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Google Store removes dedicated ‘Gaming’ tab, effectively burying Stadia, to highlight Pixel Buds

May 12, 2022
In the midst of Google I/O today and the plethora of Pixel product announcements, the Google Store has removed its dedicated “Gaming” tab, effectively burying Stadia listings in an effort to highlight the Pixel Buds Pro. The Google Store, prior to today and as we captured as recently as April 19, featured seven categories along its top bar for smartphones, watches, smart home products…
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Japan could lose 14% GDP and millions of jobs by stalling on electric cars – report

May 12, 2022
Japan, the world’s second-largest car exporter, risks a 14% drop in GDP if it does not move more swiftly toward producing electric vehicles, according to a new report by the Climate Group. The Climate Group is a non-profit founded in 2003 with the intent to inspire global climate action. The group commissioned two early leaders in the Japanese EV industry to help with this report – Kenichiro…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 11, 2022

May 12, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Evisort embeds AI into contract management software, raises $100M

May 12, 2022
We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 – 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! For lawyers and the organizations that employ them, time is quite literally money. The business of contract management software is all about helping to optimize that process, reducing the time and…
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Google releases Android 13 Beta 2 for Pixel phones

May 12, 2022
With the wider consumer preview starting earlier than usual this year, Android 13 Beta 2 is now here at I/O 2022 just over two weeks after the last update for Pixel phones. Beta 2 is an “incremental Beta-quality release” before the Platform Stability milestone next…
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Google Pixel’s Magic Eraser can soon change the color of objects

May 12, 2022
With the launch of the Pixel 6a, Google is enhancing the recently launched Magic Eraser to change the colors of background objects. Where the previous version of Magic Eraser was designed solely to remove objects and people from the background of photos, the new version is capable of changing the colors of objects in photos to blend more seamlessly. In a demo seen on stage, the color of an ice…
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