Alex Janin / Wall Street Journal:
Patients, families, doctors, and nurses are increasingly turning to AI tools, such as Face2Gene, to help identify rare and hard-to-diagnose diseases — Patients, doctors and nurses are turning to the technology for help identifying rare and undiagnosed diseases

1. Weekly poll: which Google Pixel 11 model would you buy? - GSMArena.com news gsmarena.com
2. 7 can’t-miss updates from our Pixel 11 launch blog.google
3. Google Pixel 11 vs Samsung Galaxy S26: Specs, price, camera details Mashable
4. Google is making the Pixel cameras better by making them worse The Verge
5. Google’s new Pixel 11 puts Gemini at center of AI phone battle with Apple CNBC

Washington Post:
How concerns about AI became an important midterms issue, with candidates adding AI and data center policies to their websites in ~40% of races across the US — Across the United States, political candidates are grappling with an issue that has never before featured widely in American political life: artificial intelligence.

1. Saber CEO Matthew Karch apologises to writer he said he'd have "been happy to replace" with AI Eurogamer
2. Saber Interactive denies replacing writer with ChatGPT on its new driving game, but says it will use AI for dialog 'as the number of passengers in the game is infinite' PC Gamer
3. Game Dev CEO Accused of Replacing Writers With AI is Now Completely Crashing Out Yahoo Tech
4. 'Rideshare Stimulator' Steam Page Finally Confirms AI Was Used During Development Polygon.com
5. 'We Aren't Shying Away From It': Space Marine 2 Maker Saber Interactive Confirms It Will an Add AI Label to Rideshare Stimulator on Steam Following Controversy IGN

1. CEO 2026 early results, stream ft. Craime, Punk, Higuchi, SonicFox, Rangchu, Hikari, Micky, Kobayan, Atif, Leffen, Kilzyou, Booce Lee and more EventHubs
2. CEO 2026: Watch Guide and Preview Evo
3. CEO 2026: Schedule, brackets, games & where to watch Shacknews
4. CEO 2026 treats to new games and high-stakes tournaments: Schedule, storylines, results Esports.gg

1. I'd skip the expensive Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra for these phones every time Android Police
2. Why the Galaxy S26 Ultra Suddenly Looks Like the Practical Premium Phone The Gadgeteer

Jason Douglas / Wall Street Journal:
A profile of Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki, who aims to transform the company into a business focused on music, movies, video games, and the tech that underpins them — The company built its empire on electronics. CEO Hiroki Totoki says its future is entertainment

1. Xbox gets 26 new games next week, including The Sinking City 2 TrueAchievements
2. Next Week on XBOX: New Games for August 17 to 21 news.xbox.com
3. These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (August 17-21) Pure Xbox
4. New Week - New Games: Microsoft Reveals List of Xbox Releases ixbt.games
5. 30+ XBOX Games Arrive August 17—21 With Major New Releases Windows Report

1. Google is using a $29 gadget to tighten its grip on Android users thestreet.com
2. Keep tabs on your valuables with Google Pixel Tag blog.google
3. Google Now Makes Its Own AirTags and I Couldn’t Be More Stoked CNET
4. Google's Pixel Tag Is An AirTag For Android Phones Engadget
5. The Pixel Tag is Google's $29 AirTag alternative - with one big advantage ZDNET

1. I stopped trusting the fastest route in Google Maps. Here's why Android Police
2. Turn off this Google Maps feature to shorten your driving time Pocket-lint
3. This is how Google Maps' algorithm finds you the fastest route in just seconds and it's jaw-dropping to see supercarblondie.com
4. This tiny Google Maps tweak has saved me hours of driving over the past year How-To Geek
5. The trick to making Google and Apple Maps finally show you the real fastest route Talk Android

1. How I freed up 20GB of Google Photos storage with 5 simple steps Android Authority
2. Save Space In Your Google Storage By Changing This One Android Setting Engadget
3. I just canceled my Google Drive subscription and replaced it with a local alternative that respects my privacy How-To Geek
4. I freed up 10GB of Gmail space in 5 minutes without deleting important emails Android Police
5. Stop Paying for Cloud Space: How to Free Up Google Storage on Android JO24

