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    • All iPhone 11 models have the U1 ultra-wideband chip for spatial awareness, whose underlying tech would enable Apple's rumored Tile-like tracking tags (Jon Fingas/Engadget)

    Jon Fingas / Engadget: All iPhone 11 models have the U1 ultra-wideband chip for spatial awareness, whose underlying tech would enable Apple’s rumored Tile-like tracking tags  —  Apple introduced the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro with nary a mention of its rumored tracking tags, but the underlying technology appears to be present and accounted

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    • Sources: Texas AG has issued a 29-page civil investigation demand with 200+ directives for Google to provide detailed information on its ad business by Oct. 9 (Bloomberg)

    Bloomberg: Sources: Texas AG has issued a 29-page civil investigation demand with 200+ directives for Google to provide detailed information on its ad business by Oct. 9  —  – Investigative demand seeks details on ad tech, acquisitions  — Document shows heart of Google business model targeted Sources: Texas AG has issued a 29-page civil investigation

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    • Hands-on with Apple Watch Series 5: a dead ringer for Series 4, always-on display makes it a competent timepiece, compass mode is neat when it works (The Verge)

    The Verge: Hands-on with Apple Watch Series 5: a dead ringer for Series 4, always-on display makes it a competent timepiece, compass mode is neat when it works  —  Always-on display is finally here  —  Apple announced the new Apple Watch Series 5 today, bringing the one thing that many have wanted … Hands-on with

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    • UK-based WaveOptics closes a $39M Series C, raising an additional $13M after it raised $26M last December, for its waveguide display tech for AR wearables (Paul Sawers/VentureBeat)

    Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: UK-based WaveOptics closes a $39M Series C, raising an additional $13M after it raised $26M last December, for its waveguide display tech for AR wearables  —  WaveOptics, a company that develops core optical components for augmented reality (AR) displays, has closed its “oversubscribed” series C round of funding at $39 million.

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    • Hands-on with iPhone 11 Pro: looks slightly better than XS, but the camera bump is big and Apple is not trying to hide it, the new camera interface is great (The Verge)

    The Verge: Hands-on with iPhone 11 Pro: looks slightly better than XS, but the camera bump is big and Apple is not trying to hide it, the new camera interface is great  —  The glass is nice, but we can’t judge the cameras yet  —  Apple just announced the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11

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    • Brooklyn-based Atlas Obscura, an online magazine and travel startup, raises $20M Series B led by Airbnb to expand its trips and local experience offerings (Lukas I. Alpert/Wall Street Journal)

    Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal: Brooklyn-based Atlas Obscura, an online magazine and travel startup, raises $20M Series B led by Airbnb to expand its trips and local experience offerings  —  Travel and exploration website’s trips and events to be listed on Airbnb as part of deal  —  Travel and exploration website Atlas Obscura

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    Apple launches new devices iPhone 11, Pro, iPad, Apple Watch, and services such as Apple TV+

    Apple on Tuesday unveiled new cheaper watches and iPhones and refreshed entry-level iPad. But it also announced the pricing and release dates for new subscription services, including its long-awaited Netflix rival Apple TV+ — new ways for Apple to keep squeezing more money from consumers. Apple launches new devices iPhone 11, Pro, iPad, Apple Watch,

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    • Career guidance and recruitment platform JobTeaser raises £45M led by Highland Europe to expand across the UK and Ireland (Steve O'Hear/TechCrunch)

    Steve O’Hear / TechCrunch: Career guidance and recruitment platform JobTeaser raises £45M led by Highland Europe to expand across the UK and Ireland  —  JobTeaser, the graduate recruitment and career guidance platform, has raised £45 million in new funding to help it expand its careers service to more students across the U.K. and Europe. Career

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    • The iPhone 11 Pro comes with a USB-C 18W wall charger and USB-C to Lightning cable, finally moving on from the 5W charger (Chaim Gartenberg/The Verge)

    Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: The iPhone 11 Pro comes with a USB-C 18W wall charger and USB-C to Lightning cable, finally moving on from the 5W charger  —  Finally  —  For the first time since the original iPhone was released back in 2007, Apple is finally upgrading the included wall plug and cable that

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