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
Nvidia shares rally as $500 billion AI funding deal and neocloud earnings drive semiconductor resurgence
Nvidia and other chip stocks rallied following blockbuster AI earnings and news of a $500 billion financing deal for Nvidia-tied chip projects.
Yahoo Finance · +13 outlets
Supreme Court grants Apple 24-hour stay in Epic Games App Store fee fight
Justice Elena Kagan gave Apple a one-day extension in its legal battle with Epic Games over the fees Apple can charge for out-of-app purchases.
MacRumors · +13 outlets
Cerebras stock plunges 14% despite better-than-expected Q2 earnings
Cerebras Systems beat revenue estimates and raised full-year guidance, but shares fell sharply after its second earnings report since IPO.
Tech · +14 outlets
Anthropic adds AI watermarking to Claude, sparks user backlash
Some Claude users objected to Anthropic's new watermarking system, saying it could catch them using the AI tool at jobs or for schoolwork.
TechCrunch · +4 outlets
Google Gemini reaches 1 billion monthly users, fastest growth to date
Google's Gemini AI assistant hit one billion monthly active users in record time, with reports suggesting ChatGPT's growth is slowing.
Gizmodo · +14 outlets
AI nuclear power firm Fermi appoints Lee McIntire as new CEO
Fermi named board member Lee McIntire as CEO, more than three months after firing co-founder Toby Neugebauer.
TechCrunch · +8 outlets
Amazon Game Studios divests MMOs Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty in strategy shift
Amazon is handing off publishing of two major MMOs to other publishers as part of a strategic pivot for its game division.
Engadget · +14 outlets
Apple hires American Airlines exec Nick Gatten as VP of government affairs
Apple hired veteran American Airlines executive Nick Gatten to lead its government affairs team, effective August 31.
9to5Mac · +4 outlets
WhatsApp rolls out username support for creating new contacts
WhatsApp now lets users save a contact's username alongside their name and phone number, ahead of a broader username rollout.
9to5Mac · +14 outlets
AI coding startup Cognition reportedly in talks to raise at $40B valuation
Cognition may seek another mega round just months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation.
TechCrunch · +1 outlets
OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings raises $2B at $12B valuation
Thrive Holdings raised $2 billion from SoftBank, D1 Capital, and Altimeter Capital to bring AI to the enterprise.
TechCrunch · +3 outlets
Qualcomm details Snapdragon C specs for $300 laptops, claims 67% faster battery performance than Intel N250
Qualcomm revealed its Snapdragon C processor specs targeting budget laptops, with 8 cores and all-day battery claims.
Latest from Tom's Hardware · +1 outlets