July 2026

Did Argentina discover Jordan Pickford’s penalty kick strategy in win over England?

NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! Argentina’s players may have stumbled upon a few secrets in their win over England that could be useful moving forward. Following Argentina’s 2-1 victory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-final on Wednesday, Lionel Messi and Argentina teammates Nico Gonzalez and Enzo Fernández held a water bottle together. […]

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Firefox vs Edge: fresh shots fired in browser wars as Mozilla report accuses Microsoft of using ‘harmful design’ to undermine choice in Windows 11

A report commissioned by Mozilla accuses Microsoft of using ‘malicious design’ to undermine browser choices in Windows 11 It allegedly includes trick wording, nagging, preselection, and generally dubious tactics to push Edge over other browsers Noting that the situation is better in the European Economic Area due to regulations there, the report notes that “regulatory

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China and Russia have a secret ‘no limit’ pact to eliminate Elon Musk’s Starlink at any cost, researchers claim

A joint Insider/Der Spiegel/Le Monde investigation published leaked documents showing a Chinese-authored three-level plan to contain and defeat Starlink The plan, presented to Russian officers at a secret forum in 2023, highlights a three-tiered approach to containing and destroying SpaceX’s Starlink A separately signed June 2023 Moscow Protocol also commits Russia and China to jointly

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China shuts down AI girlfriends, boyfriends, leaving users heartbroken

China shuts down AI girlfriends, boyfriends, leaving users heartbroken The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has announced a sweeping crackdown on AI chatbots that act as boyfriends or girlfriends for users. The new rules prevent bots from inducing emotional addiction, thereby preventing users from falling in love with their AI companions. Several AI companies, including

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Canada’s wildfire smoke forces MLB, MLS games rescheduled

Wildfire smoke brings orange skies, dangerous air quality to millions in US Canadian wildfire smoke from nearly 900 active fires is creating hazardous air quality and orange skies over the Midwest and Northeast Fox Weather Correspondent Katie Byrne reports live from Cleveland on the extensive smoke hitting major cities like New York, Boston and Washington

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Trump confirmed attending Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final at MetLife

Trump on FIFA overturning suspension of red card for American soccer player President Donald Trump talks about his direct involvement in urging FIFA President Gianni Infantino to review a controversial red card issued to an American player. Trump criticizes the referee’s ‘terrible’ call and considers it unfair to remove a top player for a collision.

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Breakthrough of neo-robot hands can build LEGOs, zip up jackets and open a bag of Funyuns – I can’t tell if I’m excited or scared

Neo Beta robotic hands have human-level dexterity They use tendon-like controls instead of hand motors They are waterproof and can perform many skills normally reserved for human hands Neo’s new robotic hands are so good and lifelike that you might assume they’re gloved human hands, and then you might wonder why someone is swinging a

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Lionel Messi and Argentina find their way back from the brink again

NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! I am reminded of the saying in George RR Martin’s “Game of Thrones” series: “What is dead may never die.” And like the Ironborn or the White Walkers, there are some things in football that never die. And that’s Argentina. A team that sacrifices itself and drowns during

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No sleep score, no steps: this Signal smart ring from a former Google head is focused on cracking cuffless blood pressure readings, calibration

Blood pressure has long been considered the “holy grail” of PPG-powered wearable technology. Because (until now) you really need an inflatable cuff to measure or at least calibrate blood pressure readings, and that’s been hard to do with a smartwatch alone. The Huawei Watch D series incorporated a cuff into the smartwatch itself, while Apple

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