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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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Forums: r/technology, r/LeopardsAteMyFace, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Monica Chin / The Verge: |
Google launches Chromebook Plus, a premium Chromebook category with qualifying specs like a 1080p webcam, a 1080p IPS 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
Forums: Hacker News, r/chromeos, and Slashdot
| 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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X: @lindayax, @tv, @edzitron, @daveleebbg, and @alexeheath
| 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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| CNBC: |
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.
More: The Information and TechCrunch
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
TikTok confirms the company is running a limited-scale test of an ad-free subscription plan, but only says the market is not the US and does not share the price — TikTok is exploring a new way to make money: The popular video app has kicked off a limited-scale test of a monthly subscription service that eliminates ads.
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Threads: @carnage4life. X: @mattnavarra, @popcrave, @marvelle, @sillygirlheaven, @saoirserd, @saeeddicaprio, @sadhotgiri, and @defnoodles. Forums: r/popculturechat
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Filing: Virginia-based cybersecurity company IronNet, which was founded in 2014 by a former NSA director and raised $400M+, has shut down and laid off its staff — IronNet, a once-promising cybersecurity startup founded by a former NSA director and funded by cyber and defense investors …
More: SiliconANGLE, CRN, Security Boulevard, and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Forums: r/cybersecurity and Slashdot
| 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.
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
While Adobe, Getty Images, Stability AI, and YouTube have pledged to share some generative AI profits with creators, none have shared specific payout amounts — As tech companies begin to monetize generative AI, the creators on whose work it is trained are asking for their fair share.| 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
LinkedIn: Bob Hutchins and Mark Hirschfeld
Forums: Hacker News and r/apple
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: ByteDance offers to buy back staff shares at a $223.5B valuation, down nearly 26% YoY, and made $20B+ in 2022 operating profit as revenue growth slowed — Social-media company reported an operating profit of more than $20 billion as its valuation fell by about 26%| 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.Sponsor Posts
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