The Pixel 8 Pro has better cameras, a brighter screen, and a lot of new AI tricks https://www.theverge.com/23900556/google-pixel-8-pro-hands-on-specs-price-launch
Google Assistant is getting AI capabilities with Bard https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/04/google-assistant-is-getting-ai-capabilities-with-bard/
Google’s Pixel Watch 2 refines last year’s template https://www.engadget.com/googles-pixel-watch-2-refines-last-years-template-141610073.html
Former Ubisoft employees arrested in sexual harassment case https://venturebeat.com/games/former-ubisoft-employees-arrested-in-sexual-harassment-case/
Meta Rolls Out New Generative AI Tools for Advertisers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-04/meta-expands-generative-ai-tools-to-boost-effectiveness-of-ads
Apple releases iOS 17.0.3 with fix for iPhone 15 overheating issues https://9to5mac.com/2023/10/04/ios-17-0-3-release-overheating-iphone/
The 4 technologies Europe wants to keep safe from China https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/brussels-playbook/the-4-technologies-europe-wants-to-keep-safe-from-china/
Google Pixel 8 launch event: all the news https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/4/23895660/google-pixel-8-event-news-roundup
Spotify is giving subscribers hours of free audiobooks https://mashable.com/article/spotify-audiobook-free-subscribers
The Pixel 8 Launch Is Today. Here's How to Watch the Made by Google Event https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/the-pixel-8-launch-is-today-heres-how-to-watch-the-made-by-google-event/
The federal government will conduct a nationwide emergency alert test via mobile phones and cable TV https://apnews.com/article/fema-wireless-emergency-alert-television-7f393986770e111d88ed727a82de58ca
Emergency Alert Test: Heads Up for Today's Warning Message on Your Phone https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/emergency-alert-test-heads-up-for-todays-warning-message-on-your-phone/#ftag=CAD-01-10aai3d
Microsoft overhauls OneDrive with a big new design, AI Copilot integration, and more https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/3/23901682/microsoft-onedrive-new-design-copilot-offline-features
Google Home will soon let you create advanced automations with the help of AI https://www.androidauthority.com/google-home-help-me-script-3371508/
EU announces plans to better protect its sensitive technologies from foreign snooping https://apnews.com/article/eu-europe-technology-spying-china-4363422c50afa3b80492e691e9dbc429
India’s persistent, gendered digital divide https://restofworld.org/2023/india-gender-gap-digital-divide/
Gmail might finally stop filling your inbox with spam now https://www.techradar.com/pro/gmail-might-finally-stop-filling-your-inbox-with-spam-now
Sam Altman backs teens’ AI startup automating browser-native workflows https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/03/induced-ai/
Companies race to make AI you can wear https://www.axios.com/2023/10/04/ai-wearables-meta-humane-tab-rewind
Exclusive: Meta to lay off employees in metaverse silicon unit on Wednesday https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-lay-off-employees-metaverse-silicon-unit-wednesday-2023-10-03/
Apple Stock (AAPL) Downgraded at KeyBanc on Valuation, Slowing Sales Outlook https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-04/apple-downgraded-at-keybanc-on-valuation-weak-sales-outlook
TikTok halts e-commerce service in Indonesia following ban https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/04/tiktok-halts-e-commerce-service-in-indonesia-following-ban.html
SEC Loses Again—Appeal of Landmark Ripple Ruling Rejected https://decrypt.co/200041/sec-ripple-ruling-appeal-rejected
Samsung’s new “fan editions” of the Galaxy S23, Tab S9, and Buds bring flagship features to lower prices https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/3/23901275/samsung-galaxy-s23-fe-tab-s9-buds-price-features
Researchers say current AI watermarks are trivial to remove https://www.engadget.com/researchers-say-current-ai-watermarks-are-trivial-to-remove-204414059.html
Meta's ad-free Instagram and Facebook plan could cost EU users nearly $17 per month https://www.engadget.com/metas-ad-free-instagram-and-facebook-plan-could-cost-eu-users-nearly-17-per-month-105638298.html
The $8 billion Sam Bankman-Fried criminal trial starts today — here's what's at stake and how we got here https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/03/sam-bankman-fried-criminal-trial-starts-today-heres-whats-at-stake.html
Apple is locking down the iPhone App Store to comply with a new law in China https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/3/23901205/apple-app-store-government-license-china
Gmail to enforce harsher rules in 2024 to keep spam from users’ inboxes https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/03/gmail-to-enforce-harsher-rules-in-2024-to-keep-spam-from-users-inboxes/
Netflix price increase coming when ongoing actors strike ends - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2023/10/03/netflix-price-increase-happening-again/
US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66993647
