2026-08-26

Gemini Live Gains Agentic Spark Tasks, Daily Brief and Voice Inbox Control

Google is rolling out a productivity upgrade to Gemini Live that moves its voice assistant beyond conversation into executing multi-step tasks across a user's Google apps, the company announced on August 26, 2026. The update, detailed in a post on The Keyword, adds four capabilities: Spark integration for agentic background tasks, a spoken Daily Brief, hands-free Gmail management, and Persona [...]

2026-08-26

The Humanoids at China’s Robot Games Were Faster Than Usain Bolt—but I’m More Impressed by Their Tweezer Mastery

Beijing’s endlessly delightful Robot Games featured tons of impressive stunts. But the most mind-blowing tricks challenged the humanoid’s brain, not its brawn. [...]

2026-08-26

There Are No Trans Women in the WNBA, so Right-Wingers Are Making Some Up

As culture warriors continue to stoke the flames of a gender panic in professional sports, wild conspiracy theories are coming into play. [...]

2026-08-26

Security expert hijacks Apple's Find My network to share data with a Linux device

Researcher tricks Apple's Find My into feeding live location data to a Linux box, with no Mac or iPhone required. [...]

2026-08-26

This 120Hz tablet replaced my Kindle and iPad for $220 - here's why I recommend it

The TCL Nxtpaper 11 Plus is an 11.5-inch Android tablet that can be all you need, especially with this early Labor Day deal. [...]

2026-08-26

Deloitte agreed to pay $21.5 million to settle a DOJ probe into its diversity policies

The Justice Department alleged Deloitte set demographic targets that influenced hiring, promotions, and staffing on federal contracts [...]

2026-08-26

Up to half of planned US data centres face delays or cancellation, Kimmeridge says

Investment firm Kimmeridge says as many as half of the data centres proposed in the United States are at risk of delay or cancellation because of political backlash and the difficulty of building physical infrastructure. It expects that to cut forecasts for US gas demand, most of which Europe now buys. As many as half […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-26

Devolver Digital squares up to Rockstar with a mascot platformer out the same day as GTA 6

Devolver Digital squares up to Rockstar with a mascot platformer out the same day as GTA 6. [...]

2026-08-26

Ring introduces better default encryption standards to address privacy concerns

Ring data still gets sent to the cloud, but it'll be deleted after being used to power smart home controls. [...]