Financial Times:
Effective Altruism, hit by the SBF turmoil, is drawing record funding as Anthropic and OpenAI IPOs are set to mint new millionaires wedded to “effective giving” — Expected IPOs for Anthropic and OpenAI are set to mint a new generation of philanthropists wedded to ‘effective giving’

Giacomo Lee / SDxCentral:
Point2 Technology, which develops RF-based data center interconnection tech, raised a $136M Series B from LB Investment, Arm, Maverick Silicon, and others — Data center interconnect disruptor Point2 Technology celebrates Series B success — AI data center interconnect specialist Point2 …

Abhinaya Prabhu / Tech Funding News:
SF-based Vals, which develops evaluations and benchmarks to test AI models on real-world tasks, raised a $40M Series A led by a16z at a $400M valuation — - Vals AI raised $40 million in a Series A round at a $400 million valuation. — Revenue has grown eightfold since 2025 …

Zijing Wu / Financial Times:
Sources: China plans to soon lift a travel ban on Manus founders as the company unwinds its $2B acquisition by Meta; CEO Xiao Hong plans to return to Singapore — Chief executive Xiao Hong plans to return to Singapore as AI company nears resolution of Meta separation

The Economic Times:
Sources: Uber and Rapido discussed merging their India ride-hailing operations in May; talks collapsed after disagreements over the proposed deal's structure — Uber and Rapido discussed merging their India ride-hailing operations in May, sources told us. Talks collapsed after disagreements over the proposed deal's structure.

Larry Dignan / Constellation Research:
Dynatrace agrees to acquire Arize, which specializes in AI observability and the AI development lifecycle, for $915M, including ~$815M in cash — Dynatrace acquired Arize, which specializes in AI observability and the AI development lifecycle, in a deal worth $915 million.

Financial Times:
Sources: OpenAI's repeated exec reshuffles and departures have frustrated some staff as it prepares for an IPO; it disbanded its “preparedness” team in July — Executive exits and safety team changes unsettle staff as the ChatGPT maker prepares for a blockbuster listing

1. Aston Martin's Latest Special Supercar Is A V12 Villain Motor1.com
2. View Exterior Photos of the 2027 Aston Martin Valen Car and Driver
3. Aston Martin Valen: The most powerful front engined supercar - Aston Martin Media
4. Photos: See the Aston Martin Valen From Every Angle Road & Track
5. Aston Martin Unveils $2 Million Supercar to Revive Fortunes Bloomberg.com

1. Ford's Most Sinister Mustang Loses Its Roof But Keeps The Supercharged V8 Motor1.com
2. Ford Chops the Top Off the 795-HP Mustang Dark Horse SC for Open-Air V-8 Thrills Car and Driver
3. Ford’s New Mustang Carries the Legacy of a Legendary ’60s Classic Gear Patrol
4. I Started as an Intern — and I Just Helped Engineer the Mustang Dark Horse SC Convertible. Ford From the Road
5. Ford unveils 795-hp Mustang convertible with Josh and Jase at Dream Cruise MLive.com

Michael Martina / Reuters:
Source and letter: the US plans to tell 35 partner countries they'll be excluded from the US-led Pax Silica initiative if they also join China's rival framework — The U.S. is preparing to tell dozens of countries they must pick sides in the artificial intelligence race with China …

M. Sriram / Newcomer:
How dual-valuation deals became pervasive in the current frenzied AI funding cycle, with prestige VC firms monetizing their brand names by getting better prices — Prestige firms are monetizing their brand names by getting better prices than others in the same funding round

Wall Street Journal:
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says the US is “not in favor” of Apple buying Chinese memory chips, and there have to be “other solutions to the memory issue” — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urges iPhone maker to find other solutions to AI-driven chip supply crunch

Echo Wang / Reuters:
Sources: Anthropic projects 2028 revenue of ~$190B-$200B, vs. a revenue run rate of $47B in May, as bankers and investors price the company ahead of an IPO — As Anthropic prepares for what could be one of the biggest IPOs on record, Wall Street is looking further into the future …

