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The U.K.’s Online Safety Act has sparked an explosion in VPN downloads

It’s a tough time to be an adult online in the U.K. right now. Last week’s passage of the Online Safety Act, a law aimed at shielding children from inappropriate (read: adult) content, has brought about a version of the internet that feels more like being back in school. You now essentially need a hall pass, in the form of official ID or a live selfie, to go almost anywhere.

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Peptide stacking is the latest viral wellness trend. Experts urge caution

What’s better than one peptide? A whole stack of them, apparently.

Peptide stacking is the latest health hack going viral online, promising to optimize workouts and overall well-being.

Peptides are short chains of amino acids that help build proteins. As the name suggests, peptide stacking involves taking multiple types of supplements—often in the form of tablets, powders, or injections—at once to enhance their effects and target specific fitness goals, such as building m

Siltronic lowers annual revenue guidance as semiconductor business weakens

German semiconductor materials supplier Siltronic on Tuesday lowered its full-year sales guidance and warned on sales in the next quarter, amidst continued weakness in its semiconductor business and high customer inventories.

The group now expects sales to be in the mid-single-digit percentage range below the previous year, having previously guided towards sales being in the same region as the previous year.

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How are Americans using AI? This poll reveals 3 findings

Most U.S. adults say they use artificial intelligence to search for information, but fewer are using it for work, drafting email, or shopping.

Google AI Mode Update: File Uploads, Live Video Search, More via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google Search expands AI Mode with PDF uploads, planning tools, video input, and Chrome integration, offering new ways to interact with search.

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AI Halftime Report H1 2025 via @sejournal, @Kevin_Indig

Kevin Indig breaks down AI’s toll on traffic, publishers, and organic visibility, and why the second half of 2025 may hit even harder.

The post AI Halftime Report H1 2025 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ai-halftime-report-h1/552356/

The massive blackout in Spain, Portugal, and France exposed a global power crisis. Now what?

On the morning of April 28, large parts of Spain, Portugal, and southern France went dark. A massive blackout left millions without power, halting trains mid-track, cutting mobile networks, and rattling the foundation of one of Europe’s most advanced energy grids.

In th

That custom gift for your mom takes more work than you think

Ryan welcomes Mahir Yavuz, Senior Director of Engineering at Etsy, to the show to explore the unique challenges that Etsy’s marketplace faces and how Etsy’s teams leverage machine learning and AI to manage product SKUs, enrich inventory metadata, and improve both buyer and seller experiences. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/07/29/that-custom-gift-for-your-mom-takes-more-work-than-you-think/

Inteligence Aeneas od Google AI zkušeně pracuje s latinskými nápisy

Římská říše po sobě zanechala spoustu latinských nápisů. Jejich analýza a intepretace bývá velmi pracná, duševně i fyzicky. Pomoc teď nabízí inteligence Aeneas z laboratoří Google AI, která odhadne místo původu latinského nápisu, desetiletí jeho vzniku a dokonce i to, jaké pasáže v něm zřejmě scházejí. http://www.osel.cz/14178-inteligence-aeneas-od-google-ai-zkusene-pracuje-s-latinskymi-napisy.html

13h | osel.cz
4 new AI tools that are worth your time

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Four new AI tools caught my attention recently for solving specific problems wel

Proton VPN rises to top UK app charts as porn age checks kick in


Proton VPN has become the UK’s most downloaded free app, as Britons rush to bypass a new law requiring users to verify their age before accessing websites hosting adult content.  Proton VPN reported a staggering 1,400% surge in UK sign-ups almost immediately

16h | The Next Web
Which Marketing Jobs Are Most Affected by AI? via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Microsoft analyzed 200,000 AI workplace conversations to learn how AI is reshaping marketing and sales roles. Here’s what the data shows.

The post Which Marketing Jobs Are Most Affected by AI? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/which-marketing-jobs-are-most-affected-by-ai/552351/

The ‘Vogue’ AI model backlash isn’t dying down anytime soon

AI-generated “models” have now made their way into the hallowed pages of Vogue.

