Here are the latest major world news updates as of July 19, 2025: 10 Americans Freed from Venezuela in Prisoner Swap: The White House announced that 10 Americans detained in…
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New embedding model leaderboard shakeup: Google takes #1 while Alibaba’s open source alternative closes gap
Google’s new Gemini Embedding model now leads the MTEB benchmark. But it is facing fierce competition from closed and open source rivals.
Benchmark in talks to lead Series A for Greptile, valuing AI-code reviewer at $180M, sources say
YC alum Greptile raises $30M Series A.
Why a Y Combinator startup tackling AI agents for Windows gave up and pivoted
Pig.dev was working on a problem that could have been revolutionary: agent tech for controlling Windows desktops.
What the hell is going on with Subnautica 2?
If I had to describe the status of Subnautica 2 in just three words, it would be these: messy, messy, messy. That’s not to say the game itself is in terrible shape — this is actually a pivotal claim in the whole situation — but […]
Cursor snaps up enterprise startup Koala in challenge to GitHub Copilot
Cursor-maker Anysphere is snapping up top talent from AI enterprise startups in an effort to compete with Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot.
A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people’s phone locations
The new SS7 bypass-attack tricks phone operators into disclosing a cell subscriber’s location, in some cases down to a few hundred meters.
Microsoft unceremoniously kills off the Xbox Movies & TV store
Microsoft has rather abruptly closed down its Movies & TV app, which is accessible on Xbox and Windows PCs via the Microsoft Store. This allowed people to rent or buy movies or TV shows natively through their console or computer’s storefront, but in a newly […]
Ring reintroduces video sharing with police
Ring has once again started letting police request footage from users. Axon, a law enforcement technology company and maker of TASER, announced in April that it’s partnering with Ring to allow customers to share “relevant video with law enforcement to help solve crimes faster and […]
“14 Million Lives at Stake: Trump’s $9 Billion Aid Cut Sparks Global Outcry” – 7/18/2025, 6:28:44 PM
Here are the latest major world news developments as of July 18, 2025: US Domestic Policy: The US House of Representatives passed President Trump’s recisions package by a narrow vote…