Bloomberg:
Sources: up to five people tied to US Cyber Command died by suicide from early June to early July 2026, prompting it to flag a potential suicide cluster — The US military's cyberwarfare unit is scrutinizing an unusually high number of deaths by suicide among personnel over a month-long period this summer …

Yuliya Chernova / Wall Street Journal:
Filing: ex-a16z partner Bryan Kim is forming venture firm Mido Capital; sources: he plans to raise ~$100M for a fund backing early-stage AI and other startups — Bryan Kim, who invested in consumer tech and AI startups at Andreessen, is creating his own firm, Mido Capital Bryan Kim …

Financial Times:
Sources: ByteDance is pretraining an AI model with up to 10T parameters, roughly 3x larger than Kimi K3 and larger than the 8T estimate for Anthropic's Mythos 5 — TikTok owner training a model three times larger than Moonshot's Kimi K3 — ByteDance is training an AI model that could approach …

Bloomberg:
Sources: an addendum to the bipartisan Clarity Act would force President Trump to divest from crypto businesses, letting him defer paying taxes on the gains — The bipartisan ethics proposal senators have pitched to President Donald Trump to get landmark crypto legislation over the line …

Nichiket Sunil / Reuters:
Sydney-based AI data center company Firmus raised $2B in funding from Coatue, Nvidia, and others at a $10.5B post-money valuation, up from $5.5B in April — Firmus said on Friday it had raised $2 billion in equity in its latest funding round to speed up the build-out of AI factories …

Ram Iyer / TechCrunch:
Naïve, which provides infrastructure for AI agents to handle most business operations, raised a $28.5M Series A led by Nexus, bringing its total funding to $32M — Developers detest drudgery. The entire field of programming is proof of how hard people will work to automate away the boring tasks involved in building things.

1. New Gemini overlay for Wear OS rolling out to Pixel Watch 9to5Google
2. Samsung Galaxy Watches start receiving Gemini's new glowing redesign SamMobile

Reuters:
Sources: Alibaba plans to ask heavy commercial users of its next Qwen open model for a share of revenue; Moonshot's Kimi K3 requires up to a 30% revenue share — Chinese technology giant Alibaba (9988.HK) plans to ask major users of the next version of its Qwen open-source AI model for a share …

Will Knight / Wired:
Security researchers claim that Kimi K3 went outside of its sandbox during defensive cybersecurity tests, but did not hack anything after accessing the internet — Security researchers say that Kimi K3, an open-weight model from China, wandered off to the internet in an attempt to cheat on a test it was given.

Casey Newton / Platformer:
Q&A with Replit CEO Amjad Masad on why “vibe coding” is never about coding, the SaaSpocalypse, the “self-driving company”, a CEO is a glorified router, and more — Disclosure: my fiancé works at Anthropic, whose models Replit uses and which Masad discusses below.

Iain Martin / Forbes:
A profile of DDN, a managed data storage company whose annual revenue is expected to grow from $300M pre-AI boom to $1B by year's end, fueled by AI partnerships — For nearly three decades, Alex Bouzari ran a data storage stalwart for research labs at the likes of NASA.

1. Splatoon Raiders 1.1.1 update out now, patch notes Nintendo Everything
2. ‘Splatoon Raiders’ Shows Nintendo At Its Quiet Best Forbes
3. Splatoon Raiders Debuts in 1st the French Charts VGChartz
4. Splatoon Raiders sells more than half a million copies in its first week in Japan en.softonic.com
5. Splatoon Raiders: Everything you need to know about the Splatoon spin-off — check out our take Sortir à Paris

KOB 4:
New Mexico trial: a judge orders Meta to pay $567M and make changes for underage users after finding its platforms helped create a public nuisance harming teens — SANTA FE, N.M. - A Santa Fe judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million, and make changes for the user experience of juvenile accounts …

1. iPhone 18 Pro price: Here’s how much more it could cost 9to5Mac
2. Apple Gears Up for September iPhone Launch With Retail Employee Lottery bloomberg.com
3. Leaked Apple memo reveals its iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra plan PhoneArena
4. Apple iPhone 18 Pro September Release Date Signaled In Keynote Update Forbes
5. iPhone 18 Pro event date: When Apple announced its event over the last six years 9to5Mac

Bloomberg:
Alphabet raises $25B in an investment-grade bond sale; sources say it attracted ~$115B of peak demand and that Alphabet plans to issue US debt twice per year — Alphabet Inc. sold $25 billion of investment-grade bonds after generous yield payouts helped secure one of the year's largest order books for AI-related debt.

