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The latest announcements, product releases, and platform updates.
OpenAI Announces $20B Project Camellia Data Center in Effingham County, Georgia
OpenAI unveiled Project Camellia, a $20 billion data center campus in Effingham County, Georgia, promising no ratepayer subsidies, $80M in community benefits, and up to $71M in student AI credits.
Google Releases Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber
Google's new Gemini 3.6 Flash cuts output token usage by 17% while improving coding and agentic performance, alongside a faster 3.5 Flash-Lite and a security-focused 3.5 Flash Cyber model.
Google Commits $40M in AI Resources to DOE Genesis Mission
Google announced a $40 million commitment of AI tokens and cloud credits to support the Department of Energy's Genesis Mission, providing frontier scientific tools to researchers across all 17 national laboratories.
Google Search AI Mode Now Connects Directly to Third-Party Apps
Google Search's AI Mode now supports direct app connections, letting users add groceries to Instacart, design in Canva, and save playlists to YouTube Music without leaving search results.
Google and Samsung Expand Gemini AI Across Foldables, Watches, and Glasses
Google unveiled Gemini Intelligence integrations for the new Galaxy Z Fold8 and Flip8, expanding AI task automation to 40 apps and bringing Gemini Notebook, Watch, and Glass capabilities to Samsung's ecosystem.
New Zealand and the Philippines Upgrade Ties to a Partnership
New Zealand and the Philippines upgraded ties to a comprehensive partnership, with a roadmap targeting a 50% trade increase by 2030 and deeper defense ties.
iQIYI Ships China's First Licensed AIGC Online Story Film
iQIYI launched Qitan: Paper Blade Across the Wasteland, China's first AIGC online story film to receive a Network Drama Distribution License, at 60 minutes.
Microsoft Tests Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 for Copilot Workloads
Microsoft is internally testing Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 to handle part of Copilot's inference load, with potential annual cloud savings of up to $600 million.
Munich Startup Aampere Lands €4.2M to Scale Used EV Marketplace
Munich startup Aampere raised €4.2M led by Trind Ventures to scale its used-EV marketplace across Europe, with Vend Marketplaces joining as minority investor.
PCMag Readers' Choice 2026: Where Shoppers Buy Their Tech
PCMag's 2026 Readers' Choice survey is asking shoppers to rate the retailers and online marketplaces they use for laptops, phones, and other tech purchases.
Framework Doubles 32GB and 64GB RAM Pricing on Laptop 13 Pro
Framework raised 32GB and 64GB LPCAMM2 module pricing by 80 to 90 percent on the Laptop 13 Pro, blaming supplier hikes more than 2x prior inventory cost.
GTA Modder Unites III, Vice City, San Andreas in Portal Mod
A modder called Dryxio has stitched GTA III, Vice City, and San Andreas into a single process with real-time portals. Each game keeps its AI and physics.
12th-Gen iPad: What to Expect from Apple's 2027 Budget Tablet
Apple's 12th-gen iPad is expected in 2027 with the A18 or A19 chip, Apple Intelligence support, and possibly Wi-Fi 7. Here is what to know before buying.
NASA's Roman Telescope to Debut Active Coronagraph for Exoplanet Imaging
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, launching next month, will carry the first active coronagraph in space to directly image planets similar to those in our solar system.
New York's $6B Quebec Power Line Faces Second Outage
The Champlain Hudson Power Express, North America's longest underground transmission line, has suffered two outages since opening in May, raising reliability questions.