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How to check whether you installed it — and how to remove it.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>web-tools</category><category>buying-guides</category><category>explainer</category><category>it</category></item><item><title>Android Developer Verification: Threat masquerading as Protection</title><link>https://trendfoundry.cc/blog/android-developer-verification-threat-masquerading-as-protection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://trendfoundry.cc/blog/android-developer-verification-threat-masquerading-as-protection/</guid><description>Google pitches developer verification as security; developers argue it mostly centralises control. 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What the new version does, what it costs you in storage, and who it actually suits.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>home-productivity</category><category>home-productivity</category><category>explainer</category><category>changer</category></item><item><title>Kimi K2.7 Code is generally available in GitHub Copilot</title><link>https://trendfoundry.cc/blog/kimi-k2-7-code-is-generally-available-in-github-copilot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://trendfoundry.cc/blog/kimi-k2-7-code-is-generally-available-in-github-copilot/</guid><description>Kimi K2.7 Code is now generally available in GitHub Copilot. What the model is, how to enable it, and whether it earns a place in your workflow.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>web-tools</category><category>web-tools</category><category>explainer</category><category>copilot</category></item><item><title>The Mira Dial: a physical gadget for staying on-task</title><link>https://trendfoundry.cc/blog/the-mira-dial-is-a-physical-device-built-to-keep-you-productive-and-on-task/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://trendfoundry.cc/blog/the-mira-dial-is-a-physical-device-built-to-keep-you-productive-and-on-task/</guid><description>The Mira Dial is a physical desk gadget for staying on-task. What it does, how it works, and whether a dial beats yet another app.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>hobbies</category><category>hobbies</category><category>explainer</category><category>ontask</category></item><item><title>The &apos;tokenpocalypse&apos;: companies are throttling their own AI use</title><link>https://trendfoundry.cc/blog/podcast-the-ai-tokenpocalypse-is-here/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://trendfoundry.cc/blog/podcast-the-ai-tokenpocalypse-is-here/</guid><description>AI bills, not AI limits, are the story: firms including Atlassian, Adobe and Amazon are reining in employee AI use as token costs spiral.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>web-tools</category><category>web-tools</category><category>ai</category><category>explainer</category></item><item><title>Insta360&apos;s &apos;dream camera&apos;: what its CEO is hinting at</title><link>https://trendfoundry.cc/blog/insta360-ceo-s-dream-camera-is-one-you-won-t-even-think-about-at-all/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://trendfoundry.cc/blog/insta360-ceo-s-dream-camera-is-one-you-won-t-even-think-about-at-all/</guid><description>Insta360&apos;s co-founder keeps hinting at cameras beyond action cams. What&apos;s been said on the record, what&apos;s rumoured, and what&apos;s plausible.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>hobbies</category><category>hobbies</category><category>explainer</category><category>all</category></item><item><title>Taylor Swift and Donald Trump&apos;s very different July 4th weekends</title><link>https://trendfoundry.cc/blog/taylor-swift-and-donald-trump-are-both-celebrating-july-4th-weekend-in-their-own/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://trendfoundry.cc/blog/taylor-swift-and-donald-trump-are-both-celebrating-july-4th-weekend-in-their-own/</guid><description>Two very public July 4th weekends: what Taylor Swift&apos;s and Donald Trump&apos;s plans say about celebrity, politics and attention in 2026.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>lifestyle</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>explainer</category><category>way</category></item><item><title>The video game disc is dead</title><link>https://trendfoundry.cc/blog/the-video-game-disc-is-dead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://trendfoundry.cc/blog/the-video-game-disc-is-dead/</guid><description>Xbox&apos;s next console reportedly drops the disc drive entirely. 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