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August 12, 2026, 10:40 AM
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Jessica Conditt / Engadget:
Google unveils the $1,899+ Pixel 11 Fold, with a stronger hinge, inner and outer displays that are 20% brighter, a Tensor G6 chip, and an updated 48MP camera  —  Fly like a (Tensor) G6.  —  The Pixel 11 Pro Fold is the ultimate evolution in Google's latest line of mobile devices …
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Google Pixel 11 series hands-on: few design changes, a HiLight status light on the rear camera bar, new colors, and small camera and performance improvements
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Google unveils the $899+ Pixel 11, $1,099+ 11 Pro, and $1,299+ 11 Pro XL, with a Tensor G6, new Gemini features, Magic Capture to pick the best frames, and more
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
A look at AI news website RuntimeWire, which costs $100/day to run and “beat” human reporters to OpenAI's Black Hat disclosure, favoring quantity over quality  —  Last week, an AI newsroom beat mainstream journalists—including WIRED—to a story about OpenAI and hacking.  It's just the beginning.
Will Knight / Wired:
Researchers find that feeding a frontier model's encrypted reasoning traces to a weaker model from the same provider can make it output the traces in plaintext  —  Researchers devised a way to extract “reasoning traces” from Claude, GPT, and Gemini.  What they found, they say …
Tom Wilson / Financial Times:
Researchers say suspected Chinese hackers used open-source AI agents to build an autonomous hacking tool that compromised Taiwanese government websites in July  —  AI agents ran simultaneous reconnaissance and break-ins in display of new phase of cyberwarfare.
Juro Osawa / The Information:
Former Alibaba star researcher Junyang Lin launches Shanghai-based Pragmatik Labs to build digital and physical AI agents; Pragmatik hit a $2B valuation in June  —  Former Alibaba star researcher Junyang Lin announced that he had started a new AI company, confirming The Information's earlier reports.
Bloomberg:
Tencent reports Q2 revenue up 11% YoY to ~$30.4B, above ~$30B est., driven by surging WeChat advertising and resilient game spending, and net income of ~$8.3B  —  Tencent Holdings Ltd. more than doubled spending on AI projects and computing to about $7.8 billion last quarter …
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
SpaceXAI rolls out AI agent app Grok Bot in beta on macOS, iOS, Windows, and Linux, initially for SuperGrok Heavy, Cursor Ultra, and Cursor Teams Premium users  —  SpaceXAI and Cursor are in the process of becoming a single company, but first, the two firms are releasing an all-new iPhone and Mac app called Grok Bot.
Ben Dummett / Wall Street Journal:
Stockholm-based AI coding startup Lovable raised $400M at a $13.3B valuation, up from $6.6B in December 2025, becoming one of Europe's most valuable startups  —  New funding round catapults AI company into the ranks of Europe's most valuable startups  —  Artificial-intelligence startup Lovable …
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk:
The US CFTC uses its “emergency authority” to order Kalshi to continue operating in New York after the state filed a lawsuit in July seeking to shutter Kalshi  —  The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced it had ordered prediction market operator Kalshi to continue operating …
Frederic Lardinois / The New Stack:
OpenAI launches a ChatGPT desktop app for Linux in preview, supporting ChatGPT Work, Codex, and more; Computer Use outside the in-app browser is not available  —  On Tuesday, OpenAI launched its ChatGPT desktop for Linux.  —  Now in preview, the app, which combines ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work …
Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times:
Thrive Capital's Thrive Holdings, which acquires traditional service businesses and adds AI, raised $2B from SoftBank, D1, and others at a $12B valuation  —  The company, Thrive Holdings, acquires businesses to infuse them with artificial intelligence and drew interest from backers like SoftBank.
Victoria Song / The Verge:
Google unveils the $399 Pixel Watch 5 with a satin pyrite case finish, offline Gemini, proactive AI suggestions, better GPS maps, and insulin resistance trends  —  The $399 Google Pixel Watch 5 isn't about the hardware.  Sure, there's a new satin pyrite case finish, a few new strap colors, and a Steph Curry Special Edition.

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Finya Swai / The Hill:
In an unprecedented move, Reporters Without Borders calls for impeachment of FCC Chair Brendan Carr, accusing him of politically tinged investigations and more

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Q&A with WaPo Executive Editor Matt Murray, who says the outlet is close to breaking even financially and expects 2027 will be its best year in seven years

Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: Mary Hager, senior executive producer of CBS News' Face the Nation and executive editor of politics, is leaving after over three decades at the network

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Jordan Novet / CNBC:
CoreWeave reports Q2 revenue up 112% YoY to $2.58B, vs. $2.56B est., a $104B revenue backlog, and active power up nearly 500 MWs to 1.5 GW; CRWV jumps 20%+
Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
Super Micro reports Q4 revenue up 93% YoY to $11.1B, below $11.3B est., and forecasts Q1 and FY 2027 revenue above est.; SMCI jumps 10%+, and is up 15%+ YTD
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Similarweb: Bluesky's mobile MAUs fell 27% YoY to 10.4M in June and DAUs fell 26% YoY to 3M in July; X's mobile MAUs fell 3% to 302M and DAUs fell 7% to 123.7M
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