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Tech News for August 19, 2026
146 stories clustered from across the web on August 19, 2026.
Cameron Faulkner / The Verge:
Google Pixel 11 review: A lot of phone for a little more money
More: Engadget, Mashable Tech · 3 sources
Tamara Djurickovic / Tech.eu:
Prevalent AI raises first outside capital in nine years with $22M round
More: The Next Web, SiliconANGLE · 3 sources
Jake Bleiberg / Bloomberg Technology:
T-Mobile cut a cable to expel Chinese hackers from its network, TechCrunch reports
More: TechCrunch · 2 sources
Dana Wollman / Bloomberg Technology:
Marvell stock surges after giving Google option to buy up to $12.2 billion in shares under expanded AI chip deal
More: CNBC Technology, Quartz · 3 sources
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Google adds student hub, Gemini Live Deep Research and AI study tools across Search and Gemini
Natasha Mascarenhas, Ed Ludlow and Rebecca Torrence / Bloomberg Technology:
SpaceX approached AI coding startup Cognition about a potential acquisition
More: TechCrunch, The Next Web · 3 sources
Rebecca Torrence and Dina Bass / Bloomberg Technology:
AI chip startup Fractile in talks for $6.5B valuation after Anthropic supply deal
More: The Next Web · 2 sources
Bloomberg Technology:
Moderna and Merck's personalized mRNA melanoma vaccine prevents cancer from returning in Phase 3 trial
Bre Bradham / Bloomberg Technology:
Nebius raises $4.5B in convertible bonds to build AI data centers
More: The Next Web, Tech.eu · 3 sources
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Steve Dickson / Bloomberg Technology:
Data center political opposition creates stock market winners and losers as backlash grows
More: Fast Company Tech · 2 sources
Ian King / Bloomberg Technology:
Nvidia tries to spur the AI boom into the future with new strategies; plays matchmaker in Nordic region for data center deals
More: CNBC Technology · 2 sources
Jessica Conditt / Engadget:
Deus Ex and Dishonored designer Harvey Smith opens new studio Black Pony Immersive for immersive sims
Chris Welch / Bloomberg Technology:
Google Pixel 11 series review: Familiar design, compelling software updates
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
Q&A with AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li on her $1B startup World Labs and the future beyond chatbots
1 source
Julian Chokkattu / Wired:
Google Pixel 11 Pro review: Smart software, small upgrade
1 source
Kelly Clancy / MIT Technology Review:
MIT Tech Review examines how child-monitoring apps might need a reboot based on researcher's personal experience
1 source
Hugo Lowell / Wired:
Elon Musk expected to spend up to $200M on Texas midterm elections, sources say
1 source
Tim Fernholz / TechCrunch:
AI startup says data, not algorithms, is key to curing cancer
1 source
Dominic Preston / The Verge:
A look at a women's soccer league trying to fix retention in fantasy sports
1 source
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Venmo now allows users to pay college tuition directly through the app
1 source
Lorelei Smillie / Bloomberg Technology:
AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li warns of risks from growing tech backlash against AI
1 source
Alistair Charlton, Jeremy White / Wired:
Counterfeit Rolex 'super clones' fool even the company, investigation finds
1 source
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge:
Robot vacuum solves kitchen stool problem with clever design
1 source
Jeremy White / Wired:
A look at why the Slate electric pickup truck is so appealing
1 source
Luke Larsen / Wired:
Dell XPS 13 beats MacBook Neo in value comparison
1 source
Victoria Song / The Verge:
The wearable future remains stuck in experimental limbo, The Verge argues
1 source
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg Technology:
Indian startup aims to compete with OpenAI in voice AI arena
1 source
Luz Ding, Spe Chen and Hayley Warren / Bloomberg Technology:
Bloomberg compares US and Chinese AI agents from ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Kimi
1 source
Tim De Chant / TechCrunch:
TerraPower’s nuclear reactor offers strategic advantage for powering AI data centers
1 source
Will Knight / Wired:
Generalist AI robot improvises and uses a banana as a tool
1 source
Micah Barkley / Bloomberg Technology:
Amazon's new order confirmation emails seen boosting phishing risk
1 source
Miles Klee / Wired:
Excel power users turn spreadsheets into a spectator sport with competitive obstacle courses
1 source
Nicola M White / Bloomberg Technology:
Ex-FTX and Alameda executives get 5-year trading bans in CFTC settlement
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
Copart is among suitors for car-insurance software firm CCC Intelligent Solutions
