"This is why physical media matters": anger as Google yanks access to The Lord Of The Rings films, even if you 'bought' them One user's cautionary tale What Hi-Fi? · Aug 10
Trump slams data center opposition The president’s comments come just days after Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide pause of data center approvals Salon · Aug 10
Behind the exit of DeepMind’s CEO: low morale, a talent exodus, and model delays Within DeepMind, current and former employees say tensions have been simmering for months. Fortune · Aug 10
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 review: your passport to a folding phone future Novel squat Android opens to an iPad-like screen for video or multitasking, with plenty of power and battery life The Guardian - UK · Aug 10
Ross Gerber Cites Data to Make a Point: Take Out Alphabet and Amazon, S&P 500 Earnings Growth Looks Far Less Impressive Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) are responsible for a large share of the S&P 500’s second-quarter earnings growth, a concentration highlighted by investor Ross Gerber using FactSet (NYSE:FDS) data. Benzinga · Aug 10
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra review: Tall order or must-order? The most refined foldable you'll see –but the wider Z Fold 8 is the real star T3 · Aug 10
I've always disliked running, but here's how Gemini and Garmin made me actually enjoy it for the first time Google Gemini helped make my training more sustainable, while Garmin’s Forerunner 170 Music let me leave my phone at home during runs. TechRadar · Aug 10
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Z Fold8, Z Flip8, Watch Ultra2 & Watch9 go on sale: Check price, features and offers Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra and Flip8, marking a major advancement in foldable technology. Alongside these, the Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Watch9 smartwatches are introduced, featuring cutting-edge health tracking capabilities. Global sales kicked off on August 7, with reports indicating an impressive initial demand for the… The Economic Times · Aug 10
Experts warn this fake Claude install guide can be used to empty crypto wallets A fake "install Claude on Mac" guide, hosted on claude.ai itself and boosted by a Google ad, ends with your Ledger app quietly asking for your recovery phrase. TechRadar · Aug 9
CEO of $49 billion AI company says it’s ‘mind-boggling’ that people think you can work 38 hours a week, have work-life balance, and be successful Cerebras cofounder Andrew Feldman warned aspiring entrepreneurs they need to be working “every waking minute,” echoing the likes of Zoom CEO Eric Yuan and LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman. Fortune · Aug 9
I was an AI skeptic — until I started using it to identify plants Can AI replace a seasoned gardener’s eye? I put it to the test. Tom’s Guide · Aug 9
Google Pixel 11 Pro vs Google Pixel 10 Pro: Biggest upgrades to expect The Pixel 11 Pro is on the way, and these five upgrades over Pixel 10 Pro could make it worth the wait Tom’s Guide · Aug 9
Quote of the day by Julian Assange: 'If you want a vision of the future, imagine Washington-backed Google Glasses strapped onto vacant human faces — forever' Smart glasses are becoming more in vogue today, but the industry is still haunted by the failure of Google Glass TechRadar · Aug 8
Race Discrimination in Admissions Suit Against U Washington Can Go Forward From Zhong v. Univ. of Wash. Bd. of Regents, decided yesterday by Judge James Robart (W.D. Wash.): This civil rights action… The post Race Discrimination in Admissions Suit Against U Washington Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 8
Destructoid · Aug 8 After programmers and artists, QA testers are next: Google’s new AI can play and test in-development games, and some publishers are all over it Fear the reaper.
TechRadar · Aug 8 Gmail is killing off one of its best features —and now I can't use it as my favorite email hub Gmail won't play as nicely with other third-party email accounts as it used to, so I'll have to change my email habits.
TechRadar · Aug 8 'AI success will be defined not by how much infrastructure organizations own, but by how productively they use it': Nvidia lays out its thoughts on how storage has become the next frontier of AI Nvidia just open sourced the interface GPUs use to reach storage and got Intel to help maintain software designed to take its own silicon out of the I/O path.
LiveScience · Aug 8 Using AI has an environmental impact — here are 4 ways you can minimize it Escalating use of tools like Gemini and ChatGPT saps more and more power. Experts offer some tips on how to consume less.
The Economic Times · Aug 8 Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO Greg Abel spends a chunk of the company's massive cashpile Under the new leadership of Greg Abel, Berkshire Hathaway made a staggering investment of ten billion dollars in the parent company of Google. Alongside this, the conglomerate also repurchased about four point five billion dollars in its own shares. Despite a significant decrease in cash holdings since the last quarter,…
International Business Times UK · Aug 8 Tech Layoffs in 2026 Already Beat Last Year's Total as Google, Zillow and TikTok Cut Hundreds Tech layoffs in 2026 have already surpassed last year's total by August, with major cuts from Zillow, TikTok, Etsy, and Google, highlighting restructuring trends in the industry
The Economic Times · Aug 8 Google Drive is ending Google Photos backups on August 10: Why users need to change their settings before the deadline to keep new photos and videos backed up Google Drive is ending its Google Photos backup feature on August 10, meaning users who rely on Drive for desktop to automatically back up photos and videos will need to change how their files are uploaded. Google Photos itself is not shutting down, and existing backed-up pictures will not be…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 8 Google DeepMind enters a new era as co-founder Demis Hassabis shifts AI role Observers express concern that the division has lost its independence and commercial reality has taken over
Fortune · Aug 8 AI is changing work faster than the data can keep up Recent studies have shown AI having a positive impact on job growth, yet economists and labor activists warn that the emerging technology threatens to quickly transform the financial system.
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 8 Intel's proposed orbital data centers would manage thousands of simple LEO satellites —two-tier network puts the brains of satellite constellations in higher orbit Intel’s orbital data center architecture uses powerful higher-orbit satellites to manage LEO constellations, reducing reliance on terrestrial control centers.
TechRadar · Aug 8 'You'll own nothing and you'll like it': Google pulls the Lord of the Rings digital editions from one user's library, our latest reminder that digital purchases aren't always forever One unfortunate user no longer has access to the Lord of the Rings Extended Edition after buying it from Google.