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Google started emailing Android users to say that Google Assistant will begin disappearing from eligible devices from September 4. The company said that Google Assistant is "being discontinued" and Gemini is now the assistant experience on Android. The rollout will happen in phases over several weeks across many supported devices.
Amol Walvekar co-founded Anchor in San Francisco to use AI agents for finance operations. After gaining experience at WePay and Bolt, he saw how manual work slowed down businesses. He raised funds from Village Global before AtoB acquired his skills. Now, he continues his work in the applied AI wave.
Shares of Sterlite Technologies and HFCL rallied 5% each on Wednesday after reports that the US administration is considering a ban on Chinese data centre equipment. "Transceivers definitely pose a risk," said expert Divyansh Kaushik. Meanwhile, HFCL also got attention for its planned ₹400 crore capacity expansion in optical fibre.
The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party released findings on Tuesday, August 4, warning that Chinese telecom firms remain embedded in US infrastructure. Despite losing federal licenses, these companies kept routers and data center footholds, creating risks for American network security.
Google will launch its Pixel 11 series in California next week. The new Pixel 11 Pro Fold is expected to feature an 8-inch OLED display and the Tensor G6 chipset. Many fans are excited as the device could start at a price of $1,899 in the US market soon.
Lenovo revealed the Legion Y700 AI will launch in China later this month with a slimmer, lighter design. The tablet features an 8.4-inch OLED display with 4,000 nits peak brightness. It uses a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip and offers up to 24GB RAM, promising high performance for mobile gamers.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said an extortionist manipulated Apple into removing the app by using a technical trick. He claimed the attacker edited old messages to hide illegal content. Apple later restored the app after Telegram removed the posts. Durov warned this incident poses a systemic risk for all mobile apps.
The Trump administration dropped voluntary safety tests for open-weight AI models, sparking concerns from advocacy groups. Five Democratic senators urged the President to work with Congress on new legislation. They said, "The United States cannot afford to create a policy environment in which the most advanced American AI systems are subject."
SpaceX will use NVIDIA hardware to power the Starmind AI1 satellite in low Earth orbit. Elon Musk said SpaceX is committed to using NVIDIA GPUs exclusively because "they are the best." The company plans to build a massive orbital network, with prototype testing for the first satellite scheduled for early 2027.
OpenAI will pay $3.2 million to settle claims that it favored foreign workers over US applicants. The Justice Department said the firm made it hard for locals to apply for certain roles. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said, "It is illegal to discriminate against US workers by preferring temporary visa holders."
Apple is working on a feature to let users copy and paste content between iPhones and Windows PCs. Microsoft pushed for this change under the European Union's Digital Markets Act. Apple said this is a major technical undertaking, aiming to finish engineering work by late 2027 for a 2028 rollout.
The 9th edition of the Hyderabad International Machine Tool & Engineering Expo (HIMTEX 2026) will be held from August 20-24, 2026 at HITEX. Kuna Shankar said, "HIMTEX has grown consistently over the years." This massive event will feature 350 exhibitors and 1,000 live machines to help Indian manufacturers learn about new technologies.