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https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/28/22692147/amazon-devices-event-echo-ring-biggest-announcements
The Verge
Hereโs the deluge of announcements from Amazonโs fall devices event
There were a lot of new products, including a home robot.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-28/paying-for-taco-bell-with-dogecoin-may-be-closer-than-you-think
Bloomberg.com
Paying for Taco Bell With Dogecoin May Be Soon Be a Reality
How about paying for your Taco Bell order with Dogecoin? Or some of Whole Foodโs avocado ice cream with Bitcoin.
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https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/28/first-drive-rivian-delivers-the-electric-truck-weve-been-waiting-for/
TechCrunch
First drive: Rivian delivers the electric truck weโve been waiting for
On its first try, Rivian produced the Goldilocks of pickup trucks. The Rivian R1T electric truck is neither too big nor small. It handles rock crawling and off-camber trails with ease, can zip from zero to 60 miles per hour on a dirt road in just a few secondsโฆ
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https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/lucid-start-deliveries-electric-cars-with-range-exceeding-teslas-october-2021-09-28/
Reuters
Lucid to start deliveries of electric cars with range exceeding Tesla's in October
U.S. startup Lucid Group Inc said on Tuesday it will start delivering luxury electric sedans with a Tesla-beating driving range in late October, posing a major challenge to the market leader whose sales of premium models have stagnated.
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https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/29/22696646/google-shopping-lens-search-inventory-check-ios-chrome
The Verge
Google expands shopping searches with Lens and in-store inventory checks
New search tools designed for shopping from home.
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https://blog.google/products/search/how-ai-making-information-more-useful/
Google
How AI is making information more useful
How our latest advances in AI will enable entirely new ways to search, with more natural and intuitive ways to find and explore information.
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https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/30/22702367/facebook-instagram-messenger-cross-app-group-chats
The Verge
Facebook will now let you make group chats across Instagram and Messenger
There are new themes coming to Messenger, too.
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https://www.reuters.com/technology/gms-cruise-gets-permit-give-driverless-rides-passengers-san-francisco-2021-09-30/
Reuters
GM's Cruise, Alphabet's Waymo win permits to offer self-driving rides
General Motors Co's Cruise and Alphabet Inc's Waymo self-driving car subsidiaries on Thursday became the first companies to receive autonomous vehicle permits to offer rides to passengers in California.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/01/google-abandons-plans-to-offer-plex-bank-accounts-to-users.html
CNBC
Google abandons plans to offer bank accounts to users
It comes nearly two years after the company first announced plans to offer its Plex banking services to users.
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https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/1/22705048/electric-vehicle-maker-rivian-ipo-ford-amazon
The Verge
Electric vehicle maker Rivian has filed to go public
Amazon owns more than 5 percent of the company
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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/04/facebook-instagram-and-whatsapp-are-down.html
CNBC
Facebook is back online after suffering its worst outage since 2008
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were offline for more than six hours on Monday.
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https://www.techradar.com/news/siri-10-year-anniversary
TechRadar
10 years of Siri: the history of Apple's voice assistant
We take a look at Siri's history over the past 10 years, as well as what the future might hold for Apple's voice assistant.
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https://youtu.be/8HaEmu-qkD4
YouTube
Apple iPhone 4S Siri Assistant Commercial
Apple's first 30-second Siri commercial featuring the new Assistant.
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https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/4/22709166/microsoft-windows-11-release-download-available
The Verge
Microsoft releases Windows 11 a day early
Windows 11 is a free upgrade for eligible Windows 10 devices.
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https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/4/22709654/instagram-facebook-outage-whatsapp-oculus
The Verge
Facebook is coming back after a six-hour outage
The companyโs CTO blamed "networking issues."
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https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-is-building-smart-fridge-that-monitors-your-buying-patterns-2021-10
Business Insider
Exclusive: Amazon is working on a smart refrigerator that can monitor your buying patterns and suggest new products or recipes
An Amazon smart fridge would represent the company's continued expansion into consumers' homes with its own hardware.
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https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/5/22710638/instagram-tv-igtv-rebrand-video-formats-tiktok-reels
The Verge
Instagram is getting rid of IGTV, sort of
TikTok is the clear winner of mobile video.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-04/tinder-rolls-out-in-app-currency-to-encourage-real-spending
Bloomberg.com
Tinder Rolls Out In-App Currency to Encourage Real Spending
Tinder is rolling out a virtual currency to encourage users to spend more time swiping, scrolling and eventually spending real money on the most popular dating app in the U.S.
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https://twitter.com/tim_cook/status/1445358107157221379?s=21
Twitter
Tim Cook
โPeople with passion can change the world for the better.โโ SJ. Hard to believe itโs been 10 years. Celebrating you today and always.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/06/bitcoin-jumps-to-nearly-5-month-high-topping-55000-on-wednesday.html
CNBC
Bitcoin jumps to nearly 5-month high, topping $55,000 on Wednesday
Bitcoin extended its rally Wednesday, climbing above $55,000 for the first time in five months.
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https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-wants-use-ai-time-traffic-lights-more-efficiently-2021-10-06/
Reuters
Google wants to use AI to time traffic lights more efficiently
Alphabet Inc's Google cut fuel use and traffic delays by 10% to 20% at four locations in Israel by using artificial intelligence to optimize signal lights and it next plans to test the software in Rio de Janeiro, the company said on Wednesday.