A Google insider spills the tea on how the company forsook its founding ideals
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/a-google-insider-spills-the-tea-on-how-the-company-forsook-its-founding-ideals/

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Joby Aviation builds out defense business with $500M acquisition
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/joby-aviation-builds-out-defense-business-with-500m-acquisition/

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Meta can't stop states' $1.4 trillion lawsuit from going to trial
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/meta-cant-stop-states-1-4-trillion-lawsuit-from-going-to-trial/

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Gemini becomes Google's fastest-growing product ever as it hits 1B users
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/google-says-gemini-has-reached-1b-users-faster-than-any-other-google-product/

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ChatGPT and Gemini both just passed 1 billion users
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/978113/chatgpt-gemini-1-billion-users

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FBI says cybercriminals are hacking into victims’ online accounts to steal their intimate pictures
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/fbi-says-cybercriminals-are-hacking-into-victims-online-accounts-to-steal-their-intimate-pictures/

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT desktop app for Linux
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/openai-launches-chatgpt-desktop-app-for-linux/

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Google’s Gemini app surges to 1 billion users
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/googles-gemini-app-surges-to-one-billion-users/

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India’s Yulu raises $93M as quick-commerce boom fuels e-bike demand
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/indias-yulu-raises-93m-as-quick-commerce-boom-fuels-e-bike-demand/

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Google is now sending out emails with discount codes for the Pixel 11
https://www.engadget.com/2235193/google-sending-out-emails-discount-codes-pixel-11/

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AI code-testing startup Blacksmith’s valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/blacksmiths-valuation-jumps-10x-to-550m-as-ai-coding-fuels-software-validation/

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Reservoir raises $8M to make water heaters that people — and the grid — will actually want
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/reservoir-raises-8m-to-make-water-heaters-that-people-and-the-grid-will-actually-want/

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Google Pixel 11 launch: Live updates as the company unveils new devices, AI features and more
https://www.engadget.com/2235161/google-pixel-11-launch-2026-live-blog-updates/

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How a $250 million acquisition collapsed into allegations of fraud and forged signatures
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/how-a-250-million-acquisition-collapsed-into-allegations-of-fraud-and-forged-signatures/

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After Microsoft threatened legal action, a security researcher publishes a new Windows zero-day bug
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/after-microsoft-threatened-legal-action-a-security-researcher-publishes-a-new-windows-zero-day-bug/

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Google aims for influencers with the Pixel 11 Creator Suite
https://www.theverge.com/tech/977888/pixel-creator-suite-influencer-camera-features

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Everything announced at Made by Google ’26: Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 5, Pixel Tag, and tons of Gemini features
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/google-unveils-pixel-11-lineup-new-airtag-rival-and-gemini-features-at-made-by-google-2026/

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The 7 biggest announcements of Google’s Pixel 11 launch
https://www.theverge.com/tech/978712/google-pixel-11-event-everything-announced

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Google’s Quick Share adds a tap-to-share mode
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/googles-quick-share-adds-a-tap-to-share-mode/

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Google’s Pixel Watch 5 Can Now Detect Breathing Emergencies
https://www.wired.com/story/googles-pixel-watch-5-can-now-detect-breathing-emergencies/

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