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Google launches Chromebook Plus, a premium Chromebook certification with qualifying specs like a 1080p webcam, a 1080p 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.
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LinkedIn: Abhishek Aggarwal and Brandy Au
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US v. Google: Satya Nadella says Google cemented its search dominance via default search deals with Apple and he may have been overenthusiastic about ChatGPT — Satya Nadella says it will take more than ChatGPT to check Google's advantage in internet search — WASHINGTON—Google has used unfair tactics to hobble
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X: @jason_kint, @nicholasadeleon, @dinabass, @mattmday, @econliberties, @troynmiller, and @econliberties
Forums: r/technology and MacRumors Forums
| 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.
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X: @hassan_ny, @asvanevik, @alwaysliquid8d, and @iampaulgrewal. LinkedIn: Anu Phanse. Forums: r/CryptoCurrency
| 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.
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X: @thejoshmeister and @markgurman
| Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority: |
Code within the TikTok app indicates that the company is testing an ad-free subscription plan for $4.99 per month in the US — For $4.99 per month in the testing phase, users will be able to enjoy an ad-free TikTok experience. — • — TL;DR — Code within the TikTok app indicates …
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While Adobe, Getty Images, Stability AI, and YouTube have at least pledged to share their generative AI profits with creators, none have detailed their plans — As tech companies begin to monetize generative AI, the creators on whose work it is trained are asking for their fair share.| 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.| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Q&A with Intel EVP and GM of Data Center and AI Group Sandra Rivera on the metaverse, competing with Nvidia, brain-like architectures, generative AI, and more — Intel threw a lot of information at us a couple of weeks ago at its Intel Innovation 2023 event in San Jose, California.| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Paris Hilton and her company 11:11 Media sign a partnership with X to create four original video content programs per year to promote X's Live Shopping product — Paris Hilton is getting her X on. — The influencer and entrepreneur — who has 16.6 million followers on X …
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What to expect from the “Made by Google” event on October 4: the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, the Pixel Watch 2, Android 14's release, and more — Google is gearing up to launch a new lineup of Pixel products during its upcoming Made by Google event.| Katie Tarasov / CNBC: |
A profile of New York-based GlobalFoundries, spun out of AMD in 2009, which makes “essential” 12nm chips and above for image sensors, power management, and more — WATCH NOW — How GlobalFoundries rose to be the world's third-biggest chip foundry
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Documents and sources undermine Flexport founder Ryan Petersen's claims that CEO Dave Clark overspent, overhired, and overpromised before being forced to resign — - Immediately following Dave Clark's abrupt ouster as CEO of Flexport, founder Ryan Petersen said the company was hiring too aggressively and needed to rein in spending.
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