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In Brief 7:35 AM PDT · July 7, 2026 AI law startup Norm on Tuesday said it has raised $120 million in a Series C funding round led by Khosla Ventures, valuing the almost three-year-old startup at $1.2 billion. Norm has built an AI-native law firm, called Norm Law,
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As electric vehicles become a larger part of the automotive landscape, battery transparency is quickly evolving from a differentiator into a business necessity. Consumers want confidence in the health, performance, and value of their EV batteries, while regulators increasingly require visibility into battery sourcing, lifecycle history, and sustainability reporting. Automotive
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London-based Nothing has officially launched its Ear 3(a) budget-friendly wireless earphones that sport a surprising built-in audio recording feature. That means users can not only covertly record phone calls, but also music. Why are we suddenly getting strong Napster vibes? Priced at $99, the Ear 3(a) shows off
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iRobot just announced its first ever non-robotic floor cleaner. The $399 Roomba Electro Plus is a 5-in-1 hard-floor cleaner that combines vacuuming, mopping, and disinfecting, but you have to operate it yourself. The company also announced updates to its line of Roomba robot vacuums, launching five new models with higher
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I'm not sure if Sally Wainwright fans have a name, but if they don't, it should be 'Wainwrighters'. I've been once since I was 17 and watching Last Tango in Halifax for the first time, and I've been in love
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Selling a car is a pain. You can take the easy route and use services like Carvana, but you may wind up with thousands of dollars less than your car is worth. Or, you could hope for more by going to a dealership, but the dealer’s offer can vary
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Sony started July off on a weird foot. A few hours after announcing it would stop making physical games on discs in 2028, Sony also said it would bring Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to all PlayStation Plus subscribers for the month of July. And if you're
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Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Microsoft is addressing a Windows 11 bug that caused a folder to take up several gigabytes of storage space. As spotted earlier
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The open-source phenomenon OpenClaw kicked off a craze for the "personal agent", in turn sparking a massive ecosystem of specialized "claw" variations across the agentic AI developer landscape. Questions about whether you should trust an agent with your schedule, personal information and decision making aside, Nvidia&
