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• 🧠 Microsoft warns of ‘seemingly conscious’ AI risks

• 📱 Google unveils Pixel 10 packed with new AI tools

• 🏠 Google brings Gemini AI to your smart home

• 🌬️ Trump blocks new wind and solar projects nationwide

• 🎮 PS5 prices rise $50 in the US amid Trump tariffs

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🧠 Microsoft warns of ‘seemingly conscious’ AI risks ↗️LINK

• What: Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman warns that today’s AI can mimic consciousness convincingly enough to cause confusion and emotional attachment. In a new essay, he labels this “Seemingly Conscious AI” (SCAI) and says it poses real risks, including users believing AIs are sentient.

• Why: Suleyman says SCAI could trigger social and ethical debates around AI rights and model welfare prematurely, calling that “dangerous” and a distraction from human-centered development.

• Impact: The essay urges the industry to stop promoting AI as sentient and avoid misleading users—especially as some rival firms study AI welfare more seriously.
  

📱 Google unveils Pixel 10 packed with new AI tools ↗️LINK

• What: Google launched its Pixel 10 series with advanced AI features, aiming to outpace Apple. Highlights include Magic Cue for proactive suggestions, Camera Coach for photo guidance, Voice Translate during calls, and Gemini Live with emotion detection. It runs on the new Tensor G5 chip, powering Gemini Nano AI.

• Why: Google is betting on AI to differentiate Pixel from Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17, which focuses more on hardware tweaks than software innovation.

• Impact: Pixel 10 pushes smartphones closer to being intuitive digital assistants, with real-time suggestions, translation, and smart photo editing—all powered by on-device AI.
  

🏠 Google brings Gemini AI to your smart home ↗️LINK

• What: Google announced Gemini for Home, a new AI-powered voice assistant coming to Nest devices in October. Replacing Google Assistant, it adds smarter voice control, deeper context, and natural conversation. Features like Gemini Live, nuanced commands, and personalized help will now be available across household devices.

• Why: While Google leads in mobile AI, it’s lagged behind Amazon's Alexa Plus in the smart home. This move closes that gap and enters the race for top home assistant.

• Impact: A major AI upgrade for Google Home that may revive the product line—and hint at new Nest hardware this fall.
  

🌬️ Trump blocks new wind and solar projects nationwide ↗️LINK

• What: President Trump said the U.S. will no longer approve wind or solar projects. Federal permitting is now centralized under Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, leaving renewable firms fearing denials on projects that once cleared routinely.

• Why: Trump argues renewables drive up power prices and “destroy farmland,” while his administration has already cut tax credits, imposed tariffs, and ended USDA support for solar.

• Impact: With electricity demand rising—especially from data centers—experts warn blocking renewables could worsen supply crunches, raise prices further, and stall the fastest-growing power sources in the U.S.

🎮 PS5 prices rise $50 in the US amid Trump tariffs ↗️LINK

• What: Sony is increasing PS5 prices in the U.S. by $50 across all models starting August 21. The Slim now costs $550, the Digital Edition $500, and the PS5 Pro $750. Accessories remain unchanged.

• Why: The hikes follow Trump’s new tariffs on electronics from China, Japan, Vietnam, and Malaysia—where PS5s are made—raising costs across the supply chain. Sony says it’s “navigating a challenging economic environment.”

• Impact: With Xbox prices already up and Nintendo hinting at increases for Switch 2, gamers face higher hardware costs industry-wide, even as PS5 sales pass 80M units.

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