Arunesh Sinha / Reuters:
Atlassian reports Q4 revenue up 28% YoY to $1.77B, vs. $1.66B est., cloud revenue up 31% to $1.2B, forecasts Q1 revenue above est.; TEAM jumps 31%+ after hours — Collaboration software maker Atlassian (TEAM.O) beat Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter revenue on Thursday …

1. OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400 TechCrunch
2. OpenAI’s New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost Over $300 bloomberg.com
3. Jony Ive’s first OpenAI gadget is reportedly a hockey puck-sized smart speaker The Verge
4. OpenAI's Ring-Shaped Smart Speaker Will Reportedly Cost Between $300 And $400 Engadget
5. OpenAI’s Smart Speaker Will Cost Over $300 The Information

Reinhardt Krause / Investor's Business Daily:
Twilio reports Q2 revenue up 22% YoY to $1.5B, above $1.43B est., and forecasts Q3 revenue above estimates; TWLO jumps 16%+ after hours — Twilio (TWLO) stock jumped Thursday after the communications software maker reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that topped consensus estimates …

The Information:
Sources: Canva cut its revenue growth forecast as popular new AI features drove up costs, forced it to slow their rollout, and more Canva users moved to ChatGPT — Executives at Canva, the design software app with more than 200 million users, had high hopes for a rollout of AI tools that marked …

1. Trevor Noah is hosting Google’s Pixel 11 launch event The Verge
2. Google Pixel 11 Pro: The latest rumors, leaks, and news Mashable
3. The Pixel 11’s “glow” feature is actually called HiLight—here’s what it does Ars Technica
4. Google Pixel 11 Leak Reveals ‘HiLight’ Notification Feature, Raises Questions About Charging Claim TechRepublic
5. Google Contacts reveals what colors Pixel 11 HiLight will support 9to5Google

1. Seiko’s $750 Speedtimer Chronograph Gets a New “Edo Purple” Dial Gear Patrol
2. Seiko Continues Its 145th Anniversary Celebrations With Six Limited-Edition “Edo Purple” Timepieces Hypebeast
3. Seiko Has Released 6 Striking Purple-Dial Watches Esquire
4. Seiko’s Iconic Field Watch Gets the Royal Treatment Gear Patrol
5. Seiko Release 145th Anniversary Edo Purple Collection with 6 Watches Oracle Time

1. The AirPods Pro are $60 off, their best price since late June The Verge
2. Today’s Best Deals: AirPods Pro 3, MTG x Marvel Booster Box, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for PC IGN
3. Amazon's $189 AirPods Pro 3 deal delivers 30-day low price AppleInsider
4. Apple’s AirPods 4 With ANC Now Cost About as Much as Generic Earbuds Gizmodo
5. New AirPods are coming, but this is one of the best deals yet on AirPods Pro 3 9to5Mac

1. Fading Echo coming to Switch 2 Gematsu
2. Fading Echo announced for Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo Everything
3. Fading Echo Archives Nintendo Everything

1. OpenAI and four rivals just agreed on one standard for AI agents The Next Web
2. Agent Plugins package your skills, tools, and more blog.google
3. VS Code Agent Plugins Go Cross-Client with New Open Standard Visual Studio Magazine
4. AWS Supports Agent Plugins: An Open Standard for Portable Agent Extensions Amazon Web Services (AWS)
5. GPT-5 turning one as OpenAI shares new Agent Plugins standard 9to5Mac

