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Today so far 2026-08-12 · 17:13 UTC

Google has unveiled its Pixel 11 lineup along with new AI-powered Gemini features and an AirTag rival at its Made by Google 2026 event, marking a major product refresh from the tech giant. Meanwhile, AI-related concerns are mounting across the industry, with booksellers suspecting AI firms of buying and destroying rare books and a German advocacy group filing a criminal complaint over Meta's AI glasses, while Facebook has rolled out its standalone Creator Studio app with AI tools. On the security front, a researcher published a Windows zero-day vulnerability after Microsoft threatened legal action, and Tailscale traced database corruption to a 16-year-old SQLite bug.

Agility Robotics plants its flag in Tesla’s backyard

Agility is opening a new training center for its Digit robots in Fremont, California.

2026-07-17 · 20:19 UTC
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AI-driven memory crunch jolts India’s smartphone market

2026-07-17 · 20:09

India's smartphone slowdown highlights how the AI boom is reshaping consumer electronics, from pricing and demand to…

Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada

2026-07-17 · 19:50

The FireSat program can spot wildfires that other satellites miss.

Apple and Google ordered to purge ‘nudify’ apps from App Stores

2026-07-17 · 19:49

In letters sent to Apple and Google, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said that both companies have long been…

Nuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuation

2026-07-17 · 19:22

The potential deal highlights a growing trend of complex, multi-stage funding rounds that mask true entry prices.

I replaced my space heater and ceiling fan with one Dyson appliance

2026-07-17 · 18:00

Designed for year-round comfort, the Dyson Hot+Cool HF1 combines quiet operation and simple controls with Dyson's…

Kimi K3 Just Triggered DeepSeek Flashbacks for the Stock Market

2026-07-17 · 17:55

Moonshot AI's 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weight model sent chip stocks tumbling and gave Wall Street a Friday it would…

How Apple’s big lawsuit could disrupt OpenAI’s IPO plans

2026-07-17 · 17:45

Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI last Friday, and it’s not messing around.

China’s Kimi K3 Is Out—And Beats Claude Fable and GPT 5.6 Sol on Key Benchmarks

2026-07-17 · 17:36

Moonshot AI's 2.8-trillion-parameter model tops Fable 5 on a creative writing benchmark and leads Arena AI's frontend…

Using AI for creative pursuits? Moderation is key

2026-07-17 · 16:47

An experiment showed AI users had the most creative ideas when they used it in moderation – not too much and not too…

Fubo hikes prices by $15 after restoring some NBCU channels lost in November

2026-07-17 · 16:24

Fubo subscribers still don't have Versant channels.

Parents want safer phones for kids. These companies are answering the call.

2026-07-17 · 16:12

As parents look for alternatives to unrestricted smartphones, a growing number of companies are building phones designed…

San Francisco orders Apple, Google to remove nudify apps from app stores

2026-07-17 · 16:10

Official estimates Google and Apple likely made millions in nudify app fees.

Ars is looking for a senior technology reporter, and you might be it!

2026-07-17 · 15:52

Desktops, laptops, phones, CPUs, GPUs, NAS—if you know this stuff, come work for us!

Amazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollars

2026-07-17 · 15:29

Some Amazon customers logged on Friday to a surprise bill estimate claiming that they owed the tech and cloud giant…

Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking them

2026-07-17 · 15:21

Patreon is strengthening its defenses against AI scraping by working with Cloudflare to block bots that train AI models…

HSBC wins Bank of England approval to enter Digital Securities Sandbox

2026-07-17 · 13:54

The Bank of England approved HSBC Orion to go live in its Digital Securities Sandbox, with the first Digital Gilt…

2026 Lucid Gravity Touring review: A strong act 2

2026-07-17 · 11:00

Quick, comfortable, roomy, and agile for a large electric SUV.

Musk’s SpaceX Breaks Below Its $135 IPO Price After a 42% Collapse From Its Peak

2026-07-17 · 09:30

SpaceX (Nasdaq: SPCX) fell 3.08% to close at $131.11 yesterday, its first finish below the $135 initial public offering…

Mira Murati Unveils First AI Model Since Leaving OpenAI

2026-07-17 · 08:05

For her first appearance post-OpenAI, Mira Murati unveils an open-weights AI model.

Trump Media to sell instant access to 'market-moving' social posts

2026-07-17 · 07:25

Trump Media is launching a fast, paid feed to its most influential posts for Wall Street traders.

Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

2026-07-17 · 03:53

Pebble has shipped over 23,000 Time 2 watches and expects to fulfill remaining pre-orders by July 31, with inventory…

Trump Media sells Wall Street low-latency access to Trump posts

2026-07-17 · 02:23

The paid Truth API is aimed at high-frequency trading firms seeking “the fastest” access to market-moving Truth Social…

UIUC AI Teaching Assistant

2026-07-17 · 02:23

A University of Illinois team created an AI teaching assistant for Electrical Engineering that uses 11 models running in…

GrapheneOS recommended for domestic abuse victims

2026-07-17 · 01:36

GrapheneOS, a de-Googled operating system for Google Pixel devices, is recommended as a secure solution for domestic…

The human-in-the-loop is tired

2026-07-17 · 00:21

Developers are experiencing genuine usefulness from LLM programming tools alongside destabilizing effects that risk…

San Francisco mayor pushes for tougher rules after the Waymo traffic fiasco

2026-07-16 · 23:25

In the wake of a massive hours-long gridlock event, San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie has told state regulators it's time…

The Little Book of Reinforcement Learning

2026-07-16 · 22:27

"The Little Book of Reinforcement Learning" is a short introductory guide covering reinforcement learning fundamentals…

HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs

2026-07-16 · 22:02

Resellers threatened to ditch HP printing supplies for counterfeits.

Coca-Cola suspended production at its Fairlife dairy after a ransomware attack

2026-07-16 · 21:22

Coca Cola said dairy production at its Fairlife unit will "remain suspended" in the United States following a hack.

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