Owen Walker / Financial Times:
Malaysia's 6% Q2 GDP growth was powered by 7.5% manufacturing growth, driven by chipmaking, and 6.6% construction growth, supported by data center development — Southeast Asian country emerges as key AI hub in boost for its economy — The AI boom has made global superstars out of a handful …

1. This platform gives you ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and 17+ other AI models for life for $54.97 Mashable
2. Enjoy ChatGPT and Claude 4 for Life with This $70 Lifetime Deal PCMag
3. One lifetime AI plan replaces the model-hopping headache for $54.97 PCWorld
4. Just $69.97 gets you lifetime access to ChatGPT, Gemini, and more Yahoo Tech
5. Get access to ChatGPT, Claude & Gemini for just $69.97 today BleepingComputer

1. Halo Studios Reportedly Outsourced Campaign Evolved to 15 Studios, as Microsoft Weighs Involving Activision’s Sledgehammer Games in the Process Wccftech
2. Activision May One Day Make a Halo Game, It's Claimed Insider Gaming
3. Rebs Gaming Reveals That Activision and Sledgehammer Games Are Rumored to Develop the New Halo Video Game EGW.News
4. The Development Of Future Halo Games Will Heavily Rely On Outsourcing, It Is Claimed TwistedVoxel
5. Halo by Call of Duty Creators? Microsoft Prepares for Unexpected Twist - Rumor ixbt.games

Timothy Gowers / Gowers's Weblog:
Fields Medalist Timothy Gowers says most famous mathematics problems solved by LLMs so far have almost all been with counterexamples rather than proofs — For the sake of anyone who might read this blog post in the distant future (a month from now, say), let me mention that I am writing …

Hugging Face:
Hugging Face says developers made 151K+ derivatives based on Qwen models, topping others, making Qwen one of the largest foundations in the open model ecosystem — In the AI world, time feels compressed. A few months after our spring report in our biannual analysis worked through the ecosystem …

Ilya Gridneff / Financial Times:
BlackBerry posted a positive cash position in Q1, its first cash-positive first quarter in any fiscal year since 2017, driven by its QNX and Secusmart products — A decade after the disappearance of its handsets, the company's future rests on car and security software

Antoine Tardif / Unite.AI:
Pathway, which is developing AI models based on what it calls its “Post-Transformer” BDH architecture, raised a $30M seed at a $500M valuation — AI research company Pathway has secured additional funding at a $500 million valuation, bringing its total seed financing to $30 million …

1. “Predicting” Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s release date using amiibo nintendoeverything.com
2. Nintendo Officially Confirms Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake IMDb
3. Zelda Nintendo Switch 2 system and Pro Controller leaked, first images nintendoeverything.com
4. Mailbox: Zelda-Themed Switch 2s, Kiddy Consoles, "Take My Money, Nintendo" Scenarios - Nintendo Life Letters Nintendo Life
5. Leak reveals a Zelda-themed Switch 2 and Pro Controller hanafuda.report overkill.wtf

Grace Shao / Bloomberg:
Chinese citizens are more optimistic about AI than Americans because AI is seen as a practical tool in China that disrupts a smaller share of its population — Different experiences with technology have shaped radically different expectations of what artificial intelligence will bring.

Dario Amodei / @darioamodei:
Dario Amodei defends his policy proposals, warns open weights won't decentralize power, endorses pre-launch vetting, says real accomplishments will earn trust — 1/2 Thanks Gavin for an especially thoughtful exchange. I don't usually spend much time on social media but I wanted to engage here because it really brings out the heart of an important conversation. First, on regulation, I think that “either concentrate it in the hands of a

Anna Liss-Roy / Washington Post:
How Congressional lawmakers and aides are using AI tools with little oversight to write speeches and news releases, sort constituent mail, and more — The amendment was one of hundreds filed this summer to an annual defense bill making its way through Congress.

1. 5 Challenges You'll Face When Switching To A Minimalist Phone bgr.com
2. How some students are turning their smartphones into ‘dumb phones’ The Daily Tar Heel
3. Why High-Performers Are Switching to Dumbphones SUCCESS Magazine
4. Not Ready for a Dumbphone? Here’s How to Make Your Smartphone Dumb VICE
5. 4 Tech brands bringing back the past flip phone - Tribune Online Tribune Online

Zeyi Yang / Wired:
A look at Unitree's G1 and R1, the humanoid robots behind viral influencer accounts worldwide, as Unitree shipped 5,500+ units in 2025 and readies its China IPO — The Unitree G1 has found online fame as a relatively affordable robot that can charm a crowd. But can it ever hold down a real job?

1. Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced’s Denuvo Has Been Cracked DSOGaming
2. Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced’s Denuvo Cracked a Month After Launch tbreak.com
3. Denuvo Hack by voices38 lost 5% of the license in FPS Ryzen 7 9800X3D in Black Flag Resynced GameGPU
4. Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced Denuvo Has Been Cracked TheGamer
5. Now without Denuvo: A hacker has cracked the protection system for the games Crimson Desert and Avatar: Front Mezha

1. Windows 11's context menus are getting a major glow up: Hands on! Windows Central
2. Windows 11 is heading for a new look as Microsoft replaces another legacy interface with WinUI 3 Windows Latest
3. I ditched the Windows 11 context menu for this open-source tool, and here's why TweakTown
4. Five years into Windows 11, these three classic Windows tools are long overdue for a modern redesign Windows Central
5. How to bring back the old right-click menu in Windows 11 Neowin

1. Amazon has a 2-in-1 laptop and tablet for $97 that comes with a 7-piece accessories bundle thestreet.com
2. Walmart Is Selling a ‘Bright and Clear’ Android Tablet for 73% Off Men's Journal
3. Touchscreen laptops with a 2-in-1 tablet mode are up to 67% off at Walmart Yahoo Tech
4. Walmart is selling a 2-in-1 laptop and tablet for just $76 in time for back-to-school season aol.com
5. Amazon is selling a 2-in-1 laptop and tablet for just $75 Yahoo Tech

1. ‘Marvel’s Wolverine’ video game moves away from ‘X-Men’ films and Hugh Jackman with all-new storyline for edgy hero pagesix.com
2. Marvel's Wolverine: Everything That Adds Replay Value Confirmed by Insomniac IGN
3. Hands-on report: Marvel’s Wolverine PlayStation.Blog
4. Here's Why Wolverine's Suit Heals Itself In His New PS5 Game Kotaku
5. ‘Marvel’s Wolverine’ Video Game Star Liam McIntyre On Adding Vulnerability To Logan’s “Bottomless Rage” Deadline

The Information:
Sources: Nvidia in talks to invest up to $3B in SoftBank-backed data center developer SB Energy that aims to IPO soon and is behind a huge OpenAI campus in Ohio — Nvidia is in talks to invest as much as $3 billion in SB Energy, the Softbank Group-backed developer of a massive planned Ohio …

1. August 18 is Going to Be a Super Busy Day for PS Plus Subscribers GameRant
2. PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for August: Helldivers 2, Kingdom Come Deliverance II, Vampire Survivors, Hell is Us and more PlayStation.Blog
3. Helldivers 2: Devoid of Liberty – Meet the SEAF Squad Assembled to Take on The Illuminate news.xbox.com
4. Poll: Are You Hyped for These 10 New PS Plus Games? Push Square
5. Red Dead Redemption 2 Meets Skyrim In New Free Open-World PS Plus RPG ScreenRant

1. Apple iPhone 18 Pro Release Date: Discounted Day Re-Enters The September Schedule Forbes
2. Apple Skipping iPhone 18 Launch This Year MacRumors
3. Apple May Delay the iPhone 18 Until 2027 as Premium Models Get Fall Launch TechRepublic
4. Apple’s first foldable could reshape its entire iPhone launch thestreet.com
5. iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Pro: Here’s how Apple will differentiate models 9to5Mac

1. Lamborghini's pricey Revuelto SV supercar debuts at Monterey with scarcity as its strategy, CEO says aol.com
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’s CMO Says Emotion Isn’t Just Sound, It’s the Feeling of Control thedrive.com

Alix Coutures / The Information:
Sources: Mercor and other firms gathering data for AI labs are driving demand to buy or license internal datasets from startups shutting down or being acquired — Eight days after AI agent startup Warmly in late June agreed to be acquired by HubSpot, CEO Maximus Greenwald found an unusual email in his inbox.