1 source
Megan Tomos / Wired:
A look at how Hot or Not built the internet's ranking culture 26 years ago
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
TrueCar CEO says discounts buoy 'very soft' auto market
1 source
Theresa Loconsolo / TechCrunch:
Startup helps Wall Street put a price on AI compute as data center spending surges
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
Markets rebound as Treasury moves to rein in yields
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
Fusion startup Fuse raises $100M to accelerate commercialization
1 source
Dominic Preston / The Verge:
Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold review: Doing more but not quite enough
More: Mashable Tech, Hacker News · 3 sources
Tim De Chant / TechCrunch:
Home batteries become cheap and widespread as new technology drives down costs
1 source
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
Trump expected to nominate Heidi Overton as FDA commissioner
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
AI boom not the Bank of England's biggest inflation worry, economist says
1 source
Foster Wong / Bloomberg Technology:
China criticizes EU for extraterritorial reach in JD.com-Ceconomy probe
1 source
Rachel Yeo / Bloomberg Technology:
Kuaishou earnings drop by a third, hit by AI and creator costs
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
SpaceX Attempted to Buy AI Coding Startup Cognition
1 source
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Calendly adds meeting note-taking feature and scheduling assistant Callie
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
Traders weigh concerns surrounding AI buildout
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
LG AI Research head discusses the importance of sovereign AI and superintelligence
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
Motif Technologies CEO on Business Strategy, AI
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
UBS analyst says healthcare stands out beyond AI as diversification becomes challenging
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
Europe Needs to Spend $3T to Cut Foreign Tech Reliance
1 source
Charles Pulliam-Moore / The Verge:
Nielsen leans on wearables to measure what people are watching
1 source
Simon Hill / Wired:
I tried a window-cleaning robot: do not recommend
1 source
Natalie Lung / Bloomberg Technology:
OpenAI to enhance safety processes for paid tool customers
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
Thoma Bravo senior partner discusses keeping pace of dealmaking high
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
Rebellions CFO: Preparing for IPO in Korea
1 source
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
More than half of Americans view AI negatively, fearing job replacement
More: The Register · 2 sources
Bloomberg Technology:
Ramp Co-CEO says AI spending surged 21x in a year, company valued at $44B
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
Anthropic's pre-IPO credit facility expected to exceed $10 billion
1 source
Boutayna Chokrane / Wired:
Google Pixel Watch 5 review: More health features and AI, Wired says
1 source
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
CareCloud confirms 3.7M patients had medical records stolen in data breach
1 source
Shruti Srivastava / Bloomberg Technology:
India's exports to US hold firm despite a year of Trump tariffs
1 source
Angus Whitley / Bloomberg Technology:
Australian antitrust watchdog raids WiseTech, stock sinks
1 source
Julie Bort / TechCrunch:
Travis Kalanick says only 1% of venture capitalists are helpful
1 source
Miles Klee / Wired:
Why buying a movie ticket has become 'absolute hell'
1 source
Bloomberg Technology:
Bloomberg Deals covers Mark Walter's dealmaking and Shein's IPO readiness
1 source
TechCrunch Events / TechCrunch:
Volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 for insider event experience
1 source
Takako Taniguchi / Bloomberg Technology:
Bain Capital unit Proterial seeks $1.3B from sale of wire and automotive parts businesses
1 source
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Gambling on the Little League World Series? Sports bettors have gone too far
1 source
Vittoria Elliott, Matt Burgess / Ars Technica:
Meta ran ads for an app that promised to nudify female politicians
1 source
The Register:
US agencies warn of AI-powered attacks on Siemens PLCs in critical infrastructure
More: The Decoder, BleepingComputer · 3 sources
William Gallagher / AppleInsider:
Otterbox confirms iPhone 17 Pro cases fit iPhone 18 Pro, contradicting earlier warnings
Bloomberg Technology:
Marvell gives Google option to buy up to $12.2B in shares under expanded custom-chip deal
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:
