科技日报 · 2026-07-25

Remember when Meta was planning to charge a $20 monthly subscription fee for the smart glasses feature that lets people hear each other more clearly - even though that feature runs locally on your glasses and doesn't require the cloud? Meta has paused those plans, spokesperson Tyler Yee confirms to

Meta just created a moderation nightmare for its smart glasses

Meta's smart glasses have been a PR headache for the company. Public backlash has been swift, and fierce; people are concerned about the erosion of privacy and expansion of surveillance. Some especially bad actors are using the glasses to film themselves "pranking" random strangers. Women have becom

Qualcomm is about to raise prices and that’s bad news for everyone

Qualcomm sent a letter to customers on Friday warning of plans to increase its prices by "a percentage in the double digits," Bloomberg reports. The price hikes will go into effect starting with products shipped after September 1st. Qualcomm claims it has "exhausted its ability to absorb higher cost

Midjourney bought the astrology app Co-Star

Midjourney, which has gone from generating AI cat images to full-body ultrasound scans, is getting into a new field: astrology. The AI startup announced on Thursday that it has acquired the personalized astrology app Co-Star, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. Co-Star is a free app that offers daily

DJI camera clone company Xtra is halting and refunding all preorders

After selling a barely disguised version of the hit DJI Osmo Pocket 3 in the United States last year, Xtra Technology seemed ready to sneak in its version of the new dual-lens Osmo Pocket 4 Pro, too. But today, Xtra has abruptly removed the new Xtra Muse 2 Pro from its website landing page, is […]

Nothing confirms layoffs, but calls market exit rumors ‘fake news’

In response to a report that Nothing is planning to "exit 12 markets as global shipments decline," Nothing cofounder Akis Evangelidis said the company is "reorganizing" and laying off some of its staff, but that "the reported numbers are way overblown." Evangelidis disputed a claim about underwhelmi

Roku raises streaming hardware prices by up to $50

Roku has increased prices across its streaming hardware, with the cheapest HD Streaming Stick now priced at $39.99 instead of $29.99, as first reported by The Desk. The price hike affects all of Roku's other devices as well, with some increasing by as much as $50. Here's a rundown of the changes: Ro

Blade Runner 2099’s moody dystopia streams on Amazon in November

After teasing the series with some first-look images yesterday, Amazon is finally properly unveiling its Blade Runner streaming series. Called Blade Runner 2099, the show hits Prime Video on November 25th with all eight episodes dropping at once. We also got the first trailer for the series, which i

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I tried out OpenAI’s new AI keypad — which will be fun for some coders and slightly mystifying to everyone else

OpenAI's fancy new AI keypad will be a lot of fun for some, while many others are probably not going to touch it.

SpaceX launches new V3 Starlink satellites but suffers another booster failure

The company ticked off a few more boxes on the second Starship V3 flight, but appears to have had another issue relighting the booster's rocket engines.

Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to raise $100M

The neolab is betting that automating routine computer tasks will soon outpace coding as AI's biggest use case.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Smart Money Stage explores fintech, payments, AI, and everything between

Money has evolved into far more than the cash in your wallet or your bank account. And at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, we’re devoting an entire stage to that progression.

Vietnam is looking to restrict social media for kids; here are the growing number of other countries doing the same

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.

Waymo reportedly mulling a breakup with Uber

The contract between the two companies ends in May 2028, Uber told TechCrunch.

Volkswagen engineers charged with insider trading tied to Rivian joint venture

The indictment, which was unsealed Friday, alleges the Volkswagen engineers used confidential insider information to buy stock in Rivian.

Why Cognition bought Poke: AI personality is becoming a competitive advantage

The acquisition brings Poke’s conversational style and interaction model to Cognition’s coding agent Devin, reflecting a growing belief that how AI assistants interact with users is as important as the models powering them.

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One of NASA’s Most Important Deep Space Observatories Hit by Spanish Wildfires

Flames burned through the Deep Space Communications Complex near Madrid, but NASA has been unable to assess the damage as a wildfire emergency grips the region.

Chinese Companies Are Selling Vapes With Chemicals Potentially More Potent Than Nicotine

Big Tobacco studied nicotine analogs like 6-methyl-nicotine for decades but never marketed them. Now, Chinese vape makers are using them to sidestep US regulations.

The 2026 El Niño Is on Track to Be the Strongest on Record

This climate phenomenon could cause a massive global temperature spike and cause economic losses of $10 trillion by 2032.

China-US AI Race Escalates, OpenAI Models Break Free, and Why You Should Check Your Car Alarm

On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into accusations that China’s Moonshot AI stole from Anthropic, and how the US Army needs to cut back on AI use.

Silicon Valley Is Completely Divided Over Chinese AI

The AI “startups” worth billions of dollars are raising alarm bells about Chinese AI. The smaller players have a totally different take.

