These are the first five Googlebook laptops
Google and partners launched five Googlebook laptops from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, priced from $899 to $1,299. Preorders begin today with retail availability on October 4th.
Vivo’s X500 Pro Max has 17 stops of dynamic range and 4K240 slo-mo
Vivo unveiled its X500 flagship phones in China, featuring a new Sony image sensor with 17 stops of dynamic range and support for 4K 240fps video recording.
Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism
Meta blocked promotional ads for a Barcelona theatre’s stage adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s feminist essay, citing restrictions on content discussing civil rights and social reform.
Stop relying on chatbots for customer care, UK service providers urged
Citizens Advice urges UK service providers to guarantee customers the right to speak with humans, citing research showing chatbots waste time, cause stress, and delay problem resolution for over half of users.
GM can’t ‘bring back’ Apple CarPlay because it never left
GM announced new software featuring updated Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for upcoming Silverado and Sierra trucks, clarifying that phone mirroring remains available in gas-powered vehicles despite earlier removing it from electric models.
Inside Meta’s push to put robots to work in data centers
Meta is testing robots from multiple vendors to perform data center tasks like cable installation and server resets, potentially reducing labor needs as AI infrastructure spending accelerates.