In the August print edition of Vogue, a Guess advertisement features an almost-too-perfect model wearing a striped dress and a floral playsuit from the brand’s summer collection. In very small print, it notes that she was created using AI.

While Vogue

Tesla signs $16.5 billion deal with Samsung to make AI chips

Tesla has signed a $16.5 billion deal to source chips from Samsung Electronics, a move that could bolster the South Korean tech giant’s unprofitable contract business but is unlikely to help Tesla sell more EVs

This AI startup lets you ask data questions in plain English—and gets you answers in seconds

Businesses have spent the past decade or more amassing vast amounts of data on customers, sales, and nearly everything else measurable. Yet everyday employees—and even C-suite leaders—often struggle to work directly with these datasets, which typically require specialized technical skills to access, analyze, and query.

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Estée Laundry is back—and this time it’s got a newsletter

Estée Laundry, the anonymous Instagram account and self-proclaimed beauty industry “watchdog,” is back after a two-year hiatus.

Estée Laundry—the name a play on beauty giant Estée Lauder—launched in 2018 to air out “the beauty industry’s dirty laundry,” as the account’s bio once read. It posted regularly, and followers, or “Laundrites,” were encouraged to weigh in on daily beauty news and controversies. That continued unti

The SEO Industry Is Teaching The Wrong Skills via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester

The gap between traditional SEO and AI-first search is growing. Duane Forrester shows what to cut, what to keep, and what to start doing.

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https://www.searchenginejournal.com/the-seo-industry-is-teaching-the-wrong-skills/552249/

Why Elon Musk’s ‘Baby Grok’ has child safety advocates alarmed

The AI companion space will soon see another new entrant. Elon Musk, the owner of xAI and social media platform X, announced recently, “We’re going to make Baby Grok @xAI, an app dedicated to kid-friendly content.”

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Performance Max: I Was A Skeptic & Now I’m Devout (Even In Bing) via @sejournal, @jonkagan

What made a Performance Max critic finally embrace it in both Google and Bing? Clear, measurable results proved automation can drive real value at scale.

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https://www.searchenginejournal.com/pmax-i-was-a-skept

What content strategy looks like in the age of AI

There’s an air of panic in the media world. The specter of AI has been looming large for a couple of years now, but the threat now appears to be solidifying. Publishers are reporting that search traffic is in free fall, and there&#82

‘Customer satisfaction at the end of the day’: TikTok users push Costco’s return policy to the limit with wild refunds

Costco is well-known for its no-questions-asked return policy. Now some shoppers are taking it upon themselves to test the limits of that policy.

“Returning my slime stained carpet to Costco,” one TikTok user posted earlier this month.

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Čínští Unitree šokovali trh s roboty „sportovním“ humanoidem za 5 900 dolarů

Unitree Robotics právě zbořili trh s humanoidem R1. Nabízejí ho za 5 900 dolarů, což je pouhý zlomek částek, za které lze sehnat konkurenční humanoidy. Prozatím je R1 určený pro vývojáře, a nikoliv pro širokou veřejnost, ale na obzoru se rýsují velké změny. Těšíte se na domácí roboty? http://www.osel.cz/14177-cinsti-unitree-sokovali-trh-s-roboty-sportovnim-humanoidem-za-5-900-dolaru.html

2d | osel.cz
Is ChatGPT making us stupid? Depends on how it’s used

Back in 2008, The Atlantic sparked controversy with a provocative cover story: “Is Google Making Us Stupid?

In that 4,000-word essay, later expanded into a book, author Nicholas Carr suggested the answer was yes, arguing that technology such as search engines worsened Americans’ ability to think deeply and retain know

A satellite just used AI to make its own decisions in space — and NASA’s stoked


For the first time, a satellite has used onboard AI to autonomously decide where and when to capture a scientific image — all in under 90 seconds, with no human input. The technology, called Dynamic Targeting, was tested by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (J