Best Window Air Conditioners of 2026: Midea, Zafro, GE

These are the AC units we’ve trusted to cool our homes for months, if not years.

BenQ TK705STi 4K Projector Review: A Midrange Pick for Gamers

The TK705STi’s highly responsive, low-latency performance makes gameplay ultra-realistic. For movies and TV? It’s a purely average home projector.

What Is Entropy, Really?

Never mind the “heat death of the universe.” Entropy is just a bridge between two levels of reality.

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The quest to keep organs alive outside the body

This week, I covered a fascinating effort to preserve organs outside the body. There’s a huge shortage of donor organs, and one of the main reasons is time—they survive only a matter of hours outside the body, even when they’re kept on ice. Doctors dream of organ banks—stores of human organs that ca

The Download: an organ transplant breakthrough, and homegrown Chinese chips

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. Supercooled kidneys have been transplanted into pigs in a “landmark achievement” When it comes to organ donation, time is everything. As soon as an organ has bee

Supercooled kidneys have been transplanted into pigs in a “landmark achievement”

When it comes to organ donation, time is everything. As soon as an organ has been carefully removed from a donor’s body, it starts to deteriorate. Surgeons have a matter of hours to get it into a recipient. Leave it too long and the organ will become unusable. In most cases, organs will be kept…

The Download: energy transmission and US threats against Chinese AI

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. The power line that could reshape New York’s grid is hitting snags During a heat wave on July 3, New York State’s grid imported enough electricity from Canada to

How AI helps scientists design the next generation of medicines

Designing and developing a new medicine is an expensive, failure-prone scientific challenge. A new drug can take many years to develop, at the cost of a significant investment. And even then, most possible candidates never reach the patient. For biologic medicines, therapies made from engineered pro

The power line that could reshape New York’s grid is hitting snags

On July 3, as a heat wave swept the region, New York State’s grid imported 52 gigawatt-hours of electricity from Canada—enough to meet about 9% of its total electricity demand that day. Some of that power shuttled in on a 339-mile power line stretching from Quebec to Queens called the Champlain Huds

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

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Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA's Deep Space Network complex in Spain

"Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so."

Paramount/WBD merger delayed for months as states' lawsuit moves toward trial

“Halting this merger while our case proceeds is a critical victory," NY AG said.

Canadian legislator reads out apparent LLM response in floor speech

"Here’s a more natural, flowing version of that section..."

Anthropic's Opus 5 is about token efficiency, not a capability leap

Models are improving quickly, but the cheaper options are often good enough.

Roku raises streaming stick prices by up to 60 percent

Roku blames RAM shortage after CEO called it "great" for business in May.

RFK Jr.'s handpicked committee approves manufacture of peptides he uses

There's no human safety or efficacy data, but that no longer seems to matter.

Judge rebuffs Trump admin demand for phone records from NYT reporters

"We can quash the subpoenas, or you could withdraw the subpoenas,” judge told US.

European Union grants US request to restrict satellite images of Iran War region

New delay on Copernicus satellite pics comes as US ramps up war with Iran again.

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9点1氪｜宇树科技CEO王兴兴登上《时代》杂志封面；国家反诈中心App可一键检测AI生成痕迹；Claude Opus 5正式发布

今日热点导览小鹏主动召回3.35万辆X9，涉及前空气弹簧安全隐患微信撤回消息后可删除提示字怡颗莓莓果线下仍在售，公司称针对近期舆论正准备维权菲尔兹奖得主雅各布·齐默曼将加入OpenAI 欧盟对谷歌处以8.9亿欧元罚款 TOP3大新闻宇树科技CEO王兴兴登上《时代》杂志封面当地时间7月23日，宇树科技创始人兼CEO王兴兴与其载人机甲产品GD01共同登上《时代》杂志封面，标题为《机器人时代来临》。据悉，距上次中国企业家登上该刊物封面，已过去整整8年。《时代》杂志评价王兴兴是“AI时代一位非典型的预言者”，“他身材瘦削，戴着眼镜，完全没有许多科技创始人身上那种张扬的傲气。相反，他在谈

AnySearch 面向全球推出 “学生与开发者成长计划”

7月24日，在 AnySearch 北京开发者沙龙活动现场，AnySearch 创始人兼CEO 薛冠群正式宣布推出“ AnySearch 学生与开发者成长计划”（AnySearch Student & Developer Program）。该计划面向全球学生与开发者开放，旨在通过提供开放的 AI 搜索基础设施，支持更多 AI 创造者开展学术研究、开源创新和 AI 应用开发。图片1 随着 AI 加速演进，AI 应用正在从简单信息交互迈向复杂任务执行，AI Agent 正在成为下一代应用的主流形态。在这一趋势下，实时、高质量的信息获取能力是 AI Agent 看见世界、完成任务的关键基础。然而

