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Freedom of the Press Foundation and The Intercept sue Trump after Trump Media & Technology offered a subscription service for faster access to Trump's posts (Bernard Condon/Associated Press)
Kalshi referred 32 possible insider traders to the CFTC in the three months through June; sources: CFTC has up to 20 ongoing probes using just Kalshi's evidence (Sharon LaFraniere/New York Times)
Sources: Kalshi is in advanced talks to raise $750M+ co-led by Sequoia Capital and Wellington Management at a $40B valuation; Kalshi was valued at $22B in May (Yueqi Yang/The Information)
Sources detail moves behind Google's AI reshuffle; Sergey Brin urged key staff to go all in on Gemini, and some teams shifted from DeepMind to corporate Google (Kenrick Cai/Reuters)
Sources: Apple hired Nate Gatten, an American Airlines exec with GOP ties, as government affairs VP, seeking someone who could align with Trump administration (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
Sources: the UK government is planning to regulate the use of AI in gene synthesis to prevent terrorists and other bad actors from using AI for bioweapons (Ellen Milligan/Bloomberg)
Bank of America says it plans to deploy $250B by July 2027 to support US digital and infrastructure projects, including data centers and energy infrastructure (Reuters)
SpaceXAI releases Grok 4.6, saying it matches GPT-5.6 Sol on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, and prices it at $2/1M input and $6/1M output tokens (xAI)
Silicon Data, which offers real-time compute pricing data to financial institutions and exchanges, raised a $30.5M Series A led by the Valor Atreides AI Fund (Chris Metinko/Axios)
ClearJet, whose AI-enabled logistics service connects shippers with unused cargo capacity on commercial flights, raised a $25M Series B led by Edison Partners (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)
FlightAware withdraws its Kalshi lawsuit, after alleging Kalshi used its data to let users bet on flight cancellations; Kalshi no longer names it as a source (Sumedha Mukherjee/Reuters)
Google's Pixel 11 introduces Camera Looks, a total rethink of how the camera captures and styles an image, as users seek "more authentic or traditional" photos (David Imel/The Verge)
Google DeepMind launches SL2T, a multilingual sign-language-to-text model debuting on the Pixel 11 in Gboard and Live Transcribe, first for ASL to English text (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)
Google says the Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL are its most durable Pixel phones yet, using spacecraft-grade aluminum frames and a twice as scratch-resistant coating (Mariella Moon/Engadget)
Google introduces an insulin-resistance trend feature that uses AI, an accelerometer, and other sensors, launching first on the Pixel Watch 5 and Fitbit devices (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg)

Wired

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Rogue AI Agents Aren’t Evil. They’re Just Eager to Please
Google’s Pixel Watch 5 Can Now Detect Breathing Emergencies
4 New Camera Tricks on Google’s Latest Pixel 11 Smartphones
Google Pixel 11 Series, Pixel Watch 5, Pixel Tag: Specs, Features, Price, Release Date
Honor’s Robot Phone Has a Gimbal-Powered Camera for Vloggers
This Coin-Sized Device Can Hack a Boeing 737
How to Select the Office Chair That’s Right For You
Ego 1300 Electric Mower Review: Tame Your Lawn Without Gas
The Job-Interview Tattoo Guy Everyone Got Mad at Finally Explains Himself
The Best Action Cameras for All Your Craziest Adventures (2026)
Oh Lord, AI Reporters Are Actually Breaking Big News
McDonald’s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I’ll Never Stop Eating There
Big Tech Wants to Harvest Your Thoughts
FEMA's ‘Shadow Administrator’ Was Paid by a DOGE Member's Startup for Months
‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware
You’re Thinking About Online Trends All Wrong
8 Great Deals From Patagonia’s Past-Season Sale
A Candidate Named ‘Count Binface’ Is the Most Normal Part of This Pivotal UK Election
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A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a Call
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6 Best Dehumidifiers to Fight Mold and Muggy Summers (2026)
A New Trick Reveals AI Models’ Inner Thoughts
Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and the Misreading of Science Fiction

Engadget

FlightAware dropped its lawsuit against Kalshi after just one day
Pixel Buds Pro 2 and 2a are getting some upgrades, including deeper Gemini integration
ChatGPT: What's free in 2026 and what isn't?
Amazon is severing ties with two other MMOs
Twitch streamers can now refuse to let Amazon train its genAI models on their content
Honor launches its long-awaited Robot Phone and yes it can wiggle at you
I'm more excited about smartphone colors than any actual new features in 2026
HDMI splitter vs. HDMI switch: How are they different?
The pros and cons of using a digital wallet
Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition arrives October 1 and includes a new story arc
Google's newest Pixel Watch feature can monitor your blood pressure and insulin resistance
Pixel 11 Pro vs Galaxy S26 Ultra: Comparing their cameras, display, battery and specs
Everything Google announced today: Pixel Tag, Pixel 11 series and Pixel Watch 5
Pixel 11 Pro Fold vs Galaxy Z Fold 8: How Google and Samsung's foldables stack up
This is the $1,900 Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold
Pixel Watch 5 hands-on: Health, GPS and AI at the forefront
Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold hands-on: Stagnating instead of innovating
Google Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL hands-on: Business in the front, party in the back
Pixel 11 vs Pixel 11 Pro: What do you get for the extra money?
Google's Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL have less RAM despite price increases

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