Cihlové baterie o teplotě 1 800 °C zajistí energii pro ocelárny a cementárny

Energeticky náročné procesy těžkého průmyslu polykají spoustu fosilních paliv. Electrified Thermal Solutions to chtějí změnit se svým systémem Joule Hive Thermal Battery. Termální baterie z elektricky vodivých cihel E-bricks využívá elektřinu k produkci a uskladnění tepla až do 1 800 °C, což stačí pro řadu průmyslových aplikací. http://www.osel.cz/14176-cihlove-baterie-o-teplote-1-800-c-zajisti-energii-pro-ocelarny-a-cementarny.html

3d | osel.cz
LinkedIn’s Aneesh Raman says the career ladder is disappearing in the AI era

As AI evolves, the world of work is getting even better for the most creative, curious, and growth-minded employees. So says Aneesh Raman, LinkedIn’s chief economic opportunity officer. Raman has intriguing and urgent insights on why the career ladder is disappearing—and how AI will help transform it into more of a climbing wall, with a unique path for each of us. Lea

Why Is SureRank WordPress SEO Plugin So Popular? via @sejournal, @martinibuster

SureRank SEO plugin offers the basics that every site needs without the bloated features many users say they don't want.

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https://www.searchenginejournal.com/surerank-seo-plugin/552172/

Why A Site Deindexed By Google For Programmatic SEO Bounced Back via @sejournal, @martinibuster

A company founder shared that Google deindexed their site because of scaled content, and what they did to get back into the search results.

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https://www.searchenginejournal.com/why-website-deindexe

V Číně vyrobili rekordně velký „laserový“ krystal pro ničení satelitů

Čínští krystaloví mágové zvládli nesmírně složitý úkol a vytvořili krystal selenidu barya a gallia (BGSe) o průměru 60 milimetrů. Je největší na světě a měl by vydržet laserový paprsek o výkonu 550 MW na čtvereční centimetr. Takový krystal by mohl pohánět ultravýkonné lasery, které dostřelí na ohromnou vzdálenost, třeba až na orbitu. http://www.osel.cz/14175-v-cine-vyrobili-rekordne-velky-laserovy-krystal-pro-niceni-satelitu.html

4d | osel.cz
This Florida company’s imaging tool helps speed up natural disaster recovery efforts

It has, to date, been a calm hurricane season in the state of Florida, but any resident of the Southeast will tell you that the deeper into summer we go, the more dangerous it becomes.

There’s no stopping Mother Nature’s wrath, but a Florida-based tech company has come up with a way to help state officials begin recovery efforts after a storm blows through. The technology could event

TikTok reacts to alleged shoplifter detained after 7 hours in Illinois Target

TikTok has become obsessed with an alleged shoplifter who spent seven straight hours in a Target before being detained by security on her way out. Now, people are making pilgrimages to the Target store in Illinois.

The woman, a tourist visiting the U.S., allegedly stole approximately $1,300 worth of merchandise from Target on May 1. After body camera footage of her deta

Is it safe to install iOS 26 on older iPhones like the 11 and SE?

Apple says the upcoming iOS 26, expected in a polished “release” version in September, will support devices back to the iPhone 11 from September 2019 and second-generation iPhone SE from April 2020—both with A13 Bionic processors. For those who don’t want to wait, the iOS 26 public beta release is

‘Democratizing space’ requires addressing questions of sustainability and sovereignty

India is on the moon,” S. Somanath, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization, announced in August 2023. The announcement meant India had joined the short list of countries to have visited the moon, and the applause and shouts of joy that followed signified that this achiev

Google Search Central APAC 2025: Everything From Day 3 via @sejournal, @TaylorDanRW

Google wrapped Search Central APAC 2025 with insights on serving, ranking, and how it matches queries to content using contextual synonyms.

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https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-search-central-apac-2025-everyt

iPadOS 26 is way more Mac-like. Where does that lead?

Greetings, everyone, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In.

