Technology

Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human

The startup is building voice models designed to make AI phone calls pass the Turing test.

TechCrunch • Jul 31, 2026 • Marina Temkin
PC Gaming Jul 31, 2026

EA Sports FC 26 may have almost 10 million daily active users, a far larger player count than public data may have you believe

It seems like EA Sports FC 26 has a staggering number of daily active users, according to one content creator who claim...

NFL Jul 31, 2026

Kay Adams at Commanders Training camp with DQ, Jayden Daniels & Sonny Styles - Daily Slop

Several reports that the defense looks very good while receivers are struggling to get separation

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Show HN: BitBang – Reach machines behind NAT from a browser, no account

Article URL: https://github.com/richlegrand/bitbang-cli Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49123789 Poi...

PC Gaming Jul 31, 2026

In A ‘Who Could Have Possibly Seen This Coming’ Event, Ubisoft Will Shut Down Its NFT Game

Champions Tactics had previously removed its Web3 functionality and will be sunset in October

Technology Jul 31, 2026

WhatsApp is testing a new folder for messages from large businesses

WhatsApp will automatically move messages from large businesses to a new folder a few hours after you receive them

NFL Jul 31, 2026

Fantasy Football: The 15 best wide receivers aged 25 and under heading into the 2026 NFL season

Fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon ranks the best WRs aged 25 or younger for 2026.

NFL Jul 31, 2026

Kyle Shanahan’s car accident has transformed into the NFL’s biggest mystery

A routine traffic accident has become something entirely surreal.

NFL Jul 31, 2026

Eagles News: Dak Prescott is saying the Cowboys have the “Greatest Offense There Is”

Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 7/31/26.

PC Gaming Jul 31, 2026

The 4K Mortal Kombat Kollection Has Plummeted to a New Low Price at Amazon

Amazon has knocked 50% off the 4K Mortal Kombat Kollection, dropping it down to a brand new low price at the retailer of...

NFL Jul 31, 2026

Cowboys training camp rumors took off on Thursday

It feels kind of nice to have some silly Cowboys rumors going on.

Terrorism & Security Jul 31, 2026

Hundreds escape Greek wildfire by sea as blazes continue across Europe

Around 500 people, mostly tourists, are evacuated by boat from Agios Vasileios after becoming trapped.

Terrorism & Security Jul 31, 2026

Hundreds escape Greek wildfire by sea as blazes continue across Europe

Around 500 people, mostly tourists, are evacuated by boat from Agios Vasileios after becoming trapped.

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Detect Dark Matter's Mark from Your Backyard

Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/dark-matter Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49123579 Points: ...

PC Gaming Jul 31, 2026

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Pokes Fun At An Infamous Debate About The Avengers Movies

On top of Thanos’ plan being abhorrent, it was also extremely dumb

NFL Jul 31, 2026

New England Patriots 2026 preview: Drake Maye, Mike Vrabel eye Super Bowl return

The New England Patriots enter the 2026 NFL season as Super Bowl contenders after a breakout 2025 campaign. PFF breaks d...

NFL Jul 31, 2026

Sunday Ticket will be available in commercial establishments via DirecTV, after all

In March, EverPass announced that NFL Sunday Ticket would become an exclusive streaming property in commercial establish...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Authorize, don't authenticate

Article URL: https://blog.marcua.net/2026/07/31/authorize-dont-authenticate.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator...

NFL Jul 31, 2026

Fantasy Football NFC East Snapshot: 1 key nugget from each team going into 2026

Scott Pianowski shares one thing that stands out for fantasy football for each NFC East team going into 2026.

NFL Jul 31, 2026

Details behind Broncos guard Ben Powers restructured contract

Last week, it was reported that starting left guard Ben Powers accepted a pay cut from the Denver Broncos. 9NEWS Denverâ...

PC Gaming Jul 31, 2026

Sony Says Discontinuation of PlayStation Discs Won't Have Any Negative Impact on Its Business — Now or in the Future

Sony’s controversial decision to discontinue PlayStation discs is not having any impact on its business now, and it do...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Run Kimi K3 using 29 GB of RAM at 0.50 tok/s

Article URL: https://github.com/sqliteai/waste Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49123386 Points: 24 #...

NFL Jul 31, 2026

Jared Verse: Having Jadeveon Clowney in the room would be "monumental" for me

The Browns are interested in bringing back veteran defensive end Jadeveon Clowney.

NFL Jul 31, 2026

Colts Sign UDFA RB Roydell Williams

The Indianapolis Colts announced they have signed UDFA RB Roydell Williams to a contract. Williams, 24, was a four-star ...

PC Gaming Jul 31, 2026

Surprise! After getting over 500,000 downloads on Steam, there's a Mortal Shell 2 beta live right now on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S

Are you excited for Mortal Shell 2? The game, which is proving so popular ahead of release it recently sold out of its ...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

Better to Beg Forgiveness

Article URL: https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/31/just-do-it/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49123300...

NFL Jul 31, 2026

Random Ramsdom: Myles Garrett will let the Aaron Donald rumors play out

Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 7/31/26

NFL Jul 31, 2026

Ravens Activate OLB Adisa Isaac & CB Bilhal Kone

The Baltimore Ravens announced they activated OLB Adisa Isaac off the PUP list after he passed a physical. .@A1Isaac1 ha...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

It’s time to panic about AI safety

When the phrase "OpenAI hacked Hugging Face" has more or less entered mainstream culture, you know we have an AI problem...

Technology Jul 31, 2026

AI scammers outperform humans when it comes to building trust

The AI chatbot was more effective at creating “exploitable trust” than the humans. ...