科技日报 · 2026-07-23

Carl Merriam has designed some of my favorite nostalgia-inducing Lego sets, including the Lego Nintendo Game Boy and Piranha Plant. He's assisted on the incredible Lion Knights' Castle, Galaxy Explorer, and Pirates of Barracuda Bay. Now, he's helped the company create a $200 Donkey Kong arcade machi

Meta won’t have to face the next planned social media addiction trial

Less than a week before Meta's lawyers were set to return to a Los Angeles courtroom, the plaintiff accusing the platform of inflicting harm dropped the case. Brought by 15-year-old Florida plaintiff going by initials R.K.C., the case was set to be the second in a set of bellwether trials meant to t

Tesla’s revenues are bouncing back, but profits are still weak

After a dismal two years of weakening demand, falling sales, and damage to its brand by Elon Musk's political activities, Tesla's road to recovery continues apace. On the heels of an impressive delivery report, the company released its earnings for the second quarter of 2026 - giving us the latest g

Price-hiked iPads are a little cheaper right now

A number of Apple products got more expensive last month, so we’re happy to find deals wherever and whenever we can. If you’re searching for a high-end iPad, one of the more notable deals currently happening is on the 13-inch iPad Pro M5 with 512GB of storage. Normally $1,699, it’s $150 off at Amazo

iOS code could reportedly let Apple cut off apps when users miss iPhone payments

Code found in an iOS 27 beta would allow Apple to put a financed iPhone in "Restricted Mode" if it detects any missed payments, 9to5Mac reports. The finding follows a story from Bloomberg earlier this week claiming Apple is preparing to launch a new "Apple Upgrade" financing program for leasing new

Apple is reportedly testing a MacBook Neo with more RAM

Following the MacBook Neo's huge popularity so far, Apple is reportedly developing an updated version of its budget laptop with a new processor and more memory, and even has plans to refresh the model with new colors. Following a similar report from analyst Tim Culpan earlier this year, Bloomberg's

Here’s what Samsung’s smart glasses actually look like

Samsung has given us our first chance to check out its upcoming smart glasses in person, revealing two new designs and the first specs in the process, including an impressive 9-hour battery life. The glasses, developed in collaboration with Google and the eyewear brands Gentle Monster and Warby Park

How the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 phones compare

Samsung's latest round of folding Galaxy Z phones and updated smartwatches were announced at its July 2026 Unpacked event and are set to launch on August 7th. The Galaxy Z Flip 8, Fold 8, and Fold 8 Ultra don't seem geared toward people who bought last year's model; aside from a few design updates a

创业科技 (8)

After shocking quarter, IBM insists that AI isn’t killing the mainframe

After IBM's stock crashed last week on warnings of poor mainframe sales, the CEO explained that AI wrecked corporate hardware budget, temporarily.

Google justifies its massive AI spending with a booming cloud business

Google's cloud business is thriving, as companies adopting its AI and AI infrastructure services help the tech giant to report record profits.

Treasury threatens sanctions after White House claims Moonshot distilled Anthropic’s Fable

The episode has also intensified a broader debate in Washington over the influx of Chinese open models.

Tesla spending skyrockets as Cybercab, Semi, Megapack production timeline slips

Tesla's 26% boost in revenue wasn't enough to offset rising operating expenses and capital expenditures as it pushes to launch a new generation of products.

Social media addiction lawsuit against Meta is dropped

A closely watched social media addiction lawsuit that had been set to go to trial next week has been dropped after the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed his claims against Meta, leaving none of the major tech companies facing trial in the case.

SoundCloud acquires decentralized music platform Nina Protocol months after its shutdown

SoundCloud has acquired decentralized music platform Nina Protocol, months after the startup announced it would shut down. The deal brings Nina’s artists, editorial archive, and music discovery tools to SoundCloud as the company continues expanding its platform for independent musicians.

How OpenAI’s human mistake led to the AI-powered hack on Hugging Face

OpenAI made a mistake setting up what it called a “highly isolated” testing environment and sandbox. According to cybersecurity experts, that human mistake is what made the AI-powered attack on Hugging Face possible.

