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| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
Filing: judge puts the Elon Musk v. Twitter trial on hold until October 28 to allow the parties to close their deal, otherwise a November trial date will be set — The pending trial between Elon Musk and Twitter is suddenly on hold, as Judge Kathaleen McCormick granted the Musk side's request for a stay …
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Sources: Musk-Twitter talks are stuck on a debt-financing issue; Musk wants to reserve the right to sue Twitter for allegedly misleading him about bot accounts — Talks between Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. to reach a resolution of the $44 billion takeover are stuck in part over Musk's statement … | Financial Times: |
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Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Slate, Bloomberg, Insider, CNN, TechCrunch, Variety, Ars Technica, CNBC, Vicki Bryan's Bond Angle, MediaNama, and Bloomberg
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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, Android 13, and software 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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| Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: |
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Google unveils the circular Pixel Watch with a 41mm case, a curved display, Fitbit health features, and Wear OS, $350 for Wi-Fi and $400 for LTE; preorder now — Google gets into the smartwatch game for real with the $350 Wear OS device — 2021 was the Pixel's year.
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| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
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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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Bloomberg, TechRadar, Thurrott, Beyond Search, WinBuzzer, and Silicon Republic
Tweets: @briankrebs and @fbajak
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Six robotics companies, including Boston Dynamics, pledge not to support the weaponization of their products and say adding weapons will erode trust in robots — Several robotics companies, including Boston Dynamics, are pledging not to support the weaponization of their products and are calling …
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TechCrunch, Ars Technica, VICE, Boston Dynamics, Engadget, PCMag, and Gizmodo
| Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: |
After investors bet an estimated ~$100B on self-driving vehicles, startups see little progress, falling back on simulations and remote operators as losses 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.| Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal: |
Internal ByteDance report: revenue grew nearly 80% YoY to $61.7B in 2021 but operating losses more than tripled YoY from $2.14B to $7.15B due to growth spending — Social-media giant saw its operating losses more than triple last year to above $7 billion — TikTok, Instagram Reels … | Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
iPhone 14 Plus review: a multiday battery, a bright screen, and lightweight, but hard to use one-handed, no ProMotion, and adopting eSIM may 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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Tweets: @trickholland, @allisonjo1, @joannastern, and @julianchokkattu
| Financial Times: |
An investigation shows Amazon, Microsoft, and others destroy millions of data storage devices each year, creating huge waste when secure software wiping exists — 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, @financialtimes, @pt, @gerrymcgovern, @solutionicist, @alexandraheal, @rubenvezzoni, @rubenvezzoni, @dinodaizovi, and @amanwy
| Todd Haselton / CNBC: |
AMD announces ~$5.6B in preliminary Q3 revenue, below its outlook of $6.7B plus or minus $200M, driven by weaker Client segment revenue and supply chain issues — - AMD issued preliminary third-quarter results on Thursday that are well below its initial guidance. — Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Letter: Tiger Global is aiming to raise $6B for its next fund that invests in privately held tech companies, less than half of what it raised for its prior fund — Tiger Global is seeking to raise $6 billion for its next fund that invests in privately-held tech companies, according to an investor letter viewed by Axios.
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Financial Times, Fortune, PYMNTS.com, Newcomer, AlleyWatch, The Economic Times, The Information, and The Block
Tweets: @kateclarktweets, @ericnewcomer, and @danprimack
| Mathieu Rosemain / Reuters: |
Sources: a Paris court lowered a 2020 antitrust fine against Apple from €1.1B to €372M; the fine was related to alleged behavior in Apple's distribution network — A French court on Thursday substantially lowered a fine against iPhone maker Apple (AAPL.O) for alleged anti-competitive behaviour …
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9to5Mac, Barron's Online, iThinkDifferent, Livemint, The Economic Times, AppleInsider, CNBC, MacRumors, BGR, MacDailyNews, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @msttrader and @dibartz
| Blake Brittain / Reuters: |
Shopify settles a lawsuit with five major education publishers that claimed the platform ignored notices of users selling pirated textbooks and other materials — Shopify Inc has settled allegations by a group of major educational publishers that the Canadian e-commerce company enables piracy … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Twitter starts rolling out an edit button to Twitter Blue subscribers in the US, a few days after giving it to subscribers in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand — Twitter's edit button is finally arriving in the US. The company will begin gradually rolling out the long-awaited feature …
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Engadget, Wall Street Journal, MacRumors, CNET, TechCrunch, XDA Developers, GovTech, Variety, and BGR
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