1. Switch Online's DK Challenge Now Offering Physical 39-Card Set Reward Nintendo Life
2. Complete the DK Challenge and grab a fun physical reward nintendo.com
3. Nintendo offering physical Donkey Kong cards for completion of DK Challenge by September 1 Nintendo Wire
4. DK Challenge revealed for Switch Online, physical cards announced (UPDATE) gonintendo.com
5. Nintendo reveals physical reward for completing the DK Challenge nintendoeverything.com

Fred Lambert / Electrek:
Waymo receives approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to expand across 18 counties, including Sacramento and San Diego — Waymo says California regulators have signed off on the biggest expansion of its robotaxi service yet, covering 18 counties from Sonoma down to San Diego.

Anissa Gardizy / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Nvidia has reworked a deal to finance an OpenAI Ohio data center campus so that it would initially guarantee only half of its planned $250B backstop — Under new proposed terms, the chip maker would initially backstop only half of the 10-gigawatt project

Bloomberg:
SpaceX closes its $60B acquisition of Cursor, two months after SpaceX formally announced it had agreed to acquire the startup — SpaceX has completed a $60 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence coding startup Cursor, a key part of Elon Musk's bid to gain ground on rivals Anthropic PBC and OpenAI.

1. Android 17 QPR2 greatly expands Dynamic Color theming on Pixel 9to5Google
2. Here’s everything new in Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 [Gallery] 9to5Google
3. Google Releases Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 For Pixel Droid Life
4. Google Is Bringing Back Native App Lock For Android, Not For Everyone Yet News18
5. Android 17's big December update will make your Pixel even more customizable Android Police

Reuters:
Z.ai says GLM-5.3 scores 84.5% on CyberGym, vs. Mythos 5's 83.8%, and its most sensitive cybersecurity functions will only be available to verified users — Chinese AI startup Z.ai said on Friday its open-source GLM-5.3 model had neared Anthropic's restricted Mythos 5 in identifying software …

1. Google Pixel 11 vs Samsung Galaxy S26: Specs, price, camera details mashable.com
2. The Pixel 11 series: Your most personal Pixel yet blog.google
3. Google’s new Pixel 11 puts Gemini at center of AI phone battle with Apple CNBC
4. Google becomes latest company to raise prices thanks to memory shortage Yahoo Finance
5. Google’s best new camera feature is only for the Pixel 11 series The Verge

1. Madden NFL 27 Review: Third And Long Game Informer
2. Madden NFL 27 predicts the 2026 season: NFL MVP, Super Bowl winner and more Yahoo Sports
3. The tush push meets ‘Madden’: How EA Sports added the notorious play to the video game - The Athletic The New York Times
4. I Played Madden NFL 27 in the Completely Wrong Way and Finally It Worked for Me Polygon.com
5. Madden NFL 27 Is Out Now—and You Don't Need a Console to Play It Men's Journal

1. Save $3,100 Off the Massive 83" LG Evo M3 4K OLED TV With Wireless Connectivity and 5 Year Warranty at Best Buy ign.com
2. LG 83" OLED C6H + Samsung Soundbar Bundle for $4,800 The Inventory
3. LG Class OLED evo M3 Series 4K drops to $2399.99 on Amazon technobezz.com
4. LG 77-Inch OLED evo Bundle Under $3,000 on Amazon The Inventory
5. 83-Inch LG OLED TV Deal: $1,000 Off on Amazon (Now $3,799) The Inventory

1. iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Pro: Here’s how Apple will differentiate models 9to5Mac
2. iPhone 18 Pro Event Tipped As Apple Shifts Key Release Schedule Date Forbes
3. Three new iPhones launch next month, here’s what’s coming 9to5Mac
4. Apple May Delay the iPhone 18 Until 2027 as Premium Models Get Fall Launch TechRepublic
5. iPhone 18 Pro Max's Larger Battery Capacity Allegedly Revealed MacRumors

