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Wall Street Journal:
In US v. Google testimony, Satya Nadella says Google cemented its search dominance through Apple deals, he may have been overenthusiastic about ChatGPT, more  —  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
Monica Chin / The Verge:
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.
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.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
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.
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
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.
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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New York Times:
Sources: an Iranian-aligned militia in Iraq is seeking the release of several detained militia members in exchange for freeing journalist Shelly Kittleson

Heather Bushman / Indianapolis Star:
Circle City Broadcasting lays off what staffers call a significant share of WRTV's staff, after buying the Indianapolis station from Scripps under an FCC waiver

Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix averaged 3M viewers for its Opening Night MLB game March 25, a bit short of NBC and Peacock's MLB broadcast the next night, with 3.2M viewers

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