Washington Post:
A Wyoming woman joined a federal suit against xAI alleging her stepfather used Grok to turn one childhood photo of her into 7,000+ CSAM images he traded online — When Jane Doe 4, as she is identified in legal filings, arrived at her parents' house in Wyoming to set up a family party earlier this year …

1. Will PlayStation games actually get cheaper once physical discs disappear? Eurogamer
2. Killing physical discs will make digital games cheaper, according to a former Square Enix exec TweakTown
3. Sony ending PlayStation discs "was always going to happen," says analyst, as the PS6 costing $1,000 would "limit your audience quite significantly" GamesRadar+
4. PS5 and Xbox Disc Manufacturing Is an Industrial Secret, but an Investigation Has Revealed Part of the Process and the Cost Per Copy levelup.com
5. Bitter Exit of the Game CD Era 조선일보

1. New One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26 may be released soon SamMobile
2. One UI 9.5 Leak Explained: What It Means for Galaxy Users Gadget Hacks
3. One UI 9.5 looks like glass is these new rumors, and it looks pretty clean androidcentral.com
4. One UI 9.5 will finally bring app lock feature to your Galaxy phone or tablet SamMobile
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. Apple has a huge product roadmap for the smart home: Here’s what’s coming 9to5Mac
2. Apple’s smart home strategy is expanding beyond HomePod with displays and cameras Sportskeeda Tech
3. iOS 27 HomeKit update points to rumoured Apple security camera MobileSyrup
4. HomePod Mini 2 Could Finally Launch with Siri AI Support Geeky Gadgets
5. HomePod mini 2 Release Date: New Siri AI, Features, Price and Everything We Know RouteNote

1. Review: Switch 2 Oblivion Remastered Frustrates as Much as It Impresses Digital Foundry
2. After giving it 2 patches and dropping it like a stone, Bethesda promises to bring Switch 2 optimisations t... Yahoo Tech
3. Bethesda reveals how The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered managed to squeeze into a Nintendo Switch 2 cartridge Gamereactor UK
4. Bethesda confirms Oblivion update amid long wait for The Elder Scrolls 6 gamingbible.com
5. Digital Foundry breaks down Oblivion Remastered specs on Switch 2 GoNintendo

1. Rainbow Six Siege Y11S3 Release Date + Patch Notes Explained Hotspawn
2. Operation Split Fire Ubisoft
3. Splitting the defense with Siege’s new defender in Operation Split Fire GamingTrend
4. All Map Changes - Year 11 Season 3 R6 Siege Mobalytics
5. Rainbow Six Siege Reveals Operation Split Fire Simulation Daily

1. I reviewed the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and it has a problem. It's called the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Android Police
2. Turns Out, a New Shape Is Exactly What Samsung Needed for Its Folding Phone wired.com
3. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra review: The ultra foldable with an ultra price Ars Technica
4. Engadget Review Recap: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, Dell XPS 13 And More Engadget
5. ‘Truly awful crunching and grinding noises’: iFixit’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 teardown revealed a huge weakness — and it’s one the iPhone Ultra will need to fix TechRadar

1. Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Evo Revealed, Coming to Gran Turismo 7 Soon GTPlanet
2. Mazda has updated its fictional RX-Vision GT3 racer to 'Evo' spec for Gran Turismo 7 traxion.gg
3. New Gran Turismo 7 Racecar Is a Surprise No One Saw Coming autoevolution
4. The Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Evo will be added to Gran Turismo 7 in 2026. PlayFront
5. Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Evo Is Coming to Gran Turismo 7 in 2026 BoxThisLap

1. Pixel 11 ads show a mysterious screen-equipped tracker that's not Pixel Watch 5 or Fitbit Air [Gallery] 9to5Google
2. Is this the Fitbit Charge 7 hiding in Google’s new Pixel ad Gadgets & Wearables
3. Google may have accidentally leaked a new fitness tracker with a display Digital Trends
4. Fitbit Charge 7: mystery tracker teased in Pixel 11 ads tbreak.com
5. Google Pixel 11 ads now hint at a mystery Fitbit with a screen en.softonic.com