It was one of the best-received pieces of Apple news I can recall. At the company’s WWDC conference last month, it announced that its iPadOS 26 software upgrade would give the iPad a powerful new interface closely modeled on the one offered by the Mac. The resp

Saving the world with speed and at scale

Ryan Panchadsaram, co-author of Speed and Scale, sits down on the podcast to explore the role of developers in combating climate change, how efficient coding practices help lower emissions, and how developers can contribute to open-source projects through GitHub’s Climate Action Plan that help drive forward sustainable technologies. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/07/25/saving-the-world-with-speed-and-at-scale/

The PHP Podcast: 2025.07.24

This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about Special guest Ben Ramsey, the PHP Community Discord, PHP Community Mastodon, Open Source Licenses, AI in companies and code, HHVM, and more… Links from the show: PHP Community About – PHP Community on Mastodon php.internals: [RFC] Updating the PHP License HHVM | HHVM […]

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Elon Musk says he’s bringing back Vine in AI form. Here’s what that could mean

Good news: Vine might be coming back. Bad news: in AI form, courtesy of Elon Musk.

“We’re bringing back Vine, but in AI form,” Musk announced on X on Thursday. He did not elaborate further on his plans.

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Vědci extrémně přehřáli zlato a neúmyslně vyvrátili letitou teorii

Pevné látky i kapaliny je možné přehřát nad jejich bod tání, respektive bod varu. Fyzici si mysleli, že záhy poté dojde k entropické katastrofě, která explozivně nastolí skupenství látky odpovídající teplotě. V laboratořích SLAC ale dokázali přehřát zlato na více než 14násobek jeho bodu tání, změřili jeho teplotu a prokázali, že to s entropickou katastrofou není tak horké. http://www.osel.cz/14173-vedci-extremne-prehrali-zlato-a-neumyslne-vyvratili-letitou-teorii.html

5d | osel.cz
Apple’s iOS 26 public beta is out. Here’s how to install it safely

A stable “release” version of Apple’s iOS 26 is due in September, but you can now try an in-progress version, called the public beta. It previews a revamped interface and new features in apps like Messages and Phone (both with

Apple iOS 26 is now available to the public. Here’s how to get it—and 5 useful new features to try

In June, Apple previewed the iPhone’s next operating system, iOS 26. Without a doubt, the headline feature of iOS 26 (yes, the iPhone’s OS has a new number system) is its complete design overhaul, known as “Liquid Glass.” The new design introduces a transparent look to iOS, utilizing animati

Hulk Hogan changed media forever with his ‘Gawker’ lawsuit

">Tear a tanktop in half today for Terry Bollea, the entertainer better known as Hulk Hogan, who has died at age 71.

Though he was a ">towering icon of the 1980s professional wrestling scene and seamlessly transitioned into ">“celebreality” TV in the aughts, Bollea’s most lasting contribution to our culture may have

Trump’s ‘AI Action Plan’ smoothes the way for a bulked-up electrical grid

Welcome to AI DecodedFast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here.

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Web Guide: Google’s New AI Search Experiment via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google launches Web Guide, an experimental AI feature that clusters search results into topic groups. Available now in Search Labs.

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https://www.searchenginejournal.com/web-guide-googles-new-ai-search-experiment/552047/

Data nerds are banding together to preserve government information under attack by the Trump administration

The data nerds are fighting back.

After watching data sets be altered or disappear from U.S. government websites in unprecedented ways after President Donald Trump began his second term, an army of outside statisticians, demographers and computer

Technické překážky laserové fúze

Zdálo by se, že se laserová fúze blíží k energetickému využití. Avšak některé technické překážky jsou natolik zásadní, že jsou v blízké budoucnosti jen obtížně překonatelné. http://www.osel.cz/14172-technicke-prekazky-laserove-fuze.html

5d | osel.cz
Vibe coding platform Lovable becomes fastest-growing software startup ever


Swedish AI startup Lovable says it has surpassed $100mn in annual recurring revenue (ARR) just eight months after launch. This makes it the fastest-ever software company to reach the milestone — eclipsing the historically rapid growth rates o

Swiss startup says its AI weather forecaster beats Microsoft, Google


Swiss startup Jua has launched an AI-powered weather forecaster that it says beats leading models from tech giants — potentially making it the world’s most accurate weather forecasting system. Jua claims its model — dubbed EPT-2 — is f