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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.| Monica Chin / The Verge: |
Google launches Chromebook Plus certification for premium Chromebooks, with qualifying specs like a 1080p webcam and 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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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
What to expect from the “Made by Google” event on October 4: Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel Watch 2, Android 14 release, and more — Google is gearing up to launch a new lineup of Pixel products during its upcoming Made by Google event. Even though Google has already … | Financial Times: |
Open letter: 20 European telcos including BT, Telekom, and Telefónica, ask the EU to make Big Tech pay “a fair and proportionate” share for using their networks — BT, Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica CEOs among those calling for internet traffic drivers to contribute to investment
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| 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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| Zoë Corbyn / The Guardian: |
Q&A with researcher Tamara Kneese on her book Death Glitch and why tech companies need to improve how they handle posthumous digital remains on their platforms — Our digital profiles and possessions are ever-expanding, but what happens to them after our deaths?| 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.| Reuters: |
Vertex, a SPAC backed by Singapore's Temasek, plans to acquire live streaming service 17LIVE for ~$676M; 17LIVE had revenue of $363.7M in 2022 and is profitable — Singapore's Vertex Technology Acquisition Corp (VTAC) (VERT.SI) will buy live streaming platform 17LIVE Inc for up to S$925.1 million …
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| 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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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Monarch Tractor CEO Praveen Penmetsa on licensing the autonomous electric tractor startup's tech to other companies, the future of farming, and more — Monarch Tractor's Praveen Penmetsa has a grand vision for agriculture, and it includes autonomous electric smart tractors powered by AI.
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| Patrick Holland / CNET: |
Apple confirms issues causing “iPhone to run warmer than expected” like bugs in iOS 17 and apps like Uber and Instagram, amid complaints about the 15 Pro models — Widespread complaints about overheating of the new iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max can be traced to several factors …
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| Jeff Baumgartner / Light Reading: |
Filing: LG suspends including IP-based broadcast signaling standard ATSC 3.0 in its 2024 lineup of US TVs due to a “challenging and uncertain patent landscape” — Citing a ‘challenging and uncertain patent landscape,’ LG has suspended the inclusion of ATSC 3.0 tech in its 2024 TV lineup.
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