Week 33
10 Aug EN
Weekly Bulletin · Aug 10–16, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence
- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indosat and NVIDIA Open Indonesia’s First University AI Center to Develop Local AI Talent
- If the Markets Reject OpenAI and Anthropic, the US Should Nationalize Them
- State of Open Models: Summer 2026 Observations
- Record, train, and deploy from one place with Strands Agents, LeRobot, and Hugging Face Storage Buckets
- Gemini 3.7 Flash launches three weeks after last model, live in Spark
Mobile
- Pixel 11 Pro’s ‘HiLight’ is another half-baked feature burdened by bad first impressions
- Face Unlock on Pixel 11 series works better in low light
- Pixel 11 ads show a mysterious screen-equipped tracker that’s not Pixel Watch 5 or Fitbit Air [Gallery]
- Android 17 QPR2 adds App lock to Pixel
- Android 17 QPR2 brings system blur to the Pixel lockscreen
Software
- No Dumb Questions: What is AI context architecture? Why not just build your own?
- How to bring your software delivery workflow into GitHub with agent apps
- Gemini app gets 3.7 Flash & setting to turn off corner media watermarks
- Deals: Pixel 11 Pro XL extra $150 off + $200 credit, FREE Google Home Speaker offer, Legion Tab all-time low, more
- Solving integration woes with a hackathon
Hardware
- Samsung is working on over-ear headphones to complement its Galaxy Buds lineup
- NVIDIA GeForce NOW is high-end gaming everywhere without a headache [Video]
- Class Is in Session: GeForce NOW Levels Up Linux, Chromebooks and More
- NVIDIA CEO Tops Glassdoor’s 2026 List of Best CEOs
- Why Scaling AI Compute Performance Requires a New Power Architecture
Startups
- The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Data, Neolab, AI Infrastructure, Defense And AI Coding Lead
- 40 Companies Joined The Unicorn Board In July, The Highest Count In 4 Years
- How A Teenage Carpenter Became The Founder Of AI Construction Startup Trunk Tools
- Exclusive: ClearJet raises $25M to build the ‘Uber of Cargo’
- Sector Snapshot: Fitness Startup Funding Is Rebounding, But Investors Want AI And Data, Not Treadmills