Hardware
Pixel 11 and the Age of Unwanted Magic
Google’s new phone is full of intelligence. The reviews are full of a more interesting question: did anyone ask for this much help?
Elias Chen · 23 Aug 2026
Masthead
Technology Editor · Technology · San Francisco · House byline
Elias covered chips, platforms, and labs from Shenzhen to South Park. He is interested in what a product does after the keynote, when the novelty tax comes due.
Expertise: Consumer hardware, AI industry, platforms
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Hardware
Google’s new phone is full of intelligence. The reviews are full of a more interesting question: did anyone ask for this much help?
Elias Chen · 23 Aug 2026

Capital
A lab that once marketed itself as the careful one is now being sized against SpaceX. That is not a valuation story. It is a story about what caution costs to fund.
Elias Chen · 23 Aug 2026