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Google plans to launch the US version of its News Showcase aggregation service this summer, after announcing it in October 2020 (William Turvill/Press Gazette)

William Turvill / Press Gazette: Google plans to launch the US version of its News Showcase aggregation service this summer, after announcing it in October 2020  —  Partner publications include the Wall Street Journal, AP, Reuters and Bloomberg.  —  Google will launch the US edition of its News Showcase aggregation platform this summer …

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Emergence of Smart Elevators and Escalators with IoT Technology

Summary : Like everything else, the new generation elevators and escalators are becoming smarter and more well-connected. Let’s see how IoT lifts up the traditional elevator system, making it faster, safer, and more personalized.  Rapid urbanization and the rising world population are pushing realty developers to go higher! With city skylines changing dramatically, efficient vertical

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Apple Invent The Mechanical Watch

The Apple Watch has been on the market for long enough that its earlier iterations are now unsupported. Where some see little more than e-waste others see an opportunity, as has [NanoRobotGeek] with this mechanical watch conversion on a first-generation model. What makes this build so special is its attention to detail. Into the Apple

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The European Court of Justice strikes down Barcelona’s 2018 restrictions on ride-hailing licenses, a victory for Uber, Cabify, and other services across Europe (Financial Times)

Financial Times: The European Court of Justice strikes down Barcelona’s 2018 restrictions on ride-hailing licenses, a victory for Uber, Cabify, and other services across Europe  —  ECJ’s verdict will allow likes of Uber and Cabify to increase presence in Catalan city  —  A top EU court has struck …

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iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma will include Link Tracking Protection in Mail, Messages, and Safari’s private mode to automatically remove tracking parameters in URLs (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac)

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma will include Link Tracking Protection in Mail, Messages, and Safari’s private mode to automatically remove tracking parameters in URLs  —  iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma include even more privacy-preserving features while browsing the web.  —  Link Tracking Protection …

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The Nothing Phone 2 could offer Pixel-like software

Credit: Oliver Cragg / Android Authority A Nothing executive has dished out a few details regarding the Nothing Phone 2 software. Expect the software to look similar to the executive’s previous work on a minimalistic phone. It also sounds like Nothing is taking cues from Google’s at-a-glance and contextual smarts. The Nothing Phone 1 was

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Tech entrepreneurs who left the Bay Area during the pandemic are returning, saying they can’t miss out on the funding, hackathons, and networking of the AI boom (Erin Griffith/New York Times)

Erin Griffith / New York Times: Tech entrepreneurs who left the Bay Area during the pandemic are returning, saying they can’t miss out on the funding, hackathons, and networking of the AI boom  —  Tech entrepreneurs who left the Bay Area during the pandemic say they can’t afford to miss out on the funding …

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The European Commission approves €8B in state subsidies for chip research, added to €13.7B in private funding for €22B in total, as part of the EU’s Chips Act (Jillian Deutsch/Bloomberg)

Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg: The European Commission approves €8B in state subsidies for chip research, added to €13.7B in private funding for €22B in total, as part of the EU’s Chips Act  —  Semiconductor research projects with €8 billion ($8.6 billion) in public funds were approved …

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How to watch Summer Game Fest 2023

We’ll likely see more of Idris Elba’s character in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. | Image: CD Projekt Red Summer Game Fest 2023 is nearly here. Geoff Keighley’s major summer gaming event takes place on Thursday, and this year, it might have some special significance. With E3 canceled, gaming companies wanting to show off their latest

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Roelof Botha says splitting Sequoia into three helps prevent the entities rubbing against one another; sources say Neil Shen agitated to separate the China unit (Financial Times)

Financial Times: Roelof Botha says splitting Sequoia into three helps prevent the entities rubbing against one another; sources say Neil Shen agitated to separate the China unit  —  Silicon Valley VC firm’s lucrative foray into rival nation ends as geopolitical tensions flare up

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