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Google announces an in-person Pixel hardware event for October 6 at 10am ET in Brooklyn, where the company will detail the Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, and Pixel Watch — Google this morning announced that it will be hosting its Pixel hardware event on Thursday, October 6.
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Google confirms the Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Pro run on a “Tensor G2” SoC, bringing “personalized features to photos, videos, security, and speech recognition” — Ahead of October's Pixel 7 launch event, Google has confirmed that their next series of phone will run on the second-generation “Tensor G2” chip.
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Internal memo: Meta plans to eliminate Instagram's Shopping page and test a simpler and less personalized version known as Tab Lite over the next few months — Instagram is planning to drastically scale back its shopping features, the company told Instagram staffers on Tuesday …
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US Senator Amy Klobuchar, the AICO's primary sponsor, says an “incredible onslaught of money” to fund ads against the bill has been an obstacle to passing it — An “incredible onslaught of money” against a landmark bill meant to rein in the power of the biggest US technology companies … | Ian Hamilton / UploadVR: |
Meta announces its Connect conference will be held virtually on October 11, when it is expected to debut its high-end Quest Pro standalone VR headset — Meta Connect is on for October 11th, 2022 as a one-day virtual event with announcements outlining the company's next steps in VR and AR.| Tripp Mickle / New York Times: |
Sources: amid lockdowns, Chinese staff and suppliers provided more complex work for the iPhone 14 than past models even as Apple tries to cut reliance on China — Apple is taking small steps toward India. But the production of its latest phone, set for introduction on Wednesday, shows how difficult it will be to make big changes.
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Twitter tells Judge McCormick that Peiter Zatko never raised spam concerns until he filed his whistleblower complaint and “started parroting” Musk's allegations — A lawyer for Twitter Inc. said a whistle-blower who claims the company responded inadequately to spam and bot accounts …
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The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest in the US with 600,000+ students, says a ransomware attack over the weekend disrupted its operations — The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack that is causing ongoing technical disruptions.
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Tencent plans to invest €200M in Ubisoft to increase its direct stake from 4.5% to 9.99% at an implied €80 per share, alongside another €100M in the company — Tencent Holdings Ltd. is set to more than double its stake in Ubisoft Entertainment SA, forging its latest major overseas deal …
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As Spotify and YouTube's rivalry heats up, some worry the podcasting industry's pivot to video could risk ruining what makes the audio format so satisfying — Video podcasts are booming, giving creators access to new audiences. But does this risk ruining what made the audio format so satisfying?| Peter Grant / Wall Street Journal: |
New York-based VTS, whose online tools help landlords manage leases and tenant data, raised a $125M+ Series E led by CBRE, sources say at a ~$1.7B valuation — Latest funding round increases startup's valuation to about $1.7 billion — VTS, one of the fastest-growing real-estate technology firms … | Mark Bergen / The Verge: |
A book excerpt details how YouTube's love affair with PewDiePie soured in 2017, before he stopped pushing boundaries and signed a livestreaming deal in 2020 — The Anti-Defamation League, a nonprofit focused on antisemitism, received an unusual invitation from YouTube in early 2017: come meet our biggest influencer.| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Google expands Google Maps' fuel-efficient eco-friendly driving routes, first introduced to US-based users in 2021, to 40 more countries across Europe — Google announced today it is expanding its options for eco-friendly routing on Google Maps to 40 more countries across Europe.
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ISPs drop their legal bid to overturn a Maine law requiring opt-in consent before using, disclosing, selling, or providing access to customers' personal info — One of the strictest internet privacy laws in the United States has withstood a legal challenge, as a group of telecommunication providers … | Miriam Gottfried / Wall Street Journal: |
State Farm plans to invest $1.2B in ADT for a ~15% stake and up to $300M more for product and tech innovation; Google pledges up to $150M more for new products — Insurer to buy 15% of ADT and make product investment of up to $300 million — ADT Inc. ADT 16.37%▲ … Sponsor Posts
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