Tech18 stories ›
Google announces Pixel 11 lineup with Gemini AI, Pixel Watch 5, and Pixel Tag at Made by Google event
Google unveiled its Pixel 11 series phones, Pixel Watch 5, and its first item tracker Pixel Tag, all centered on Gemini AI capabilities.
Android Police · +14 outlets
Jury selection begins in first federal youth harms trial against Meta in Oakland
Meta faces a federal trial in California over allegations its platforms harm youth mental health, with jury selection starting today.
ABC7 Bay Area · +2 outlets
Google falsely reported Sam Altman as dead, blamed vandalized public sources
A Google AI search result incorrectly stated OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had died, with the company suggesting vandalism of public sources may be responsible.
Business Insider · +1 outlets
Apple in talks to pay publishers nine-figure sums for news content to improve Siri AI
Apple is pursuing content licensing deals with publishers worth up to nine figures to give its AI-powered Siri better access to current events.
9to5Mac · +3 outlets
US smartphone sales fell 5% in Q2 2026 as rising memory costs pushed up prices
A Counterpoint Research report shows the low-end US smartphone segment was squeezed by rising component costs, with smaller manufacturers hit hardest.
9to5Mac · +14 outlets
Twitch streamers can now opt out of having their content train Amazon AI models
Twitch added an opt-out toggle allowing streamers to prevent their content from being used to train Amazon's generative AI, after years of default inclusion.
Engadget · +14 outlets
AI18 stories ›
Anthropic rolls out invisible watermarking for all Claude-generated text
Anthropic begins adding cryptographic watermarks to text generated by its Claude AI models, a move that draws user backlash over detection of unauthorized use a
AI News & Artificial Intelligence · +14 outlets
White House preps expanded AI policy, plans to regulate open-source models
The Biden administration is set to broaden federal AI policy with new rules targeting open-weight and open-source AI models, signaling a shift in regulatory pos
The Tech Buzz · +3 outlets
White House preps expanded AI policy for open models
The Biden administration is broadening federal AI policy with new rules targeting open-weight and open-source AI models.
The Tech Buzz · +4 outlets
xAI's Grok 4.6 matches top-tier models, undercuts on price; Musk says AI will dominate SpaceX value
SpaceXAI unveils Grok 4.6, which ties GPT-5.6 Sol on benchmarks while offering lower pricing, as Elon Musk forecasts AI will represent 99% of SpaceX's value wit
The Decoder · +5 outlets
Google unveils Pixel 11 lineup with Gemini AI features at Made by Google 2026
Google's new Pixel 11 series, Pixel Watch 5, and Pixel Tag center Gemini AI capabilities, intensifying the AI smartphone battle with Apple.
AI News & Artificial Intelligence · +14 outlets
Terabytes of credentials leaked in supply-chain attack via compromised AI package
A massive supply-chain attack involving a compromised AI package resulted in the exfiltration of terabytes of credentials from 2,500 users.
Biz & IT · +14 outlets
Media18 stories ›
Media groups sue Trump over sale of faster access to Truth Social posts
Two media groups (Freedom of the Press Foundation and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press) filed suit arguing Trump's offering of paid early access to
Deadline · +15 outlets
Bob Iger and Josh Kushner to purchase Los Angeles Lakers for $12 billion
Former Disney CEO Bob Iger and investor Joshua Kushner are buying the Lakers from Mark Walter, one year after Walter acquired the team, in a deal reportedly val
ABC News · +14 outlets
Karoline Leavitt to step down as White House press secretary, Trump announces
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the month to spend more time with her f
The Hollywood Reporter · +14 outlets
Forbes fired top editor Randall Lane over secret $6 million payment from magazine partner
Forbes' former chief content officer was ousted after the magazine discovered he accepted an undisclosed roughly $6 million payment from the founder of a compan
TheWrap · +6 outlets
Trump Media posts $238 million quarterly loss
Trump Media & Technology Group reported a $238 million quarterly loss and disclosed it is now selling early access to President Trump's Truth Social posts for u
Media Play News · +14 outlets
StubHub spends millions lobbying against California bill capping concert ticket resale prices
StubHub is outspending major companies like Chevron and Verizon this quarter to oppose California legislation that would limit ticket resale markups to no more
The Hollywood Reporter · +2 outlets
Startups18 stories ›
AI vibe-coding startup Lovable raises $400M at $13.3B valuation
Swedish AI startup Lovable doubles its valuation to $13.3 billion with a new $400 million Series C round co-led by Europe's Scaleup Fund and including Tencent.
