Tue. 08/11 – Google To Create A Global Android-Powered Earthquake Alert System

Android is becoming a worldwide earthquake detection network. Major legal setback for Uber and Lyft in California. Businesses using Bitcoin as their capital reserve. Parallels Desktop supports Big Sur. Nreal still believes in consumer AR glasses. And we try my deepfake audio experiment.

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Links:

• ANDROID IS BECOMING A WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE DETECTION NETWORK (The Verge)
• California Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Uber, Lyft (Bloomberg)
• MicroStrategy becomes first listed company to buy bitcoin as part of its capital allocation strategy (The Block)
• Parallels Desktop 16 adds Big Sur support, 3D Metal support, and more (Ars Technica)
• Nreal’s augmented reality glasses are shipping this month in Korea (The Verge)
• Airbnb Plans to File Confidentially for IPO in August (WSJ)
• SpaceX is manufacturing 120 Starlink internet satellites per month (CNBC)
• Tesla is involved in the development of a smartwatch, but why? (Electrek)
• Onyx Launches a 6-Inch Color E-Reader (PCMag)

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