Wednesday, August 20, 2025

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Here’s everything you need to know about preordering the new Google Pixel phones

Brandt Ranj / theverge - Google announced its entire Pixel 10 generation of phones at a jam-packed Made for Google event this week. The familiar four-phone lineup includes the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, and Pixel 10 Pro Fold. All of them have received processor bump…

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Google launches its own ‘MagSafe’ with PixelSnap

Ivan Mehta / techcrunch - Google is launching its own set of magnetic accessories for Pixel 10 including chargers and stands.

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Gemini for Home is Google’s biggest smart home play in years

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / theverge - It’s finally happening: Google Assistant in the home is getting its Gemini glow-up. “Gemini for Home” is an all-new voice assistant for Google Home, set to arrive later this year, the company announced today. This new voice assistant, powered by Google’s …

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Update Now: iOS 18.6.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.6.1 Fix Actively Exploited Vulnerability

Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple today released new iOS 18.6.2, iPadOS 18.6.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.6.1 updates, and the software addresses a security vulnerability that is known to have been actively exploited.According to Apple's security support documents, memory corruption coul…

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Meta’s AI Team Reorganized—Again

Jon Swartz / techstrong - Meta Platforms Inc. is reshuffling its artificial intelligence (AI) team yet again—the fourth time in six months—to “accelerate” its pursuit of so-called superintelligence. The company is expected to quarter its new AI unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs (M…

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Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold vs. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7: How the newest foldable phones stack up

Katie Teague / engadget - The latest and greatest of the foldable phone world. (Google, Sam Rutherford/Engadget)Last month, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 was released and immediately became the de facto king of the foldable phone hill. But today a new challenger has arrived: The Pix…

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Here’s where you can preorder Google’s upcoming Pixel Watch 4

Sheena Vasani / theverge - Google’s Pixel phone lineup isn’t the only thing getting an upgrade in the coming weeks. The company also took the time during its recent Made by Google event to introduce the forthcoming Pixel Watch 4, which starts at $349 and hits shelves on October 9th…

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Sony’s PlayStation 5 Gets a Big Price Hike

Kyle Barr / gizmodo - Neither the PS5 digital edition nor the PS5 Pro was spared tariff woes.

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Google says Steph Curry will use its AI to get better at basketball

Mariella Moon / engadget - Google has announced a multi-year partnership with Steph Curry at its Made by Google event, and as part of that team-up, it says the NBA superstar will use AI from Google Cloud to improve his performance on the court. Yep, the company is claiming that Goo…

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Nvidia, Bill Gates-backed robotics startup Field AI hits $2 billion valuation after recent raise

cnbc - Robotics startup Field AI has closed two funding rounds, with investments from Nvidia's venture capital arm and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' family office.

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NASA and IBM Unveil AI That Helps Scientists Forecast Solar Storms

Ellyn Lapointe / gizmodo - Experts recently identified major gaps in their ability to forecast space weather. Surya aims to fill them.

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ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X to launch in Canada in October

Bradly Shankar / mobilesyrup - Asus and Microsoft have confirmed that their ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X handheld gaming PCs will launch worldwide, including in Canada, on October 16. The announcement came out of Gamescom in Germany, where the companies are showcasing the devices to the pu…

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How to Watch the ‘Made By Google’ Pixel 10 Event

Steve Vegvari / iphoneincanada - Google's Pixel 10 event is being live streamed on August 20. Here's how to watch the event and what to expect.The post How to Watch the ‘Made By Google’ Pixel 10 Event first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

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White House confirms talks to acquire 10% stake in Intel — 'We should get an equity stake for our money'

tomshardware - The U.S. wants to get 10% of Intel in exchange for the billions of dollars it’s giving it under the CHIPS Act.

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Chinese ‘Virtual Human’ Salespeople Are Outperforming Their Real Human Counterparts

Jason Koebler, Zeyi Yang / wired - Built using AI technology from Baidu and DeepSeek, the virtual livestreamers sell everything from wet wipes to printers 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Microsoft’s August 2025 security updates are breaking recovery tools on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs

tomshardware - Microsoft admits its latest security updates break Windows recovery tools like "Reset this PC" and "Fix problems using Windows Update" on multiple Windows versions.

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95% of generative AI implementations in enterprise 'have no measurable impact on P&L', says MIT — flawed integration cited as why AI projects underperform

tomshardware - A new study conducted by MIT purports to demonstrate that most generative AI implementations in business settings fail.

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Hades Mining emerges from stealth with €5.5M Pre-Seed funding

Cate Lawrence / tech - Munich-based deeptech mining company Hades Mining has emerged from stealth and announced today that it has raised a €5.5 million pre-seed round led by Project A. Europe's energy and critical mineral d...

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