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| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Google unveils the Pixel 8 Pro with a 6.7-inch LTPO display, a 50MP main camera, 48MP ultrawide and telephoto sensors, a temperature sensor, and more, for $999+ — Thanks to a flood of leaks, you've probably seen its updated camera bar, read all about the new AI photo features …
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| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
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| Stephen Shankland / CNET: |
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| Natalie Korach / The Wrap: |
X starts removing preview headlines from posts with article links, showing only the lead image and domain name; Elon Musk mentioned the change in August 2023 — The platform formerly known as Twitter now only displays outside sites' featured images on its iPhone app
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| Sheila Dang / Reuters: |
Guideline: X's monthly US ad revenue has declined 55%+ YoY in each of the 10 months since Elon Musk's Twitter takeover in October 2022 through August 2023 — Monthly U.S. ad revenue at social media platform X has declined at least 55% year-over-year each month since billionaire Elon Musk bought … | Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
The Ofcom finds that “hyperscalers” like AWS and Microsoft Azure are limiting competition in UK's cloud market by making it difficult for businesses to switch — - Ofcom is concerned that so-called “hyperscalers” like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure are limiting competition in the cloud computing market.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
The CMA announces an investigation into public cloud providers in the UK, following a referral from Ofcom, and says the probe will conclude by April 2025 — The clouds are gathering over Microsoft's Azure operations in the EU and now the UK, with the launch of a new investigation …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple releases iOS 17.0.3, which “addresses an issue that may cause iPhone to run warmer than expected”, and iPadOS 17.0.3 — Apple today released an iOS 17.0.3 update for the iPhone, with the software coming a week after the launch of iOS 17.0.2.
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| Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk: |
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange announces Synapse, designed to streamline post-trade processes using smart contracts, which will go live on October 9 — HKEX says the system, used by traders in Hong Kong to buy stocks in China, will speed up settlement and provide greater transparency.
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| Shawn Tully / Fortune: |
How interest rates and X's terrible performance gave Elon Musk the upper hand before Linda Yaccarino's October 5 meeting with the banks that backed his takeover — Elon Musk may hold the upper hand when negotiating with the banks that financed his Twitter bid. — LEAH MILLIS—REUTERS
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung unveils Galaxy SmartTag 2, with an updated design, both BT low energy and UWB, and exclusive to Samsung devices, available on October 10 for $30 — As the smart tracker market waits for Google to shake things up on the Android side of things, Samsung has today unveiled the Galaxy SmartTag 2 …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google announces Assistant with Bard, a new mobile assistant version that adds generative AI capabilities, like planning trips and writing social media captions — Google Assistant is getting an AI-powered update. At today's Made by Google live event, the company introduced Assistant with Bard …
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| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
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| Will Shanklin / Engadget: |
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| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Memo: Amazon is shutting down Amp, its live audio streaming app launched in March 2022 that let users act like DJs by playing music and talking alongside songs — The service launched in March 2022 following a frenzy around live-audio services during the pandemic.
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| George Dvorsky / Gizmodo: |
Amazon's Project Kuiper plans to launch its first two demo internet satellites, KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2, on October 6 — Jeff Bezos's space venture, Project Kuiper, is set for a Friday launch, aiming to challenge Elon Musk's Starlink in the satellite internet arena.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google rolls out emoji reactions in Gmail for Android, coming to iOS and the web “over the next few months”; non-Gmail users may get emoji reactions as an email — Google is bringing emoji reactions to email, starting with Gmail for Android, to let you “express yourself and quickly respond.”| Reuters: |
BlackBerry plans to split its IoT and cybersecurity units and target a subsidiary IPO for the IoT unit in its next FY, after reviewing options since May 2023 — Canadian technology company BlackBerry (BB.TO), said on Wednesday it would separate its Internet of Things (IoT) …
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| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
In its opening statement, SBF's defense said FTX was a futures exchange that “didn't have a chief risk officer, which became an issue” when the crypto crash hit — The prosecution came out swinging. Oddly, Bankman-Fried's defense didn't.| Daniel Cooper / Engadget: |
Google unveils the Pixel Watch 2, with a fast-charging battery that lasts 24 hours, a quad-core chip, an improved heart rate sensor, IP68, and more, for $349+ — It's a much-needed polish. — Google's Pixel Watch had years of development time, but still managed to stumble rather than sprint out of the gate.
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| Billy Steele / Engadget: |
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