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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 (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

Google unveils the $1,899+ Pixel 11 Fold, with a stronger hinge, inner and outer displays that are 20% brighter, Tensor G6 chip, and an updated 48MP camera (www.engadget.com)
2026-8-13 Google

Google unveils the $899+ Pixel 11, $1,099+ 11 Pro, and $1,299+ 11 Pro XL, with Tensor G6, new Gemini features, Magic Capture to pick the best frames, and more (techcrunch.com)
2026-8-13 Google

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 (www.theverge.com)
2026-8-13 Google AI GPS

AI code review startup CodeRabbit raised a $143M Series C co-led by Atomico and Smash at a $1.5B valuation, after raising a $60M Series B in September 2025 (www.reuters.com)
2026-8-12 Startup AI

Thrive Capital's Thrive Holdings, which acquires traditional service businesses and adds AI, raised $2B from SoftBank, D1, and others at a $12B valuation (www.nytimes.com)
2026-8-12 AI

Hackers leverage new Microsoft SharePoint exploit in attacks (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-12 Microsoft

Amsterdam-based neocloud Nebius reports Q2 cloud revenue up 514% YoY to $575M and total revenue of $582M, above $557M est.; NBIS rises 15%+, and is up 131% YTD (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-12

Skan AI, which is building a “context graph of work” by observing staff using enterprise software, raised a $63M Series C co-led by Cathay Innovation and Dell (venturebeat.com)
2026-8-12 AI

African e-commerce company Jumia raised $50M, including $25M from the World Bank's IFC; Jumia's US-listed shares have fallen from $60+ in 2021 to $6 now (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-12 World Bank Africa

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 (www.wired.com)
2026-8-12 AI

The NYC Council sent letters to Polymarket, Kalshi, Coinbase, and Gemini Titan to investigate alleged deceptive marketing practices and targeting minors (www.wsj.com)
2026-8-12 Coinbase

AI code-testing startup Blacksmith raised a $45M Series B led by Peak XV Partners at a $550M valuation, up from $60M after it raised a $10M Series A in 2025 (techcrunch.com)
2026-8-12 Startup AI

Stop Renting Your Language App — Own All 14 Babbel Languages (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-12

Signal adds new security feature to thwart man-in-the-middle attacks (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-12

Swarms of Tiny Robots Remove Microplastics From Soil and Water (hardware.slashdot.org)
2026-8-12 Robot

Q&A with Redwood Research Chief Scientist Ryan Greenblatt on AI R&D, RSI, whether human expert data is bottlenecking progress, token prices, alignment, and more (www.dwarkesh.com)
2026-8-12 AI

New Microsoft Defender 'ShieldBreak' zero-day grants SYSTEM privileges (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-12 Microsoft

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 (www.theinformation.com)
2026-8-12 Alibaba AI Shanghai

A look at the challenges facing incoming Google DeepMind head Koray Kavukcuoglu, who joined DeepMind in 2012 and will oversee Gemini and frontier AI research (www.cnbc.com)
2026-8-12 Google AI

Foxconn reports Q2 revenue up 41% YoY to ~$78.4B, with cloud and networking products contributing 50%+ for the first time, and net profit up 35% to ~$1.86B (www.wsj.com)
2026-8-12

Tencent reports Q2 revenue up 11% YoY to ~$30.4B, above ~$30B est., and net income of ~$8.3B, driven by surging WeChat advertising and resilient game spending (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-12 WeChat Tencent

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 (www.wsj.com)
2026-8-12 Europe Startup AI

Sources: AI coding startup Cognition is in early talks with investors to raise $1B+ at a $40B+ valuation, after raising $1B at a $26B valuation in May (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-12 Startup AI

10 Iconic Works of Art That Are Still Missing (listverse.com)
2026-8-12

Behold the 'Glueball,' a Strange New Form of Matter (science.slashdot.org)
2026-8-12

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