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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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CNN, Ars Technica, The Block, Mercury News, The Guardian, Reuters, Axios, Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, and Politico. Tweets: @twitterir
| Bloomberg: |
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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Protos, The Daily Beast, Observer, Bloomberg, Gizmodo, and Wall Street Journal
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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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TechCrunch, CNET, Android Police, The Verge, Laptop Mag, TechRadar, Game Rant, TechEBlog, T3, Notebookcheck.net, XDA Developers, Insider, Phandroid, and 9to5Toys
Tweets: @madebygoogle and @rycrist
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
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XDA Developers, The Register, SiliconANGLE, Pricebaba.com Daily, CNET, XDA Developers, TechCrunch, The Verge, 9to5Google, Android Police, 9to5Google, Engadget, 9to5Google, CNET, TechCrunch, and The Verge
Tweets: @mishaalrahman, @madebygoogle, and @dcseifert
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
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Gizmodo, CNET, IGN, MobileSyrup, Neowin, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Android Central, TechCrunch, PhoneArena, KnowTechie, Wccftech, Phone Scoop, XDA Developers, and Washington Post
| 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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The Keyword, Made by Google on YouTube, XDA Developers, Android Authority, BetaNews, Tom's Guide, Redmond Pie, Neowin, TalkAndroid.com, PCWorld, Laptop Mag, PhoneArena, SlashGear, Insider, Pocket-lint, Wired, BigTechWire, Thurrott, 9to5Google, Ars Technica, MobileSyrup, Android Central, The Verge, Gizmodo, Wccftech, T3, Droid Life, Engadget, and ZDNet
Tweets: @stevekovach, @stshank, @jetscott, @ronamadeo, @joannastern, @dcseifert, @lanceulanoff, @stshank, and @wmsteele
| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
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Android Police, 9to5Google, PCMag, TechSpot, Engadget, GSMArena.com, Digital Trends, SlashGear, and The Verge
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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
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Android Police, Android Central, MobileSyrup, Pricebaba.com Daily, Wall Street Journal, Digital Trends, Phandroid, Wareable, and CNBC. Tweets: @reckless. Thanks:@thekenyeung
| 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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Apple, Marques Brownlee on YouTube, Engadget, The Irish Times, Wall Street Journal, 9to5Mac, CNBC, CNET, TechRadar, BGR, iThinkDifferent, MacRumors, Redmond Pie, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Cult of Mac, iMore, iClarified, AppleInsider, ZDNet, fpt., and iDownloadBlog.com
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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