1. 5 Lawsuits Accusing PlayStation Of Being Anti-Competitive, Explained Kotaku
2. Disc-Based PS5s Now Warn Buyers About the Impending Death of Physical Games Push Square
3. Sony proves it's not reversing its decision as warnings about physical discs appear on new PS5s XDA
4. Sony is reportedly putting ‘important notice’ labels on PS5 consoles — warning buyers that disc production ends in 2028 TechRadar
5. PlayStation 5 new console warning has gamers livid; 'Sony needs to be humbled' GAMINGbible

1. ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users TechCrunch
2. Improving GPT‑5.6 Sol in ChatGPT—and expanding access to GPT-5.6 Luna for free users OpenAI
3. OpenAI makes major upgrades for free and paid ChatGPT users. Here's what they are Axios
4. OpenAI Will No Longer Limit How Many Texts Free Accounts Can Send To ChatGPT Engadget
5. GPT-5.6 Sol just got better in one place and stayed the same everywhere else The New Stack

1. Review: Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass - Part 1: Bubbly Basin (Switch 2) - A Great First Dive From The DLC Nintendo Life
2. Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass paid DLC: Keep the cozy life going with a brand-new underwater area! nintendo.com
3. ‘Pokémon Pokopia’ 2.0 Patch Notes: An Enormous, Welcome Update Forbes
4. Fetch Scales for Feebas in Pokémon Pokopia Pokemon.com
5. "Poko a Pokémon" First Live Event: "The Bubbling Town at the Bottom of the Sea" in Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse—An Early Report Saiga NAK

1. Ball x Pit's final free Xbox update adds new balls, characters, and abilities trueachievements.com
2. Ball x Pit final update The Naturalist arrives August 6 PlayStation.Blog
3. Devolver's Brilliant Roguelite Dopamine Factory, Ball X Pit, Is a Smash Hit at 2 Million Sales Push Square
4. 'BALL x PIT' Surpasses 2 Million Units Sold; New 'Naturalist' DLC Released Inven Global
5. BALL x PIT Gets One Final Free Update as It Smashes 2 Million Copies Sold COGconnected

1. Sony's Looking to Bring More Ads to PlayStation, and Fans Won't Like It Push Square
2. Sony is scaling up its Playstation advertising ambitions Digiday
3. Sony quietly prepares to bring ads to PlayStation ecosystem as game costs rise Neowin
4. Sony is building a global advertising infrastructure for PlayStation PlayFront

1. Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is free to claim on PC for the next week Video Games Chronicle
2. A Classic Ghost Recon Tactical Shooter Is Free on PC This Week Polygon.com
3. Ubisoft is Giving Away Ghost Recon Future Soldier For Free Insider Gaming
4. Ubisoft Game From 2012 Now Completely Free to Download and Keep Forever ComicBook.com
5. For Limited Time: Ubisoft Makes Ghost Recon Future Soldier Free For PC Players Ubergizmo

1. Ghost Recon 25th Anniversary Video Reveals Free Wildlands Story Game Informer
2. Ghost Recon Wildlands: Last Rites – Everything you need to know PlayStation.Blog
3. Ghost Recon Wildlands: Last Rites – A Major Free Update Powered by Community Feedback and Player Insights XBOX Wire
4. Ubisoft Reminds Us That All Next-Gen Upgrades Should Be Free Kotaku
5. Ghost Recon Wildlands: Last Rites Ubisoft

1. MachineGames and id Software celebrate Quake™’s 30th Anniversary with a brand-new episode Slayers Club
2. Quake – 30th Anniversary Update Slayers Club
3. Review: Quake's 30th Anniversary "Dawn of the Machine" Episode Is an Ambitious Celebration of the Game's History Digital Foundry
4. Quake: Dawn of the Machine – Available Today XBOX Wire
5. Quake Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary With Free New Campaign Co-Developed by MachineGames IGN

1. Free Play Days – NBA 2K26, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Wax Heads, and More XBOX Wire
2. Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (August 6-9) Pure Xbox
3. You can play a wrestling simulator with the GTA VI publisher and a roguelike about defending against an alien invasion for free on Steam ixbt.games
4. WWE 2K26 Is Free This Weekend For Almost Everyone Insider Gaming
5. WWE 2K26 is free to play for all Xbox users this weekend to coincide with SummerSlam Video Games Chronicle

