports threaten to compound the problem for American consumers and businesses. According to leading CTA (Consumer Technology Association) experts, these tariffs could force US buyers to pay significantly higher prices for everything from smartphones to electric vehicles, […]

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Beware – Iran-linked fake VPN apps found to spy on Android users

The recent surge in VPN demand across Iran following the June 13 internet restrictions has been met with a dangerous countermeasure—a sophisticated Android spyware campaign targeting vulnerable users. This alarming development, which emerged just one week after the Israel-Iran conflict escalated, highlights the growing cybersecurity threats in politically volatile regions. Security researchers have identified this

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Blaxel raises $7.3M seed round to build ‘AWS for AI agents’ after processing billions of agent requests

Blaxel Secures $7.3M Seed Funding to Revolutionize AI Infrastructure With Specialized Cloud Platform for Autonomous Agents The AI infrastructure space just got more competitive with Blaxel’s $7.3 million seed funding round, positioning the startup as a direct challenger to AWS and other cloud giants. The company is building a purpose-built cloud platform exclusively for AI

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Beginner Guide to CJ Affiliate (Commission Junction) in 2022

CJ Affiliate: The Ultimate Guide to Maximizing Earnings in 2024 Commission Junction, commonly known as CJ Affiliate, stands as one of the most established and reputable affiliate marketing networks in the digital landscape. Founded in 1998, this performance marketing giant has consistently ranked among the top 10 affiliate networks globally, connecting thousands of advertisers with

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One UI 8 Watch update now rolling out to the Galaxy Watch Ultra

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra Receives One UI 8 Watch Update: Everything You Need to Know The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra is now receiving the highly anticipated One UI 8 Watch update, bringing a suite of new training, health, and interface enhancements to Samsung’s premium wearable. This update, which debuted with the Galaxy Watch8 series, introduces

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Magnetic Wave Study Detects Lithium in Mercury’s Exosphere for First Time Ever

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery about Mercury’s composition, detecting lithium in the planet’s exosphere for the first time in history. This revelation comes from analyzing magnetic wave signatures in data collected by NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft, which orbited Mercury from 2011 to 2015. The findings, published in The Planetary Science Journal, fundamentally alter our understanding

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Mira Murati says her startup Thinking Machines will release new product in ‘months’ with ‘significant open source component’

Thinking Machines Emerges as a Major AI Contender Amid OpenAI’s Open-Weight Model Uncertainty The AI landscape is undergoing a seismic shift as OpenAI’s open-weight model faces an uncertain future, leaving developers searching for reliable alternatives. Enter Thinking Machines, a rising star in artificial intelligence backed by a staggering $2 billion in funding. With deep pockets

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At Least 750 US Hospitals Faced Disruptions During Last Year’s CrowdStrike Outage, Study Finds

The healthcare sector continues to grapple with the fallout from CrowdStrike’s catastrophic system crash, with new research revealing that over 200 hospitals and medical facilities experienced severe disruptions to critical patient care services. This unprecedented IT failure has exposed vulnerabilities in healthcare cybersecurity infrastructure, raising urgent questions about contingency planning, third-party vendor risks, and patient

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