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This is the Pixel 6, Google's take on an 'ultra high end' phone. Google is announcing the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro today, though it might be better to call it a preview or a tease. Rather than releasing all the details on its new Android phones, Google is instead putting the focus on the new system on a chip (SoC) that will be inside the new Pixels. (Dieter Bohn via The Verge)
The voices of women in tech are still being erased. And it is still the case that when we hear a woman's voice as part of a tech product, we might not know who she is, whether she is even real, and if so, whether she consented to have her voice used in that way. (Mar Hicks via MIT Technology Review)
Twitter partners with AP and Reuters to address misinformation on its platform. Twitter announced today it's partnering with news organizations The Associated Press (AP) and Reuters to expand its efforts focused on highlighting reliable news and information on its platform. (Sarah Perez via TechCrunch)
Microsoft's Windows 365 Cloud PC service will range from $20 to $162 per user per month. When Microsoft unveiled its Windows 365 Cloud PC desktop-as-a-service product last month, officials said they'd release pricing on the day the service became generally available, August 2. As promised, the company has published pricing, and it ranges from $20 per user per month for the lowest end SKU, to $162 per user per month for the most expensive one. (Mary Jo Foley via ZDNet)
Tencent Shares Plummet as Chinese Crackdown Fears Persist. Tencent Holdings Ltd. dived as much as 9.3% Tuesday as nervous investors continue to reevaluate their holdings in the wake of Beijing's broad crackdown on Chinese internet giants. (Zheping Huang via Bloomberg)
Emojipedia, the internet's encyclopedia for emojis, just got acquired by phone software company Zedge. Emojipedia has been acquired by smartphone software company Zedge for an undisclosed amount. The online emoji encyclopedia was founded in 2013, and has 500 million-plus yearly pageviews. (Rob Price via Business Insider)
Bolt valued at $4.75 billion as Uber rival aims to push into on-demand grocery delivery. Estonian ride-hailing start-up Bolt has raised $713 million in fresh funding to push into the rapidly-growing online grocery delivery industry. (Ryan Browne via CNBC)
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