Travis Kalanick’s robotics company raises $1.7B, led by a16z

Uber is also investing in Travis Kalanick's company Atoms, which has made gauzy claims about using industrial AI to modernize the world.

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Why Lettuce Is Always Making People Sick

The cyclospora diarrhea outbreak isn’t an isolated incident. It’s part of a pattern of leafy greens wreaking digestive havoc.

The White House Is Trying to Figure Out What to Do About Chinese AI

There’s a debate going on in the Trump administration over how to handle increasingly powerful Chinese AI models.

Top Red-Light Therapy Deals at Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale (2026)

Save on WIRED-tested LED therapy devices from TheraFace, HigherDose, and more.

‘The Odyssey’ Is Inspiring Unprecedented Levels of Cope

Elon Musk and the online right convinced themselves that Christopher Nolan’s “woke” epic would go down in flames. Now they’re crashing out.

China’s Open AI Models Are Challenging Silicon Valley’s Playbook

As access to Anthropic’s and OpenAI’s frontier models becomes more restricted, Chinese labs are pitching their open-source alternatives as stable, accessible, and increasingly capable.

Dyson V10 Konical Review (2026): Affordable and Solid

Out of Dyson’s two new affordable stick vacuums, this one is easily my favorite.

Which New Samsung Foldable Phone Should You Buy? Fold8 Ultra, Fold8, or Flip8?

Samsung’s folding phone family has a new middle child with a fresh form factor, but which of its eighth-gen foldables is right for you?

Why Samsung Gave Its Next Folding Phone a New Shape

People spend hours watching videos on their smartphones. The wider, shorter, and lighter Galaxy Z Fold8 caters to exactly that.

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The Download: NASA’s new space telescope and OpenAI’s autonomous hacker

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Shape-shifting mirrors on NASA’s new space telescope could unveil Jupiters like our own When NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches, as early as the en

Shape-shifting mirrors on NASA’s new space telescope could unveil Jupiters like our own

When NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches, as early as the end of next month, it will attempt one of astronomy’s most precise disappearing acts to date. The telescope will carry the first space-bound “active” coronagraph, an instrument that effectively erases most of the light from a st

The Download: Chinese AI divides the White House, and a record copyright payout

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. China’s AI models have Trump’s AI world at war with itself Last weekend, several current and former advisers to President Donald Trump on AI publicly lobbed insul

Advancing next-gen AI with materials science innovation

The conversation about AI often centers on algorithms, computing power, or huge investments in new semiconductor fabrication plants and hyperscale data centers. But beneath each of these advances is another layer of innovation that makes them possible: advanced materials. Every new generation of AI

China’s AI models have Trump’s AI world at war with itself

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Over the weekend, several current and former advisors to President Donald Trump on AI publicly lobbed insults at the country’s leading AI companies. David Sacks,

The Download: AI hiring biases, and weather data sabotage

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI is more likely than humans to form biases when hiring The next time you apply for a job, AI may screen your résumé before any human sees it. But there’s…

AI is more likely than humans to form biases when hiring

The next time you apply for a job, AI may screen your résumé before any human sees it. But there’s good reason to question whether AI will judge you fairly. Researchers already know that LLMs pick up human biases from their training data. New research suggests that LLMs can also develop their own bi

The Download: perimenopause misinformation and China’s latest AI leap

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. There’s a lot of hype around perimenopause. Don’t buy it. Perimenopause used to be considered taboo, but not anymore. Thanks at least in part to TV doctors and so

深度科技 (8)

Sales were up at Tesla but so were costs and spending

Q2 2026 was profitable, but barely.

Microsoft brings original Xbox backward compatibility to Windows PCs

First four compatible titles can be run with an 11-year-old graphics card.

ISPs' long nightmare of having to list all the fees they charge is finally over

FCC lets ISPs stop listing all fees after companies complained it was too hard.

