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October 2, 2023, 12:00 PM

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: John Giannandrea's team built a next-gen search engine, “Pegasus”, for Apple's own apps, used in Spotlight and Siri, and coming soon to the App Store  —  Apple has the wherewithal to launch its own search engine, a replacement for Google.  And Microsoft even approached the company about helping make that happen.
Monica Chin / The Verge:
Google launches Chromebook Plus certification for premium Chromebooks, with qualifying specs like a 1080p webcam and display, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage  —  Google has introduced Chromebook Plus, a new certification that's meant to help shoppers identify high-quality Chromebooks to buy.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
What to expect from the “Made by Google” event on October 4: Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel Watch 2, Android 14 release, and more  —  Google is gearing up to launch a new lineup of Pixel products during its upcoming Made by Google event.  Even though Google has already …
Times of India:
Google partners with HP to manufacture Chromebooks in India for the first time; the devices will mainly cater to the demand for affordable PCs in the country  —  You're Reading … HP and Google have partnered to manufacture Chromebooks in India, in support of the government's Make in India initiative.
Ryan Weeks / The Block:
Singapore grants Coinbase a Major Payment Institution license, letting the company offer more Digital Payment Token services to retail and institutional clients  —  - The license paves the way for Coinbase to offer a wider range of Digital Payment Token services in the region.
Jeff Baumgartner / Light Reading:
Filing: LG suspends including IP-based broadcast signaling standard ATSC 3.0 in its 2024 lineup of US TVs due to a “challenging and uncertain patent landscape”  —  Citing a ‘challenging and uncertain patent landscape,’ LG has suspended the inclusion of ATSC 3.0 tech in its 2024 TV lineup.

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