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Today’s highlights
- OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400 — 2026-08-06
- Additional details about OpenAI’s mysterious new AI device make it sound like a pricey smart speaker.
- Your table awaits: Exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to be seen by thousands — 2026-08-06
- Not everyone needs a keynote slot to make noise at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Sometimes the best way to meet investors, customers, and partners is by exhibiting directly on the Expo Hall floor at San Francisco’s Mosc
- Vogue just gave another nod of approval to the tech world — 2026-08-06
- Vogue World is coming to San Francisco next year — perhaps another indication that tech bros are now part of the fashion zeitgeist.
- Get up to $400 off your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until tomorrow — 2026-08-06
- Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, which is a nice bonus on top of our current discounted pricing.
- Trevor Noah is hosting Google’s Pixel 11 launch event — 2026-08-06
- Google is set to host its next live Made by Google hardware launch event on August 12th, and the company says in a new video that comedian Trevor Noah will be hosting the show. The video indicates that the event will fea
- Jony Ive’s first OpenAI gadget is reportedly a hockey puck-sized smart speaker — 2026-08-06
- The AI device OpenAI is developing with former Apple designer Jony Ive is “essentially a smart speaker without a display” that’s battery-powered, doughnut-shaped and roughly the size of a hockey puck, according to Bloomb
- The Zelda movie’s Ganondorf casting hints at more movies — 2026-08-06
- Deadline reported Thursday that the upcoming The Legend of Zelda movie will feature Australian actor Uli Latukefu as the villain Ganondorf, and the publication notes that “We hear Latukefu inked a multi-picture deal.” Ni
- Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims — 2026-08-06
- Groups of hackers are breaking into large U.S. financial firms to steal sensitive data and extort victims, Google’s security researchers report.