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Google pushes Apple to adopt a new kind of text messaging, criticizes ‘green bubbles’

Technology / August 10, 2022 / , , , , , , , , ,
Google pushes Apple to adopt a new kind of text messaging, criticizes 'green bubbles'

Android mascots line the demo area at the Google I/O Developers Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Beck Diefenbach | Reuters Google, the developer of Android, is increasing pressure on Apple to adopt RCS, a next-generation standard for text messages. He argues that Apple’s RCS support would help prevent some of the problems …

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Gadget season is here — new folding phones, watches and earbuds are coming

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Gadget season is here — new folding phones, watches and earbuds are coming

Apple launches iPhone 13 in the UK Ming Yeung | fake images Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung and other companies are preparing for a fall full of many new device launches. It’s like a clock. Big tech companies launch the latest products, such as phones, watches, or even flying security robots and drones, starting in August …

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Google CEO tells employees productivity and focus must improve, launches ‘Simplicity Sprint’ to gather employee feedback on efficiency

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Google CEO tells employees productivity and focus must improve, launches 'Simplicity Sprint' to gather employee feedback on efficiency

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks onstage during the Google I/O annual developer conference in Mountain View, California on May 8, 2018. Stephen Lam | Reuters Google is launching a new effort called “Simplicity Sprint” in an effort to improve efficiency and improve employee focus during an uncertain economic environment. The Alphabet company had its usual …

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Investing Club: The week in review, the week ahead — July 29, 2022

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Investing Club: The week in review, the week ahead — July 29, 2022

All of the major averages rose for another winning week, capping the best month for stocks in 2022. It was also a week that perfectly exemplified why expectations often matter much more than the actual numbers reported. On the macro front, in addition to a 75 basis point rate hike by the Federal Reserve on …

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Facebook lawsuit delivers on FTC chair Lina Khan’s progressive agenda

Business / July 27, 2022 / , , , , , , , ,
Facebook lawsuit delivers on FTC chair Lina Khan's progressive agenda

FTC commissioner candidate Lina M. Khan testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on April 21, 2021. Graeme Jennings | AFP | fake images Federal Trade Commission Chairman Lina Khan’s lofty vision of bringing challenging cases to push the boundaries of antitrust enforcement is …

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