1. Should You Buy an iPhone 17 Now or Wait for iPhone 18? MacRumors
2. iPhone 17 Pro One Year Later: What Held Up and What Didn't MacRumors
3. iPhone 17 Pro Max Price in Saudi Arabia 2026 EyeNews.news
4. Joining the modern world manchesterpress.com
5. Apple iPhone 17 vs Apple iPhone 18: Check Out the Difference Analytics Insight

1. Walmart Is Offering a Great Deal on a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC, and It Includes Two Upcoming AAA Games ign.com
2. Limited-time deal sinks price of CyberPowerPC RTX 5080, Ryzen 7 9800X3D build on Amazon PC Guide
3. Start your PC gaming journey with this $1,100 1080p gaming rig, now $300 off — RTX 5060 rig from Newegg ships with a 10-core Intel CPU, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD Tom's Hardware
4. MSI's Katana 15 gaming laptop is on a limited-time deal at Amazon — act fast to save over $300 tech.yahoo.com
5. Skytech Gaming King 95 RTX 5080 PC Deal The Inventory

1. Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation Ars Technica
2. Hackers exploit macOS Screen Sharing flaw to deploy Monero miner bleepingcomputer.com
3. Apple releases iOS 26.6.1 beta for iPhone, plus more 9to5Mac
4. Apple releases betas for iOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1, and macOS 26.6.2 appleinsider.com
5. The iOS 26.6.1 Release Candidate is Out with New Updates Geeky Gadgets

1. Best Pixel 11 cases: Pixelsnap-ready, metal, protective, customizable, deals, more 9to5Google
2. New accessories for Pixel 11 phones are here. blog.google
3. Best Google Pixel 11 Pro XL cases Android Central
4. Google’s new Pixel 11, 11 Pro/XL, and Fold Pixelsnap cases all 20% off at Amazon today 9to5Toys
5. Rugged Smartphone Case Capsules Trend Hunter

1. Lamborghini’s flagship Revuelto levels up with SV trim The Verge
2. Lamborghini unveils Revuelto SV, its most powerful production car ever CNBC
3. All hail Lambo’s new king! It’s the 1,050bhp V12-engined Revuelto SV Top Gear
4. View Exterior Photos of the 2027 Lamborghini Revuelto SV Car and Driver
5. Lamborghini Revuelto SV: The Quantum of Driving Lamborghini.com

1. The new Flachbau RS is a one-off Porsche 911 GT2 RS built to look (a bit) like Moby Dick Top Gear
2. Porsche Flachbau RS: the Sonderwunsch one-off that brings a legendary motorsport silhouette back to life porsche.com
3. Porsche Turned The GT2 RS Into A Modern Slantnose. It Rules Motor1.com
4. View Photos of the Porsche Flachbau RS Car and Driver
5. Porsche Flachbau RS (2026) NetCarShow.com

1. KB5120998: Windows 11 25H2, 24H2 release preview build lands with long feature list Neowin
2. Windows 11’s faster app launches released today, enable it using these steps Windows Latest
3. Windows 11 Gets Dynamic File Sizes in File Explorer, Low Latency Profile for Apps, and More techpowerup.com
4. After years of requests, Windows 11 is dangerously close to bringing back full taskbar freedom — top, left, right, or bottom Windows Central
5. Microsoft Issues New Release Preview Channel Builds Thurrott.com

1. Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations TechCrunch
2. You can now turn off Google Gemini’s visible watermarks The Verge
3. Google Opens the Gates of AI Slop Hell Gizmodo
4. Gemini app gets 3.7 Flash & setting to turn off corner media watermarks 9to5Google
5. Google Will Now Allow Users To Remove Visible Watermarks From AI Content engadget.com

1. Watch Gameplay of a Brand New Control Resonant Boss Fight ign.com
2. How Long Does it Takes to Beat Control Resonant? games.gg
3. Control Resonant shows off a deeply weird subway mission — and a genre shift Gagadget.com
4. Control Resonant Has No Parry Mechanic And I Don’t Know How To Feel About That tech.yahoo.com
5. Control Resonant Gameplay Showcases the Deserter, a Towering, Magma-Spitting Boss GamingBolt

