Month August 2026

Google’s Pixel 11 lineup adds Gemini upgrades, tougher foldables and a $29 tracking tag

Google’s Pixel 11 lineup brings Gemini upgrades, a new Pixel Tag rival to AirTag, and tougher phones and wearables.

xAI launches Grok Bot beta, an AI teammate that can handle workplace tasks across apps, websites and cloud tools.

A viral AI dog cancer story has become Gamgee, a startup pitching personalized mRNA vaccines for pets and eventually humans.

Blacksmith’s AI code-testing business just raised $45 million at a $550 million valuation as demand for validating AI-generated code surges.

AI newsrooms are now beating human reporters to scoops. RuntimeWire’s Black Hat win shows how AI newsrooms are changing journalism.

LemonLime founder Jordan Zietz says his tattoo interview stunt was optional. Here’s what happened and why it sparked backlash.

Why online trends look bigger than they are, according to NYU researcher Ruby Thelot, and why virality no longer proves cultural staying power.

Saber denies replacing a Rideshare Stimulator writer with ChatGPT, while the former writer says AI took over the work.

Accel closes an oversubscribed India fund as it bets on AI applications, fintech and manufacturing in the next startup wave.

ChatGPT and Gemini both hit 1 billion users, but the AI chatbot race is now about growth, distribution and monetization.