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These are the drones you’re looking for

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By James Francis
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These are the drones you’re looking for From donuts to cardboard, these are not your typical drones. 01 July 2026 Credit: Robinson Helicopter Company Forgot an ingredient for your meal? Living too far away from your pharmacy? Need to set something on fire? Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) already make over 15 000 deliveries daily, says PwC, one of many use cases pushing sales in the commercial drone market, said to be worth $100bn, according to Precedence Research.
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Now anyone can be a coder

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By James Francis
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Now anyone can be a coder Vibe coding: future, farce, or somewhere in the middle? 01 July 2026 “It's not really coding – I just see stuff, say stuff, run stuff, and copy-paste stuff, and it mostly works,” says Andrej Karpathy's 2024 post on X, where he first named this phenomenon: vibe coding. “You fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists,” wrote the OpenAI co-founder. Vibe coding requires no programming experience.
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Do you still need a premium phone

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By James Francis
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01 July 2026 I wouldn't mind owning a foldable phone, especially the three-screen variants that turn into tablets. But when my last phone catastrophically tumbled from a table, I, instead, bought a popular 2025 mid-range model. Gritting my teeth, I expected glaring drawbacks. But it's a decent phone: responsive with a beautiful display, the battery has staying power, onboard storage is ample, and the fingerprint reader works well.
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