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Last updated: July 9, 2026, 2:30 PM ET

AI and Smart Devices

Google's Gemini is receiving an update to improve its listening and speaking capabilities within Google Home devices. Meta's 2026 smart glasses are budget-friendly and feature AI, though they have a significant limitation. These glasses will now disable their cameras if the privacy light is tampered with, and a mandatory update will ensure the camera is disabled if the privacy light is tampered with. Meta also built an AI detection tool to identify images and video created with its new models. New York has banned smart glasses in all 1,240 state, county, city, town, and village courts. Solos is offering new AI glasses, the Air Go A6, which is camera-free, and the Air Go V2, which launches globally starting at $299. The Memo Mind One camera-free smart glasses are now available and offer notifications via built-in waveguides, good sound, and reliable AI features. Amazon is reportedly working on a more powerful agentic Alexa assistant, codenamed 'Moonraker,' to handle multi-step tasks. Space XAI has rolled out Grok 4.5, the first model it trained with Cursor. Google is using uploaded search media to train its AI, though users can opt out through settings adjustments.

Smartphone Launches and Updates

Samsung is reportedly discontinuing its Galaxy Z Flip lineup after the Flip8 model. The Samsung Galaxy S26 series has sold 3 million units in South Korea within 118 days. Verizon is offering a free Google Pixel 10a with the addition of a new unlimited line. The Xiaomi 18 Pro could feature a 7,000mAh battery, dual 200MP cameras, and Qualcomm's next flagship chip. Realme will launch the Narzo 100x on July 15, featuring an 8,000 mAh battery Realme has announced it will launch. The Redmi Note 17 Pro will have a 9,000mAh battery with 67W fast charging and a five-year battery replacement guarantee. Xiaomi has confirmed the Redmi Note 17 Pro will pack a 9,000mAh battery. The Redmi Note 17 Pro has been teased with Gorilla Glass Victus. HMD has announced the HMD Arc 2 with an updated chipset, though it offers few upgrades over its predecessor. Indian company Lava has introduced its new Virat smartphone series in partnership with Flipkart. Samsung is packing the Galaxy Z Fold 8 with a custom Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip Samsung is packing. iQOO India has confirmed the Z11 Lite 5G will launch on July 15. nubia will unveil an AI agent smartphone later this month, claiming it to be the world's first nubia has announced. A device believed to be the Redmi Note 17 has appeared on Geekbench, revealing its chipset and RAM A Xiaomi device. A Samsung Galaxy M67 phone has appeared on Geekbench with an Exynos chip A yet-to-be-announced Samsung Galaxy M-series phone. Motorola has unveiled the Moto G77 Power in India, featuring a 7,000mAh battery and a 120Hz LCD Motorola has a number of “G Power” phones. Google has confirmed the Pixel 11 series will launch on August 12 at 6 p.m. ET during a Made by Google event in New York Google has confirmed a Made by Google event. Honor's rumored "Wide" foldable phone is suggested to have a large battery and displays similar to Huawei's model. iQOO India CEO has teased the launch of the iQOO Z11 Lite, aimed at students and Gen Z. Apple has released the third developer beta of iOS, bringing bug fixes and new features Apple has released. vivo has made the Y500 4G official in Pakistan and Nepal, featuring an 8,100 mAh battery. Huawei is reportedly working on a smaller MatePad Pro Max. Honor is rumored to be developing a wide foldable phone Honor was developing. Samsung has confirmed the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Flip8 series will be powered by a custom Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy Samsung posted this on Instagram. Google's next Pixel event is scheduled for August 12 at 6 p.m. ET Google's next. The Nothing Phone (4b) and Ear (3a) are set to be unveiled, with the Phone (4b) likely powered by a Snapdragon 6 Gen 4. The Nothing Phone 4b offers premium software and long-term support, but its hardware is less distinctive. Nothing's Ear 3a earbuds, priced at $99, can record calls and save listening content using on-device storage. The Redmi Turbo 6 Max is reportedly in development, with rumors suggesting it's not expected soon.

Industry and Market Trends

Apple's Mac sales grew in Q2, making it the only company to gain market share in the PC market compared to the previous year Apple is the only company. Cheap Android phones could face challenges due to rising memory prices. Google is developing a cloud-free automatic backup feature for Android to Windows PCs that operates over Wi-Fi, though it will exclude Samsung devices Google is working on cloud-free automatic backup. Google's free backup feature for Android now counts against Google storage, but the impact is smaller than anticipated. The US government wants to restrict corporate use of Chinese AI models due to cost-saving measures. The BBC and Channel 4 are reportedly in talks to merge their streaming services again The BBC wanted to launch. Waymo will soon operate fully autonomously in San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa, and Denver, eliminating human supervisors. The NHTSA has identified a pattern of driverless autonomous vehicles interfering with first responders and is demanding solutions from AV makers The NHTSA says it identified. The Valve Steam Machine is not considered worth its price The Steam Machine isn't worth. Roku's streaming devices are said to be lacking features compared to competitors The company's streaming devices. Elon Musk stated that X will directly message users about posts that receive a Community Note to make corrections more noticeable The social platform wants. A judge approved a $1.5 million SEC-Musk settlement regarding Twitter investment The opinion says whether it's fair. Microsoft has reportedly canceled the Avowed sequel, with developer Obsidian focusing on a Fallout game The Fallout: New Vegas developer. Doom developer id Software is reportedly losing half its staff amid Xbox shakeups. The CE mark on electronics indicates when and why it appears on a label There's a lot of info. A bug in Discord's safety systems may have resulted in approximately 8,200 incorrect bans since May A bug may have led. iRobot has released a new floor cleaner that is not a robot. OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna models will be widely available on July 9. The xAI account on X has officially rebranded to Space XAI, five months after merging with SpaceX The xAI account on X.