Clayface trailer leans into the body horror

"The people I trusted betrayed me. The justice system failed me."

Hyundai claims humanoid robot plan is not part of talks with striking workers

Union previously warned automaker that any robot deployment must be negotiated.

Next Space Force chief throws cold water on the idea of space privateers

It turns out some of Benjamin Franklin's opinions from 240 years ago are still relevant today.

OpenAI says its AI agent broke out of testing sandbox to hack Hugging Face

"This is day one for cybersecurity in the age of agents," Hugging Face CEO says.

What happens when you try to chop a photon in half?

A mirror that moves mid-photon could release a shower of new photons.

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硬氪首发 | 大疆系AI自然探索公司获五源、顺为投资，首创水下光学系统

硬氪获悉，水下AI自然探索科技公司Deeplore近日完成数千万元种子轮融资，由五源资本、顺为资本联合投资。资金将核心用于研发团队扩建与水下AI技术深耕，加速首款AI潜水面镜落地迭代，搭建水下自然探索智能平台的技术底座。一群在消费电子行业征战十余年的大疆老兵，把目光从天空转向了深海。 Deeplore 2025年诞生于深圳，核心团队大多出自大疆，覆盖产品定义、硬核研发、全球商业全链路，是典型的“技术+量产+全球化”组合。更特别的是，三位创始人均是资深潜水与户外运动爱好者：创始人丘力是拥有200+潜次的救援潜水员，也曾任大疆核心结构专家、能源BU负责人，后以森合创新联合创始人身份积累了完整的

对话蚂蚁数科：打造商业智能体超级工厂，生态共建中国行业版Harness标准

7月17日，2026世界人工智能大会（WAIC）在上海开幕。作为36氪连续第三年深入WAIC现场的重要内容窗口，「氪话未来」直播间也在大会首日同步开启现场对话。蚂蚁数科副总裁、中国区业务发展部总经理孙磊在WAIC现场接受36氪「氪话未来」特邀专访，围绕商业智能体超级工厂、行业垂直大模型、AI工程化能力以及企业智能体落地等话题，分享了蚂蚁数科面向企业智能化升级的最新实践与思考。本届WAIC以“智能伙伴，共创未来”为主题。随着人工智能产业进入应用深化阶段，行业关注点正在从模型能力竞争逐步转向应用价值创造。相比过去几年围绕参数规模、模型性能和技术突破的讨论，2026年的AI产业正在更加关注一个核心

36氪首发 | 前华尔街投资人下场造“手”，以“自研视触觉+软硬闭环”破解行业数据难题

图源/企业本文约 2100 字，建议阅读 5 分钟作者丨欧雪编辑丨袁斯来硬氪获悉，机器人灵巧操作方案提供商拾玥科技（LumiBot）近日完成数千万元天使轮融资。本轮由常州智融长优股权投资合伙企业（有限合伙）领投，另外两家国有投资平台旗下基金跟投。资金将主要用于团队扩张、产品迭代与小批量产线建设，以及灵巧操作数据采集与模型研发。拾玥科技成立于2025年初，专注于为工业制造、精密装配等高精度场景提供灵巧操作解决方案。目前，公司已推出Lumi-Dex系列高自由度灵巧手、Lumi-Tac指型视触觉传感器、Lumi-Mind灵巧操作模型及Lumi-Mod电机模组四大产品线。团队方面，创始人吴

36氪首发 | 同济博士做几何、物理AI重构设计制造，累计获超3亿元融资

图源/企业本文约 1400 字，建议阅读 3 分钟作者丨欧雪编辑丨袁斯来硬氪获悉，工业AI设计研发解决方案供应商「设序科技」于近日正式完成B轮超亿元融资，累计获超3亿元融资，投资方包括深产投、合鼎共及老股东涌铧投资等。融资将用于市场开拓（含出海）及核心模型技术研发。设序科技成立于2020年，旗下产品“则形AI”是基于自研工业世界模型与自然语言大模型封装的面向硬件工程的设计研发智能体平台，提供云架构下的3D设计方案与2D工程图纸智能生成功能。创始人兼CEO吴泳荣为同济大学先进制造方向博士，曾任通用先进制造实验室研究员、蔚来汽车智能制造专家。相比去年，设序原有的3D生成与2D生成两大产