1. Xbox Confirms Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Will Feature Single-Player Campaign Mission for the First Time ign.com
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's beta test launch dates and content details are up Windows Central
3. Here’s A First Look At CoD: Warzone’s New Zodiac Map For MW4 tech.yahoo.com
4. "Two Surprises, One Beta" - Activision Drops Cryptic Teaser For Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 Announcement gameranx.com
5. Modern Warfare® 4 | Xbox on PC, Battle.net & Steam Call of Duty® | Best-Selling Video Game Franchise

1. ChromeOS 151 rolls out with new features and security updates Chrome Unboxed
2. Critical Vulnerabilities Patched With Chrome 151 Update securityweek.com
3. Chrome Patches Five High-Severity Vulnerabilities, Bolsters Session Hijacking Defenses with DBSC finance.biggo.com
4. Google Chrome 151 Patches Five High-Severity Use-After-Free Flaws in V8, Blink, and Extensions CyberSecurityNews
5. Google Chrome 151 Update: Bounty Hunters Discover 12 New Security Bugs Forbes

1. Kingdom Hearts Is a Billion-Dollar Franchise, Disney Declares Ahead of Hotly Anticipated D23 Panel ign.com
2. How Games Are Helping Shape Disney’s Next Chapter The Walt Disney Company
3. Kingdom Hearts leads Disney games as a billion-dollar franchise Polygon.com
4. Disney Has 9 Gaming Franchises That Have Generated $1 Billion+ At Retail, Including Kingdom Hearts GameSpot
5. Disney Expands Gaming Business: Can it Become a Major Growth Catalyst? Yahoo Finance

1. The big Xbox exclusivity debate: SHOULD Fallout 5 and The Elder Scrolls 6 be Xbox console exclusive? Windows Central
2. 'One flag for each laid off dev:' Union workers stage unmissable protest for Xbox boss Asha Sharma Game Developer
3. Fans Try To Decipher The Elder Scrolls VI’s Censored Subtitle Forbes
4. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Gushes About Elder Scrolls VI, Does Not Seem To Notice Giant Rat On Bethesda Office Lawn Aftermath
5. Elder Scrolls 6: Full game title may have just been confirmed Notebookcheck

1. Best Apple Deals of the Week: Steep Discounts Hit AirPods, MacBook Pro, and Anker Accessories MacRumors
2. Rare Apple sweep: Every AirPods model is on sale right now at Amazon mashable.com
3. Deals: AirPods Pro 3, M5 MacBook Air $270 off, UWB smart lock, Thunderbolt 5 dock, Nomad cases from $17, more 9to5Mac
4. These Exemplary Earbuds Got a Perfect Score From Our Experts, and Now They’re 24% Off pcmag.com
5. AirPods Max 2 Are Back Near Their Prime Day Low for Back-to-School on Amazon, Cheaper Than at the Apple Store Gizmodo

1. I sifted through 100s of new Lululemon We Made Too Much finds — 21 bags, tops & more worth your attention, all under $150 ca.style.yahoo.com
2. Our Favorite lululemon Lightweight Running Shorts Are 43% Off Right Now Men's Health
3. Lululemon’s We Made Too Much Section Is Ripe for Fall — Shop Our Favorite Pieces from $19 People.com
4. This popular Lululemon Align tank top is finally in the We Made Too Much section | CNN Underscored CNN
5. I gave myself a $100 budget at Lululemon — these are the 11 styles I'd actually buy Tom's Guide

1. Google will make rival Android app stores easier to find after judge says process is 'not acceptable' yet 9to5Google
2. ‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier The Verge
3. Judge gives Google one week to fix "anticompetitive" app store download in Google Play Ars Technica
4. Google Must Make It Easier To Install Alternative App Stores, Judge Orders engadget.com
5. Aptoide Returns to Google Play After More Than a Decade, Opening a New Chapter for Competition on Android PR Newswire

