๐น๏ธ The last place anyone thought to look
In 1986, Nintendo released the Famicombox โ a commercial 8-bit system for Japanese hotels, holding up to 16 cartridges, coin-operated, never meant for home use. Most units disappeared long ago.
Famicom archivist Orochi went undercover to a love hotel and found a batch of them, fully operational, installed in nearly every room. Almost all games work fine โ the only casualties are Zapper shooters, since light guns and LCD TVs have never really got along. Orochi won't name the hotel, hoping to "protect" the consoles. Automaton Media broke the story.
Forty years later, the hardware is still clocking in. Just not at the kind of hotel Nintendo imagined.
Engadget
In 1986, Nintendo released the Famicombox โ a commercial 8-bit system for Japanese hotels, holding up to 16 cartridges, coin-operated, never meant for home use. Most units disappeared long ago.
Famicom archivist Orochi went undercover to a love hotel and found a batch of them, fully operational, installed in nearly every room. Almost all games work fine โ the only casualties are Zapper shooters, since light guns and LCD TVs have never really got along. Orochi won't name the hotel, hoping to "protect" the consoles. Automaton Media broke the story.
Forty years later, the hardware is still clocking in. Just not at the kind of hotel Nintendo imagined.
Engadget
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๐ธ The Consumer Federation of America puts last year's online scam losses at $148 billion โ seven times what the FBI recorded, per CNET. The gap exists because only around 14% of victims ever file a report. Crypto accounts for more than half of losses, and Meta's platforms โ Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp โ are where most scams originate.
9to5Mac
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๐ฎ Someone gave Baldur's Gate 3 an over-the-shoulder camera โ and the internet chose sides
Modder Relysia dropped True Third-Person Camera on Nexus Mods this month: over-the-shoulder view, dynamic FOV, smooth transitions โ Faerรปn suddenly feels like The Witcher. A showcase video hit 3.9 million views in days, per IGN.
Critics say the camera isn't cosmetic โ it's structural, and BG3's levels were never built for it. The other side: nobody's touching turn-based combat or click-to-move, just make it an opt-in toggle.
Larian signalled at a recent Divinity AMA that free camera won't be in the next game. Hard to hold that line when 3.9 million people just watched someone stroll through Baldur's Gate like it's Novigrad.
Modder Relysia dropped True Third-Person Camera on Nexus Mods this month: over-the-shoulder view, dynamic FOV, smooth transitions โ Faerรปn suddenly feels like The Witcher. A showcase video hit 3.9 million views in days, per IGN.
Critics say the camera isn't cosmetic โ it's structural, and BG3's levels were never built for it. The other side: nobody's touching turn-based combat or click-to-move, just make it an opt-in toggle.
Larian signalled at a recent Divinity AMA that free camera won't be in the next game. Hard to hold that line when 3.9 million people just watched someone stroll through Baldur's Gate like it's Novigrad.
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๐ Daily Recap ยท Jul 31
๐ Fake App Store wallet drained $1.8M in Bitcoin
๐ Kavinsky, the man behind Nightcall, died at 50
๐น๏ธ Rare 1986 Nintendo Famicombox found inside a love hotel
๐ธ Online scams cost $148B last year โ most went unreported
๐ฎ A BG3 mod goes third-person and breaks the internet
Someone in your life just surfaced from a 12-hour workday โ send them this so they're not completely lost tomorrow
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๐ Fake App Store wallet drained $1.8M in Bitcoin
๐ Kavinsky, the man behind Nightcall, died at 50
๐น๏ธ Rare 1986 Nintendo Famicombox found inside a love hotel
๐ธ Online scams cost $148B last year โ most went unreported
๐ฎ A BG3 mod goes third-person and breaks the internet
Someone in your life just surfaced from a 12-hour workday โ send them this so they're not completely lost tomorrow
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๐ค The US robot ban covers Roombas too
The Trump administration's ban on importing "advanced robotic devices" dominated headlines for humanoid robots โ but the FCC confirmed to The Verge it covers robot vacuums as well.
The rule targets any new software-controlled ground device over
The problem: the market is almost entirely Chinese. The top five robovac brands โ
The Trump administration's ban on importing "advanced robotic devices" dominated headlines for humanoid robots โ but the FCC confirmed to The Verge it covers robot vacuums as well.
The rule targets any new software-controlled ground device over
4.4 lbs with environmental sensing and wireless connectivity. Existing robots are untouched; new models need a waiver tied to US manufacturing commitments.The problem: the market is almost entirely Chinese. The top five robovac brands โ
Roborock, Ecovacs, Dreame, Xiaomi, Narwal โ are all Chinese entities. The Roomba brand, post-iRobot bankruptcy, now belongs to Chinese manufacturer Picea. No company was asked a single question about security practices during the waiver process.โค4๐1๐1๐ฑ1
๐ต 'Rubber Soul' is getting the deluxe box set treatment โ with an unheard Lennon song
Beatles fans have been waiting for this since 2022, when *Revolver* got its big deluxe release. Now it's *Rubber Soul*'s turn: October 2nd, and the full Super Deluxe edition has 68 tracks, including 24 session outtakes and a previously unheard John Lennon composition called ยซLittle Girlยป.
