Technology News for Wednesday 2nd July 2025

1. The Technique That Can Distinguish Up-Market Floral Honey

All honey is made by bees, but that doesn't mean it's all uniform. To produce the golden syrup, bees gather pollen from countless different species of flower. As such, most honey sold around the world can be considered poly-floral.

2. Meet 2025 Ferrari Amalfi, The Roma Successor: Here's What's New

This new 2+ coupe roadster is the successor to the much-celebrated Roma in the brand's line-up. It continues to retain the major design cues and the front-mid-engined twin-turbo V8. Interestingly, all of it recalibrated, only to make it better in all ...

3. Donkey Kong Bananza: gorilla finds his groove with Mariah Carey on his shoulder

You think he'd be distraught, yet with the subterranean depths apparently rich in banana-shaped gemstones, DK gleefully uses his furry fists to pummel and burrow his way towards treasure. From here, the first Donkey Kong platformer since 2014 is a dirt- ...

4. China's Geely launches in UK, first model to be electric EX5 SUV

LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - Chinese automaker Geely said on Wednesday that it was launching its Geely brand in Britain and its first vehicle to go on sale in the country will be the electric EX5 SUV, which will go on sale in the fourth quarter.

5. The Lost City of Un'Goro Rewards Track Refresh

* These 14 Golden cards (two copies of each of 7 cards from the set) and the City Chief Esho Legendary card earned on the Rewards Track can't be crafted or disenchanted.

6. Porsche is expanding its range of all-wheel-drive versions of the 911

With the debut of the new 911 Carrera 4S – as coupé, cabriolet and Targa 4S – a total of six derivatives of the sports car are now available with all-wheel drive. In addition, in the 60th anniversary year of the 911 Targa, there is now a choice of two ...

7. OpenAI could be on the verge of its first big commercial challenge

Animated illustration of a pattern of OpenAI logos, which rotate in diagonal rows. ... OpenAI is one of the world's most valuable private companies, and by far the global leader when it comes to consumer adoption of artificial intelligence.

8. CANAL Brings MotoGP to Vision Pro with Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive

Filmed entirely with the new Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera and finished in DaVinci Resolve Studio, the sports documentary is part of a new generation of immersive workflows for capture, postproduction and viewing on Apple Vision Pro.

9. Xbox Hit With Layoffs and Game Cancelations as Microsoft Cuts 9000 Jobs

“These changes come at a time when we have more players, games, and gaming hours than ever before,” said Xbox head Phil Spencer in an email to staff.

10. Google fixes type confusion flaw in Chrome browser

However, given the update may take a while to filter down to all Chrome users, Google provided no further technical details of the issue beyond the fact an exploit appears to be being used in cyber attacks.

11. How do we define Canadian content? Debates will shape how creatives make a living

What should count as Canadian content (CanCon) in the era of streaming and generative AI (GenAI)?. That's the biggest unknown at the heart of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's recent (CRTC) public hearing, ...

12. Xbox Games Cancelled as Microsoft Slashes 9000 Jobs

Microsoft has reportedly cancelled Everwild, an in-development game from UK-based Sea of Thieves developer Rare, and potentially other projects amid a round of layoffs that will see the company lose upwards of 9000 employees.

13. Porsche expands 911 offering with new 4S models

The Carrera 4S — available in Coupe, Targa and Cabriolet body styles — expands the model line-up beneath the significantly more powerful 911 GTS models. The new all- ...

14. Black Friday-like sales are now in summer too, as Target, Best Buy compete with Amazon Prime Days

America's big retailers, including Best Buy and Target, continue to lean into big mid-summer events to boost sales as the back-to-school season begins. Amazon Prime Days is the impetus for the dayslong sales, but each retailer has done things to stand ...

15. Northern Lights Forecast: These 10 States Could See Aurora Borealis Wednesday

NOAA forecasts a Kp index of four on Wednesday night, meaning there should be an increase in auroral activity that “can be quite pleasing to look at” for people in the right areas with good viewing conditions.

16. French court convicts ex-Ubisoft bosses for workplace harassment

BOBIGNY, France (AFP) — A French court sentenced three former Ubisoft executives on Wednesday to suspended prison terms for enabling a culture of sexual and psychological harassment at the gaming giant. Thomas Francois, a ...

17. Netflix will carry NASA's live content starting this summer

In its quest to bring space exploration to more screens, NASA is partnering with Netflix to stream live programming beginning this summer. Netflix, the world's largest paid video streaming service, will begin carrying NASA+ content, the space agency ...