1. iPhone 18 Pro Pricing: Can Apple Protect Its Profit Margins? Forbes
2. iPhone 18 Pro: Apple Secures Lower Display Prices Amid RAM Shortage MacRumors
3. Apple Already Increased the Price of iPhones Up to $300. Their Price Hikes Might Be Just Starting. Yahoo Finance
4. iPhone 18 Pro BOM Cost Expected to Surge Nearly 40%, Leaving Apple to Sacrifice Margins to Sustain Shipments, Says TrendForce TrendForce
5. People are freaking out that the iPhone 18 Pro will be super expensive - but will it? creativebloq.com

1. Android 17's big December update will make your Pixel even more customizable Android Police
2. Here’s everything new in Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 [Gallery] 9to5Google
3. Google is adding tons of new customization options to Android 17 - GSMArena.com news gsmarena.com
4. Google Releases Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 For Pixel Droid Life
5. Android 17 is getting a feature iPhone users have had for years Digital Trends

1. 10 minutes babbling to ChatGPT works better than any perfect prompt TechRadar
2. Short Chatbot Prompts Are a Beginner Habit. Skilled Users Turn Them Into Whole Workflows inc.com
3. 5 ChatGPT Prompts To Catch Mistakes Before You Hit Send Forbes
4. I found 3 ChatGPT features that turned out to be way more useful than I expected Digital Trends
5. I stripped my prompts down after OpenAI's new guide, and my results got better XDA

1. Large-Scale Pokémon Eviction Looms With Pokémon Bank Server Shutdown Hackaday
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
4. How To Empty Your Pokémon Bank Before It Shuts Down Kotaku
5. The Pokemon Bank shutdown will be the end of an era Shacknews

1. Ford unveils 795-hp Mustang convertible with Josh and Jase at Dream Cruise MLive.com
2. Ford Chops the Top Off the 795-HP Mustang Dark Horse SC for Open-Air V-8 Thrills Car and Driver
3. America Is Getting a 795-HP Convertible thedrive.com
4. Mustang muscle, Detroit metal kick off Friday Woodward Dream Cruise The Detroit News
5. Ford’s New Mustang Carries the Legacy of a Legendary ’60s Classic Gear Patrol

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
5. Nintendo reveals physical reward for completing the DK Challenge nintendoeverything.com

1. I don’t think the foldable iPhone stands a chance against the Galaxy Z Fold 8 PhoneArena
2. iPhone Fold Price: What You Get For That Extra $500 Forbes
3. Apple Rumored to Launch Three New 'Ultra' Products by Early Next Year MacRumors
4. iPhone Ultra colors: New leak reveals silver and dark blue 9to5Mac
5. Apple may finally have a $2,000 reason to enter foldables thestreet.com

1. Land Rover Defender Dakar Concept (2026) NetCarShow.com
2. The Defender Dakar Is the Most Extreme Land Rover Yet Car and Driver
3. Land Rover Is Building A Bonkers Defender That Should Absolutely Destroy Ford Bronco Raptor CarBuzz
4. Land Rover’s building a limited-edition, road-legal V8 Defender Dakar Top Gear
5. Defender creates Dakar-inspired road car DirtFish

1. Brabus Bodo Cabriolet (2027) NetCarShow.com
2. Brabus Built a 1,000-HP Aston Martin Cabriolet Autoblog
3. Brabus Bodo Cabriolet Promises 223-MPH Wind in Your Hair Car and Driver
4. Brabus Just Cut The Roof Off The Coolest Aston Martin Of All Time CarBuzz
5. duPont REGISTRY Heads to The Quail with Luxury Rally Club, BRABUS, and the BODO duPont REGISTRY News

1. Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation Ars Technica
2. Apple releases iOS 26.6.1 beta for iPhone, plus more 9to5Mac
3. Apple Releases iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1 Betas With Security Fixes MacRumors
4. Apple fixes Screen Sharing vulnerability with macOS 26.6.1 update Macworld
5. iOS 26.6.1 and iOS 18.7.10 Release Date: Everything We Know The Mac Observer

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 Sonderwunsch Just Built A Special 911 GT2 Flachbau RS Autoguide.com

1. Apple’s Warnings About Spyware Are Real, Don’t Ignore Them CNET
2. iPhone spyware alert: What Apple customers need to know Mashable
3. Apple Threat Notification Sent to Users in 110 Countries PetaPixel
4. Rare iPhone Security Warning Reaches Users In 110 Countries: What To Check DailyVoice.com
5. If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware attack, take it seriously TechCrunch