Christmas shopping in July is better. These 12 very early Black Friday deals, on tried and tested products, make the perfect gifts – for yourself or others Technically, we still have 60 days to enjoy summer. Yet in the world of retail, Black Friday deals have already arrived. To mark ...
Month: July 2026
A Stenographer Submitted AI-Generated Errors in Official Court Transcript, Judge SaysA Stenographer Submitted AI-Generated Errors in Official Court Transcript, Judge Says
A judge caught a court reporter making AI-generated errors in a court transcript, and put stenographers everywhere on notice for their use of AI. In a memorandum decision concerning a case about a man who sold drugs to another man who overdosed and died, filed on July 23, Judge Paul ...
Flock’s CEO Says its ALPRs Don’t Do Video After Repeatedly Announcing They CanFlock’s CEO Says its ALPRs Don’t Do Video After Repeatedly Announcing They Can
After the Los Angeles Police Department allowed its contract with Flock to expire, the surveillance company’s CEO, Garrett Langley, told local news that people don’t understand how its technology works, and that its automated license plate readers (ALPR) only take a “static picture” of a car. “The technology is really ...
US imposes tariffs on dozens of trade partners over ‘forced labour’ importsUS imposes tariffs on dozens of trade partners over ‘forced labour’ imports
The tariffs target around 60 trading partners over claims they failed to properly stop forced labour. ...
Before you throw out all the synthetic fabrics in your closet, read thisBefore you throw out all the synthetic fabrics in your closet, read this
Experts weigh in on wellness culture’s obsession with natural fibers and the growing trend of people shunning plastic-based clothing A few months ago, Lane Koch made a decision: she would purge her family’s closets of all plastic-based fabrics and replace them with natural fibers, such as cotton and linen. Koch, ...
Burnham pauses plan to release some prisoners early from SeptemberBurnham pauses plan to release some prisoners early from September
The prime minister says no prisoners will be released until a review has been conducted. ...
Mum and daughter who died at beach were trying to save boy, 7Mum and daughter who died at beach were trying to save boy, 7
Shally Rahman and teenager Samiha Rahman were pulled from the water, emergency services say. ...
Alphabet’s free cash flow turns negativeAlphabet’s free cash flow turns negative
Alphabet is spending like there’s no tomorrow, and it’s freaking shareholders out. Its shares dropped 7% after it raised its AI spending for the third time this year to $205 billion. Its free cash flow turned negative for the first time in its 22 years as a public company, and ...
IBM top exec makes the case for a quarterly earnings rethinkIBM top exec makes the case for a quarterly earnings rethink
IBM’s earnings whiff could give the Trump administration more ammunition to rethink the quarterly earnings treadmill, which a top company executive called “outdated.” “It forces companies to do irrational things” like offering steep end-of-quarter discounts, IBM Vice Chair Gary Cohn said in an interview. (IBM chose not to do those ...
Sports betting takes a financial tollSports betting takes a financial toll
Sports betting is degrading the financial health of the most vulnerable households, according to a new study that tees up an emerging political issue. The study, which draws on transaction data from more than 180,000 households, found that sports betting doesn’t replace shopping or other gambling, like lottery tickets or ...