1. 2011 Lord Of The Rings Game Didn't Get A "Fair Shake" Launching Near Skyrim, Former WB Boss Says GameSpot
2. ‘Lord Of The Rings’ classic game gets surprise remaster – and more are on the way NME
3. Former WB director says Lord of the Rings: War in the North should never have released at the same time as Skyrim Video Games Chronicle
4. A long-lost Lord of the Rings action RPG makes a surprise return to Steam PC Gamer
5. One of The Lord of the Rings' Most Iconic Releases Is Officially Back Collider

1. Leak uncovers design changes coming with One UI 9.5 to Galaxy phones Android Authority
2. One UI 9.5 Leak Explained: What It Means for Galaxy Users Gadget Hacks
3. Millions Of Galaxy Phones Are Weeks Away From Free Samsung Upgrade Forbes
4. One UI 9.5 looks like glass is these new rumors, and it looks pretty clean Android Central
5. Samsung reportedly begins One UI 9.5 development for the Galaxy S26 series while users await stable One UI 9's release - GSMArena.com news GSMArena.com

1. Gboard's new Rambler feature blew me away when I tried it Android Police
2. Putting sign language AI into users’ hands Google DeepMind
3. I Tried Pixel 11’s New Gemini Features. One Made Me Sound Fluent in Spanish cnet.com
4. DeepMind's Newest Model Allows Pixel 11 Devices To Transcribe Sign Language Into Text engadget.com
5. Here Are the Biggest Gemini Updates Announced at Made by Google 2026 extremetech.com

1. You Don’t Always Need a Student ID for Apple’s Back-to-School Deals cnet.com
2. Apple Back to School 2026: Free gift card offer extended through Sept. 24 mashable.com
3. Apple's 2026 Back to School Offer is Now Live Across Europe MacRumors
4. Apple is giving away £120 Gift Cards to Mac and iPad owners, as popular offer returns for a limited time GB News
5. Discount up to 3000 CZK. Apple launched the Back to School campaign in Europe, it is weaker than last year Letem světem Applem

1. Apple Threat Notifcation Sent to Users in 110 Countries petapixel.com
2. iPhone spyware alert: What Apple customers need to know mashable.com
3. Here's how to check if that Apple Threat Notification on your iPhone is real tech.yahoo.com
4. Apple’s Warnings About Spyware Are Real, Don’t Ignore Them cnet.com
5. If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware attack, take it seriously TechCrunch

1. McLaren Revives Manual in First Stick-Shift Supercar Since F1 thedrive.com
2. McLaren's new manual supercar will cost $1.5 million, and client reaction has been 'incredible,' CEO says Yahoo Finance
3. Gallery: Aston Martin Valen Photos Autoweek
4. McL 6GT McLaren
5. Better Late Than Never: McLaren Brings Back a Manual Gearbox with the Sleek McL 6GT Car and Driver

1. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra review: The ultra foldable with an ultra price Ars Technica
2. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 review: your passport to a folding phone future The Guardian
3. These Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 Deals Can Help You Save Big on the Stylish Foldable cnet.com
4. How to Pick the Foldable That’s Right For You: A Guide to the Latest Galaxy Z Series news.samsung.com
5. iFixit's Galaxy Z Fold8 Teardown is a Preview of Apple's Foldable Challenges MacRumors

1. Halo: Campaign Evolved studio outlines five key updates that'll drop with next week's big patch Eurogamer
2. Big improvements are coming to Halo: Campaign Evolved OC3D
3. ‘Out of scale, no mystery, damn ugly’ Halo’s original art director shares his thoughts on Campaign Evolved’s architecture Video Games Chronicle
4. Halo: Campaign Evolved Sales Estimates Put it at a Nearly 50-50 Split Between Xbox and PS5 Buyers ign.com
5. Halo: Campaign Evolved’s Biggest Competition Might Be Halo GameSpot