TechCrunch · +15 outlets
AI startup Manus to return to independent operations after China forces Meta to unwind $2B acquisition
Chinese regulators blocked Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus, forcing the company to split from Meta and resume independent operations.
CNBC · +14 outlets
Accel raises $550M ninth India fund and $800M early-stage Europe fund, plus $3.5B across four funds for early AI bets
VC firm Accel closed multiple funds totaling billions, including a $550 million India fund and an $800 million Europe early-stage fund, signaling strong investo
Sifted · +7 outlets
General Catalyst leads $1.1B round into 2-month-old AI startup River AI
River AI raised $1.1 billion led by General Catalyst just two months after founding, one of the largest early-stage rounds on record.
TechCrunch · +2 outlets
General Catalyst leads $1.1B round into 2-month-old River AI
River AI, a stealth AI startup, raised a massive $1.1 billion round led by General Catalyst just two months after founding.
TechCrunch · +2 outlets
SpaceXAI debuts Grok 4.6, matching GPT-5.6 Sol as world's third-best AI model
Elon Musk's SpaceXAI released Grok 4.6 with a focus on long-running agents and coding, achieving competitive benchmark scores against leading models.
VentureBeat · +1 outlets
Business18 stories ›
Bob Iger and Josh Kushner buy LA Lakers from Mark Walter at $12.5 billion valuation
Former Disney CEO Bob Iger and venture capitalist Josh Kushner acquire the NBA franchise from Guggenheim's Mark Walter in a record-setting deal.
Fortune · +14 outlets
US CPI inflation rises 0.1% in July, annual rate at 3.4% as expected
July consumer price index data came in line with expectations, supporting bets that the Fed will hold interest rates steady.
US Top News and Analysis · +14 outlets
CoreWeave gains 19% after revenue doubles on surging AI demand, raises guidance
The AI cloud company's strong quarterly results and fundamentals helped counter bearish arguments about AI chip obsolescence and capex sustainability.
US Top News and Analysis · +14 outlets
Trump sued over early access sales of Truth Social posts via API
A lawsuit in Manhattan alleges Trump Media's sale of faster access to Truth Social posts for up to $100,000 a month is 'profoundly corrupt' and could move finan
US Top News and Analysis · +14 outlets
Wall Street rises near record as AI stocks climb and inflation worries ease
Major U.S. stock indexes edged higher, driven by AI-linked earnings optimism and a tame CPI inflation reading that reinforced expectations for a Fed pause.
washingtonpost.com · +9 outlets
Karoline Leavitt resigning as White House press secretary
Trump announced that the youngest White House press secretary in history is stepping down at the end of the month to spend more time with her family.
US Top News and Analysis · +14 outlets
Science18 stories ›
Total solar eclipse 2026 sweeps across Greenland, Iceland and Spain, thrilling millions
The Aug. 12 total solar eclipse arced across the Northern Hemisphere, drawing global attention and scientific observation.
Latest from Space.com · +14 outlets
Astronomers discover a new type of cosmic object: a black hole star
A distant 'black hole star' provides the strongest evidence yet that these objects could explain mysterious little red dots seen by the James Webb Space Telesco
Latest from Space.com · +14 outlets
AI‑designed viruses are a test of whether biosecurity can keep pace
AI-designed viruses mark a milestone in biological engineering and test whether biosecurity can keep pace with the technology.
Phys.org · +14 outlets
NASA rescue craft stabilizes Swift telescope, reviving plan to boost its orbit
A NASA rescue mission regained control and resumed efforts to raise the Swift telescope's orbit after a loss of control.
Chosunbiz · +3 outlets
New evidence suggests physicists may have finally discovered glueballs
The strongest evidence yet indicates that particles dominated by a glueball component can exist in nature.
