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July 24, 2018, 3:30 PM

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Stephanie Condon / ZDNet:
G Suite adds Grammar Suggestions in Google Docs, voice commands to Hangouts Meet hardware customers, and its Smart Reply feature to Hangouts Chat  —  At the Google Cloud Next conference, Google debuted several new capabilities for the productivity suite, which now has more than 4 million customers.
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Google Cloud announces Cloud Services Platform, an integrated set of cloud services that can be deployed both in the cloud and on premises  —  The cloud isn't right for every business, be that because of latency constraints at the edge, regulatory requirements or because it's simply cheaper …
Nat Levy / GeekWire:
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
eBay to add support for Apple Pay, beginning rollout this fall in US, and partners with Square Capital on seller financing  —  Ebay announced this morning it will begin accepting Apple Pay on its marketplace starting this fall, and has also teamed up with Square Capital on seller financing.
Dan Ackerman / CNET:
Apple issues a fix for 2018 MacBook Pro CPU throttling/thermal management issues via macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Supplemental Update  —  Apple has been catching heat over the performance of its new MacBook Pro laptops, but the company hopes a new software update will cool off outraged power users.
Stephen Shankland / CNET:
Chrome 68, rolling out today, shows a “not secure” warning for any HTTP website; in October the warning's color will change to red  —  Three and a half years ago, Google predicted the day would come when Chrome would warn us all of the security risks of using the web's seminal HTTP technology …
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
EU fines Asus €63.5M, Philips €29.8M, Pioneer €10.1M, and Denon & Marantz €7.7M for online price fixing  —  The European Union's antitrust authorities have issued a series of penalties, fining consumer electronics companies Asus, Denon & Marantz …
Scott Moritz / Bloomberg:
Source: Verizon is seeking to partner with Google or Apple to provide a TV service when it launches 5G to homes in LA and Sacramento later this year  —  - First wireless broadband service with video launches this year  — Live, online TV to be part of showcase for superfast network
Reuters:
Verizon beats estimates in Q2 with net income of $4.12B and total revenue of $32.20B, adds 398K net postpaid subscribers  —  (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) reported a 5.4 percent rise in quarterly revenue on Tuesday, as it attracted more postpaid subscribers with unlimited data plans.

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