1. Netflix shutters Night School Studio and Moonloot Games GamesIndustry.biz
2. Netflix to shut down two more game studios Game File | Stephen Totilo
3. Netflix Shuts Down Studio Behind ‘Unhinged’ Game 6 Weeks After Release Variety
4. Netflix plans to close two gaming studios, including one in Hollywood Los Angeles Times
5. Netflix closing Night School Studio and Moonloot Games Game Developer

1. You'll Have to Wait Until 2028 to Play PS5's Shiniest, Jankiest Sci-Fi Adventure Push Square
2. Cyberpunk 2077 rival Neo Berlin 2087 gets thrilling first-look GAMINGbible
3. Long-Awaited PlayStation 5 RPG Finally Gets Release Date Window tech.yahoo.com
4. Neo Berlin 2087 trailers are not AI-generated - cyberpunk action game developers deny rumors ixbt.games
5. Neo Berlin 2087 Unveils Launch Window with New Trailer Gamesurf

1. Round Up: The Final Previews Are In For Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave On Switch 2 Nintendo Life
2. Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Preview: A Slow Build That Hasn't Game Informer
3. 'Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave' preview: Anime chess is back with a vengeance mashable.com
4. Nintendo’s next Fire Emblem has a bold new structure The Verge
5. After 14 years, Nintendo Might Finally Break the Fire Emblem Curse with Fortune's Weave Polygon.com

1. Pokémon HOME October Premium Plan Update Expands Storage Capacity To 9,000 Pokémon Nintendo Life
2. Pokémon Bank Shutdown Date Confirmed – Classic Pokémon Transfers Are Ending VICE
3. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Update Coming This October, as Ruby and Sapphire Speculation Swirls ign.com
4. Large-Scale Pokémon Eviction Looms With Pokémon Bank Server Shutdown Hackaday
5. How To Empty Your Pokémon Bank Before It Shuts Down Kotaku

1. 21% of Nintendo Switch 2 owners have bought Pokémon Pokopia Video Games Chronicle
2. Nintendo shares pop 7% after 'Pokémon Pokopia' sales top 5 million CNBC
3. Global Sales of Pokémon Pokopia for Nintendo Switch 2 Surpass 5 Million Units Business Wire
4. One Switch 2 Players in 5 Has Bought This Cozy Pokémon Game Polygon.com
5. Pokémon Pokopia Celebrates Over 5 Million Units Sold Globally crunchyroll.com

1. Porsche Is Bringing Back the Manual 911 Carrera S robbreport.com
2. The Porsche 911 Carrera S Adds a 6-Speed Stick, But Only for North American Buyers Road & Track
3. Gallery: Acura Nexera Concept Photos Autoweek
4. 911 GT3 Buyers Helped Convince Porsche To Give The Carrera S A Manual Motor1.com
5. Three pedals. Six speeds. Endless smiles. The manual 911 Carrera S returns to North America Porsche Newsroom

1. Unpatched GeoServer Zero-Day Targeted in Active Exploitation Attempts, Can Lead to RCE The Hacker News
2. Attackers target zero-day vulnerability in geospatial data platform GeoServer csoonline.com
3. Early exploitation attempts observed of GeoServer zero day Field Effect
4. Hackers Exploiting Unpatched GeoServer Zero-Day securityweek.com
5. GeoServer SQL injection active: Zero-day threatens exposed servers SecNews.gr

1. Google’s Gemini 3.7 Flash targets coding and agents with a 50% introductory price cut VentureBeat
2. Introducing Gemini 3.7 Flash blog.google
3. Google announces Gemini 3.7 Flash just three weeks after previous release Ars Technica
4. Google unveils Gemini 3.7 Flash AI model for coding, agent workflows reuters.com
5. New Gemini Flash model arrives before Gemini 3.5 Pro Axios

1. After 50 Years, Physicists Find Strong Evidence For What Really Holds Matter Together sciencealert.com
2. A tiny mismatch built the universe. Physicists are one step closer to explaining how Scientific American
3. The glue that binds a proton may be key to its identity Science News
4. This Hidden Structure Within the Building Blocks of Atoms May Dictate the Imbalance Between Matter and Antimatter The Debrief
5. Physicists Find Evidence for How Protons Carry Their Identity sci.news

