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Google begins shipping locally made Pixel 8 in India ahead of Pixel 9 launch

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Google has announced the rollout of its locally produced Pixel 8 devices in India, nearly 10 months after revealing its domestic manufacturing plans for the devices, and immediately ahead of the expected Pixel 9 unveiling later this week. The Android maker confirmed to TechCrunch that the local manufacturing is currently limited to the Pixel 8 and […]

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Synopsys’s plans to buy Ansys for $35B falls on UK regulatory radar

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The U.K. antitrust regulator has confirmed that it’s carrying out an early-stage inquiry into Synopsys‘s plans to buy Ansys. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an “invitation to comment,” meaning any stakeholders or interested parties can file their objections to the transaction, after which the regulator will decide whether to progress the investigation

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Looking Glass’ new lineup includes a $300 phone-sized holographic display

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Looking Glass on Thursday announced that it has begun shipping a pair of new displays, with a third arriving at customer homes later this month. The larger Looking Glass 16- and 32-inch Spatial Displays are available now. The smaller model runs $4,000. The Brooklyn-based startup is making the 32-inch model’s price available on request. The most

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Cocoon is transforming steel production runoff into a greener cement alternative

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Slag is the molten runoff created while producing steel in a traditional blast furnace. The material has been prized as greener cement alternative for creating concrete, the Earth’s most abundant human-made material. The runoff is facing supply chain issues, however, as the steel industry looks to greener methods of production. Increasingly, steel producers in the

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Nothing’s $399 Phone 2a Plus hits the US through a beta program

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Nothing on Wednesday announced that its budget-focused Phone 2a Plus is now available stateside. As has been the case with the London-based firm’s other handsets, however, there are a few hoops required to purchase the device in the U.S. The world’s third-largest smartphone market has been notoriously difficult to break into for decades now. Carrier

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UK’s Riverlane scores $75M to correct quantum errors

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Quantum computing may still largely be in the theoretical domain, but the money that it’s attracting is very real. Riverlane, a specialist in quantum error correction technology, has raised $75 million to continue expanding its R&D and operations to build out its operations amid a surge of interest from quantum computing customers — technologists hard

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Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway sells half its Apple stock

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway cut its Apple holding by around half, to $84.2 billion, according to an SEC filing. While Apple remains the firm’s largest stock holding by far, Buffett had already reduced its stake by 13 percent earlier this year, hinting that he didn’t mind selling “a little Apple” for tax reasons. Berkshire Hathaway

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