This week, ChatGPT received an improve, and Tom Holland swung again into motion as Spider-Man.
To make amends for all this and extra from the world of tech and leisure, scroll down for our weekly ICYMI round-up. There are some huge tales you received't wish to miss.
When you're all on top of things, you should definitely additionally learn our picks for the 7 new motion pictures and TV reveals to look at this weekend (August 8).
7. Spider-Man swung into motion
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Filming is formally underway on Spider-Man: Model New Day, with individuals flocking to Glasgow to catch glimpses of the web-slinger in motion.
We received a sneak peek on the new swimsuit, which seems to pay homage to Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's live-action iterations of the character.
We additionally noticed that the flick will contain the primary utilization of sensible webslinging in one of many webslinger's solo MCU motion pictures.
Lastly, we’d have gotten a tease of the principal villain of the film: Mister Destructive, as tanks driving via the set are emblazoned with a brand that resembles the Internal Demons brand related to Destructive’s forces.
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- Learn extra: All the pieces we learn about Spider-Man: Model New Day
6. Samsung leaked its personal earbuds
Oh Samsung, you had been doing so effectively! Having seemingly quashed the Evan Blass picture leak in July, it seemed as if all famous tipsters had been warned and deterred. However then, oopsie, a half-finished product itemizing with pricing and pictures goes stay – on Samsung’s personal Panama web site.
Two colours are proven (white and a really darkish grey), and the worth, in Panama at the least, is listed as $129. We’re attempting very arduous to not make a nasty joke in regards to the Panama Ear Canal, however at instances like thes,e it truly is greatest to giggle.
The Galaxy Buds 3 FE additionally seems to have silicone ear ideas, however every part else remains to be guesswork because the product web page doesn't embrace any precise specs or options, which is one more indication that any person hit the ‘publish’ button too early.
The Buds 3 FE are the follow-up to the unique Buds FE or 'Fan Version'. That's proper, there's no Buds 2 FE, so we actually thought Samsung was dealing with the launch of this doubtlessly complicated iteration with delicacy and care…
5. Sonos introduced a value hike
This week, Sonos introduced that “later this 12 months, we plan to lift costs” in response to US tariffs.
Whereas the corporate now not makes most of its merchandise in China – which is at the moment dealing with a 30% tariff – it makes its tech in Vietnam and Malaysia, that are dealing with 20% and 19% tariffs, respectively (primarily based on charges as of the time of writing on August 7).
Exactly how a lot of a value enhance the precise audio system will see is but to be introduced, and we don’t but know precisely when the worth hike will come both, however until issues change, it seems like a value hike is coming – so that you may wish to purchase a Sonos speaker sooner slightly than later.
- Learn extra: Get your Sonos audio system at present 'low' costs whilst you can
4. Harman Kardon took on Sonos
Audio Recommendation Reside is a US-based shopper audio and video present held yearly in Raleigh, North Carolina, and at this 12 months’s occasion, which ran from August 1-3, 2025, we had the chance to take a look at Harman Kardon’s forthcoming Enchant sequence soundbars and wi-fi audio system.
The massive information in regards to the Enchant sequence is that it carries most of the identical nice options present in Sonos soundbars and audio system, together with multi-room playback and app-based management. However the Enchant soundbars transcend in style Sonos fashions, such because the Sonos Arc Extremely, in providing each Dolby Atmos and DTS:X help, together with an HDMI pass-through enter for connecting an exterior machine like an Xbox Collection X or PS5 console.
Is the Enchant sequence primed to topple Sonos? We received’t know that till we get our arms on a system for assessment, but when Harman Kardon can nail the app a part of the equation – a latest ache level for Sonos and its buyer base – it may present a compelling different to the Sonos multi-room ecosystem.
- Learn extra: Harman Kardon’s new Dolby Atmos soundbar is sort of a Sonos Arc Extremely
3. The Z Flip 7 was tortured
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Since their launch, we, like many different testers, have been placing the brand new Samsung foldables via their paces. However some testers take issues to an excessive in terms of judging sturdiness.
JerryRigEverything critically put Samsung’s new foldable via its paces with a take a look at that concerned setting fireplace to the telephone screens, bathing the gadget in filth, and trying to scratch each floor with a knife – earlier than attempting to snap the telephone in half.
In some way, the Z Flip 7 survived, but it surely simply goes to indicate that foldables aren’t as flimsy as they as soon as had been.
- Learn extra: Watch the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 undergo a torturous sturdiness take a look at
2. Microsoft teased the way forward for Home windows
I don’t wish to be chatting with my laptop once I’m alone, not to mention in a busy place or workplace, and there’s a cause we nonetheless use keyboards, mice, and trackpads a long time after these peripherals had been created: they continue to be the quickest and most handy solution to work together with our computer systems for lots of people.
- Learn extra: 'The pc will have the ability to see what we see, hear what we hear, and we will speak to it'
1. ChatGPT-5 launched
After hyping up its creation for the previous couple of weeks, even saying it scared them, Sam Altman and OpenAI lastly unveiled GPT-5 – the newest model of the digital mind which powers ChatGPT.
As anticipated, GPT-5 is alleged to be higher than its predecessor, apparently being extra dependable than earlier than – being extra sincere with gaps in its data slightly than mendacity, or hallucinating, because it’s referred to as for AI – and it’s additionally meant to be higher at maths and coding, making it a extra helpful vibe coding companion.
Not everyone seems to be blissful, nonetheless. Many customers have taken to social media to name the brand new bot “horrible” as ChatGPT now solely offers shorter solutions with much less persona, and the immediate cap appears decrease, too.
It won’t do a lot to make affected customers really feel higher in regards to the state of affairs, however OpenAI did at the least warn of simply this forward of GPT-5’s launch: teasing “possible hiccups and capability crunches,” as Sam Altman put it.
- Learn extra: 5 issues you’ll want to learn about OpenAI’s ‘most helpful’ mannequin but