Apple Looks at 15% Cut on Some U.S. App Store Outside Purchases
Apple wants to collect up to 15% from U.S. developers on digital purchases made outside its
Claude’s Invisible Watermarks Trigger Early User Backlash
Anthropic’s invisible Claude watermarks are drawing early user resistance. The dispute puts a practical limit on what AI provenance can prove.
Google Pixel 11 Launches With Faster On-Device Gemini at $899 Starting Price
Alphabet rolled out its Pixel 11 phones, emphasizing a boost in on-device Gemini speeds with this year's refresh. The Pixel 11 launches at $899 and hits stores August 20.
Honor launches motorized 200MP gimbal phone in China
HONOR is set to launch its Robot Phone in China on August 18, with the device featuring a 200-megapixel motorized camera in a premium model. The company is betting that users will shell out flagship prices for hardware-based camera movement, in addition to software-based photo features.
Apple Looks at 15% Cut on Some U.S. App Store Outside Purchases
Apple wants to collect up to 15% from U.S. developers on digital purchases made outside its App Store, if users start those purchases by clicking a link from an iPhone or iPad app. The fee is still just a court proposal and not in effect.
Claude’s Invisible Watermarks Trigger Early User Backlash
Anthropic’s invisible Claude watermarks are drawing early user resistance. The dispute puts a practical limit on what AI provenance can prove.
Motorola rolls out Moto G Max in India at ₹27,999, packs 7,000mAh battery
Motorola, owned by Lenovo Group, launched the Moto G Max in India at ₹27,999. The phone has a 7,000mAh battery and ships with 6GB RAM and 128GB of storage. Sales start August 20 on Flipkart, Motorola’s own site and major retail outlets.
Nvidia Weighs $3 Billion SB Energy Investment for OpenAI’s Ohio AI Campus
Nvidia is in talks to invest up to $3 billion in SB Energy, a unit of SoftBank Group, as part of a proposed Ohio data-center project for OpenAI, Reuters reported on August 15. The discussions remain preliminary, and the companies have not announced an agreement.
Google Cuts Gemini 3.7 Flash API Prices in Half for AI Agents
Google parent Alphabet has launched Gemini 3.7 Flash with introductory API prices half those of Gemini 3.6 Flash. The model targets coding and automated business workflows that require repeated tool calls.
Z.ai Delays GLM-5.3 Open Weights After Cybersecurity Tests
Z.ai Co. Ltd. is delaying the public release of GLM-5.3's open weights while it completes security reviews. The Chinese AI developer expects the review to take about two weeks.
Google Pixel 11 Launches With Faster On-Device Gemini at $899 Starting Price
Alphabet rolled out its Pixel 11 phones, emphasizing a boost in on-device Gemini speeds with this year's refresh. The Pixel 11 launches at $899 and hits stores August 20.
Honor launches motorized 200MP gimbal phone in China
HONOR is set to launch its Robot Phone in China on August 18, with the device featuring a 200-megapixel motorized camera in a premium model. The company is betting that users will shell out flagship prices for hardware-based camera movement, in addition to software-based photo features.