1. Pokémon faces class action lawsuit over alleged hidden cameras in Bellevue office restrooms KING5.com
2. Former Pokémon employee charged after hidden cameras found at Bellevue offices The Business Journals
3. Former Pokémon Company Executive Accused of Recording Women and Girls in Office Bathroom Via Hidden Camera IGN
4. Pokémon sued over former exec's alleged secret bathroom cameras Polygon.com
5. Former Pokemon Executive Accused of Hiding Cameras in Office Bathrooms, Filming Employees Yahoo

1. Sony’s new PS5 Pro beta update automatically enables PSSR 2.0 for every game Notebookcheck
2. New PS5 Beta Firmware Is Available Now, Here Are All the Patch Notes Push Square
3. PlayStation 5 System Beta Update for August Out Now, Here’s What It Does PlayStation LifeStyle
4. Souls-like Lies of P Reaches Switch 2 Console ixbt.games
5. PlayStation 5 August 2026 System Update Released ScreenRant

1. ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Game To Debut Extended Look On Netflix This Month Deadline
2. Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look Rockstar Games
3. Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look is Premiering Exclusively on Netflix Netflix
4. ‘GTA 6’ to Debut ‘Extended Look’ on Netflix and YouTube on Aug. 27 Variety
5. 'Peak Rockstar Arrogance' — GTA 6 Fans Aren't Thrilled With Netflix's Paywalled Extended Look at the Game IGN

1. Apple Raises Trade-In Values for iPhone, Mac, and More MacRumors
2. Apple raises trade-in values for most iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch models 9to5Mac
3. Apple increases trade-in offers and adds new Android devices The Verge
4. Apple raises trade-in values for iPhones, iPads, Android phones and more PhoneArena
5. Your old Mac and iPhone are suddenly worth a lot more Macworld

1. Xbox Is Getting Platinum Trophies Later This Year, Says CEO Forbes
2. Completionists, Rejoice — Xbox Is Planning Its Own Version of the Platinum Trophy IGN
3. Confirmed: Xbox 'Platinum' completion achievements are coming "later this year" Windows Central
4. Xbox Boss Teases Platinum Trophy Equivalent For Achievements In 2026 Pure Xbox
5. Xbox is finally copying PlayStation's best feature The Shortcut | Matt Swider

1. New Adobe plugin in ChatGPT combines Photoshop, Firefly, Premiere, Acrobat, and more 9to5Mac
2. Introducing Adobe for ChatGPT: Create, edit and get work done — all in ChatGPT Adobe
3. Photo and Video Editing in ChatGPT Just Got an Adobe-Size Update CNET
4. Adobe's New ChatGPT Plugin Brings 70 Of Its Tools To OpenAI's Chatbot Engadget
5. Adobe combines 70 creative tools into one ChatGPT plugin AppleInsider

1. Bose has refreshed its QuietComfort headphones with two-way USB-C audio and better noise cancellation Engadget
2. Bose’s New QuietComfort Headphones Are Truly Next Gen. Here’s What I Like About Them CNET
3. Bose Debuts Revamped QuietComfort Headphones With Better Noise-Cancellation bloomberg.com
4. Bose Announces New QuietComfort Headphones, Bringing Flagship Features to a Lower Price Point rollingstone.com
5. Bose’s upgraded QuietComfort headphones add head-tracking immersive audio The Verge

1. Viture’s cheapest AR glasses have the sharpest image clarity I’ve seen yet The Verge
2. Viture Pro 2 is the Company’s Thinnest & Lightest AR Glasses Yet, Priced at $300 Road to VR
3. The $299 Viture Pro 2 Are The Company's Lightest And Most Comfortable Smartglasses Yet Engadget
4. Viture’s New XR Glasses Are Sharper, Brighter, and Way Less Expensive Gizmodo
5. Viture Pro 2 Review: These $299 Smart Glasses Treat Vision Correction as a Feature, Not an Extra PCMag

