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 Linus Torvalds says 'huge' Linux kernel updates are now the status quo — and it's all thanks to AI
X makes the source code for its For You timeline available on GitHub and adds tools to let users see if X's ranking systems "shadowbanned" them (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
 FlexiSpot’s EN1 standing desk with a single-piece desktop gets a $60 price drop at Amazon
Sources: Apple hired Nate Gatten, an American Airlines exec with GOP ties, as government affairs VP, seeking someone who could align with Trump administration (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
Sources: David Sacks' Craft Ventures is targeting around $1B for a new fund, its first since Sacks stepped down as the White House AI and crypto czar (The Information)
Sundar Pichai says Gemini has hit 1B+ MAUs, the company's fastest-growing product ever and its 14th product to hit the 1B-user mark (Sundar Pichai/@sundarpichai)
 House of the Dragon season 4: release window, possible cast, story predictions, and more on the HBO Max show's final chapter
Google adds third-party games store Aptoide to the Play Store for Android users in the US, following a judge's orders in the antitrust lawsuit with Epic (Ryan Whitwam/Ars Technica)
 Chinese ship spotted 'lurking' near Taiwan's subsea internet cables linking it to the US
As PC makers start using CXMT RAM chips, Apple is testing them too, but it needs a custom version for its devices, and US rules block Apple from sharing designs (Wall Street Journal)
 Gmail is killing off one of its best features —and now I can't use it as my favorite email hub
A profile of Russia's A7, a payment network that helps Russia bypass Western sanctions, handling ~20% of payments in Russian foreign trade, or $100B+ annually (Alexander Osipovich/Wall Street Journal)
 4 new 4K Blu-rays from July 2026 to add to your collection