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Tidal won’t pay royalties on AI-generated music but isn’t banning it outright

Tidal shared its new policies regarding AI-generated music today and how the platform plans to "protect artists" and "inform listeners." In…

Sony’s next-gen PlayStation will go ‘beyond the living room’

Sony hinted in a recent Q&A with investors that the next generation PlayStation will offer some kind of experience that lets you play games…

OpenAI is teasing new hardware… for Codex

OpenAI is releasing some sort of device related to its AI-powered coding tool, Codex, on July 15th. In a video posted to X on Monday, OpenA…

At $499, Apple’s M3-powered iPad Air is a good deal

Most of Apple’s price increases have gone into effect, resulting in iPads and other products costing hundreds more than they did a few days…

The best July 4th sales we found so far

July 4th sales are typically a precursor to what we’d see during a mid-July Prime Day, but obviously things are flipped around this year. L…

Dbrand’s Steam Machine Companion Cube is canceled

Dbrand announced Monday that it's refunding everyone who bought its Steam Machine Companion Cube, which it said it made "without a license …

Congress wants to ban AI companies from selling your health data

A new proposal would ban the sale of Americans' health and location information to data brokers - including information people reveal to an…

WhatsApp is launching usernames: here’s how to reserve yours

WhatsApp is introducing a new way to add and chat with contacts, without having to share your phone number. Usernames will be launching "la…

These camera-free smart glasses made me feel like Tony Stark

Xgimi, the Chinese company known for its all-in-one smart projectors, is expanding its portfolio with a new line of screen-equipped smart g…

Supreme Court allows firing of FTC commissioners, ends agency independence

The Supreme Court just placed once-independent agencies more firmly under presidential control. The court ruled in Slaughter v. Trump with …

Let him cook: How Weber Blackstone CEO Roger Dahle went from upstart to the biggest name in grilling

It’s time for our annual Fourth of July grill episode here at Decoder. This is when we invite the CEOs of outdoor cooking companies onto th…

Rocket Lab is buying Iridium’s satellite network for $8 billion to take on SpaceX

Rocket Lab, the space company best known for its small satellite launcher Electron, has announced plans to acquire Iridium Communications f…

The Flipper Zero creators’ Busy Bar productivity display will go on sale next month

First announced over a year ago in April 2025, the Busy Bar will be available for purchase starting on July 14th when the device also start…

How to end a TV show

Ending any story is hard, but that's especially true of mystery-packed TV shows. Series like Lost initially hook viewers with constantly bu…

Comcast is splitting in two

Comcast has announced plans to separate itself into two publicly traded companies, spinning off its NBCUniversal and Sky broadcasting arms.…

The war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it

A sneaky rule change has the potential to blow up scientific research in the United States. But there's still time to fight it. On May 29th…

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China’s Z.ai claims it can match Mythos on cybersecurity

China's Zhipu AI (Z.ai) released its open-weight GLM-5.2, and some researchers have claimed that it matches Mythos in certain bug-finding a…