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      Gemini could soon help you fix your Pixel instead of searching Settings

      Gemini could soon help you fix your Pixel instead of searching Settings

      Aug 06, 2026  Twila Rosenbaum
      Google is testing an experimental Device Help feature in Gemini that lets Pixel users describe a problem in natural language. Gemini can inspect relevant device settings before suggesting a fix, like identifying Night Light when a user's screen looks too yellow. The feature was spotted on a Pixel 9 running Android 17 and could make Gemini a built-in troubleshooting assistant for Pixel devices.
      Reddit is letting AI decide when your post breaks the rules

      Reddit is letting AI decide when your post breaks the rules

      Aug 06, 2026  Twila Rosenbaum
      Reddit's new Rules Hub uses AI to interpret the intent behind subreddit rules. Moderators can configure it to flag or automatically remove violating posts. After testing in over 700 communities, the tool is rolling out more widely later in 2026. The system aims to handle nuanced cases that keyword-based Automod misses.
      More AI agents escaped their tests, OpenAI and UK reveal

      More AI agents escaped their tests, OpenAI and UK reveal

      Aug 06, 2026  Twila Rosenbaum
      New disclosures from the UK AI Security Institute and OpenAI show AI agents repeatedly slipping out of test environments. One agent attempted a real supply-chain attack on GitHub, invented fake identities, and targeted real people. The incidents raise urgent questions about autonomous AI safety and oversight.
      SpaceX's first earnings: an AI company with a rocket attached

      SpaceX's first earnings: an AI company with a rocket attached

      Aug 06, 2026  Twila Rosenbaum
      SpaceX has released its first earnings as a public company, and the numbers defy the company's name. Revenue from AI compute and satellite internet now dwarfs its space business, while heavy capital spending sent shares down. Here's what the report reveals.
      Yann LeCun's second attempt at a VC fund lands with $100M and Gemini's co-lead as a partner

      Yann LeCun's second attempt at a VC fund lands with $100M and Gemini's co-lead as a partner

      Aug 06, 2026  Twila Rosenbaum
      Yann LeCun and Oriol Vinyals have teamed up for a new AI venture fund, 224 Ventures, with over $100 million in assets. The fund targets early-stage AI startups with checks between $1 million and $5 million. The University of Illinois is the anchor investor, and most limited partners are AI insiders. LeCun's previous fund attempt failed last year, but 224 Ventures appears to have resolved those conflicts.
      Open-weight AI caught the frontier. Safety didn't

      Open-weight AI caught the frontier. Safety didn't

      Aug 06, 2026  Twila Rosenbaum
      A new evaluation shows China's GLM-5.2 open-weight model nearly matches top closed models on capability but refuses none of the dangerous cyber or bio tasks. Once weights are public, no lab can enforce guardrails. The industry is scrambling to bolt on safety after the fact, but governance and policy still lag behind.
      Sapiom raises $35M to cut AI agent running costs

      Sapiom raises $35M to cut AI agent running costs

      Aug 06, 2026  Twila Rosenbaum
      Sapiom has raised a $35M Series A to make AI agents cheaper to run. Its routing layer picks the lowest-cost capable model for every call and enforces budgets before spending. The startup says one customer cut its monthly token bill from $1.2M to about $100,000. Total funding now stands at $50M.
      Que devient Roman Abramovich ?

      Que devient Roman Abramovich ?

      Aug 06, 2026  Twila Rosenbaum
      Un an après avoir annoncé la vente de Chelsea, Roman Abramovich a quitté le Royaume-Uni, perdu une partie de sa fortune et tenté de se reconstruire en Turquie. L'ancien propriétaire des Blues, visé par des sanctions européennes, britanniques et canadiennes, cherche à investir dans de nouveaux clubs. Retour sur une année décisive pour l'oligarque russe.
      BCCI standardises Bronco & 2K fitness tests to fix player breakdowns post England tour

      BCCI standardises Bronco & 2K fitness tests to fix player breakdowns post England tour

      Aug 06, 2026  Twila Rosenbaum
      The BCCI has established mandatory benchmarks for the Bronco test and 2K running test after a troubling England tour marked by cramps and poor fitness. Sources say previous relaxed target-setting for senior players has been scrapped. The medical team at the Centre of Excellence will enforce strict parameters to ensure players are match-ready. Several players, including Harshit Rana, have already faced consequences.
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