Journals

The Keyword: Google updates Quick Share to work with Apple’s AirDrop to make file transfers between iPhones and Android devices easier, starting with the Pixel 10 family  —  When it comes to sharing moments between family and friends, what device… Read More »Google updates Quick Share to work with Apple’s AirDrop to make file transfers between iPhones and Android devices easier, starting with the Pixel 10 family (The Keyword)

Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg: Sources: AI robotics startup Physical Intelligence raised $600M led by CapitalG at a $5.6B valuation, with participation from Jeff Bezos, Lux, Thrive, and more  —  Physical Intelligence, a startup developing artificial intelligence software to help robots… Read More »Sources: AI robotics startup Physical Intelligence raised $600M led by CapitalG at a $5.6B valuation, with participation from Jeff Bezos, Lux, Thrive, and more (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)

Dominic Preston / The Verge: Nvidia and Google launch the GeForce Now Fast Pass to let Chromebook owners stream over 2,000 games directly from an existing PC game library without ads  —  It’s an ad-free queue-jump for GeForce Now’s free… Read More »Nvidia and Google launch the GeForce Now Fast Pass to let Chromebook owners stream over 2,000 games directly from an existing PC game library without ads (Dominic Preston/The Verge)

Anna Tong / Forbes: AI workplace agents startup Genspark raised a $275M Series B at a $1.25B valuation and says it hit $50M in annualized revenue after pivoting from AI search  —  The startup, which wants to challenge Microsoft 365… Read More »AI workplace agents startup Genspark raised a $275M Series B at a $1.25B valuation and says it hit $50M in annualized revenue after pivoting from AI search (Anna Tong/Forbes)

Simon Willison / Simon Willison’s Weblog: Nano Banana Pro is great at following instructions, generates interim “thought images”, and makes full infographics with well-rendered text from a short prompt  —  Hot on the heels of Tuesday’s Gemini 3 Pro release,… Read More »Nano Banana Pro is great at following instructions, generates interim “thought images”, and makes full infographics with well-rendered text from a short prompt (Simon Willison/Simon Willison’s Weblog)

Emily Mullin / Wired: Paradromics says it received FDA approval for a human trial of its Connexus brain implant, aimed at restoring speech to those with severe motor impairments  —  The Austin-based startup will test its high-bandwidth device to help… Read More »Paradromics says it received FDA approval for a human trial of its Connexus brain implant, aimed at restoring speech to those with severe motor impairments (Emily Mullin/Wired)

Charlie Fink / Forbes: Stuut, which connects to CRM and other systems to automate management of accounts receivable, raised a $29.5M Series A led by a16z  —  A former tech executive covering AI, XR and The Metaverse for Forbes.  — … Read More »Stuut, which connects to CRM and other systems to automate management of accounts receivable, raised a $29.5M Series A led by a16z (Charlie Fink/Forbes)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: AI dictation startup Wispr Flow raised $25M, after raising a $30M Series A in June, taking its total funding to $81M  —  Voice AI company Wispr’s dictation app, Wispr Flow, is seeing great traction.  The startup… Read More »AI dictation startup Wispr Flow raised $25M, after raising a $30M Series A in June, taking its total funding to $81M (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Dominic Preston / The Verge: Google says the Gemini app is now able to detect images made by Google AI, with plans to roll out verification of video and audio  —  The Gemini app will soon be able to detect… Read More »Google says the Gemini app is now able to detect images made by Google AI, with plans to roll out verification of video and audio (Dominic Preston/The Verge)

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google launches Gemini 3 Pro Image, aka Nano Banana Pro, with more control, improved text rendering, and enhanced world knowledge, for free in the Gemini app  —  Google is following Tuesday’s launch of Gemini 3 Pro… Read More »Google launches Gemini 3 Pro Image, aka Nano Banana Pro, with more control, improved text rendering, and enhanced world knowledge, for free in the Gemini app (Abner Li/9to5Google)