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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Nvidia reports Q2 revenue up 56% YoY to $46.74B, Data Center revenue up 56% to $41.1B, below $41.34B est., and approves an additional $60B in share buybacks  —  Nvidia reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue on Wednesday, and said sales growth this quarter will remain above 50% …
Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:
Nvidia says it had no new H20 sales to China in Q2 and assumes the same for Q3, but could realize $2B-$5B in H20 sales in Q3 if geopolitical issues are resolved
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft is expanding Xbox Cloud Gaming to Game Pass Core and Standard subscribers, dropping the Game Pass Ultimate requirement, and tests more PC game access  —  Xbox Game Pass Core and Standard subscribers are also getting access to some PC games.
Danny Park / The Block:
Google Cloud says its Universal Ledger, a layer-1 blockchain for financial products, is in a private testnet, and plans to reveal more details at a later date  —  Start trading crypto Get a crypto rewards card 1inch: Swap Sol ↔ EVM  — Google Cloud is developing its own blockchain …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Samsung rolls out Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant in its 2025 lineup of TVs and monitors, letting users ask for movie suggestions, plot recaps, and more  —  An animated version of the AI assistant can provide movie recommendations or summarize the latest episode of your favorite show.
Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
The FBI and agencies in the UK, Canada, and others warn that a Chinese hacking campaign targeting US telecoms has expanded to 80 countries and 200+ US companies  —  The advisory shows global resolve against a hacking campaign that exceeds accepted norms for snooping.
Will Sattelberg / 9to5Google:
Google launches Pixel Care+, replacing Preferred Care and Fi Device Protection in the US, with upgrades but slightly higher pricing than the previous offering  —  Google's post-purchase support for Pixel has never been fantastic — a quick glance at r/GooglePixel will make that abundantly clear …
Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
OpenAI and Anthropic publish findings from joint safety tests of each other's models, aimed at surfacing blind spots in their internal evaluations  —  OpenAI and Anthropic, two of the world's leading AI labs, briefly opened up their closely guarded AI models to allow for joint safety testing …
Hayden Field / The Verge:
Anthropic's Threat Intelligence report for August says Claude was weaponized for sophisticated cybercrimes, including a “vibe-hacking” data extortion scheme
Max Buondonno / The Shortcut:
Google Pixel 10 Pro review: the best AI phone on the market with handy features like Magic Cue, a great display, and Qi2 charging, but no design improvements  —  🏆 Rating: 4.5/5  —  🥇 Editor's Choice  —  ✅ Pros  — 📱 The displays are brighter and better than ever
Derrek Lee / Android Central:
Google Pixel 10 review: justifies its price better than the Pixel 9 with upgrades like a triple camera system and Qi2 support, but is not a gaming powerhouse
404 Media:
4chan and Kiwi Farms sue the UK's Ofcom in a US court over the Online Safety Act, saying they aren't subject to UK law, after Ofcom tried to fine and block them  —  The notorious troll sites filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court as part of a fight over the UK's Online Safety Act.
Brody Ford / Bloomberg:
Snowflake reports Q2 product revenue up 32% YoY to $1.09B, above $1.04B est., and forecasts FY 2026 product revenue above estimates; SNOW jumps 12%+  —  Snowflake Inc. shares jumped in extended trading after giving a strong outlook that overcame anxiety that software vendors will be hurt …
@mingchikuo:
Analysis: Meta's Hypernova AR glasses will enter mass production in Q3 2025 to beat Apple to market, but have a modest sales target of 150K-200K over two years  —  Here are the key points regarding Meta's AI glasses, Hypernova: 1.  This device is expected to enter mass production in 3Q25 with a two-year product life cycle.

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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump files a $10B defamation lawsuit against the BBC in a Florida court, alleging it deceptively doctored his January 6 speech in a Panorama documentary

Jake Kanter / Deadline:
The UK government begins its review of the BBC's charter, set to expire in 2027, as ministers consider licence fee reforms and allowing more commercial revenue

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Howard Stern signs a new three-year deal with SiriusXM, after a report earlier this year suggested that his show was about to be canceled

More News

Hannah Dailey / Billboard:
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement announcement on Instagram surpasses 1M reposts, more than any post ever on the platform; the post has 29M+ Likes
Ian Carlos Campbell / Engadget:
Samsung announces a virtual Galaxy event for September 4 at 5:30am ET, where new tablets and the Galaxy S25 FE are expected

Earlier Picks

David DiMolfetta / Nextgov/FCW:
Sources and docs: a Russia-based Yandex employee maintains open-source tool fast-glob, embedded in 30 US DOD software packages and downloaded 70M times per week
More: The Register and Hunted Labs
X: @ericgeller.  LinkedIn: Dan Lorenc.  Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social.  Forums: Slashdot
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Google updates video editing tool Vids to add AI avatars, automatic transcript trimming, and image-to-video tools, and releases a basic version to all users
Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
Apple partners with TuneIn to make Apple Music's six radio stations available outside its app, a first, as it seeks to compete with Spotify; TuneIn has 75M MAUs
Rachel Metz / Bloomberg:
OpenAI plans to update ChatGPT to better respond to mental distress cues, provide parental controls, and bolster safeguards around conversations about suicide
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