1. Microsoft patches LegacyHive Windows zero-day vulnerability bleepingcomputer.com
2. Microsoft Plugs Nearly 400 Security Holes Krebs on Security
3. Shattering the Dream – When a Job Offer Becomes a Zero-Day Attack research.checkpoint.com
4. Lazarus Exploits Windows Zero-Day to Gain SYSTEM Access and Deploy Backdoor The Hacker News
5. Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Deluge Continues With August Updates Dark Reading

1. GTA 6 Netflix Extended Look Could be Three Episodes insider-gaming.com
2. Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look Rockstar Games
3. DF Direct Weekly #276: GTA 6 An Extended Look Reveal Reaction, Quakecon 2026, Xbox 360 On PC Alienware Arena
4. New GTA 6 Gameplay Features Leak Ahead of Netflix Stream VICE
5. Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look is Premiering Exclusively on Netflix Netflix

1. Suno is trying to look more like a real music production tool The Verge
2. Suno launches Studio 2.0 with MIDI support, an AI chat bar… and no download limit Music Business Worldwide
3. Suno’s Studio 2.0 adds an AI chatbot that can control your project, transform sounds and generate custom plugins MusicRadar
4. Suno Studio 2.0's new chat feature lets you talk to your DAW like it's a bandmate the-decoder.com
5. Suno Studio 2.0 puts an AI assistant in the DAW MusicTech

1. Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps TechCrunch
2. Microsoft Is Combining Its Two 'Copilot' Apps (and Ditching These Three Features) Lifehacker
3. Mico, Microsoft's Weird Lil' AI Guy, Has Been Demoted engadget.com
4. Microsoft simplifies AI offerings with unified Copilot app rollout Windows Central
5. Farewell, Mico: Microsoft’s cute little AI blob is going the way of Bob GeekWire

1. The stunning new V8 Koenigsegg CCGT1 celebrates a racecar… that never raced Top Gear
2. Meet The 1,600-HP Koenigsegg CCGT1: A Race Car In Disguise Motor1.com
3. Koenigsegg Debuts Race-Style Sequential Shift System Inside the CCGT1 Hypebeast
4. New Koenigsegg CCGT1 Hypercar Offers Yet Another Way to Shift With Your Hands thedrive.com
5. CCGT1 - Front-Wide Cision News

1. Free Play Days – Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta, Sunderfolk and Asdivine Cross XBOX Wire
2. Gears of War: E-Day Multiplayer Beta Opens To All, No More Room In Hell 2 and Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Launch This Week With DLSS 4.5 NVIDIA
3. Xbox Game Pass drops $135 worth of freebies for this weekend only, including an exclusive AAA shooter GAMINGbible
4. Gears of War: E-Day's Steam player count has once again blown past the series all-time peak thanks to the b... tech.yahoo.com
5. Gears of War: E-Day Details Major Tweaks and Improvements Ahead of Beta Weekend 2 VICE

1. Still Not Sold on Dawnwalker? Dev Presents 'Everything You Need to Know' About the Open World RPG Push Square
2. Rebel Wolves shows all there is to know about the content of its next game, The Blood of Dawnwalker Instant Gaming News
3. Explore The Blood of Dawnwalker's features ahead of release in a new gameplay trailer Bandai Namco Europe
4. The Blood of Dawnwalker: Bandai Namco Drops New Informative Trailer Bleeding Cool News
5. The Blood of Dawnwalker received a detailed overview of its gameplay features. GameGPU

1. First Impressions: Trek Domane SLR 9 Drops IsoSpeed – Gains Performance Bikerumor
2. The new Trek Domane is all speed but, for the first time, not IsoSpeed Canadian Cycling Magazine
3. Why Trek Ditched IsoSpeed on the New Domane—and What Riders Get Instead bicycling.com
4. “Back to the roots of endurance riding” – new Trek Domane ditches IsoSpeed and in-frame storage to save 305 grams BikeRadar
5. Trek Domane 2027 review: Is less more? Escape Collective

