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Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal:
Hands-on with Gemini Live: conversationally, a big step forward, but functionally, a step back in some ways, largely because it works entirely in the cloud  —  Google's Android chief told our columnist the voice assistant was designed to impersonate humans, but he doesn't want anyone getting romantic with it
Molly McHugh-Johnson / The Keyword:
An overview of AI features for Pixel devices including the Gemini assistant, Call Notes for call summaries, Pixel Studio for image generation, Pixel Screenshots  —  Say hello to new Pixel phones, Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Buds Pro 2 — and check out all the new things you can do with them with the help of AI.
Julian Chokkattu / Wired:
Hands-on with Pixel 9's AI camera features: Add Me, Reimagine, Autoframe, Zoom Enhance, and improvements to Video Boost and panoramas  —  Add Me, Reimagine, Autoframe, and Zoom Enhance—these camera features allow you to alter your photos with zero technical know-how.
#MadeByGoogle on YouTube:
A recording of the Made by Google 2024 keynote, with updates on Google AI and Pixel devices, including the Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro Fold  —  Watch now for updates on Google AI and the newest Pixel devices, including the #Pixel9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro Fold.  To watch this keynote …
Damien Wilde / 9to5Google:
Google announces the $999+ 6.3" Pixel 9 Pro and $1,099+ 6.8" 9 Pro XL, with 120Hz “Super Actua” displays, Tensor G4, 16GB RAM, 45W fast charging, in four colors  —  The Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL have officially been unveiled as the first Pro-series split in the history of Google's smartphone lineup.
Andrew Romero / 9to5Google:
Google announces the $799+ Google Pixel 9, with a Tensor G4 chip, a design with flat sides, a bigger 6.3" screen, AI features, more, on sale starting August 22  —  The Pixel 9 is Google's new baseline flagship device, but it packs a serious punch backed by Google's AI suite at a reasonable $799 price tag.
Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
Google debuts the $1,799+ Pixel 9 Pro Fold, its second take on the category with larger 8" and 6.3" inner and outer displays, 4650 mAh battery, shipping Sept. 4
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google unveils the Pixel Watch 3 in 41mm and 45mm sizes, with a 2,000-nit display and around 16% smaller bezels compared to the Watch 2, starting at $349  —  Besides being offered in a bigger size, the Google Pixel Watch 3 looks exactly like last year's wearable, with software and under …
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Google debuts Pixel Buds Pro 2 for $229 with a Tensor A1 chip, smaller and lighter than the original Pro, with improved noise cancellation and sound quality
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
NIST publishes its first three post-quantum cryptography standards; IBM's director of research thinks quantum computing will hit an inflection point around 2030  —  It'll still be a while before quantum computers become powerful enough to do anything useful, but it's increasingly likely …
Bloomberg:
Sources: after Google's monopoly ruling, the DOJ considers options including forcing a breakup of the company or requiring it to share more data with rivals  —  - Antitrust enforcers soliciting input from outside companies  — Judge ruled Alphabet unit monopolized online search, ads
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
A US judge rules that a group of artists can pursue some copyright infringement claims in their lawsuit against Stability AI, Midjourney, and other companies  —  A group of visual artists can continue to pursue some claims that Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt and Runway AI's artificial …
Alice Hancock / Financial Times:
After Thierry Breton's letter to X before the Trump interview, the EU says the “timing and the wording of the letter were neither co-ordinated or agreed” upon  —  Internal market commissioner's warning to owner of social media site X was not approved
New York Times:
How Tether co-founder Brock Pierce's plan to use crypto to revitalize Puerto Rico's economy became mired in legal disputes and fights with his business partners  —  On sun-drenched days in 2022, the cryptocurrency entrepreneur Brock Pierce liked to take his friends sailing to the island of Vieques …

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New York Times:
Sources: former WaPo executive editor Leonard Downie and ex-managing editor Bob Kaiser emailed Jeff Bezos in February, urging him to cut ties with Will Lewis

David Shepardson / Reuters:
Conservative advocacy groups ask the FCC to end its CBS probe, as “adverse ruling against CBS would constitute regulatory overreach” and set dangerous precedent

Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: Axel Springer board member Martin Varsavsky criticizing Politico's Gaza coverage did not sit well with many of its journalists, who he called “woke”

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Carl Franzen / VentureBeat:
OpenAI said “there's a new GPT-4o model out in ChatGPT since last week”, but gave few other details; some users claim new step-by-step or multi-step reasoning
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Politico, the NYT, the WaPo, and others say they received hacked Trump campaign materials, but gave few details, a marked contrast to Clinton's emails in 2016

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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Chinese internet companies have been testing Huawei's new Ascend 910C chip in recent weeks; Huawei told clients the chip is comparable to Nvidia's H100
Financial Times:
A recap of Elon Musk's Donald Trump interview on X, which started 42 minutes late; X says it was at times heard by 1M+ people, while Musk had prepared for 8M
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
On August 6, hackers leaked almost 2.7B records of people in the US, such as names and SSNs, allegedly from National Public Data, which collects and sells data
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