1. Dolby Vision 2 will be available first on some 2026 Hisense TVs The Verge
2. Dolby Vision 2 Arrives, Bringing Dolby's Most Advanced Picture Experience Yet to Hisense TVs news.dolby.com
3. Dolby Vision 2 debuts on Hisense TVs with global firmware rollout Broadband TV News
4. Dolby Vision 2 HDR is here and Hisense TVs are first in line – here are the key improvements stuff.tv
5. Dolby Vision 2 Is Coming. Here's What to Know About This New HDR Format PCMag Australia

1. You can now ask Google Maps’ AI to order food for you The Verge
2. Ask Maps gets more helpful with food ordering and more blog.google
3. Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings TechCrunch
4. Google Maps Can Now Order Your Dinner and Track Your Train Delays MacRumors
5. Google’s Ask Maps Lets You Get More Done Conversationally, Thanks to AI CNET

1. Adding an AI tool to Google Earth shook our trust in maps that has been centuries in the making The Conversation
2. Google Earth Pulls Back New A.I. Tool Over Disinformation Concerns The New York Times
3. Google pauses AI satellite images, after fears of deepfakes in the sky NPR
4. Transform any place with Nano Banana in Google Earth blog.google
5. Google Earth Pulls Nano Banana After Fake Scenes Like a Flooded Capitol Spread Online extremetech.com

1. Nintendo beats earnings thanks to US tariff refunds it won’t share with gamers The Verge
2. Nintendo operating profit jumps 151% on robust software demand, U.S. tariff refund Reuters
3. Nintendo’s Profit Surges on Stronger Game Software Sales, ‘Mario’ Movie Hit WSJ
4. ‘Mamma mia!’: Trump tariffs refund ignites 53% profit spike at Nintendo The Guardian
5. Nintendo Tops Estimates With Tariff Refunds and Switch 2 Games bloomberg.com

1. Xbox Game Pass adds two games for Premium today, including a new console port trueachievements.com
2. Coming to XBOX Game Pass: Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta, Cricket 26, Date Everything!, and More XBOX Wire
3. Two Games Are Available Today Across Various Tiers Of Xbox Game Pass (August 6) Pure Xbox
4. Drop what you're doing this week — Gears of War: E-Day's multiplayer is dropping on Xbox Game Pass Windows Central
5. Ball X Pit And More Hit Cheaper Game Pass Tier In August 2026 Kotaku

1. Xbox hardware update drops feature gamers have wanted for years GAMINGbible
2. Available for XBOX Insiders: More Control Over Captures, Saves, and Wishlists XBOX Wire
3. Xbox Console Updates Adding New Capture and Achievement Features IGN
4. Xbox is finally allowing voice chat in game capture clips after years of popular demand Windows Central
5. Xbox Insider Chat In Game Captures Thurrott.com

1. "This is just a tough reality in the gaming industry right now" - Halo Studios hit by layoffs after release of Halo: Campaign Evolved eurogamer.net
2. Halo Studios has eliminated a number of contract roles Game Developer
3. Halo Studios Hit by Layoffs After Campaign Evolved Launch Insider Gaming
4. Contractors lose jobs but Xbox source says no layoffs of staff at Halo Studios GamesBeat
5. Halo Studios hit by layoffs just days after Halo: Campaign Evolved launch Windows Central

1. Minecraft finally has a Switch 2 release date, but there may be bad news for Switch 1 owners eurogamer.net
2. Minecraft for Nintendo Switch™ 2 is coming October 27th! Minecraft
3. 'Minecraft' Is Officially Confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2 With a Big Glowup Polygon.com
4. Minecraft is getting a native Switch 2 version on October 27, but Switch 1 owners may need to pay to upgrade TweakTown
5. Minecraft's long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade has finally been announced, and Mario is getting some love, too Windows Central

1. Garmin smartwatch with LTE and satellite connectivity spotted in FCC filing—Fenix 9 likely imminent Notebookcheck
2. Garmin Fenix 9 Details May Have Been Revealed In Official Documents Forbes
3. Three Fenix 9 Models Reported: Standard, Pro, and Pro inReach — MIP Solar on the Pro Tiers Garmin Rumors
4. Garmin’s next satellite-connected watch appears at the FCC Gadgets & Wearables
5. Three new Garmin Fenix 9 models reportedly leaked, and the MIP display is back — but there's a catch TechRadar

