Daily Tech Headlines

Apple partners with LG for smart home products, Boston Dynamics hires former Alexa Executive to be new CEO, and Xreal reveals prices for the Aura Android XR smart glasses.Check out the show notes here.

Meta Tests Video-First Facebook Experience in India, Google Cuts Features in Major Gemini Tier Shake-Up, and DeepSeek Nears $12B Funding Ahead of 2027 IPO.Link to Show Notes.

Googlebook laptops start shipping in Europe, Huawei and Qualcomm sign patent licensing deal, Norway has concerns over AI glasses. Show Notes

Google Gemini's free tier to lose access to certain models, South Korea orders investigation into recent data leak incidents, and GPT-6 Astra attempts to cheat in a StarCraft competition.Check out the show notes here.

Meta launches Muse Gadgets for developers, Nvidia adds a 64GB version of its Spark local AI computer, Amazon announces “Built Together” program around data center-adjacent communities.Show Notes

A Black-Market Network Smuggled Nvidia Chips to China, California's Senate Bill 1246 Imposes New Regulations on Autonomous Vehicle Companies, and Meta’s New AI Agent Muse Reaches 5 Million Downloads in 22 Days.Link to Show Notes.

A Tokyo Court Rules Voice Protected Under Publicity Rights in TikTok AI Clone Lawsuit, Anthropic IPO Prospectus Reveals $42 Billion Broadcom Infrastructure Partnership, and Apple Pay Launches in India with Axis Bank Support After Decade of Regulatory Delay.Link to Show Notes

Amazon announces major updates for the next generation Fire TV Stick 4k, DeepSeek partners with Huawei for open-source tools, and Mark Gurman reports Apple will launch smart home devices in October.Check out the show notes here.

OpenAI Cancels GPT-6.1 Astra Release Over Safety Concerns, Meta Expands Muse AI Agent into Enterprise Sector with Small Business Integrations, and AMD to Acquire World Labs for $8.2 Billion.Link to Show Notes.