Rivian spinout Also raises $150M, with e-bike as the wedge for autonomous delivery vehicles
More: The Next Web, SiliconANGLE · 3 sources
Luke James / Tom's Hardware:
Samsung hikes foundry prices up to 15%, with China paying the steepest
Nena Farrell / Wired:
Wired and Consumer Reports review best digital wall calendars of 2026
More: Quartz · 2 sources
Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica:
Pixel 11 introduces unified 'Pixel search,' hides it in the drawer
Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE:
OpenAI trails Anthropic as losses deepen and Altman pauses frontier AI training
Brody Ford, Josh Saul, Dina Bass and Leonardo Nicoletti / Bloomberg Technology:
Private capital to drive AI infrastructure financing, JPMorgan says
More: Bloomberg Technology · 2 sources
Andrew Romero / 9to5Google:
Someone put Android 13 on the reMarkable Paper Pro, and it actually works
More: Android Authority, MakeUseOf · 3 sources
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Meta AI's new Mac app lets users talk to apps, powered by Muse Spark model
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Don't panic, the Pixel Watch 1 isn't losing Google Health support
Ian King / Bloomberg Technology:
Cerebras CS-4 system generates output 30x faster than GPU rack with 4-trillion-transistor WSE-3 Turbo chips
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Researchers say OpenAI revoked their access to limited cyber program
More: The Register · 2 sources
Denny Thomas / Bloomberg Technology:
SK Hynix announces $29 billion share buyback on AI boom
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon makes AI-powered Alexa+ free on Fire TV, no Prime required
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Motorola's Moto Snap magnetic wireless charger leaks as Qi2-ready charging puck for Edge 70 Max
Scharon Harding / Ars Technica:
Framework responds to complaints that BIOS update bricks Ryzen 7040 laptops
More: The Verge · 2 sources
Sofia Gerace / Bloomberg Technology:
Automated hiring tools spark discrimination and secrecy lawsuits as AI use in employment rises
More: The Guardian Tech · 2 sources
Lucas Ropek / TechCrunch:
OpenAI chases Anthropic's business customers with zero data retention pledge and private safety processing
More: The Register · 2 sources
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Roblox still allows predators to contact children, Australian regulator finds, as company vows further changes
Bloomberg Technology:
Bessent signals Treasury may expand bond buybacks well past $4 billion per issue
More: Bloomberg Technology, Quartz · 3 sources
Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch:
Sachin Bansal's Navi raises $100M from Prosus at a lower valuation than sought
More: The Next Web · 2 sources
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:
Waymo brings Chinese EVs to US streets with next-gen Ojai robotaxi rollout
Matt Day / Bloomberg Technology:
Amazon expands Prime Air drone deliveries to nearly 500 US cities, but drones land in pools
Rebecca Torrence, Edward Ludlow and Dina Bass / Bloomberg Technology:
Temporal aims to raise $500M at $12B valuation, doubling its February valuation
More: The Next Web, SiliconANGLE · 3 sources
David Imel / The Verge:
User now understands why Google keeps Pixel 11's best features locked away from older phones
More: Android Authority, Android Police · 3 sources
Jennifer Ouellette / Ars Technica:
LAIKA's Wildwood featurette shows how stop-motion horses are brought to life
Scott Carpenter / Bloomberg Technology:
Anthropic-tied Texas data center secures $1.3B private credit loan from Eagle Point
More: The Next Web · 2 sources
Josh Xiao and Danny Lee / Bloomberg Technology:
China recovers rocket booster on land for first time, catching up with SpaceX
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Users report RCS issues in Google Messages; VPN trick may fix it
Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac:
HomePad code suggests it will act like a giant Apple Watch
Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess / Wired:
Reverse-lookup service ClarityCheck left 9 million face photos exposed in unsecured database
Russell Brandom / TechCrunch:
Relativity Networks raises $22M to bring hollow-core fiber to data centers
More: The Next Web · 2 sources
Robert Hart / The Verge:
OpenAI pauses frontier RL training for two weeks, tightens defenses after Hugging Face breach
Omar Gallaga / CNET:
Flock CEO says drones are fastest growing business as privacy concerns mount
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Trump FCC weakens U.S. broadband speed goals, benefiting Elon Musk and Comcast
Bloomberg News / Bloomberg Technology:
Pop Mart stock sinks after overseas sales slump; Citi cuts outlook
