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Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s new trailer has the Hulk, and “a powerful villain no one can even see.”

With tickets going on sale today ahead of Spider-Man’s premiere on July 31st, Sony Pictures released a new nearly three-minute trailer to follow the March teaser that quickly racked up a billion views.

This new one still features a world that’s forgotten Peter Parker, and also highlights the movie’s villain, an invisible entity that seemingly takes over even Bruce Banner / Hulk.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
This week in the big AI data center buildout.

AI data center projects are continuing to pop up across the US, with frequent opposition from locals concerned about their impact. Here are a few recent articles about the projects:

David Pierce
David Pierce
Today’s Vergecast: The best headphone mic we’ve ever tested.

Your headphones’ microphone matters. A lot. And yet we never know how we sound to others, or whether we’re clear to our AI assistants! So every once in a while, we like to grab a bunch of headphones and put their microphones through some tough real-world tests. This time, with the help of The Verge’s John Higgins, we discover the best-sounding mic we’ve ever tested. And no, it’s not on a pair of AirPods. Not even close.

Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Claude Design’s new editor, export options, and Claude Code links bring it closer to competing with Figma and Canva.

The AI design chatbot’s new editor has controls for directly dragging, resizing, and aligning elements, and more options for apps you can export to, including Adobe and Canva. Users can also work on design projects directly from the Claude Code terminal, or hand off software layouts from Design directly to Claude Code, where it picks up exactly where you left off, without a screenshot or a rebuild from scratch.

Screenshots of Claude Design’s updated editor
Image: Anthropic
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Samsung phones are getting a new feature for checking the health of your pets.

During the VivaTech 2026 conference in Paris, Samsung announced a new feature for its mobile devices created through a collaboration with the pet health management platform, Lifet. You’ll be able to snap a photo of your dog or cat which will be analyzed by AI to alert you to conditions like periodontal disease and obesity.

Two images showing a simulated smartphone app using the Lifet platform to assess a pet’s health.
Image: Lifet
Can anyone look cool wearing Snap’s $2,000 glasses?

Short answer: Of course not.

Victoria Song
Kallie Plagge
Kallie Plagge
Pokémon Champions works great on mobile.

The battle simulator is now available on Android and iOS — and it runs a lot better than it did when it was first released on the Switch in April. The mobile release comes alongside a new regulation that’s added more pokémon, including both Mega Raichu forms and the Hoenn starters, plus items like the long-awaited Life Orb.

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Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Mastodon is officially launching its version of Bluesky starter packs.

The new “Collections” feature is included in Mastodon’s 4.6 update, which will also allow you to hide the “Media” or “Featured” tabs on your profile and let people subscribe to your posts via email, even if they don’t have a Mastodon account.

Mastodon 4.6

[Mastodon Blog]

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Character.AI is adding new tools for chatbot creators.

A new dashboard will show a creator’s most popular AI characters, along with metrics including interactions, likes, and discoveries. Character.AI is also launching a feature that will notify followers when a creator launches a new chatbot.