氪星晚报｜黄仁勋力挺中国AI开源模型；市场监管总局：深入整治“内卷式”竞争

大公司：字节跳动在中卫成立朔方星河科技公司，注册资本24亿 36氪获悉，天眼查App显示，近日，中卫朔方星河科技有限公司成立，法定代表人为田��，注册资本24亿人民币，经营范围包括信息技术咨询服务、软件开发、信息系统集成服务、网络设备销售等。股东信息显示，该公司由北京字跳网络技术有限公司全资持股。周生生、老凤祥等品牌金饰价格集体下调当地时间7月23日，黄金白银大跌，油价狂飙。现货黄金跌1.96%，报4049美元；现货白银跌3.60%，报57.5967美元/盎司。国际贵金属期货普遍收跌。COMEX黄金期货跌2.4%，报4052.30美元/盎司；COMEX白银期货跌3.99%，报57.90美

你的下一位面试官，可能不是人

谁能保证超级数字员工不是下一个AI落地的窗口撰文 | 李嘉星编辑 | 张薇封面来源 | 元企AI 七月初，秋招开始预热。你投出去的下一份简历，可能不是先被HR看到，而是先被一个AI员工读完。机器筛简历并不新鲜。真正有意思的是，如果这个AI不只是帮HR筛一下简历，而是像一个新入职的同事一样，被交代一个目标后，自己去找人、沟通、打分、汇报结果呢？最近，元企AI推出了第一款产品“超级HR”。它不是一个只解决单点环节的工具，而是试图像一个员工一样接下任务：拆解岗位需求，去招聘平台找人，看你的项目经历，给你打一个匹配分，再把“是否值得继续沟通”的理由交给人类HR。今年3月底，清华博士陈猛和

对话曾鸣教授：AI时代，企业竞争的关键是构建智能复利，让AI真正进入业务流程

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。曾鸣教授在WAIC现场接受36氪「氪话未来」特邀专访，围绕AI时代企业增长、组织变革、智能复利、AI原生业务以及企业落地路径等话题，分享了他对于人工智能如何重塑商业模式与价值创造方式的观察与判断。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问题：AI如何真正进入企业业务流程

DeepSeek不是理想主义公司，它只是把现实服务于理想

DeepSeek的答案，不是只仰望星空，也不是只脚踏实地，而是用现实问题去支撑一个足够远的目标。撰文 | 李嘉星刘辰艺编辑 | 张薇头图来源 | DeepSeek 封面来源 | DeepSeek DeepSeek又一次被推到聚光灯下。这家公司一度几乎是AI圈最神秘的存在：工程师文化、低调，创始人很少公开露面，团队也不像典型互联网公司那样频繁讲故事、做传播。但过去一年，它几乎每隔一段时间就会成为中文科技圈的中心。模型发布时，它因为低成本和开源刷屏；融资消息传出时，它因为估值和投资方引发讨论；这一次，梁文锋一场近4小时的投资人交流会录音流出，又让外界重新审视这家公司。这一次，外界看到的

带着AI去前线！36氪逛透WAIC，带你看懂2026全行业AI最真实走向！

7月17日至20日，2026世界人工智能大会暨人工智能全球治理高级别会议在上海落下帷幕。黄浦江畔，热浪与人潮一起涌动。本届大会以“智能伙伴，共创未来”为主题，在世博、张江、西岸三地四馆展开。作为年度人工智能产业观察窗口，WAIC 2026留下的关键信号，不在于展陈规模本身，而在于AI叙事的重心变化：技术展示正在退居幕后，真实场景、系统交付与商业价值被推到台前。这也是36氪“氪话未来”连续第三年走进WAIC现场。过去三年，AI产业经历了从模型竞速到应用试炼的转向。参数、榜单和Demo曾经定义行业热度；到今年，更多企业开始回答一个更具体的问题：AI如何进入业务流程，如何与人协同完成任务，如何在真

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今日热点导览混元多模态理解负责人胡瀚离职创业，原团队或将聚焦世界模型极氪回应“海外锁车”事件客服回应滔搏暴力打折甩卖耐克库存：没有收到降价通知哈兰德和亚马尔2.2亿欧元身价破纪录张雪峰女儿再接手三家公司股份 TOP 3 大新闻段永平：10年内大概率不会卖泡泡玛特 7月23日，段永平在社交媒体平台雪球上发表了他对近期投资操作的最新想法。雪球上有用户向知名投资人段永平提问：“阿段不会要减点泡泡玛特仓位去买马斯克的SpaceX吧？”对此，段永平回应称：泡泡玛特我才刚开始买啊！我猜10年内大概率是不会卖的。不过，我的水果（苹果）已经比较成熟了，刚刚被call（看涨期权）走了一些，买了t-

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