1. Marantz adds four new AV receivers to its home cinema line-up with "ground-breaking" feature sets What Hi-Fi?
2. Marantz Unveils New Cinema Series 2 AV Receiver Range Forbes
3. Marantz’s New Receivers Are Built for Serious Home Theater Setups Gear Patrol
4. Marantz upgrades its CINEMA Series 2 with a new DAC, Dirac Live, and better gaming support Digital Trends
5. Marantz's new Dolby Atmos home theater AVRs deliver up to 9.4.2 channels — plus they get a brand-new DAC, Dirac for everyone, and better gaming support TechRadar

1. "Please, regardless of who ends up getting killed, don't send me hate mail" - Kazutaka Kodaka and Shohei Sakakibara on Danganronpa 2x2 RPG Site
2. Danganronpa 2x2 Writer Kazutaka Kodaka and Producer Shohei Sakakibara on Developing the Remake Crunchyroll
3. Danganronpa 2×2 devs cite needing time to play GTA 6 as one of the reasons behind remake’s delay AUTOMATON
4. Kazutaka Kodaka on Danganronpa 2x2, Slayhem Mode, and… octagons? GamingTrend
5. GTA 6 Panic Emptied November Calendars, But Danganronpa 2×2 Was Delayed Just So Its Creator Could Play It Wccftech

1. Samsung Galaxy Z series foldables are breaking pre-order records in the US and Korea Mashable
2. Samsung Pre-Orders for Latest Foldables Jump 30% From Last Year bloomberg.com
3. T-Mobile Offering Free Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8, $1,900 Phone Seen Throughout 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' The Hollywood Reporter
4. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is still the best foldable, but it's not a big upgrade Mashable
5. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 vs. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra GSMArena.com

1. Another Way To Play Big Walk Is Already In The Works GameSpot
2. What is friendslop? Inside gaming's fastest-growing trend, including the newest hit Big Walk CBC
3. Frequently Asked Questions IGN
4. Big Walk is like co-op Breath of the Wild The Verge
5. The Best Metacritic-Scored Game Of 2026 Has Arrived Forbes

1. Catalyst converts CO₂ into high-value industrial chemical at room temperature with record efficiency Phys.org
2. SKKU Researchers Develop a New Catalyst to Convert Carbon Dioxide into Ethanol using Electricity Asia Research News |

1. Gears of War: E-Day Runs With Over 60FPS at 4K/Ultra on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 With DLSS 4.5 Quality DSOGaming
2. Gears of War: E-Day Beta Launches August 6th, Featuring DLSS NVIDIA
3. Gears Of War: E-Day Preload Now Live Ahead Of Multiplayer Beta Pure Xbox
4. Gears of War: E-Day has a 'Ludicrous' graphics setting, and it brings the mighty GeForce RTX 5090 to its knees TweakTown
5. Gears of War: E-Day Early Access Open Beta Starts Today – Everything You Need to Know XBOX Wire

1. Some Gen Zers swap their smartphones for "dumb" phones to curb social media habits CBS News
2. Ditching the Scroll: Why Gen Z Is Buying Dumb Phones to Unplug The Korea Daily
3. Flip Phones Are Making A Comeback – And Gen Z Is Leading The Charge bgr.com
4. Some in Gen Z ditching smartphones Yahoo
5. People Want Dumb Phones—Here’s Why Movieguide

1. Hackers linked to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service intercepted hotel Wi-Fi worldwide to steal officials’ and executives’ data theins.press
2. Travelers targeted when logging into hotel Wi-Fi networks Malwarebytes
3. Microsoft warns hackers are targeting hotel Wi-Fi networks: What to know, how to protect yourself abcnews.com
4. CaptiveCrunch: Midnight Blizzard targets travelers worldwide for malware delivery and credential theft Microsoft
5. Microsoft warns hackers have compromised many hotel WiFi networks Mashable

