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| 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 …
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| 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 — Google's Pixel 10 Pro and 10 Pro XL are, on the surface, the least upgraded devices in the company's 2025 smartphone lineup, but that's because everything is hiding under the hood.
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
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| Damien Wilde / 9to5Google: |
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| Matt Swider / The Shortcut: |
Google unveils the $349+ Pixel Watch 4 in 41mm and 45mm sizes, with a curved display, Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 chip, and satellite communication, shipping in October — ✅ Pros — ⌚ New Acuta 360 display offers a curved screen, not just domed glass| 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 …
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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.
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| Made by Google on YouTube: |
A recording of the Made by Google 2025 event hosted by Jimmy Fallon — Tune in to see something special. Watch the #MadeByGoogle live show on August 20 at 1pm ET.Available in:American Sign Language - https://youtube.com/watch?v= ...
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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 …
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| 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.
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Google unveils a new Gemini-powered personal health coach for Fitbit, rolling out as a preview in October for Fitbit Premium users in the redesigned Fitbit app — At its Made by Google event on Wednesday, the company announced a new AI-powered personal health coach built with Gemini that's coming to Fitbit.
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
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| 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.
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| Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says the company hit its first $1B revenue month in July and that “the biggest thing we face is being constantly under compute” — OpenAI finance chief Sarah Friar said Wednesday that even with the company hitting revenue milestones, it faces ongoing pressures … | 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 — With the launch of the new Pixel 10 series, Google is rushing ahead of Apple to deliver AI-powered smartphones to consumers.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
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| Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal: |
Meta froze hiring in its AI division last week with sources saying exceptions need Alexandr Wang's permission; the duration of the freeze remains unclear — Company reorganizes its sprawling artificial-intelligence operation, whose spiraling cost has drawn investor scrutiny
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| Mustafa Suleyman: |
Mustafa Suleyman says “Seemingly Conscious AI” is coming but is something to avoid, and that developers must build AI for people, not to be a digital person — Seemingly Conscious AI is Coming — I write, to think. More than anything this essay is an attempt to think through …
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| Peter Hall / MIT Technology Review: |
NASA and IBM release Surya, an open-source AI model trained on over a decade's worth of NASA solar data to predict solar flares and winds — NASA and IBM have released a new open-source machine learning model to help scientists better understand and predict the physics and weather patterns of the sun.
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| TechCrunch: |
Anthropic announces a subscription offering that adds Claude Code to Enterprise and Team plans; the tool was previously available only via individual accounts — Anthropic on Wednesday announced a new subscription offering that will incorporate Claude Code into Claude for Enterprise.| The Information: |
Sources: Character.AI has recently discussed a sale with potential buyers and also talked with investors about raising a few hundred million at a $1B+ valuation — Character.AI, the chatbot maker whose founders Google hired as part of a $2.7 billion deal last August, has in recent weeks discussed …
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| TechCrunch: |
Halo, a startup founded by former Harvard students who developed a facial recognition app for Ray-Ban Meta glasses, is launching “always-on” AI glasses for $249 — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai Rebecca Bellan — Two former Harvard students are launching a pair of “always-on” …
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| Julian Chokkattu / Wired: |
Inside Google's Reliability Labs, where it stress tests Pixel phones and watches; Google claims the Pixel 10 Pro Fold can withstand 10+ years of folding — Google runs an array of tests on its Pixel phones and smartwatches throughout the development cycle. Here's a peek behind the curtain of what that testing looks like.| Christopher Yasiejko / Bloomberg Law: |
Masimo sues US CBP, saying CBP exceeded its authority in an Aug. 1 internal advice ruling that enabled Apple to reactivate a Watch blood oxygen tracking feature — US Customs and Border Protection unlawfully let Apple Inc. reactivate a blood-oxygen tracking feature on Apple Watches … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google Photos will let users edit images using text or voice prompts, first on Pixel 10 devices in the US, and will add support for C2PA Content Credentials — At Wednesday's Made by Google event, the company announced new features in Google Photos that will allow users to ask the app to edit their pictures for them.
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| Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk: |
TRM Labs launches Beacon Network, a real-time alert system for illicit crypto activity, partnering with law enforcement and exchanges like Binance and Coinbase — An industry-wide project led by TRM Labs is officially going live, and includes law enforcement and the major exchanges such as Coinbase and Binance.Sponsor Posts
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