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Andrew Liszewski / The Verge:
Google launches its first magnetic wireless charging accessories under the Pixelsnap brand; the Pixel 10 phones are compatible with Qi2 and MagSafe accessories  —  Google announced a handful of Qi2 accessories taking advantage of its new MagSafe alternative called Pixelsnap.
Victoria Song / The Verge:
Google unveils $130 Pixel Buds 2a with a Tensor A1 chip, Gemini features, seven hours of battery life with ANC, and a replaceable battery, available October 9  —  There's new software coming for the Pixel Buds Pro 2, too. … The new budget buds are $30 more expensive at $129.99 …
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge:
Google announces Gemini for Home, a new voice assistant for Google Home, with support for Gemini Live, coming later this year and replacing Google Assistant  —  The all-new, more powerful assistant will arrive on Nest smart speakers and displays later this year.
Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Google unveils the $1,799+ Pixel 10 Pro Fold, with a Tensor G5 chip, a new hinge with a gear-less design, 6.4" outer and 8" inner screens, available October 9  —  They actually did it. … Finally, a foldable to take to the beach.  The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold is official …
Damien Wilde / 9to5Google:
Pixel 10 gets a 10.8 MP telephoto lens; 10 Pro and Pro XL get an AI-driven Pro Res Zoom capable of up to 100x zoom; all models get AI features like Camera Coach  —  The Pixel 10 series has officially been unveiled with a whole suite of new camera features and upgrades for existing functions.
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Google unveils the $799 Pixel 10, featuring a new Tensor G5 chip, 6.3" OLED display, Gorilla Glass Victus 2, and Qi2 support, available on August 28  —  After many leaks and a lot of anticipation, Google's Pixel 10 is finally here, and this year's base model is the ultimate crowd pleaser with a refined …
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Google unveils the $999 Pixel 10 Pro and $1,199 10 Pro XL, with 6.3" and 6.8" OLED displays, Tensor G5 chips, Zoned UFS storage, available on August 28
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google's new AI features for Pixel include Magic Cue for contextual suggestions across apps, Voice Translate for calls, and Visual Overlays for the camera
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Sony says it is raising PlayStation 5 prices by $50 for all models in the US due to a “challenging economic environment”, starting on August 21  —  The prices will go up by $50 for all three models. … Sony is raising the price of all PS5 models by $50 in the US due to a …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft and Asus plan to launch the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X handhelds on October 16; leaks suggest the Ally and Ally X will cost €599 and €899, respectively  —  Microsoft also has a handheld compatibility program to showcase which games run well on the new Xbox Ally devices.
ProPublica:
Document: Microsoft's 2025 System Security Plan submitted to the DOD, dated February 28, failed to disclose China-based engineers maintaining DoD cloud systems  —  The tech giant is required to regularly provide U.S. officials with its plan for keeping government data safe from hacking.
Greg Bensinger / Reuters:
Sources: Amazon plans to revamp its Fire tablets and release a higher-end Android tablet as soon as 2026, after using its Android-forked Fire OS since 2011  —  Amazon (AMZN.O) is plotting a big change to its Fire tablet lineup following years of escalating gripes from consumers and app developers …
Iain Martin / Forbes:
Grok's “share” button generates a unique URL that makes users' chats searchable on Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo; Google has indexed 370K+ Grok conversations  —  xAI made people's conversations with its chatbot public and searchable on Google without warning …
Tom McArthur / BBC:
Kick says it is “urgently reviewing” the circumstances around the death of a French livestreamer subjected to violence and sleep deprivation during streams  —  An investigation has been launched into the death of a French streamer known for extreme challenges.
Brian Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Elon Musk is quietly pumping the brakes on his plans to start a US political party, telling allies he wants to focus his attention on his companies  —  The billionaire has sought to maintain ties with JD Vance, a potential heir to Trump's MAGA political movement
CNBC:
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says that Intel must give the government an equity stake in the company in return for CHIPS Act funds; INTC closed up 6.97%  —  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday that Intel must give the U.S. government an equity stake in the company in return for CHIPS Act funds.
Reuters:
Sources: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is looking into government equity stakes in Micron, TSMC, Samsung, and others that receive CHIPS Act funding

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Major brands were replaced by direct-response advertisers during commercial breaks of CBS News' December 13 town hall with Erika Kirk, moderated by Bari Weiss

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Arkansas PBS severs ties with the PBS network, the first state public TV system to do so since Congress cut CPB funds, citing the annual $2M+ membership cost

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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says the UK has dropped its mandate requiring Apple to provide a backdoor for accessing users' encrypted data
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