1. Total War: Warhammer 3 Just Confirmed the Release Date for Its Biggest Piece of DLC in the Series 10-Year History ign.com
2. Four Lords of the End Times join Total War: Warhammer III Warhammer Community
3. Russian tactics game "Sparta 2035" with three add-ons is being given away on PC ixbt.games
4. Creative Assembly dives deep into Lords of the End Times – Release date revealed! OC3D
5. Fan-favourite Warhammer villain Thanquol reveals his grand schemes ahead of Lords of the End Times DLC release Gamereactor UK

1. Should ‘The Downfall Of ARC Raiders’ Be Studied? Forbes
2. Explosive Predictions in Arc Raiders tech.yahoo.com

1. iPhone Ultra may face delayed international rollout appleinsider.com
2. Apple's iPhone Ultra might have a staggered, country-by-country rollout mashable.com
3. I don’t think the foldable iPhone stands a chance against the Galaxy Z Fold 8 PhoneArena
4. Shoppers Outside the US May Have to Wait Longer for the Folding iPhone, Report Suggests cnet.com
5. EXCLUSIVE: Apple To Show iPhone Fold But Won’t Ship, Australia Faces Months-Long Wait channelnews.com.au

1. Twitch Admits ‘Nobody Would Opt-In’ To AI Training, Here’s How To Opt-Out Forbes
2. ‘Slap to the face’: Twitch creators respond to platform policy on Gen AI content NBC News
3. Twitch faces backlash over Amazon using content to train AI bbc.com
4. Twitch streamers can now opt out from training Amazon’s AI The Verge
5. Twitch is Mining Peoples' Streams to Train Amazon's AI 404 Media

1. Sensor Tower: 89% of GTA6 preorders are for the $100 ultimate edition GamesIndustry.biz
2. ‘GTA 6’ Pre-Orders Reach ‘Unprecedented and Astonishing’ Level in June Quarter, Take-Two Interactive CEO Says Variety
3. Take-Two touts 'unprecedented GTA VI pre-orders', but maintains bookings target reuters.com
4. GTA 6 Preorders Alone Could Pay For Production Budget – Expert GameSpot
5. GTA 6’s $100 Ultimate Edition Makes Up 89% of Pre-Orders insider-gaming.com

1. Phantom Blade Zero PC Specs Stay Modest, yet an RTX 5080 is the Price of Full Path Tracing at 4K@60FPS wccftech.com
2. Watch the Phantom Blade Zero gameplay deep dive State of Play on August 17, pre-orders live today PlayStation.Blog
3. Phantom Blade Zero: How Donnie Yen Is Pushing Action Games to New Heights ign.com
4. New Phantom Blade Zero Trailer Reveals Donnie Yen And An Upcoming State of Play Game Informer
5. Chinese Games on a Roll: Phantom Blade Zero Hits #1 on Steam in One Day, Wukong Sales Surge with Discount Inven Global

1. Nintendo Now Warning In-Store Customers of Switch 2 Price Hike, With Just Over 2 Weeks to Go Until Cost Increases ign.com
2. Costco’s great Switch 2 console bundle includes over $100 in free stuff The Verge
3. Nintendo announces upcoming price hike for Switch 2 and more (UPDATE) gonintendo.com
4. Land Switch 2 consoles at a discount now before the price jumps up in just over two weeks 9to5Toys
5. Nintendo Switch games and accessories are up to 50% off at Amazon — 15 deals I'd shop before summer is over Tom's Guide

1. Dell XPS 13 (2026) Review: The Windows Rival to the MacBook Neo Has Arrived pcmag.com
2. All the Ways the Dell XPS 13 Surpasses the MacBook Neo (and Doesn’t) WIRED
3. Dell XPS 13 review: The first budget laptop to rival Neo raises the bar for all PCs zdnet.com
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