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Week 31 27 Jul EN

Weekly Bulletin · Jul 27 – Aug 2, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence

  1. Google voice redesign merges AI Mode, Search Live, & Song lookup on Android 9to5Google
  2. Anthropic’s Opus 5 Is Better at Resisting Prompt Injection Schneier on Security
  3. Gemini Spark can now use Chrome to auto browse, AI Pro access goes international 9to5Google
  4. GPU Management: Why Idle GPUs Are the New Grounded Aircraft Hugging Face Blog
  5. 2,000 Interns, One Mission: Shape the Future of AI at NVIDIA NVIDIA Blog

Mobile

  1. The Pixel 11 will be a perfect storm of bad timing 9to5Google
  2. Gemini will create mobile & desktop apps in the future as AI Studio for Android, iOS is canceled 9to5Google
  3. Google rolling out Android 17 QPR1 Beta 8 for Pixel 9to5Google
  4. Pixelated 110: Android’s past, present, and future 9to5Google
  5. Friday’s best Android app deals and freebies: Little Nightmares, Bounty Of One, Red Ronin, more 9to5Google

Software

  1. Nest Hub Soli sleep tracking will migrate from Google Fit to Health app 9to5Google
  2. Don’t stop early: Case-folding source code at memory speed GitHub Blog
  3. Stacked sessions and pull requests in the GitHub Copilot app GitHub Blog
  4. Google wants to update Chrome without a full browser restart 9to5Google
  5. Google says Pixel battery drain should be fixed in July and September updates 9to5Google

Hardware

  1. Deals: Fold 8/Ultra, 2-in-1 Copilot+ PCs and Surface Pro up to $500 off, LG TVs from $330, new transparent metal power bank, more 9to5Google
  2. Best in Class: Stream PC Games and Study on the Same Laptop With GeForce NOW NVIDIA Blog
  3. Robot vacuums are included in US robot ban 9to5Google
  4. Samsung’s chip workers are jumping ship to rival SK Hynix MIT Technology Review AI
  5. Industry Leaders Unite in Open Secure AI Alliance for AI Safety and Security NVIDIA Blog

Gaming

  1. Stadia was some of the most fun I’ve had gaming, but it was right to disappear 9to5Google
  2. Mid-week Android game and app deals: Aeon’s End, Runic Curse, Quest of Wizard, HOOK, more 9to5Google

Startups

  1. The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Safe Superintelligence And Commonwealth Fusion Lead With Billion-Dollar Deals Crunchbase News
  2. These Are Sectors Where Seed Rounds Of $5M To $10M Are Clustering This Year Crunchbase News
  3. Battery Storage Startup Antora Closes $550M Series C In One Of Year’s Largest Cleantech Rounds Crunchbase News
  4. Founder Traits And One Big AI Test: How Former NEA Partner Vanessa Larco Picks Winners Crunchbase News
  5. Exclusive: Former Meta And Slack Engineers Raise $15M For New Startup Centralize To Build A ‘Deal GPS’ For Enterprise Sales Crunchbase News

Cybersecurity

  1. Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Helps Discover New Marine Species Schneier on Security
  2. Facial Recognition at Madison Square Garden Schneier on Security
  3. Should You Use AI for a Task? Here’s a Simple Way to Decide Schneier on Security
  4. Long-Lived Vulnerability in Microsoft Secure Boot Schneier on Security
  5. Axon Is Another License Plate Surveillance Company Schneier on Security