Scoop: Meta news leader Campbell Brown exits company, marking end of era https://www.axios.com/2023/10/03/campbell-brown-meta-news-exit
Ad-free Facebook, Instagram access planned for $14 per month in Europe https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/ad-free-facebook-instagram-access-planned-for-14-per-month-in-europe/
Jury selection to begin in trial of fallen cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried https://apnews.com/article/bankman-fried-cryptocurrency-trial-e1a6ca570bc401937a04bd15a404f8bd
FBI most-wanted Russian hacker reveals why he burned his passport https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/03/fbi-most-wanted-russian-hacker-reveals-why-he-burned-his-passport/
Apple agrees to tighten rules for Chinese App Store, no foreign apps allowed https://bgr.com/tech/apple-agrees-to-tighten-rules-for-chinese-app-store-no-foreign-apps-allowed/
Poland wants EU to stop sleeping on digital IDs https://thenextweb.com/news/poland-eu-stop-sleeping-digital-ids
Meta: Can the firm's new headset stop virtual reality sickness? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66980483
The Story of One iPhone Factory Powering Apple’s Pivot to India https://time.com/6318369/apple-iphone-factory-india/
Class-Action Suit Goes After H&R Block, Google, Meta for Alleged Tax Data Sharing https://www.pcmag.com/news/class-action-suit-goes-after-hr-block-google-meta-for-alleged-tax-data
X sues X in trademark infringement lawsuit https://www.engadget.com/x-sues-x-in-trademark-infringement-lawsuit-092041443.html?src=rss
X and Paris Hilton launching exclusive partnership, CEO Linda Yaccarino announces https://mashable.com/article/paris-hilton-x-partnership
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's trial is about to start. Here's what you need to know https://www.npr.org/2023/10/03/1202965753/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-sbf-trial-crypto
Why thousands of young Chinese people use a pink dinosaur as their alias https://restofworld.org/2023/social-media-privacy-momo-dinosaur/
TikTok testing ad-free experience for a monthly fee in apparent test for some users - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2023/10/02/911744/
Satya Nadella tells a court that Bing is worse than Google — and Apple could fix it https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/2/23900233/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-us-google-antitrust-trial-testimony
Microsoft CEO says unfair practices by Google led to its dominance as a search engine https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/microsoft-ceo-unfair-practices-google-led-dominance-search-103667843
Sam Bankman-Fried set to face trial after spectacular crash of crypto exchange FTX https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-trial-cryptocurrency/
X is working on game streaming and live shopping features https://www.engadget.com/x-is-working-on-game-streaming-and-live-shopping-features-203902095.html
Visa launches $100 mln venture fund for generative AI startups https://www.reuters.com/technology/visa-launches-100-mln-venture-fund-generative-ai-startups-2023-10-02/
TikTok is reportedly testing a paid, ad-free version of its app https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/2/23899771/tiktok-paid-version-ad-free-plan-test
Meta Says Its AI Training Used Public Social Media Posts—Mostly https://decrypt.co/199855/meta-ai-training-public-social-media-posts
Roborock's new Q5 Pro and Q8 Max cleaning bot series set out to make your life much easier https://9to5google.com/2023/10/02/roborocks-new-q5-pro-and-q8-max-cleaning-bot-series-set-out-to-make-your-life-much-easier/
Google launches $399 Chromebook Plus category https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/02/google-launches-chromebook-plus-category-with-a-minimum-spec-requirements-and-399-price-tag/
Made by Google Event: How to Watch and What to Expect at the Pixel 8 Launch https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/made-by-google-event-how-to-watch-what-to-expect-at-the-pixel-8-launch/
Could Apple Replace Google With Own Search Engine? It's Possible, but Unlikely https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-10-01/could-apple-replace-google-with-own-search-engine-it-s-possible-but-unlikely-ln7gywed
Quizzing Intel exec Sandra Rivera about generative AI and more https://venturebeat.com/ai/quizzing-intel-exec-sandra-rivera-about-generative-ai-and-more/
The Google Pixel 8 leaks once more in ASMR hands-on video https://www.androidpolice.com/google-pixel-8-leaks-asmr-hands-on-video/
The messy art of posting through it https://www.vox.com/even-better/23892562/messy-art-posting-through-it-instagram-tiktok
Zuckerberg and Fridman show off insane leap in face-to-face VR chat https://newatlas.com/vr/meta-photorealistic-avatars/
Does AI deserve freedom of speech? Some people think so https://bgr.com/science/does-ai-deserve-freedom-of-speech-some-people-think-so/
Social Media Apps May Disappear From Apple's App Store in China https://www.pcmag.com/news/social-media-apps-may-disappear-from-apples-app-store-in-china
Spotify ‘unfairly held back’ by Google and Apple, CEO says https://thenextweb.com/news/spotify-unfairly-held-back-by-google-and-apple-ceo-says