New stereo remix, original mono master, the US Capitol version, and an 88-page book โ all in there. Dolby Atmos is coming separately. Smaller 2LP and 2CD editions exist for everyone else.
As a preview, "Michelle (Take 1)" is already out, according to Variety.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL0mVPA7T0Q
Beatles fans have been waiting for this since 2022, when *Revolver* got its big deluxe release. Now it's *Rubber Soul*'s turn: October 2nd, and the full Super Deluxe edition has 68 tracks, including 24 session outtakes and a previously unheard John Lennon composition called ยซLittle Girlยป.
New stereo remix, original mono master, the US Capitol version, and an 88-page book โ all in there. Dolby Atmos is coming separately. Smaller 2LP and 2CD editions exist for everyone else.
As a preview, "Michelle (Take 1)" is already out, according to Variety.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL0mVPA7T0Q
YouTube
The Beatles - Rubber Soul (Special Editions)
Announcing new special editions of The Beatles' landmark album, Rubber Soul. Newly mixed by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell, this expanded collection features new stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes, the original mono mix, the original US Capitol albumโฆ
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๐ฌ The Odyssey hit the internet โ briefly
Nolan's *The Odyssey* pulled in $87 million its second weekend, with IMAX 70mm tickets still scarce. Someone, apparently, couldn't wait.
On July 25, a post on X pointed to a high-quality bootleg โ confirmed by Variety. It hit 2.1 million views in two and a half hours before a takedown and account suspension. By July 26, clones linger on the platform, though most lead to a Rickroll. Rick Astley, undefeated.
Elon Musk, separately, called the casting DEI manipulation and promised a "historically accurate" Grok Imagine version. The box office noticed neither.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzw2ttJD2qQ
Nolan's *The Odyssey* pulled in $87 million its second weekend, with IMAX 70mm tickets still scarce. Someone, apparently, couldn't wait.
On July 25, a post on X pointed to a high-quality bootleg โ confirmed by Variety. It hit 2.1 million views in two and a half hours before a takedown and account suspension. By July 26, clones linger on the platform, though most lead to a Rickroll. Rick Astley, undefeated.
Elon Musk, separately, called the casting DEI manipulation and promised a "historically accurate" Grok Imagine version. The box office noticed neither.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzw2ttJD2qQ
YouTube
The Odyssey | Official Trailer
The Odyssey - In Theaters 07.17.26
Christopher Nolanโs next film, The Odyssey, is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAXยฎ film technology. The film brings Homerโs foundational saga to IMAXยฎ film screens for the first time and opensโฆ
Christopher Nolanโs next film, The Odyssey, is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAXยฎ film technology. The film brings Homerโs foundational saga to IMAXยฎ film screens for the first time and opensโฆ
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๐ Daily Recap ยท Aug 01
๐ค Robot vacuum ban? Yes, your Roomba is grounded
๐ต Rubber Soul deluxe drops with a secret Lennon track
๐ฌ Odyssey bootleg hit 2M views before vanishing fast
Someone in your life was definitely too busy to catch all this โ pass it on
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๐ค Robot vacuum ban? Yes, your Roomba is grounded
๐ต Rubber Soul deluxe drops with a secret Lennon track
๐ฌ Odyssey bootleg hit 2M views before vanishing fast
Someone in your life was definitely too busy to catch all this โ pass it on
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๐ Zoox has received NHTSA approval to charge fares in its steering-wheel-free robotaxis โ up to 5,000 vehicles over two years. Paid rides launch in Las Vegas next month, with Miami and Austin to follow.
Until now, the Amazon-owned company had only been offering free demonstration rides in San Francisco and Las Vegas, Reuters reports.
The Verge
Until now, the Amazon-owned company had only been offering free demonstration rides in San Francisco and Las Vegas, Reuters reports.
The Verge
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๐ฌ Spider-Man: Brand New Day has beaten *Avengers: Endgame*'s all-time opening record before the weekend even starts โ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daXaTug8rL4
$74M in Thursday previews, pre-sales already past $200M. Weekend projection: $350M+, against Endgame's $357.1M domestic record, per Collider.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daXaTug8rL4
YouTube
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY โ Final Trailer (Peterโs Journey) 4K
It's about to be a Brand New Day. Get tickets now.
#SpiderManBrandNewDay is in theatres July 31.
It's a BRAND NEW DAY for Peter Parker. Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesnโt remember himโand the pressure of seeing his old friendsโฆ
#SpiderManBrandNewDay is in theatres July 31.
It's a BRAND NEW DAY for Peter Parker. Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesnโt remember himโand the pressure of seeing his old friendsโฆ
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๐บ Netflix just overtook the BBC in the UK โ for the first time ever
The BBC is more than a broadcaster โ it's a national institution. Which makes Ofcom's finding all the more striking: 26% of Brits now reach for Netflix first, with the BBC at 25%.
One point. Enormous symbolism.