1. Minecraft 26.40 update out now, patch notes Nintendo Everything
2. Bedrock Edition 26.40 Minecraft
3. Minecraft Adds Concrete Stairs After Making Fans Wait Nearly A Decade And People Are Excited Kotaku
4. How Minecraft 26.40 Is Shaping Adaptive Graphics for Mobile Games The AI Journal
5. Minecraft 26.3 Snapshot 7 Patch Notes IGN

1. Steam :: Steam Hardware :: Getting the most out of your Steam Controller: Gyro steamcommunity.com
2. Valve thinks you should use this neat Grip Sense shortcut on the Steam Controller and I agree PC Gamer
3. Valve continues series of ‘Getting the most out of your Steam Controller’ htxt.co.za
4. Valve's new Steam Controller is the best gamepad I've used, but it stops being one when you close Steam XDA

1. iOS 27 adds four new ways to customize your iPhone’s Lock Screen 9to5Mac
2. Safari on iPhone Is a Much Friendlier Experience in iOS 27 CNET
3. Apple to implement AI text overview, one-tap options in new iOS 27 update Yahoo
4. 25 New Things Your iPhone Can Do in iOS 27 MacRumors
5. iOS 27 beta 4 is out now with further refinements and fixes Macworld

1. Samsung Galaxy S27 Pro May Not Be the Smaller Ultra Buyers Expect TechRepublic
2. Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra leak reveals massive camera and battery overhaul Android Central
3. The Galaxy S27 Ultra loses the right zoom—but keeps the wrong one PhoneArena
4. Samsung will axe one of the Galaxy S27 Ultra's cameras - GSMArena.com news GSMArena.com
5. Galaxy S27 Ultra cameras may use this tech to reduce lens thickness, flare SamMobile

1. Pokémon Developer Game Freak Promises Fixes 'Within a Week' To Its Big Budget RPG Beast of Reincarnation, Following Mixed Response at Launch IGN
2. It’s a Dog, It’s a Plant, It’s by the Creators of Pokémon The New York Times
3. Game Freak Planning 'Series Of Continuous Updates' For Beast Of Game Informer
4. Beast of Reincarnation Review: Game Freak’s Masterpiece is NieR Meets Princess Mononoke VICE
5. Beast of Reincarnation hands-on: parry-rich combat and the cutest mutant pup PlayStation.Blog

1. 'Marvel Rivals' Is About to Get a Lot Smaller With a Big New Update Polygon.com
2. The Super Hero Team-based PVP Shooter Marvel Rivals
3. WWE's Damian Priest Voices New Character in 'Marvel Rivals' Video Game, Watch Latest Trailer bleacherreport.com
4. Damian Priest Has a New Role Outside WWE & It’s Marvel Yahoo
5. NetEase Frees up to 40 GB for Marvel Rivals Players, but the Season 9.5 Patch Downloads Heavier First Wccftech

1. Not Google Nest, Not Netgear: This Is Amazon's Best-Selling Mesh Wi-Fi System bgr.com
2. This 3-pack mesh Wi-Fi system kills dead zones, now under $100 PCWorld
3. TP-Link Deco BE65-5G review - When 5G moves into your living room Korben
4. Beat slow internet speeds — save £250 on TP-Link's Deco BE68 Wi-Fi 7 mesh kit TechRadar
5. TP-Link Deco BE25 Review: Mesh Networking That's Both Stylish And Speedy SlashGear

1. DuckDuckGo’s Anti-AI Sunglasses Won’t Spy On Anyone CNET
2. DuckDuckGo Is Selling Anti Pervert Glasses That Contain Zero AI, Cameras, or Even Electronics Whatsoever Yahoo Tech
3. Big tech's AI-powered 'pervert' glasses are in a losing battle with DuckDuckGo SFGATE
4. DuckDuckGo's anti-AI sunglasses are a viral hit USA Today
5. DuckDuckGo and Knockaround have released "normal" sunglasses, a jab at trendy smart glasses. As of Aug. 6, the glasses are available for pre-order for $35. The Lufkin Daily News