Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Google unveils the $1,799+ Pixel 10 Pro Fold, with a Tensor G5 chip, a new hinge with a gear-less design, 6.4" outer and 8" inner screens, available October 9  —  They actually did it. … Finally, a foldable to take to the beach.  The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold is official …

Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Sources: NSA Director William Hartman unsuccessfully tried to protect Vinh Nguyen, an expert in AI and cryptology, from being fired on President Trump's orders  —  Vinh Nguyen, an expert in artificial intelligence and advanced mathematics, was among the current and former officials whose security clearances …

Jay Peters / The Verge:
Sony says it is raising PlayStation 5 prices by $50 for all models in the US due to a “challenging economic environment”, starting on August 21  —  The prices will go up by $50 for all three models. … Sony is raising the price of all PS5 models by $50 in the US due to a …

Krystal Hu / Reuters:
TinyFish, which develops AI-powered web agents that automate complex online tasks like dynamic price surveillance, raised a $47M Series A led by ICONIQ Capital  —  AI startup TinyFish has raised $47 million in a Series A funding round led by ICONIQ Capital to scale its platform for building …

Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg:
Microsoft says it curtailed Chinese companies' access to advance vulnerability notifications via MAPP starting in July, after probing the SharePoint breach  —  Microsoft Corp. has curtailed Chinese companies' access to advance notifications about cybersecurity vulnerabilities in its technology …