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The Pixel 11 series moved from pre-order to full availability on August 20, with US carriers including T-Mobile promoting free handset offers tied to plans and trade-ins.
Fresh leaks point to US pricing for Samsung's Galaxy Tab S12+ and S12 Ultra, while separate renders reveal three color options for the upcoming Galaxy S26 FE.
A hacker known as Cyberleek is releasing gameplay clips and assets from what appears to be a working build of Rockstar's GTA 6, days after an earlier leak.
Keychron's K8 tenkeyless wireless keyboard dropped to $34.99, while Razer's BlackWidow V4 75% fell to $100, with both reaching their lowest prices to date.
The CFTC chair says staff is exploring a market structure framework and could propose rules if Congress does not pass the Clarity Act.
The California startup plans to build 500 satellites a year by 2027 using a standardized factory model backed by Google and Salesforce Ventures.
Google is rolling out new tools that let users specify the topics, links and publications they want to see across Search, Discover and Google News.
Odense-based Velatir has closed a €5 million round co-led by Spintop Ventures and Ugly Duckling Ventures to scale its AI governance infrastructure.
The Stuttgart-based employee experience company will invest in AI infrastructure for deskless roles, backed by returning investors and a new stake from state development bank L-Bank.
The defense startup, founded by former SpaceX executives, secured Series C funding to mass produce affordable hypersonic weapons and a wider portfolio of strike and missile defense systems.
The startup, which builds software to route AI workloads across different models and chips, drew backing from Atomico, Plural, DCVC and the UK Sovereign AI Fund.
Sony has scheduled a new Xperia launch for August 26 in Europe, with leaks pointing to the Xperia 10 VIII. Samsung is planning its own Galaxy event days later.
The UK startup, founded by Cambridge neuroscientists, closed a $100m seed round led by Atomico to build software that matches AI tasks to the most cost-effective hardware.
From Denmark's Velatir to Stockholm's Pixelgen and Scotland's Singular Photonics, several European startups have closed new funding rounds spanning AI infrastructure and deep tech.
Samsung has scheduled a Galaxy Event for August 27 to reveal what it calls the newest member of the Galaxy S26 line, widely expected to be the Galaxy S26 FE.
Certification filings suggest Xiaomi's next Pro-tier phones support 100W wired charging and UWB, and may be the first devices to run Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro.
Bitcoin climbed nearly 8% and Ether gained about 18% over 24 hours as roughly $1.4 billion in short positions were liquidated and the U.S. Treasury doubled its bond buybacks.
Eligible US college students can claim a year of Google AI Pro at no cost, alongside new Gemini, Search, and Lens study tools.
The Pixel 11 series ships with a utility called Pixel search that broadens what the app drawer search bar can find, including photos and emails.
Sitara Shefta and Will Dudley have founded a remote UK indie studio, backed by Arknights maker HyperGryph, with a new physics-based title in development.
Samsung has scheduled a livestreamed event for next Thursday, widely expected to introduce the Galaxy S26 FE.
The 3,509-piece set recreates Microsoft's first Xbox and its controller, with modules inspired by three classic games. It is priced at $330.
Guerrilla Games is reworking its co-op title Horizon Hunters Gathering, stripping out live-service elements after negative player feedback, according to Bloomberg.
The Harpenden-based AgriTech startup secured backing led by the British Design Fund to bring its BioNomad system to small livestock farms.
The Deus Ex and Dishonored designer has revealed a new studio focused on immersive sims, co-founded with former Arkane colleague Ben Horne.
The Pixel 11 series reaches buyers this week with a $200 gap between models, while Google reportedly plans to move all Pixel manufacturing out of China by 2027.
The Danish HealthTech company has closed a pre-seed round led by Caesar Ventures to scale software designed specifically for psychiatry and mental health.
A survey cited by Proton found most respondents in the UK, Germany and France view their societies as overly reliant on US technology firms.
Comcast's Xfinity Shield uses existing routers to detect movement inside a home by measuring Wi-Fi signal interference, with no extra hardware or cameras required.
Broadcasters and production firms behind events like the 2026 World Cup, the Tour de France and Wimbledon are recalibrating how sustainability fits into their operations, according to SVG Europe.
