If you buy a new Hewlett-Packard laptop in the next few weeks, then you’ll notice a new app on the “Start” menu called Google Essentials. On Thursday, Google announced that the new app will bundle some of its core services like Google Photos, Google Drive and Google Messages.
The Google Essentials app will not only house shortcuts to its most used services but it will also centralize your Google
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- Instagram just added a new feature where you can play music on your profile page. Sound familiar?
- There's also a new app called "Noplace" popular with teens that's like an updated Myspace.
- We're so back. But in a good way? Unclear.
Did you just feel that? That was the chill up your spine of the ghost of

General Motors’ robotaxi service Cruise has inked a multi-year deal with Uber. The deal will let Uber customers hail a Cruise self-driving taxi from their smartphone starting next year, according to TechCrunch. This means that Cruise’s self-driving taxis will be back on roads for the first time since striking a pedestrian in San Francisco in October 2023.
Neither GM nor Uber gave a specific date
Uber has signed up another robotaxi company to offer driverless rides inside its app. Starting sometime next year, for “qualifying” rides, Uber will give you the option to take the trip in one of Cruise’s autonomous vehicles. The two companies announced a “multiyear strategic partnership” on Thursday.
Uber already partnered with Waymo on autonomous rides and
An appeals court has revived the District of Columbia’s antitrust case against Amazon, which the District claims illegally drives up prices on rival platforms. In a decision on Thursday, the DC Court of Appeals ruled that the District’s allegations “plausibly suggest” that Amazon already has monopoly power over online marketplaces or
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- More people donated to Harris in the first 10 days than to Biden throughout his campaign.
- Most of the donors hadn't given to any Democrats or groups this election cycle.
- Harris is mobilizing new demographics of voters, particularly those in Gen Z.
Vibes are one thing, money is another — Kamala Harris


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- Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said its AI assistant, Amazon Q, drastically reduced software upgrade times.
- Jassy said that's saved the equivalent of thousands of years of work, plus millions of dollars.
- AI tools can enhance productivity across industries, including marketing and sales.
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