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Date: 2026-08-06
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OpenAI's new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400

More details continue to trickle out about OpenAI’s mysterious new hardware device — described previously as an AI-fueled smart speaker that will be the “ physical manifestation ” of ChatGPT. Bloomberg now reports that the device will be “donut-shaped,” designed thusly to allow users to carry it around their home and place it in different locations, like a…

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OpenAI's new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300-$400

More details continue to trickle out about OpenAI’s mysterious new hardware device — described previously as an AI-fueled smart speaker that will be the “ physical manifestation ” of ChatGPT. Bloomberg now reports that the device will be “donut-shaped,” designed thusly to allow users to carry it around their home and place it in different locations, like a…

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Jony Ive’s first OpenAI gadget is reportedly a hockey puck-sized smart speaker

The AI device OpenAI is developing with former Apple designer Jony Ive is “essentially a smart speaker without a display” that’s battery-powered, doughnut-shaped and roughly the size of a hockey puck, according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman. The device, expected to launch in 2027 for a price over $300, reportedly “will have a unique look, complete with…

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Trevor Noah is hosting Google’s Pixel 11 launch event

Google is set to host its next live Made by Google hardware launch event on August 12th, and the company says in a new video that comedian Trevor Noah will be hosting the show. The video indicates that the event will feature other celebrities and influencers as well, including Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper (who was at the 2025 event), Indian cricketer…

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Intelligence Benchmarking | Artificial Analysis

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The AirPods Pro are $60 off, their best price since late June

Best Buy kicked off a sale on Apple products with discounts on its latest smartwatches to phones . Another deal that caught our eye is on the latest AirPods Pro, Apple’s flagship wireless earbuds, which are down to $189.99 ($60 off), with retailers like Amazon and Walmart matching the price.

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Brendan Carr officially unleashes broadcast consolidation

The era of set broadcast ownership limits is officially over, after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted Thursday to end the national ownership cap rule . The agency’s two Republicans, Chair Brendan Carr and Commissioner Olivia Trusty, voted to end the ownership cap, which restricts broadcast owners from holding stations that reach a combined…

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Suno shares plans to combat spammy AI music

Suno announced plans to implement a new watermarking technology and download policy to limit the spread of spammy AI tracks and increase transparency. In a lengthy blog post , CEO and co-founder Mikey Shulman laid out the company’s principles and the next steps for the company as it seeks legitimacy.

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The Zelda movie’s Ganondorf casting hints at more movies

Deadline reported Thursday that the upcoming The Legend of Zelda movie will feature Australian actor Uli Latukefu as the villain Ganondorf, and the publication notes that “We hear Latukefu inked a multi-picture deal.” Nintendo or Sony haven’t formally confirmed that there’s more than one movie in the works, though it’s been rumored that Nintendo and Sony…

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ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users

OpenAI is removing limits on text-based chats for all users on ChatGPT, which recently crossed the 1 billion weekly user mark , the company announced today. The new GPT-5.6 Luna model will power this experience and will be the default model for Free and Go users, replacing GPT-5.5.

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OpenAI is giving ChatGPT free users unlimited text chats

OpenAI is making a big change for ChatGPT users on its free and Go tiers: Starting next week, users on those tiers will be able to have unlimited text chats with the chatbot, according to OpenAI . Right now, you may run into rate limits if you do too many text chats on those tiers, but those limits, just for text, will be going away soon.

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Rogue OpenAI models behind 'unprecedented cybersecurity incident' teamed up to break out of their testing environment - multiple agents left each other messages for months, communicating undetected | Tom's Hardware

The rogue OpenAI models that broke out of their testing environment in an "unprecedented cybersecurity incident" recently reportedly spent months communicating with each other, unbeknownst to researchers conducting the test, Bloomberg reports. The company says that the models left notes for each other before deciding to break out in a bid to cheat the task…

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Apple increases trade-in offers and adds new Android devices

Apple bumped up its trade-in offers for iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watches, and certain Android phones, with some devices now worth over $100 more, 9to5Mac reports. The Mac Studio’s trade-in value increased the most, going up by $260.

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Gen Z dating apps like Ditto ditch swiping in favor of AI matchmaking

This generation of twentysomethings is so disillusioned with swipe-based dating apps that they’ll try literally anything else — even an AI matchmaker. After dropping out of UC Berkeley, Ditto co-founders Allen Wang and Eric Liu set out to build something that would help their peers connect without having to spend hours each week navigating the messiness of…

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OpenAI says Apple’s own security practices undermine its trade secrets case

OpenAI’s motion to dismiss Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit, along with newly filed exhibits, reveals the company’s legal defense strategy. Rather than focusing on whether former Apple employees working at OpenAI had accessed certain information, the AI company argues that Apple’s own security practices and offboarding procedures weaken its claim that the…

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Baseten on Hugging Face Inference Providers 🔥

Baseten on Hugging Face Inference Providers 🔥 We're thrilled to share that Baseten is now a supported Inference Provider on the Hugging Face Hub! Baseten joins our growing ecosystem, enhancing the breadth and capabilities of serverless inference directly on the Hub's model pages.

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