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Pixel 11 and Pro: cameras, Creator Suite and seven years of updates
A report on the phones Google announced on August 12, covering launch prices, video tools and the distinction between hardware specifications and regional AI availability.
Google’s HEIR explores AI inference over encrypted inputs
Google showcased progress on August 14. We explain the compiler’s role and why a working demonstration is a different milestone from application readiness.
Gemini comes to the Mahindra BE 6 SPORTEQ’s cabin assistant
Mahindra and Google Cloud announced the integration on August 15. The assistant focuses on cabin functions, navigation and media, with availability depending on model and rollout stage.
Microsoft’s August updates address an actively exploited Windows flaw
August 12 advisories confirm exploitation of CVE-2026-68820. That status should be distinguished from vulnerabilities whose details were publicly disclosed.
Microsoft details DeadLock ransomware’s decentralised extortion infrastructure
The August 10 analysis highlights a threat that extends beyond encrypted files. Recovery planning needs to distinguish restoring operations from assessing stolen information.
Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Watch9 begin their retail rollout
Samsung’s August 7 rollout brings the new watches to market. Ultra2 pairs a 47mm case with an 800mAh battery, while Watch9 offers 40mm and 44mm sizes.
Apple reports $109.4 billion in revenue, led by iPhone and Services
Apple’s July 30 fiscal Q3 release shows 16% revenue growth. Its product breakdown and disclosed tariff-refund effects provide useful context behind the headline figures.
Nineveh and Uptime Institute announce digital infrastructure partnership
Announced on July 27, the cooperation follows a memorandum signed on July 17. Its stated priorities include resilient digital infrastructure, knowledge transfer and local skills development.
Sensor Tower report puts ChatGPT audience share below 50% as rivals grow
End-of-May estimates put ChatGPT at 46.4%, ahead of Gemini and Claude; the shares measure audience rather than revenue.
App Store facilitated $1.4 trillion in 2025, Apple says
Apple says 90% of it involved no commission, and the App Store has more than 850 million weekly users.
Google announces audio-powered smart glasses
At I/O 2026 Google showed voice-controlled "audio glasses" made with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, coming later this year.
Anthropic overtakes OpenAI in business customers, Ramp data shows
Ramp's May AI Index shows 34.4% of businesses paying for Anthropic versus 32.3% for OpenAI, the first time Anthropic has led.
Perplexity's Personal Computer arrives for all Mac users
Perplexity's on-device AI agent is now available on Mac, with 400+ connectors and remote control from iPhone.
Anthropic and OpenAI launch joint ventures for enterprise AI services
Both AI labs teamed up with major investment firms to create new companies that embed their engineers inside businesses to deploy AI.
Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO; John Ternus takes over
From September 1, hardware engineering chief John Ternus becomes Apple's CEO and Tim Cook becomes executive chairman.
OpenAI teams up with Tata on a major data center in India
OpenAI is the first customer of TCS HyperVault, starting at 100 megawatts with room to grow to 1 gigawatt.
Anthropic revises Claude's "Constitution" and hints at AI consciousness
The new constitution runs to 80 pages and sets four core values. It ends by saying: "Claude's moral status is deeply uncertain."
X publishes its feed algorithm on GitHub, and it is all built on Grok
X released a description and outline of its post-ranking system. The EU had earlier fined X $140 million.