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Aug 12, 2026

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·The Verge

Xbox Elite 3 prototype pad leaks with tiny built-in screen

A Reddit user shared legit-looking photos of what appears to be a prototype Xbox Elite Series 3 controller, reportedly bought for $200 on OfferUp. The leak seems to align with earl...

Xbox Elite 3 prototype pad leaks with tiny built-in screen
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·TechCrunch

Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni reportedly knew Phia was ‘cookie stuffing’ for months

Phia, the shopping startup co-founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, is facing renewed scrutiny over alleged cookie stuffing tied to its business practices. The report says the...

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·TechCrunch

Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last

Accel closed an oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, even though more than 55% of its prior $650M India fund reportedly remains undeployed. The fund is part of a $3.5B glo...

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·The Verge

An FCC filing points to new Sonos headphones coming soon

An FCC filing from Sonos points to new wireless headphones with the model number S52A, following CEO Tom Conrad’s hint that a successor to the Sonos Ace could arrive this fall. One...

An FCC filing points to new Sonos headphones coming soon
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·VentureBeat

SpaceXAI's Grok Bot turns agents into persistent digital coworkers that can operate your apps for $120-per-month

SpaceXAI is launching an early beta of Grok Bot, a tool for creating persistent AI agents that can log into apps, use websites, and complete delegated tasks while users are offline...

SpaceXAI's Grok Bot turns agents into persistent digital coworkers that can operate your apps for $120-per-month
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·TechCrunch

Uber surprised robotics company Serve by selling its entire stake

Uber sold its entire stake in Serve Robotics, the autonomous sidewalk delivery company spun out of Postmates after Uber acquired it in The move surprised Serve, which learned of th...

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·The Verge

ChatGPT and Gemini both just passed 1 billion users

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said Gemini now has 1 billion monthly users, making it Google’s 14th product to reach that scale and its fastest-growing product ever. OpenAI recently disc...

ChatGPT and Gemini both just passed 1 billion users
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