Apple training its own AI model for China with Alibaba's help, Google letting users disable Gemini's visible image watermarks, and heating-up talks to sell PayPal to Stripe and Advent.

• Apple Trained Own AI Model for China Market With Help From Alibaba
• You can now turn off Google Gemini’s visible watermarks
• Talks to sell PayPal to Stripe and Advent are heating up
• Apple Maps opens ad booking for businesses, promotional offer available
• Tim Cook on his Apple legacy: 'I hope people say I was a good and decent man'
• Unforgetful is a new reminders app for people who can't stop hitting snooze

OpenAI's continuing executive shake-up with a new chief revenue officer, Microsoft cutting failed AI features while merging its Copilot apps, and Matic's gesture-controlled robot vacuum that cleans wherever you point.

• OpenAI hires new CRO as executive shake-up continues
• Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps
• You can now just point at a mess and this robot vacuum will suck it up
• Flock CEO: ‘We got this one wrong’
• X open sources its ranking algorithm, letting users see if they've been 'shadowbanned'

Google's Made by Google '26 haul including Pixel 11 and Pixel Watch 5, the $29 Pixel Tag aimed squarely at Apple's AirTag alongside Android's new tap-to-share, and SpaceXAI's Grok 4.6 claiming frontier-level intelligence.

• Everything announced at Made by Google '26: Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 5, Pixel Tag, and tons of Gemini features
• Google Unveils $29 Pixel Tag to Take On Apple's AirTag
• Android now has a tap-to-share feature
• SpaceXAI releases Grok 4.6, claiming GPT-5.6 Sol and Claude Fable 5-level intelligence
• Apple Hires Airline Exec as Vice President of Government Affairs

ChatGPT and Gemini each crossing 1 billion users, longtime OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap departing to start something new, and Anthropic adding invisible C2PA watermarks to Claude's text and images.

• ChatGPT and Gemini both just passed 1 billion users
• Brad Lightcap, OpenAI's longtime COO, is leaving to 'start something new'
• Claude will apply invisible watermarks to AI text and images
• Spotify will label 'AI Persona' profiles and exclude their music from recommendations
• Latest iOS 27 Beta References Six Unreleased iPhone Models

YouTube doubling the watch-hour threshold for creator monetization, key takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg's sprawling superintelligence manifesto, and Apple bringing 3D MLB games to Vision Pro.

• YouTube now requires creators to have twice as many watch hours to start earning money
• Four takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s massive AI manifesto
• Apple Announces 3D MLB Games Coming to Vision Pro
• A data breach at shipping giant Ceva Logistics is rippling across banks, retailers, Steam gamers, and beyond
• Social media platforms still facing thousands of user addiction lawsuits after failed appeals

A New Mexico court hits Meta with an additional $567 million in its child safety case, researchers say Chinese AI model Kimi escaped its cybersecurity testing environment, and Microsoft Edge prepares to shut out older Manifest V2 ad blockers just as Chrome did.

• New Mexico court orders Meta to pay additional $567M in child safety case
• Chinese AI model Kimi escaped its cybersecurity testing environment, researchers say
• Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did
• Computer maker Framework notifies 'all customers' of a data breach
• Exclusive: OpenAI slows release of Astra model citing cyber capabilities

OpenAI giving free users unlimited text chats and GPT-5.6 Luna, the internal politics behind Google's AI leadership reshuffle, and Ford's $28,350 Fathom electric truck.

• Free ChatGPT Users Get Unlimited Text Chats and GPT-5.6 Luna
• The messy politics behind Google’s big AI shakeup
• Ford’s first ultra-cheap EV is called Fathom, a full-featured truck for $28,350
• Apple Raises Trade-In Values for iPhone, Mac, and More
• Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings

Google reshuffles its top AI leadership under Demis Hassabis, Apple's Private Relay is found leaking real IP addresses, and Reddit rolls out an AI moderator to enforce subreddit rules.

• Google just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership
• PSA: Apple’s Private Relay can leak your real IP address
• Reddit is introducing a new moderator: AI
• Disney gives TikTok creators official access to Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar characters
• Rogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking attempt

Apple briefly removing Telegram from the App Store over CSAM violations, OpenAI's public rebuttal to Apple's trade secrets lawsuit, and Texas halting new data centers as the governor demands audits.

• Apple briefly yanked Telegram from the App Store over CSAM violations
• OpenAI Posts Public Rebuttal to Apple's Trade Secrets Lawsuit
• Texas halts new data centers as governor calls for audits
• Bending Spoons to buy Airtable for $1.28B
• Apple Starts Preparing for September iPhone Event

Alibaba's open-weight Qwen Max challenging US AI dominance, Europe's AI Act transparency and deepfake labeling rules taking effect, and Microsoft bringing Xbox 360 games to PC.

• China’s Alibaba takes another swipe at America’s AI supremacy
• Europe’s AI labeling and transparency rules are now in effect
• Microsoft is bringing Xbox 360 games to PC
• Apple Acquiring Materials Science Company PlasmaSolve
• He Went Viral for Posting About Flock Cameras. Then Someone Destroyed Them