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Google exec gives harshest rebuke yet of iMessage lock-in effect in push for RCS on iOS

January 9, 2022
Hiroshi Lockheimer oversees all of Google’s operating systems as Senior Vice President of Platforms and Ecosystems. In recent years, he has been very critical of Apple not supporting the RCS standard to make iOS messaging more interoperable with Android, and the latest salvo on iMessage is the harshest yet. The Android chief and RCS proponent this morning quote tweeted a Wall Street Journal…
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AI & RoboticsNews

AI is quietly eating up the world’s workforce with job automation

January 8, 2022
Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other C-level and senior execs on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit this January 12, 2022. Learn more This article was contributed by Valerias Bangert, strategy and innovation consultant, founder of three media outlets, and published author. AI job automation: The debate The debate around whether AI will automate jobs away is heating up. AI critics…
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MobileNews

Your phone’s volume button no longer works in the Google Home app after latest update

January 8, 2022
Following yesterday’s announcement of changes to Speaker Groups and Assistant device set-up, Google has started to update its devices and applications. The latest version of the Google Home app no longer lets you use a phone’s physical volume button on the Media screen/player.  Google on Thursday previewed how you will “no longer be able to change your Speaker Group volume using your…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla announces Full Self-Driving package price increase to $12,000

January 8, 2022
Tesla announced today that it is going to increase the price of its Full Self-Driving package to $12,000 starting on January 17. The price bump should coincide with the release of an important new update. The Price of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) package has been somewhat controversial. CEO Elon Musk has made Tesla’s pricing strategy clear when it comes to FSD: Tesla is going to increase…
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