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The Pixel 4 and 4 XL support fast wireless charging on any Qi charger, unlike the Pixel 3, which needed Google's own Pixel Stand for fast charging (Joe Maring/Android Central)
on October 22, 2019 at 13:10
Joe Maring / Android Central:The Pixel 4 and 4 XL support fast wireless charging on any Qi charger, unlike the Pixel 3, which needed Google's own Pixel Stand for fast charging — The Pixel 3 was the first Google phone to support Qi wireless charging, but it came with a weird quirk. While it supported all Qi chargers […]
Mark Zuckerberg's proposal of social media as a "Fifth Estate" highlights that the world is fundamentally changing; the sooner we realize that, the better (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)
on October 22, 2019 at 12:50
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:Mark Zuckerberg's proposal of social media as a “Fifth Estate” highlights that the world is fundamentally changing; the sooner we realize that, the better — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg began his speech last week by attempting to place free expression in the historical American context […]
Signal AI, formerly Signal Media, which offers AI-backed media monitoring and market intelligence services, raises $25M Series C led by Redline Capital (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)
on October 22, 2019 at 11:55
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:Signal AI, formerly Signal Media, which offers AI-backed media monitoring and market intelligence services, raises $25M Series C led by Redline Capital — Media monitoring — where news sources and other public information outlets are scanned regularly for mentions of specific organizations […]
A look at the revival in digital music sales, which have grown from $14.3B in 2014 to $18.1B in 2018, mainly thanks to paid streaming services like Spotify (Andrew Nusca/Fortune)
on October 22, 2019 at 09:40
Andrew Nusca / Fortune:A look at the revival in digital music sales, which have grown from $14.3B in 2014 to $18.1B in 2018, mainly thanks to paid streaming services like Spotify — Imagine, for a moment, that Taylor Swift was wrong. The reigning queen of country-tinged pop shocked fans in 2014 by abruptly […]
Google's Nest Mini is a great-sounding upgrade over the Home Mini, its ability to be mounted to a wall is nice, but it still lacks a 3.5mm jack, unlike Echo Dot (Cameron Faulkner/The Verge)
on October 22, 2019 at 06:40
Cameron Faulkner / The Verge:Google's Nest Mini is a great-sounding upgrade over the Home Mini, its ability to be mounted to a wall is nice, but it still lacks a 3.5mm jack, unlike Echo Dot — It can't hang with more expensive speakers, but it can hang on the wall — The main thing you need to know about the new Google Nest Mini […]