Aug 15, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Nvidia has signed memorandums of understanding with six major Wall Street firms to create financing platforms that could channel more than $500 billion into AI computing infrastructure. The company is pushing to have AI compute treated as long-lived, revenue-generating infrastructure assets rather than short-lived tech expenses. This move could widen the gap with smaller decentralized compute networks, which face technical and operational limits that keep their capacity far below frontier data centers. View more
Aug 14, 2026Twila Rosenbaum iOS 27 brings a handful of useful updates to the Phone and FaceTime apps. Call Context intelligently surfaces relevant emails when you call a business, while Dual Capture lets iPhone 17 users stream from both cameras at once. Additional improvements include better connection quality, expanded Live Captions, and enhanced Communication Safety. Here's everything new. View more
Aug 13, 2026Twila Rosenbaum AI detectors are increasingly used by educators and publishers to identify machine-written content, but these tools are prone to false positives. High-profile cases show students and writers falsely accused, while many institutions are now restricting their use. The result is a growing climate of distrust where human writers must constantly prove their authenticity. View more
Aug 13, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Google has officially announced the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and Pixel 11 Pro Fold. The new lineup focuses on quality-of-life improvements and software-driven camera features rather than major hardware redesigns. All models ship on August 20th, starting at $899 for the base Pixel 11. View more
Aug 13, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Google's Made by Google event delivered a wide range of product announcements, including the new Pixel 11 series with upgraded cameras and a new Tensor chip. The Pixel Watch 5 added advanced health sensing, while the Pixel Tag now competes directly with Apple's AirTag. Pixel Buds Pro 2 received a color refresh and an upcoming ANC improvement. Here are the seven biggest news items from the event. View more
Aug 13, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Google has finally announced its own Bluetooth tracker, the Pixel Tag. Priced at $29 and available in a four-pack for $99, it combines ultra wideband with Bluetooth 6.0 Channel Sounding. The Pixel Tag will work with Google’s Find Hub network and launches on November 11th. View more
Aug 13, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Mark Zuckerberg published an extensive manifesto about personal AI and superintelligence, promising personalized tutors, legal assistants, and universal access. But the essay glosses over real harms and repeats patterns from social media that eroded public trust. The result is a reminder that AI enthusiasm without accountability makes people more anxious, not less. View more
Aug 13, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Anthropic has confirmed it will watermark text generated by its AI models, including Claude, to meet European regulatory requirements. The company updated its support page to explain that all models released after August 2 will include watermarking technology. For files, Anthropic is using the C2PA open standard, and the watermark will persist when text is copied and pasted. The move aligns with broader industry efforts to label AI-generated content. View more
Aug 13, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Blacksmith has raised $45 million in a Series B round led by Peak XV Partners, valuing the AI code-testing startup at $550 million. That valuation marks a nearly tenfold increase from its previous round less than a year ago. The company now serves more than 5,000 customers and plans to expand into a broader suite of coding tools. View more
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