Engadget

What's the difference between USB 3.0 & 2.0 and which should you use?

There are various USB standards, but how do USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports differ? If you're fretting about what sort of socket you should plug your favorite PC peripherals into, it's important to know the ...
Reuters

Brazil instant coffee sector exempt from new US tariffs, protecting up to $2.5 billion in exports

SAO PAULO, July 16 (Reuters) - Brazil's instant coffee is exempt from a new 25% U.S. tariff on Brazilian imports, a move ‌eagerly awaited by the industry, which had previously been the only segment of ...
techtimes

Cognition SWE-1.7: RL on Top of RL Yields Near-Frontier Code at Low Cost

Cognition launched SWE-1.7 on Wednesday, the most capable model it has trained, and with it made a specific claim about reinforcement learning that the broader AI research community will be evaluating ...
VentureBeat

OpenAI's updated GPT-5.5 Instant is better at shopping, complex constraints, and understanding user intent — and it's already in the API

Credit: VentureBeat made with OpenAI ChatGPT-Images-2.0 OpenAI has made a significant update to its most widely used language model, GPT-5.5 Instant, which is the default in the free version of ...
9to5Mac

iOS 26.5.2 update likely coming soon for iPhone users

While much of the attention has shifted to iOS 27, that update won’t ship to customers until later this year. In the meantime, iOS 26 remains the iPhone software version in use by iPhone users ...
Polygon

What time does World of Warcraft patch 12.0.7 release in your time zone?

The dangers posed by the Void haven't disappeared yet in World of Warcraft and in patch 12.0.7 "Revelations," it's finally time to take the next step in the fight against it. In addition to advancing ...
CNN

Nearly 1.2 billion people worldwide are living with mental disorders. The number has been growing

Nearly 1.2 billion people worldwide had mental disorders in 2023, reflecting a 95.5% increase since 1990, a new study has found. The largest increases were in anxiety and depression, which were also ...
GitHub

OpenFriend — Minecraft Java Edition Friends List bridge

OpenFriend is an independent, community-built project. It is not developed, endorsed, supported, sponsored, certified, or otherwise officially connected to Microsoft Corporation, Mojang AB, Mojang ...
TechCrunch

OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 Instant, a new default model for ChatGPT

On Tuesday, OpenAI released a new foundation model called GPT-5.5 Instant, which will replace GPT-5.3 Instant as the default ChatGPT model. The company said the model reduces hallucination in ...
Game Rant

World of Warcraft Reveals Patch 12.0.7, All But Confirms Patch 12.1

World of Warcraft has officially revealed Patch 12.0.7, Revelations, essentially confirming that Patch 12.1 will take place on Atal’Utek in the process. Though this patch does not have an official ...
9to5Mac

iOS 26.4.2 could launch soon as next iPhone update

Apple recently released iOS 26.4.1 for iPhone users, but now it appears that another software update could be imminent: iOS 26.4.2 is coming soon. Whenever Apple is preparing a future software update ...