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Live from New York, it’s another awkward Pixel keynote

Google's Made by Google 2026 hardware event delivered an awkward keynote, while new AI models from xAI (Grok 4.6) and DeepSeek (DeepSeek V4 Pro) were released, posing competitive pressure on Google. The event coincided with a total solar eclipse and a poorly received AI album from Starface and Tyga.

read1 min views1 publishedAug 13, 2026

Good morning. What a day yesterday — we had a huge Google hardware event, a total solar eclipse, a truly terrible AI album, and a couple of powerful, cheap AI models released that are sure to make Google sweat. Oh, and we’ve made it to 10 issues!

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