Apple Reportedly Has Ingredients to Create its Own Search Engine https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-reportedly-has-ingredients-to-create-its-own-search-engine/
Apple is working on a fix for iPhone 15 overheating issues https://www.engadget.com/apple-is-working-on-a-fix-for-iphone-15-overheating-issues-091541177.html
Meta says its AI trains on your Instagram posts https://www.axios.com/2023/10/02/meta-ai-instagram-facebook-posts
Tinder goes ultra-premium, Amazon invests in Anthropic and Apple explains its new AirPods https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/30/tinder-goes-ultra-premium-amazon-invests-in-anthropic-and-apple-explains-its-new-airpods/
Elon Musk's X Corp in another legal fight over unpaid rent, this time as plaintiff https://www.reuters.com/legal/elon-musks-x-corp-another-legal-fight-over-unpaid-rent-this-time-plaintiff-2023-09-29/
Apple says iPhone 15 overheating issues will be addressed in an upcoming iOS update https://www.techspot.com/news/100338-apple-iphone-15-overheating-issues-addressed-upcoming-ios.html
National Security Agency is starting an artificial intelligence security center https://apnews.com/article/nsa-artificial-intelligence-security-deepfakes-f9b19dd64890884cc2b0700ddf66e666
Google updates Individual Contact widget with more Material You https://9to5google.com/2023/10/01/google-contacts-widget-update/
Atari 2600+ sees its future in retro gaming https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/30/tech/atari-2600-plus-wade-rosen-nintendo-playstation/
Supreme Court to rule on Texas, Florida social media laws https://www.axios.com/2023/09/29/supreme-court-texas-florida-social-media
Apple briefly considered buying Bing from Microsoft to replace Google search on iPhone https://www.techspot.com/news/100335-apple-briefly-considered-buying-bing-microsoft-2020-google.html
Apple might have to pull Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and more from the App Store in China - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/29/apple-app-store-china-instagram-twitter-more/
The NSA has a new security center specifically for guarding against AI https://www.engadget.com/the-nsa-has-a-new-security-center-specifically-for-guarding-against-ai-180354146.html
Elon Musk’s X headed for ‘rule of law’ clash with EU, warns Twitter’s former head of trust & safety https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/29/x-vs-dsa/
Court to weigh state laws constraining social media companies https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-supreme-court-weigh-state-laws-constraining-social-media-companies-2023-09-29/
Why Is Apple iPhone Overheating? It's Due to Software, Fix Is Coming https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-30/apple-says-software-behind-iphone-overheating-bug-fix-is-coming
Critical vulnerabilities in Exim threaten over 250k email servers worldwide https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/critical-vulnerabilities-in-exim-threaten-over-250k-email-servers-worldwide/
Disney+ begins cracking down on password sharing https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/disney-begins-cracking-down-password-sharing
Twitter Has Paid Out Close to $20 Million to Creators https://www.pcmag.com/news/twitter-has-paid-out-close-to-20-million-to-creators
ChatGPT can browse the web for answers once again, voice and image recognition are also rolling out https://www.techspot.com/news/100325-chatgpt-can-browse-web-answers-once-again-voice.html
Microsoft will stop old Windows product keys from activating new Windows installs https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/microsoft-says-you-cant-activate-windows-10-11-with-old-windows-7-8-keys-anymore/
Google Pixel Buds Pro leak gives us an early look at some new colors https://www.techradar.com/audio/google-pixel-buds-pro-leak-gives-us-an-early-look-at-some-new-colors
Apple identifies issues causing overheating in the iPhone 15 https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-identifies-issues-causing-overheating-iphone-15-2023-09-30/
Apple fights to preserve major App Store loophole in China https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/29/23895650/apple-app-store-loophole-china-firewall-regulation-licensing
TikTok videos promoting steroid use have millions of views, says report criticized by the company https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-steroid-use-influencers-76125674877a2ebe4647fd66e6333023
Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle https://www.bloomberg.com/en/news/thp/2023-09-30/apple-says-it-will-fix-software-problems-blamed-for-making-iphone-15-models-too-hot-to-handle
US Supreme Court to weigh state laws constraining social media companies https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-supreme-court-weigh-state-laws-constraining-social-media-companies-2023-09-29/
Meta quietly unveils Llama 2 Long AI that beats GPT-3.5 Turbo and Claude 2 on some tasks https://venturebeat.com/ai/meta-quietly-releases-llama-2-long-ai-that-outperforms-gpt-3-5-and-claude-2-on-some-tasks/
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