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The Decoder reports that Drew Rowny and Shannon Ma, Patreon's former heads of product and engineering, are joining Yam to build tools for creators and their communities.

TechCrunch reports tools for generating ideas and tracking thumbnail performance, plus an AI chat interface creators will be able to use to help edit videos.

TechCrunch reports that Custom Feeds use Gemini to build personalized video feeds based on what viewers describe wanting to see in their own words.

The Series B brings the startup’s total funding to $140 million as it sells coordinated AI agents for HR, IT and finance workflows.

Google says both models support line-by-line voice direction, with Flash focused on custom character voices and Flash-Lite aimed at high-volume dubbing and voice agents.

Engadget reports a $2,000 price tag. The Verge says the new cooling hub is small enough to hide under your bed.

TechCrunch reports that the tools let members vouch for colleagues’ work experience and give companies more control over accounts making false employment claims.

Google announced new text-to-speech models via Google AI Studio and APIs supporting 100+ languages with voice design, dual-speaker screenplay control, custom vocal personas, line-by-line delivery, and vocal bursts. Features 2,000+ production voices.

TechCrunch reports that the tool shows listeners how Spotify understands their tastes and lets them use everyday language to reshape recommendations.

Apple’s new feature lets people use one phone number across two iPhones, 9to5Mac reports. The outlet says AT&T pointed to existing eSIM activation and transfer options instead.

Ars Technica reports that federal authorities know of five crashes in which cars using comma.ai devices hit slow or stopped vehicles.

VideoCardz cites KeplerL2’s GPU estimates of 40 TFLOPS for PS6 and 56 TFLOPS for Helix, the next-generation Xbox.

Techmeme, citing Bloomberg, reports a $6.4 billion valuation for the Portuguese surveillance drone maker after it secured a 10-year UK Ministry of Defence contract worth £400 million.

Techmeme, citing Engadget, says the UK competition watchdog proposes requiring Google and Android device makers to offer search choice screens on first use and through yearly prompts.

The province says its California lawsuit concerns OpenAI's failure to notify police of threats made on its platform before the Feb. 10 shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.

Xbox says the reductions span Halo Studios, other first-party teams and central functions as its wider restructuring continues.

AMD says its engineers are sharing the process, with Episode 1 announced for September 23, 2026.

The startup says its automated system can change four tires in under 15 minutes, TechCrunch reports.

AMD's share-price rally pushed the chipmaker past the valuation milestone for the first time, though market cap moved with the stock afterward.

9to5Mac reports that the new HomePod audio feature is available in the beta version of tvOS 27.2.