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Source: Facebook is planning to change its company name to reflect its focus on the metaverse as soon as next week at Connect, its annual AR/VR conference — Mark Zuckerberg wants to be known for building the metaverse — Facebook is planning to change its company name next week to reflect …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Google launches $599 Pixel 6, with 90Hz 6.4" display, and $899 Pixel 6 Pro, with 120Hz 6.7" display, both featuring an upgraded 50MP rear camera, coming Oct. 28 — Google claims to finally be ready to take on Apple and Samsung — After many leaks, official teases, and months of waiting …
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Q&A with Google executives on the Pixel 6's new Tensor SoC, which has two big ARM Cortex-X1 cores, 2 medium cores, and 4 efficiency cores — Learn more about the Google Tensor from the people that designed it. — The Pixel 6 is official, with a wild new camera design, incredible pricing, and the new Android 12 OS.
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| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
Alongside Pixel 6, Google unveils Wait Times, which lists the current hold time for a customer support number, Hold for Me, Direct My Call, and more — It can tell you how long hold times are and figure out which business is calling — The Pixel 6 is Google's first phone with a custom-designed SoC … | Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge: |
A look at Pixel 6 and 6 Pro's cameras: main sensor takes in 150% more light, Real Tone can more accurately capture skin tones, Face Unblur, Magic Eraser, more — New cameras and sensors aim to put the Pixels back on top of mobile photography — Today at its Pixel Fall Launch event …
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Activision Blizzard says 20+ employees, including developers and supervisors, “exited” the company and 20+ faced disciplinary action after misconduct complaints — It reprimanded more than 20 others — Activision Blizzard says more than 20 employees have “exited” the company …
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| Michael Wursthorn / Wall Street Journal: |
ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF gained nearly 5% in its NYSE debut, with ~$981M in trading volume, making it the second most traded ETF debut ever per FactSet — ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF advances nearly 5% following its closely watched launch — The first bitcoin-focused exchange-traded fund rose …
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| Paul Thurrott / Thurrott: |
Brave replaces Google with its own privacy-centric Brave Search as the default search engine in its browser — As part of its ongoing push to eliminate Google as much as possible from our daily web experiences, Brave is removing Google Search as its default search engine.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Apple botched the notch on the MacBook Pros by leaving out Face ID; the bezels are smaller but not ultrathin like on Dell and HP rivals — All the downsides of the notch, without the Face ID benefits — The day that many have been dreading has finally arrived. Apple has added a notch to its new MacBook Pros.
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| Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: China's Oppo is developing high-end mobile chips, using TSMC's 3nm tech, for its premium handsets due out in 2023 or 2024 — China's top handset maker looks to use TSMC's cutting-edge 3-nm tech — TAIPEI — China's leading smartphone maker Oppo is developing high-end mobile chips …
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| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Netflix reports Q3 revenue of $7.48B, up 16% YoY, operating income of $1.76B, up 33% YoY, and 214M paid subs, adding 4.4M YoY and beating estimates of 3.84M — - Netflix is set to report earnings after the bell Tuesday. — Netflix shares were up more than 2% after-the-bell Tuesday after the company posted third quarter results.
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Snap launches a global creative studio called Arcadia to help brands develop AR ads and experiences, partnering with companies like Verizon and WWE — Snap announced on Tuesday that it's launching a global creative studio to help brands develop augmented reality (AR) advertising and experiences.| Bloomberg: |
Draft EU document: finalization of the Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act has been pushed back further into next year from an initial spring 2022 goal — European Union countries will delay a key target of finalizing new rules hitting tech platforms by the spring of next year … | Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Republic, which lets non-accredited investors buy startup stakes as tiny as $10, raises $150M Series B led by Valor Equity Partners, after March's $36M Series A — There's plenty of frustration in the world of startups over when a digital asset does and does not constitute a security … | Keith Zhai / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Jack Ma has left China for the first time since Alibaba came under regulatory pressure last November, traveling to Europe to see friends — The Alibaba co-founder's trip to Europe suggests he hasn't been banned from leaving the country by Chinese authorities| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Saildrone, which develops autonomous boats for scientific and marine intelligence applications such as mapping the ocean floor, raises a $100M Series C — The ocean economy is growing in importance, and with it grows the need to map, understand and track the ocean itself.| Bloomberg: |
Egypt's state-run e-payments company, E-Finance, rises 40% on its market debut, after raising $370M — Egypt's state-run e-payments company soared Wednesday in its trading debut after the biggest initial public offering on the local stock exchange since 2015.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
HR Acuity, which develops employee relations and investigations management software, raises $47M from K1 Investment Management — HR Acuity, a platform built for employee relations and investigations management, today announced that it raised $47 million in a minority investment from K1 Investment Management.
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| Chris Stokel-Walker / Wired UK: |
A look at the use of drones and online “in-play” betting at UK horse racing venues to gain a gambling advantage, which has angered many in the racing industry — In the world of in-running sports betting, fractions of a second can equal big money
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