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Sources: Kalshi is in advanced talks to raise $750M+ co-led by Sequoia Capital and Wellington Management at a $40B valuation; Kalshi was valued at $22B in May (www.theinformation.com)
2026-8-13

ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and DeepSeek in one app for $39.99 (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-13

Sources detail moves behind Google's AI reshuffle; Sergey Brin urged key staff to go all in on Gemini, and some teams shifted from DeepMind to corporate Google (www.reuters.com)
2026-8-13 Google AI

The Pixel Tag Is Google's Answer To the AirTag (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-8-13 Google

Sources: Apple hired Nate Gatten, an American Airlines exec with GOP ties, as government affairs VP, seeking someone who could align with Trump administration (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-13 Trump U.S. Apple Republican

German Advocacy Group Lodges Criminal Complaint Over Meta AI Glasses (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-8-13 Germany AI

US Hires Over 2,000 Video Gamers As Air Traffic Controllers (games.slashdot.org)
2026-8-13

Google Unveils Pixel 11 Lineup (hardware.slashdot.org)
2026-8-13 Google

Sources: the UK government is planning to regulate the use of AI in gene synthesis to prevent terrorists and other bad actors from using AI for bioweapons (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-13 AI Terrorism

Bank of America says it plans to deploy $250B by July 2027 to support US digital and infrastructure projects, including data centers and energy infrastructure (www.reuters.com)
2026-8-13 U.S. Energy

Plug and Pwn attack uses fake USB devices for Windows SYSTEM access (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-13

Silicon Data, which offers real-time compute pricing data to financial institutions and exchanges, raised a $30.5M Series A led by the Valor Atreides AI Fund (www.axios.com)
2026-8-13 AI

SpaceXAI releases Grok 4.6, saying it matches GPT-5.6 Sol on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, and prices it at $2/1M input and $6/1M output tokens (x.ai)
2026-8-13 Intelligence

Lazarus hackers exploited Windows zero-day to target defense firms (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-13

FlightAware withdraws its lawsuit against Kalshi, a day after it alleged Kalshi is using its data without permission to let users bet on flight cancellations (www.reuters.com)
2026-8-13

ClearJet, whose AI-enabled logistics service connects shippers with unused cargo capacity on commercial flights, raised a $25M Series B led by Edison Partners (news.crunchbase.com)
2026-8-13 AI Logistics

Google's Pixel 11 introduces Camera Looks, a total rethink of how the camera captures and styles an image, as users seek “more authentic or traditional” photos (www.theverge.com)
2026-8-13 Google

Google says the Pixel Buds Pro 2 will get new features, including dynamic ANC and sleep sync, via a software update in September, and adds a new Olive color (9to5google.com)
2026-8-13 Google

Google says Android's AirDrop-like Quick Share will now let some devices exchange files and contact info when tapped together, starting with Pixel 6 and newer (www.theverge.com)
2026-8-13 Android Google

Google is introducing an insulin-resistance trend feature that uses AI, accelerometer, and other sensors, launching first on the Watch 5 and Fitbit devices (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-13 Google AI

Google raises Pixel 11 prices by $100 and the Pixel Watch 5 by $50; the base Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL come with 12GB of RAM, down from 16GB in the Pixel 9 and 10 (www.engadget.com)
2026-8-13 Google

Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold hands-on: a letdown after Samsung released the Galaxy Z Fold 8, with few design changes, and it feels like Google is coasting this time (www.engadget.com)
2026-8-13 Google Samsung

Google is cutting the Google One AI Pro trial bundled with Pixel 11 Pro and other handsets from 12 to 6 months, and removes the free trial from the Pixel 11 (9to5google.com)
2026-8-13 Google AI

Google DeepMind launches SL2T, a multilingual sign-language-to-text model debuting on the Pixel 11 in Gboard and Live Transcribe, first with ASL and English (siliconangle.com)
2026-8-13 Google

Google says the Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL are its most durable Pixel phones yet, using spacecraft-grade aluminum frames and a more scratch-resistant coating (www.engadget.com)
2026-8-13 Google Aluminum

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 (www.theshortcut.com)
2026-8-13 Google

FBI: Hackers target online accounts to steal nude photos (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-13 FBI

The Threat Hiding in Your Hiring Process: How Fake Remote Workers Get In (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-13

Google plans to launch the $29 Pixel Tag on November 11 with a four-pack priced at $99, matching AirTag 2 pricing, offering UWB, Find Hub support, and more (www.theverge.com)
2026-8-13 Google

AT&T says open models currently account for ~25% of its AI usage, and it targets 70% to 80% over time; AT&T uses an average of 45B AI tokens per day (www.wsj.com)
2026-8-13 AI AT&T

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