TECH NEWS
Google is rolling out a wave of study tools across Search and Gemini for the new school year. It is also giving eligible college students a free year of its paid AI plan. The company set out the changes in a back-to-school post on Wednesday. The headline offer is the
TECH NEWS
* Rakuten is helping Helsing navigate Japan's complicated military procurement system * Helsing's HX-2 strike drone is already undergoing trials with Japan's military * Japan's expanding defence budget is attracting overseas military technology companies Rakuten has revealed it is now working with German defense AI
TECH NEWS
J Studios/Getty Images August 19, 2026 05:19 PM ET New U.S. Census Bureau data shows that AI is quickly becoming a routine workplace tool, while government leaders are finding that training, guardrails and employee-led experimentation can help turn everyday use into meaningful adoption. * Artificial Intelligence * Census Most
TECH NEWS
Sponsor Posts Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens. Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text &
TECH NEWS
Samsung made it official at Unpacked a few weeks ago — the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra are both available now. The Fold 8 arrives with a notably compact, passport-sized 4:3 ratio, while the Fold 8 Ultra keeps the familiar design from the Galaxy Z Fold 7
TECH NEWS
Fanatics Betting and Gaming (FBG) built a multi-agent customer support system on AWS to solve a challenge unique to sports betting. Customers expect instant, accurate answers, especially during live events when every minute counts. Customers ask about account issues, deposit limits, state-specific regulations, and responsible gaming resources. The rules vary
TECH NEWS
KnowledgeForge is about mining gold from the IT Service Management (ITSM) ticket graveyard: the resolved incident tickets whose knowledge never reaches a knowledge base article. Enterprise IT support teams resolve thousands of tickets every month, and each one holds something useful: a symptom, a root cause, and the fix an
TECH NEWS
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. There are some interesting things happening in the PC market these days and, more importantly, the potential for even more impactful changes over the next year or so. At a high level, overall PC
TECH NEWS
Save $502: If you’ve been waiting to upgrade your living room, this deal is worth a look. The 65-inch Hisense U6 Pro is now down to a record-low price at nearly 50% off, making premium mini-LED performance much more affordable. You can save a huge $502 right now which
TECH NEWS
In Brief 1:12 PM PDT · August 19, 2026 AI accounting startup Rillet announced a $100 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation on Tuesday, led by Iconiq. Returning investors included Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia. Rillet, which emerged from stealth in 2024, is quickly becoming one of the hottest
TECH NEWS
Sam Altman is headed to the Hamptons, according to Puck. Gwyneth Paltrow is reportedly sending invites for a “private, off-the-record” dinner honoring the tech mogul on August 29th at her home out East. Paltrow is an actress and founder of the wellness brand Goop. But she’s also a noted
TECH NEWS
Sponsor Posts Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens. Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text &
