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It’s Big Tech faceoff in Congress today - how to watch, and more tech news
July 31, 2025
Bezos, Cook, Pichai, and Zuckerberg face Congress
Super short here because it’s all about to happen:
What do you need to know?
Also:Apple threatens to remove Airbnb from App Storeover virtual experiences commission. Not a good look. (MacRumors)
1.CES 2021 is going online-only, and you already know why(Android Authority). This is probably secondary news to if it was going to still happen in person! But it’s a pretty huge loss for the industry which met in Vegas each year to show off tech for the coming year and beyond, networked, and so on. My colleagues are basically relieved given the stresses. Berlin’s IFA 2020 is still happening, but with strict limits and controls.
- This could be ourfirst real-world look at the Galaxy Z Fold 2(Android Authority).
3.OnePlus Nord vs iPhone SE quick camera shootout: You pick the winner, and my pick leans towards the iPhone with the Nord just being so soft.Here’s the Nord review, too(Android Authority).
4.Sony’s Alpha a7S III is officialand it’s built for recording 4K video, but not 8K (Android Authority).
5.LG’s upcoming 163-inch 4K microLED TVis ideal for those unadorned walls in your new mansion (notebookcheck.net).
Ourguide to picking the best case for your new phone(Android Authority).
“This app is keeping my plants alive, no thanks to me.” (Gizmodo).
8.Gogoro Eeyo 1sis the lightest carbon fiber e-bike people have tried yet (CNET).
9.Mellow made its ‘smart’ sous vide machine(that’s been out since 2014) dumb, unless you pay a monthly fee (The Verge). Also:Canadian smart glasses going ‘offline’(aka, becoming normal glasses again) just weeks after company bought by Google (CTV).
10.Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft has six passenger seats and lots of windows: looks good, but these are renderings? (Ars Technica).
- Mad scientists revive100-million-year-old microbes, but fear not! (Wired).
12.World’s largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly in France: “Nuclear fusion promises clean, unlimited power but, despite 60 years of research, it has yet to overcome the technical challenges of harnessing such extreme amounts of energy.” Yup. (The Guardian).
I think theDisco Goats are worth watching todayin particular (Twitter).
“We’re preparing to launch NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover and Mars Helicopter Ingenuity. Ask Us Anything about our #CountdownToMars!” (r/askscience). 80% chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch tomorrow.
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