Science · +9 outlets
Radiation-shielding vest aced Artemis I test, could protect astronauts on moon and Mars missions
A radiation vest tested on NASA's Artemis I moonshot significantly reduced astronauts' exposure, showing promise for future deep-space missions.
Latest from Space.com · +2 outlets
Biotech18 stories ›
Trump signs executive order seeking to overhaul childhood vaccine schedule, splitting MMR vaccine
The order aims to split the MMR vaccine into separate shots and slim down the immunization schedule, drawing broad pushback from WHO, doctors, and the pharma in
BioPharma Dive · +14 outlets
WHO says Trump's latest vaccine policy order is misguided
World health leaders warn the executive order could subject children to more needles and greater disease risk.
STAT · +4 outlets
Patients die after treatment with Neurocrine's approved Prader-Willi drug Vykat
A series of patient deaths may be tied to the newly approved Prader-Willi syndrome drug, raising urgent safety concerns.
STAT · +14 outlets
Novo Nordisk's ziltivekimab misses Phase 3 primary endpoint
The experimental drug failed to meet its main goal in a late-stage trial, a setback for Novo Nordisk's pipeline.
drugdiscoverytrends.com · +8 outlets
Eli Lilly files six lawsuits targeting 'black market' sellers of experimental obesity drug retatrutide
Ahead of an approval filing, Lilly is suing US companies accused of illegally selling unapproved versions of its triple-G obesity medicine.
BioPharma Dive · +12 outlets
Definium Therapeutics says LSD therapy eases generalized anxiety disorder in late-stage trial
Results from a Phase 3 study show Definium's LSD-based treatment significantly helped patients with generalized anxiety disorder.
STAT · +8 outlets
Climate18 stories ›
Tesla files for $10.1B solar cell factory in Texas under 'Project Crystal Sun'
Tesla's proposed factory in Fort Bend County would produce solar cells, potentially boosting domestic solar manufacturing capacity.
Electrek · +7 outlets
UK govt considers relaxing EV rules as Carbon Brief warns it could cost consumers £3B a year by 2030
The UK may weaken EV targets despite rising EV sales and record heat, which analysts say would increase consumer fuel costs.
Carbon Brief · +1 outlets
Sinopec swaps gas pumps for BYD 1,500 kW flash chargers at Shanghai station
China's largest fuel retailer is converting a gas station to ultra-fast EV charging, signaling a major shift in fuel retail.
Electrek · +2 outlets
Scientists define new heat wave category 'snow eaters' affecting US West
Unseasonably warm weather that rapidly melts snowpack is becoming more widespread and occurring earlier in the year.
Grist · +4 outlets
Global EV sales rose 9% in July but fell in North America
EV growth remains uneven globally with North America lagging behind other markets.
Electrek · +14 outlets
China EV sales surge in July as gas car sales collapse structurally
Pure battery-electric vehicles are the only segment growing in the world's largest auto market.
Electrek · +14 outlets
Games18 stories ›
Amazon Game Studios divests MMOs Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty, exits MMO publishing
Amazon Game Studios is transferring Western operations of both MMOs back to their original developers by early 2027, ending its role as an MMO publisher.
GameSpot · +11 outlets
Warner Bros. officially announces Hogwarts Legacy 2 is in development
Following the billion-dollar success of the first game, Warner Bros. confirms a sequel to the Harry Potter prequel is actively in development.
Polygon.com · +14 outlets
Twitch under fire for opt-out AI training system that harvests streamer data for Amazon
Twitch's chief product officer acknowledged the system is opt-in by default because 'if it was opt-in, nobody would opt in', sparking backlash.
PCGamer latest · +2 outlets
CD Projekt cuts over 20% of Witcher spinoff Project Sirius development team
The Molasses Flood studio has laid off 18 developers from the still-unannounced multiplayer Witcher spinoff, citing a shift in development strategy.
PCGamer latest · +10 outlets
Ghost of Yotei Complete Edition announced with expansion and roguelike mode for October 2026
Sucker Punch's Ghost of Yotei gets a $15 expansion called Echoes of Sekigahara, a new roguelike survival mode, and a Complete Edition launching October 1.
