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What should a ‘Google Home Display’ be now that Google Home Speaker has set the stage? The next generation of Google’s smart home era has arrived, with the Google Home Speaker having set the stage. With an inevitable “Google Home Display” likely in the pipeline, what does that look like? This issue of 9to5Google Weekender is a part of our newsletter that… 🔗 9to5Google — Read more

How Keurig saved — and ruined — your coffee Before Keurig, the coffee in your office was almost certainly terrible. Old, burned, made by someone who would rather poorly eyeball than properly measure. Just altogether gross. After Keurig? You could make your own coffee, a cup at a time, exactly when you needed it. The… 🔗 The Verge — Read more

The Sourdough Sidekick automates the boring bit of baking Baking sourdough bread is inherently old-fashioned, relying on natural fermentation and wild yeast instead of the simple, predictable commercial stuff. So it might sound anathema to bring a gadget into the mix. The trick to the Sourdough Sidekick - backed and branded by King… 🔗 The Verge — Read more

3 features that Google still hasn’t launched This is a list of features that Google has shown off but not yet launched. It goes a bit beyond features that are just slowly rolling out and enters the realm of possibly scrapped. 🔗 9to5Google — Read more

Infuriating Google commercial imagines the founding fathers embracing AI "Group project, but make it 1776." That's how a new commercial for Google Workspace opens. And things only get cringier from there. The clip imagines what it would be like if the founding fathers turned to Google's collaboration tools and Gemini to help them draft the… 🔗 The Verge — Read more

Where to preorder Grand Theft Auto VI Rockstar's long-awaited Grand Theft Auto VI is launching November 19th, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X consoles. The game will be available digitally at launch, with physical cases containing codes, not discs, so your options for preordering are straightforward. The… 🔗 The Verge — Read more

Mr. Lif’s Emergency Rations EP is post-9/11 hip hop at its most daring There was a period in the early aughts when Definitive Jux (nee: Def Jux) seemed like it was going to be the future of hip hop. While the label featured plenty of experimental, boundary-pushing, and politically minded acts, Lif stood out as the most "conscious rapper" in the… 🔗 The Verge — Read more

Some of the nation’s rich are letting AI teach their kids Most Americans don't trust AI. It's proven that it doesn't know what safe toppings for pizza are. People don't even want to listen to AI music. But none of that matters for some of America's wealthy, who are turning to AI to teach their kids instead of traditional schools… 🔗 The Verge — Read more

Galaxy Z Fold 8 prices leak – the all-new ‘Wide’ is cheaper than the unchanged ‘Ultra’ Peak ironic comedy. That’s how I’d describe leaked prices for the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series, as Samsung’s all-new “Wide” device is going to be cheaper than the “Ultra,” which is getting a price hike for no obvious reason. 🔗 9to5Google — Read more

Flatbush Zombies’ Erick the Architect misses his BlackBerry keyboard Erick the Architect is a founding member of, and the primary producer for, the legendary Flatbush Zombies. He's toured the world, performed on Kimmel and Fallon, played Coachella, and collaborated with everyone from Joey Bada$$ and the Rza to James Blake and hardcore punk band… 🔗 The Verge — Read more

The only AI glossary you’ll need this year The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter. 🔗 TechCrunch — Read more

Qi fan fan Despite my initial skepticism, I'm now sold on wireless Qi chargers that add integrated fans to keep your phone cool while charging. I figured they'd be too loud, or too weak, or too gimmicky, but I'm a convert after spending a week with the new $59.99 Kuxiu D5 Qi2.2 charging… 🔗 The Verge — Read more

Amazon has enough satellites to launch its Starlink competitor Amazon says it now has enough satellites operating in low-Earth orbit to light up its Starlink internet competitor. With last night's launch, Amazon Leo has 396 satellites deployed, which is "enough to support continuous service across initial latitudes," according to Chris… 🔗 The Verge — Read more

Z.ai launches ZCode to challenge Cursor, Claude Code and GitHub Copilot in AI coding Z.ai, the Beijing-based artificial intelligence lab formerly known as Zhipu AI, on Wednesday officially launched ZCode, a free desktop application it describes as an "Agentic Development Environment" purpose-built for its flagship GLM-5.2 large language model. The move marks the… 🔗 VentureBeat — Read more

Elon Musk denies a report about SpaceX’s AI phone prototype Elon Musk says a report about a SpaceX AI phone prototype is "utterly false." The report, published on Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal, says SpaceX showed off a "handset-like prototype" to some investors before launching its record-breaking initial public offering in June… 🔗 The Verge — Read more

Some Google Pixel owners are missing calls because their phone never rang An issue affecting a number of Google Pixel owners over the past few weeks is showing missed calls that the user never had a chance to answer, because the phone simply didn’t ring. 🔗 9to5Google — Read more

Google rolling out Android 17 QPR1 Beta 6 for Pixel Following last week’s release, Android 17 QPR1 Beta 6 is rolling out today for Pixel devices. For developers, this build introduces the Platform Stability milestone with finalized APIs. 🔗 9to5Google — Read more

How to install the latest Android 17 Beta on Google Pixel Google’s ongoing Android 17 beta is now preparing the subsequent feature and maintenance updates following the main Android 17 release. Here’s how to get your hands on the absolute latest. 🔗 9to5Google — Read more

Snapseed Camera on Android adds grid lines & levels Since the big 4.0 release in May, Snapseed for Android has been rolling out bug fixes, with the latest update adding more Camera interface customization. 🔗 9to5Google — Read more

Xbox’s ‘reset’: all the news about Microsoft’s looming layoffs and studio closures Xbox is making some big changes — again. On June 10th, a few months after Asha Sharma took over as CEO, she and newly-promoted chief content officer Matt Booty sent a memo to staff warning of an “Xbox reset.” The business, they said, is facing significant challenges, including a… 🔗 The Verge — Read more