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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
A live blog of the “Made by Google” event, where Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel Watch, and more are expected — Come check out Google's latest phone — and its first smartwatch … We already know an awful lot about what Google is set to announce today at its now-annual fall launch event.
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| Damien Wilde / 9to5Google: |
Google announces the Pixel 7 Pro with a 6.7-inch 120Hz LTPO display, updated “camera bar”, Tensor G2, up to 256GB, Android 13, and face unlock, starting at $899 — At the latest Made by Google launch event, Google has fully detailed the Pixel 7 Pro following a number of early looks, leaks, and teases.
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| Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Google has requested manufacturers to make 8M units of its Pixel 7 range, its largest-ever order, aiming to double smartphone sales in 2023 — U.S. company still niche player next to Samsung and Apple — TAIPEI/PALO ALTO, U.S. — Google is preparing its largest-ever launch order …
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| Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: |
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Twitter agreed to delay a deposition of Elon Musk by its lead litigation attorney on October 6 in Austin, as both sides hash out the $44B deal — Tesla chief and social media group are negotiating end to legal fight to finalise $44bn buyout — Twitter has agreed to delay …
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| New York Times: |
Sources: in the weeks before Elon Musk's revived $44B bid, his representatives asked Twitter about doing the deal at an up to 30% discount, or a ~$31B valuation — Before Mr. Musk renewed his $44 billion proposal, he and the company haggled in discussions that ultimately did not advance.
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| Jeremy C. Owens / MarketWatch: |
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Fake LinkedIn executive profiles, which pair AI-generated photos with text from real accounts, are becoming headaches for HR departments and invite-only groups — A recent proliferation of phony executive profiles on LinkedIn is creating something of an identity crisis for the business networking site …
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| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
iPhone 14 Plus review: multiday battery, bright screen, and lightweight, but hard to use one-handed, no ProMotion, and adopting eSIM will be painful for some — Excellent battery life and a large display make the 14 Plus upgrade-worthy … This is the new iPhone that most people want.
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| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
A US federal court jury finds ex-Uber Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan guilty for not disclosing a 2016 breach of customer and driver records to regulators — A jury found Joe Sullivan, who led security at the ride-hailing company, guilty on two different counts.
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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
An interview with Google's SVP of Hardware Rick Osterloh on the new Pixel Watch, integration with Fitbit, ambient computing, and more — Google has been right about wearables for nearly a decade. Now, the company swears it's serious about them, too. — Why did Google take so long to build a smartwatch?Thanks:@thekenyeung
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| Financial Times: |
An investigation shows Amazon, Microsoft, and others destroy millions of data storage devices each year, creating huge waste when software wiping methods exist — Companies like Amazon and Microsoft routinely destroy used hard drives in the name of data security — but industry insiders say there is a better option
Tweets: @halvarflake, @pt, @financialtimes, @solutionicist, @alexandraheal, @rubenvezzoni, @rubenvezzoni, and @amanwy
| CoinDesk: |
Court filing: Celsius ex-CEO Alex Mashinsky, ex-CSO Daniel Leon, and CTO Nuke Goldstein withdrew $30M+ between May and June 2022 before the lender's bankruptcy — Ex-CEO Alex Mashinsky, ex-CSO Daniel Leon and CTO Nuke Goldstein pulled bitcoin, ether, USDC and CEL holdings from their custody accounts in May …
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Google unveils two text-to-video AI generators: Imagen Video, a higher image quality system, and Phenaki, which prioritizes coherency and length over quality — Not to be outdone by Meta's Make-A-Video, Google today detailed its work on Imagen Video, an AI system that can generate video clips given …
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| Cristiano Lima / Washington Post: |
President Joe Biden has yet to appoint a US CTO after 20 months in office, a position Barack Obama filled within three months — Happy Thursday! A quick programming note: The newsletter will be off Friday but back on Monday. We'll see you on the other side!
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| Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: |
After investors bet an estimated ~$100B on self-driving vehicle startups, little progress has been made as companies take shortcuts and losses continue to mount — The first car woke Jennifer King at 2 a.m. with a loud, high‑pitched hum. “It sounded like a hovercraft,” she says, and that wasn't the weird part.
Tweets: @chafkin, @trengriffin, @trippmickle, @joelwebershow, @upstatefederlst, @timothypmurphy, @mccarthyryanj, and @bw
| Gené Teare / Crunchbase News: |
Global VC funding in Q3 2022 was $81B, down 53% YoY from $171B and 33% QoQ from $121B, the lowest level since $70.6B in Q1 2020 — The big global venture capital pullback we were all expecting is truly here. — Venture and growth investors in private companies scaled …
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| Mathieu Rosemain / Reuters: |
Source: a Paris court lowers a 2020 antitrust fine against Apple from €1.1B to €372M; the fine was related to alleged behavior within its distribution network — A French court on Thursday substantially lowered a fine against iPhone maker Apple (AAPL.O) for alleged anti-competitive behaviour … | Osato Avan-Nomayo / The Block: |
DeFiLlama: Circle has burned a record ~$9B of its USDC stablecoin in the past 90 days, decreasing supply from $55.55B to $46.57B, as DeFi yields decline — - The USDC supply has dropped about $9 billion since early July. — This decline is due to an uptick in USDC redemptions for the U.S. dollar.
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