More: Quartz · 2 sources
David Imel / The Verge:
Pixel 11 Pro's HiLight LED gets third-party workaround while critics call it wasted potential
Isaiah Colbert / Gizmodo:
5 Netflix shows to watch this week if you only have an hour to kill
More: How-To Geek, IGN · 4 sources
Anna Washenko / Engadget:
FDA authorizes Aletta, the first autonomous blood-drawing robot
Jason Schreier / Bloomberg Technology:
Sony's Horizon live service spinoff could be dead by December
Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
FTC cracks down on personalized pricing, warns companies of lawsuits without disclosure
Kris Holt / Engadget:
Mattel announces 3,509-piece original Xbox brick set for 25th anniversary at $324
CNBC Technology:
H200 AI GPUs finally reach China under case-by-case import licenses, but homemade chips gain ground
Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
Meta AI glasses demand explodes as privacy backlash intensifies with new detection app
More: The Guardian Tech, TechRadar · 3 sources
Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch:
AI accounting startup Rillet raises $100M Series C at $1B valuation in 48-hour frenzy
More: TechCrunch · 2 sources
Maria Loreto / Polygon:
Insidious: Out of the Further review finds more demons but less fun; post-credits scene sets up sequel
Becky Ferreira / 404 Media:
Study finds Earth microbes can survive on significant regions of the Moon
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Jason Kelce and Liquid Death want your pee to cool AI data centers; experts assess the idea
Simon Batt / XDA Developers:
Microsoft overhauls Windows 11 app privacy settings with mic and webcam controls
Jowi Morales / Tom's Hardware:
Developer ports playable Doom to a 2009 Canon DSLR via Magic Lantern
Bloomberg Technology:
Jason Kelce stars in Liquid Death and Garage Beer ad asking people to pee on AI data centers
More: Tom's Hardware · 2 sources
Stephen Clark / Ars Technica:
NASA gives up on trying to rescue the Swift telescope
James Rogerson / TechRadar:
Kindle DRM changes upset users, but an easy workaround may exist
Tina Reed / Axios:
Moderna and Merck's mRNA melanoma vaccine looks like a game changer in Phase 3 trial
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Pixel 11 Pro XL reviews: Snappier cameras and iterative upgrade debate
More: ZDNET · 2 sources
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Amazon accidentally leaks Jason Statham's Mutiny movie on Prime Video, compromising opening weekend
John Timmer / Ars Technica:
Galaxy's fastest star could reveal secrets of supermassive black hole
Luke James / Tom's Hardware:
Fully walkable 3D ASCII cyberpunk city built entirely out of ASCII art
The Hacker News / The Hacker News:
2,000 hacked WordPress sites used in global crime ring to deliver malware and store stolen data
Dhruv Mehrotra, Dell Cameron / Wired:
Flock secretly builds AI tool that identifies drivers by driving habits, raising privacy concerns
Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch:
Gwyneth Paltrow allegedly set to throw dinner in honor of Sam Altman
More: Mashable Tech, Gizmodo · 3 sources
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg Technology:
More details emerge on Apple's camera-equipped AirPods with dual-camera synchronization
Cameron Faulkner / The Verge:
Pixel 11 specs might disappoint, but Google got one crucial detail right
More: Android Authority, Android Police · 3 sources
Victoria Song / The Verge:
Google Pixel Watch 5 review: More health features and AI, but one thing holds it back
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Senate GOP warns AI companies that data centers are politically radioactive, urges firms to address toxic image
More: TechRadar, SiliconANGLE · 4 sources
Bloomberg Technology:
Bitcoin holds $77,000 as XRP and Zcash pull back after weekly rally
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Beats 360 headphones leak reveals name, specs, and potential omission
Sean Hollister / The Verge:
FCC shoots down HoverAir Versa drone, says certification was granted 'erroneously' and considers further action
Keith Stuart / The Guardian Tech:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta praised as 'generational' with dynamic cosmetics and Switch 2 support
Damien Wilde / 9to5Google:
Pixel 11 Pro reviews: CNET praises gaming display, other outlets cite issues
Zeyi Yang / Wired:
China shifts massive AI data center complexes to rural provinces to tap surplus energy
More: Tom's Hardware, TechRadar · 4 sources
Edward Ludlow, Brody Ford, Emily Birnbaum and Matthew Griffin / Bloomberg Technology:
Many data center talks with local governments are under NDA, raising resident concerns
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