8点1氪丨小红书回应IPO因前员工举报而受阻传闻：均不属实；谷歌Gemini跌出全球排名前十；耐克宣布终止滔搏线上经销权

今日热点导览香港高院驳回宗馥莉上诉申请，维持冻结18亿美元资产苹果拟推出月租iPhone，支持大多数机型 SpaceX做空比例飙至32%，马斯克警告空头：几无存活可能康美药业原实控人马兴田夫妇赔付13.96亿元宇树科技王兴兴：具身智能的“ChatGPT时刻"有望最快在两三年内到来越疆科技回应招股书举报风波 TOP3大新闻小红书回应IPO传闻近日，有较多传言称“小红书已于6月底前秘密提交IPO申请”，但因前员工举报其“上市合规”问题而受阻。7月22日，小红书方面回应界面新闻称，目前流传的IPO相关信息均不属实。（界面新闻） Gemini掉出全球前十当地时间7月21日，谷歌Deep

这届世界杯花钱最狠的人，不懂球丨2026世界杯消费报告

随着加时赛那粒制胜进球的落下，西班牙时隔16年再次举起大力神杯，这场横跨美加墨三国、48支球队的世界杯终于尘埃落定。这届世界杯从来不缺爆冷、争议和绝少，但比球场更热闹的，是年轻人的钱包。深夜外卖订单暴涨？联名盲盒开售秒空？球迷酒吧一座难求？在这一个来月的世界杯比赛期间，年轻人们究竟为了「这场球」豪掷出多少钱？如今赛场的喧嚣散去，翻看这段时间的消费记录，才发现今年看球的画风有些变了。针对这届世界杯年轻人的观赛与消费选择，「后浪研究所」发起了一项世界杯消费小调查，共回收510份有效问卷。你对世界杯的印象，是不是还停留在定好闹钟熬大夜、在屏幕前从头蹲到尾，但放到今年的美加墨，年轻人的观赛

氪星晚报｜苹果iPhone18系列已量产；小红书回应IPO传闻：相关信息均不属实；明治将在华牛奶业务转让给澳亚集团

大公司：小马智行与京东养车达成战略合作 36氪获悉，7月21日，小马智行与京东养车达成战略合作，双方将围绕自动驾驶车辆维保服务及供应链协同等领域展开深度合作，共同打造面向自动驾驶车队的标准化、规模化运维服务体系。这是自动驾驶公司首次与全国性汽车后市场服务平台建立全面战略合作。益生股份：2026年上半年净利润3.08亿元，同比增长4897.29% 36氪获悉，益生股份公告，2026年上半年营收16.97亿元，同比增长28.44%；净利润3.08亿元，同比增长4897.29%。公司经董事会审议通过的利润分配预案为：以实施权益分派股权登记日的公司总股本扣除回购专用证券账户中的回购股份为基数，向全

对话超擎数智CEO唐春峰：AI产业竞争正在从模型训练走向推理落地，全栈方案加速企业智能化应用

7月17日，2026世界人工智能大会在上海开幕。作为36氪连续第三年深入WAIC现场的重要内容窗口，「氪话未来」直播间也在大会首日同步开启现场对话。超擎数智创始人兼CEO唐春峰在WAIC现场接受36氪「氪话未来」特邀专访，围绕人工智能推理应用落地、软硬一体全栈解决方案、行业应用实践等话题，分享了超擎从软件、硬件到行业部署的整体布局，以及如何通过技术方案提升AI应用效率、降低企业落地成本。本届WAIC以“智能伙伴，共创未来”为主题。随着人工智能产业进入应用深化阶段，行业关注点正在从模型能力竞争逐步转向应用价值创造。相比过去几年围绕参数规模、模型性能和技术突破的讨论，2026年的AI产业正在更加

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