GameSpot · +14 outlets
Sam Barlow and Brandon Cronenberg reveal sci-fi horror game Precognition for spring 2028
The Immortality and Her Story creator teams up with filmmaker Brandon Cronenberg for a video-scouring FMV horror game about seeing and changing the future.
Nintendo Life · +11 outlets
Sports18 stories ›
Lakers sold to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for record $12.5 billion
The sale price is the highest ever for a North American sports franchise, with Dodgers owner Mark Walter selling the team just 14 months after buying it.
CBS Sports Headlines · +14 outlets
Russell Westbrook announces retirement from NBA after 18 seasons
Westbrook, an MVP and the NBA's all-time triple-doubles leader, ends his career with seven teams including the Thunder and Lakers.
www.espn.com · +14 outlets
PSG beats Aston Villa 2-1 to retain UEFA Super Cup
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue scored for PSG; 17-year-old Brian Madjo scored on his Villa debut in defeat.
AFP · +14 outlets
Vikings name Kyler Murray starting QB; J.J. McCarthy says decision out of his control
McCarthy said he was disappointed but wants to remain in Minnesota after losing the quarterback competition to Murray.
www.espn.com · +14 outlets
Xavi appointed Netherlands head coach, first non-Dutch manager since 1978
The former Barcelona manager signs a four-year deal to lead the Dutch national team.
BBC Sport · +12 outlets
Lionel Messi returns to Inter Miami bench after father's death
Messi rejoined the team for a Leagues Cup match against Club Leon following the passing of his father Jorge.
www.espn.com · +14 outlets
Entertainment18 stories ›
DGA and IATSE urge California AG to settle Paramount-WBD antitrust lawsuit
The Directors Guild and IATSE sent a joint letter arguing that prolonged uncertainty over the merger is hurting industry jobs.
Deadline · +3 outlets
Bob Chapek memoir 'Behind the Castle Walls' gets September release date
The former Disney CEO's 272-page book chronicles his 30 years at the company and questions if he became a scapegoat.
Deadline · +9 outlets
Hogwarts Legacy 2 officially confirmed by Warner Bros.
The smash-hit Harry Potter prequel game is getting a sequel ahead of HBO's Harry Potter reboot.
Collider · +14 outlets
Ewan McGregor pressures Disney to let him play Obi-Wan Kenobi again
McGregor says the ball is in Disney's court regarding his return as Obi-Wan Kenobi for a second season or another production.
Variety · +14 outlets
Michael Jackson child sex trafficking lawsuit tossed out of court
A federal judge ruled that the allegations belong in confidential arbitration.
Billboard · +14 outlets
StubHub spends millions lobbying against California concert ticket cap bill
The company is outspending major corporations to beat legislation that would limit resale markups to 10 percent.
The Hollywood Reporter · +2 outlets
Luxe18 stories ›
TUI profits hit by Iran war impact, stranded cruise ships and higher fuel costs
The travel giant reported softer Q3 bookings due to the Iran conflict but said business has started to normalize in recent weeks.
Skift · +8 outlets
American Express adds more than 350 luxury hotels to Fine Hotels + Resorts and The Hotel Collection
Amex doubles down on premium travel benefits for Platinum Card holders by expanding its luxury hotel portfolio significantly.
The Points Guy Articles · +14 outlets
US Bank adds airline and hotel transfer partners to Altitude Reserve card for the first time
The new partners include Flying Blue, Qantas, Accor and ShebaMiles, marking a major expansion of the card's rewards program.
The Points Guy Articles · +14 outlets
New luxury hotel cancels YouTuber's $4,663 stay, sparking viral feud
A WSJ exclusive details the dispute between a luxury hotel and a YouTuber after the reservation was canceled.
WSJ
Air Canada sells 25% stake in Aeroplan again after previous buyback
A repurchase clause suggests the airline wants to keep options open on the loyalty program's future.
Skift · +10 outlets
American Airlines CEO outlines C-suite overhaul to close gap with Delta and United
The executive reshuffle aims to boost profitability as American faces pressure to improve its competitive standing.
Skift