Embedd Ltd., a London startup automating chip software integration, raised $2.7M in pre-seed funding led by Seedcamp to speed development for physical AI devices.
Generalist AI reportedly raised $200M led by 8VC after launching Gen-1.5 for robot learning.
OpenAI is restoring a five-hour usage cap for ChatGPT Work and Codex on Plus plans starting August 25, while Pro subscribers remain unaffected for now.
Apple may release a new Mac mini in the coming days, and AirPods 5 could debut at its expected September 9 event, according to Bloomberg.
Gradio's new gr.Workflow turns AI pipelines into visual canvases and REST APIs, with one-command deployment to Hugging Face Spaces.
Airbound, an Indian drone startup, raised $37 million to make air delivery cost-parity with trucking.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch on August 30, 2026, with live coverage starting at 6:20 AM ET. The mission aims to study dark energy and exoplanets.
Sifted reports European robotics startups raised more in H1 2026 than in the previous two years combined; a separate report highlights Serbian startups to watch, according to VCs.
Xpeng shares fell over 9% in Hong Kong after a weak Q3 delivery forecast, even as its robotics unit raised $900 million at a $6.3 billion valuation.
A solo developer used AI coding tools to build asset management app ArkFlow. Soon after launch, he discovered users cared more about the app's virtual card collection wall than its asset analysis system.
Alibaba's AI app builder Meoo now enables ordinary users to create native Android and iOS apps from natural language descriptions, covering generation, real-device testing, and one-click packaging.
South Korean police referred over 100 people to prosecutors over a Vietnam-based illegal gambling site, reported a sharp drop in voice phishing cases, and busted a China-linked phishing ring with Chinese police.
TechRadar reports that Australian carriers have extended pre-order discounts on Google Pixel 11 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 plans, with handset savings up to AU$1,000.
Canvas HiFi is expanding its audiophile soundbar with wireless Dolby Atmos rear channels, debuting at IFA 2026. ASUS's first gaming soundbar, the ROG Gjallar, is now listed in the US for $600.
Xiaoyuan and People's Education Audio-Visual Digital Press launched the 'Primary and Secondary School Textbook Learning Agent' on Xiaoyuan's AI learning device, integrating AI tutoring with authoritative textbooks.
Google is gradually rolling out Motion Assist for Android 17, starting with Pixel phones, to help reduce motion sickness by showing moving dots on screen.
Spotify has marked its audiobook outage as fixed after users reported playback and download failures, though some listeners still experience issues.
Xiaomi released three self-developed chips including the 3nm O3 SoC, while Hugging Face explored a $13B sale and Alibaba launched Wan3.0 video generation model.
The 2026 Science Exploration Award has honored 50 young scientists, including the first post-95 winner and a record 10 female laureates.
Anthropic's Claude AI is down, with users reporting problems across the service. The company has identified the cause of elevated errors affecting multiple models, but has not given a timeline for a fix.
Zhongcheng Hualong launches HL200 inference chip and supernode cluster for up to 10,240 GPUs.
Pixel 11 users face unplayable Genshin Impact due to PowerVR GPU issues; Google confirms a fix is in the works.
Alibaba released Wan3.0, its latest video generation model, on August 24, featuring 30-second generation, document input, and improved realism, with API discounts available until September 23.
Report: Samsung's Exynos 2700 tops Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro in internal tests.