Tech
- SAG-AFTRA deal will let advertisers replicate actors’ voices with AI
- Google’s Pixel 9 series has arrived with a new Pro model size – The Verge
- Ex-Google CEO: AI startups can steal IP, hire lawyers to “clean up the mess” – The Verge
- US DOJ might ask for breakup of Google, like spinning off Android and/or Chrome
- 5th Circuit rules geofence warrants illegal in win for phone users’ privacy | Ars Technica
- US Homeland Security will reportedly collect face scans of migrant kids
- Disney wants to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit because of a Disney Plus agreement – The Verge
- Sonos lays off 100 employees as its app crisis continues – The Verge
- Ex-Twitter staffer wins $600K over Musk’s click-yes-or-resign ultimatum | Ars Technica
- UAW files labor charges against Elon Musk and Donald Trump for alleged union-busting talk – The Verge
- Texas judge who owns Tesla stock recuses himself from X’s advertiser lawsuit – The Verge
- Now it’s Democrats who want the House to investigate X for political censorship
- Flipboard is going to let you follow fediverse accounts right inside the app – The Verge
- Self-driving Waymo cars keep SF residents awake all night by honking at each other | Ars Technica
- Microsoft secretly updated Windows Security to fix an important issue | PCWorld
- Microsoft is enabling BitLocker device encryption by default on Windows 11 – The Verge
- Massive data leak may include the personal data of every person in the US, UK, and Canada
- Report: Google Pixel phones sold with hidden surveillance software – The Verge
- High-end racing bikes are now vulnerable to hacking – The Verge
- Apple is finally going to open up iPhone tap-to-pay – The Verge
- Realme’s 320W fast charging can fully charge a smartphone in four and a half minutes – The Verge
- T-Mobile fined $60M for data breaches, the largest fine of its type – 9to5Mac
- Kim Dotcom is being Megauploaded to the US for trial – The Verge
Gaming
- Black Myth: Wukong PC Benchmark Tool Released–Can You Run It? – GameSpot
- Doom 3 VR Developer Archiact Is Shutting Down
- Valve confirms it’ll support the ROG Ally with its Steam Deck operating system – The Verge
- Microsoft is making its Windows Game Bar more handheld-friendly – The Verge
- PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for August: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Wild Hearts, Cult of the Lamb and more
- Activision is finally doing something about Call of Duty’s giant downloads – The Verge
- Civilization 7 Won’t Require 2K Launcher On PC – GameSpot
