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First Major Chromebook Update in Years Promises Juiced-Up Specs and a Material You Look
For the decade that the Chromebook line of ultra-cheap laptops has been around, the company has left the ChromeOS-based design to linger without many meaningful updates. Now the tech giant is here with Chromebook Plus touting a new hardware standard and a few software tweaks the company promises will be a step up for anybody…
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EU Court Says Amazon Is Not a ‘Very Large Online Platform,’ for Now
Amazon stalled the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) requirements by claiming it isn’t a very large online platform, according to a court ruling on Wednesday. In April, the EU ordered the tech company to abide by DSA rules to regulate its content moderation policies and provide ad-transparency data. EU regulators listed Amazon as one of…
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Warner Music Group CEO Says We Should Embrace AI in the Music Industry
As the Writers Guild of America comes to an agreement with movie and television studios over the use of AI in Hollywood, it would appear that the music industry is in for a reckoning too. CEO of Warner Music Group Robert Kyncl thinks AI is a really good thing for the music industry, actually. TechCrunch…
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Phone as Webcam: Android 14 Has New Tricks Up Its Sleeve
As the Pixel 8/8 Pro nears its debut, so does the eventual launch of the next version of Android. Google typically plans its software updates around new phone launches. This week, Google released Android 14 QPR1 Beta 1, essentially the dress rehearsal for the OS. Code sleuths have been digging through the new build to…