The 16-to-24 crowd has already left for YouTube, where minutes watched have doubled since 2022. Traditional TV survives mostly on older demographics.
And on this exact day, the BBC announced it's cutting Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo โ part of a ยฃ500 million savings drive that strips out 150 hours of original content by 2028.
Helping your rival look more appealing by shrinking yourself. Bold move.
Engadget
The BBC is more than a broadcaster โ it's a national institution. Which makes Ofcom's finding all the more striking: 26% of Brits now reach for Netflix first, with the BBC at 25%.
One point. Enormous symbolism.
The 16-to-24 crowd has already left for YouTube, where minutes watched have doubled since 2022. Traditional TV survives mostly on older demographics.
And on this exact day, the BBC announced it's cutting Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo โ part of a ยฃ500 million savings drive that strips out 150 hours of original content by 2028.
Helping your rival look more appealing by shrinking yourself. Bold move.
Engadget
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๐ต Suno loses its German copyright case
GEMA, Germany's music rights body, sued AI startup Suno for training its models on protected recordings without a license. Munich Regional Court ruled for GEMA: a license is required both for training and for generating music.
The case involved six tracks โ "Rasputin," "Mambo No. 5," "Forever Young" and others. Leaked code from earlier this month showed Suno's training data included over 113,000 hours of YouTube Music. Eight months ago, the same court ruled against OpenAI over song lyrics in ChatGPT.
Suno says the ruling "fundamentally mischaracterizes" its technology and is weighing an appeal โ per Variety, a tough sell when "Rasputin" was apparently in the dataset.
Decrypt
GEMA, Germany's music rights body, sued AI startup Suno for training its models on protected recordings without a license. Munich Regional Court ruled for GEMA: a license is required both for training and for generating music.
The case involved six tracks โ "Rasputin," "Mambo No. 5," "Forever Young" and others. Leaked code from earlier this month showed Suno's training data included over 113,000 hours of YouTube Music. Eight months ago, the same court ruled against OpenAI over song lyrics in ChatGPT.
Suno says the ruling "fundamentally mischaracterizes" its technology and is weighing an appeal โ per Variety, a tough sell when "Rasputin" was apparently in the dataset.
Decrypt
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๐ Daily Recap ยท Aug 02
๐ Zoox can now charge you for its driverless rides
๐ท๏ธ Spider-Man just crushed Endgame before the weekend started
๐บ Netflix quietly edged out the BBC in its own backyard
๐ต German court says AI music training needs a license
Someone you know definitely missed at least three of these โ pass it along
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๐ Zoox can now charge you for its driverless rides
๐ท๏ธ Spider-Man just crushed Endgame before the weekend started
๐บ Netflix quietly edged out the BBC in its own backyard
๐ต German court says AI music training needs a license
Someone you know definitely missed at least three of these โ pass it along
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๐ง Texas leads the U.S. in crypto kiosk losses
Texas residents lost $56.8 million through crypto ATMs in 2025 โ more than any other state. National losses climbed 58% to
Texas residents lost $56.8 million through crypto ATMs in 2025 โ more than any other state. National losses climbed 58% to
$389M across 13,460 FBI complaints. A state House committee is now weighing a ban, per Decrypt โ Indiana, Tennessee and Minnesota have already passed one.โค5๐2๐2
๐ The Invisible Drone
Northwestern University researchers built a drone called Phantom Twist that spins up to 25 times per second โ making it roughly 10 times less visible than a standard quadcopter, per The Verge.
Video [here](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Phantom+Twist+drone+Northwestern).
Engadget
Northwestern University researchers built a drone called Phantom Twist that spins up to 25 times per second โ making it roughly 10 times less visible than a standard quadcopter, per The Verge.
Video [here](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Phantom+Twist+drone+Northwestern).
Engadget
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๐ The cold wallet that ran hot
Coldcard is among Bitcoin's most trusted hardware wallets. A March 2021 firmware build hid a quiet catastrophe: seeds were generated by a predictable software randomiser instead of the hardware chip, leaving a bounded key space anyone can reproduce offline.
Galaxy Research has now flagged a third sweep wave. Total across all three: 1,367 BTC (~$89M) from 4,585 addresses. Wave one averaged ~1 coin per victim; wave three is down to ~0.1
The pattern shifted too โ no more shared collector addresses, each victim gets a unique destination. One operator adapting, or a second one mining the same flaw? The chain won't say.
"Cold" refers to the internet connection. Not the math.
CoinDesk
Coldcard is among Bitcoin's most trusted hardware wallets. A March 2021 firmware build hid a quiet catastrophe: seeds were generated by a predictable software randomiser instead of the hardware chip, leaving a bounded key space anyone can reproduce offline.
Galaxy Research has now flagged a third sweep wave. Total across all three: 1,367 BTC (~$89M) from 4,585 addresses. Wave one averaged ~1 coin per victim; wave three is down to ~0.1
BTC. The fat wallets are running out.The pattern shifted too โ no more shared collector addresses, each victim gets a unique destination. One operator adapting, or a second one mining the same flaw? The chain won't say.
"Cold" refers to the internet connection. Not the math.
CoinDesk
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