Google is rolling out its AI-first notebook with a new name: What is it, its working, availability and more

“We know people are struggling with the rapid growth of information — it's everywhere and it’s overwhelming. As we've been talking with students, professors and knowledge workers, one of the biggest challenges is synthesising facts and ideas from multiple sources. You often have the sources you want, but it's time consuming to make the connections,” the company said. https://ift.tt/d7IMcmp

Apple launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in the UK, starting with Revolut and Tyl by NatWest as the first platforms, following the US, Australia, and Taiwan (Tim Hardwick/MacRumors)

Tim Hardwick / MacRumors:
Apple launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in the UK, starting with Revolut and Tyl by NatWest as the first platforms, following the US, Australia, and Taiwan  —  Apple has announced the launch of Tap to Pay on iPhone in the United Kingdom, allowing independent sellers, small merchants …

Realme C53 smartphone with 108MP camera to launch in India on July 19

Realme recently launched the Narzo 60 series smartphones in India. It appears that now the Chinese smartphone maker is all set to expand the Realme C-series with the launch of Realme C53 in the country. https://ift.tt/KWVUC4a

A look at the global freelancer labor force on sites like 99designs, some of whom are early generative AI adopters and are most at risk of being replaced by AI (Andrew Deck/Rest of World)

Andrew Deck / Rest of World:
A look at the global freelancer labor force on sites like 99designs, some of whom are early generative AI adopters and are most at risk of being replaced by AI  —  The global labor force of outsourced and contract workers are early adopters of generative AI — and the most at risk.  —  R

Call of Duty deal: How US court's decision may bring 'good news' for Microsoft, Activision in the UK

According to a report by news agency Reuters, Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said that it will allow Microsoft to bring amendments to its acquisition of Activision Blizzard to address its concerns. In April, the antitrust regulator blocked the biggest video gaming deal involving $69 billion. Both Microsoft and the CMA have reportedly agreed on new proposals. https://ift.tt/G4rxNUc

How to use SBI, ICICI, HDFC and other bank credit cards to make payments using GPay, Paytm and other UPI apps

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At a classified briefing on July 11 with senators, US national security officials defended their deployment of AI; Chuck Schumer has arranged three AI briefings (Katrina Manson/Bloomberg)

Katrina Manson / Bloomberg:
At a classified briefing on July 11 with senators, US national security officials defended their deployment of AI; Chuck Schumer has arranged three AI briefings  —  Senior US national security officials are scheduled to defend their use and development of artificial intelligence on Tuesday …

India's IT minister says the Foxconn-Vedanta venture ended due to "internalissues" and "doesn't affect" the chip program; Foxconn plans to seek new partners (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
India's IT minister says the Foxconn-Vedanta venture ended due to “internalissues” and “doesn't affect” the chip program; Foxconn plans to seek new partners  —  Minister says both companies will still pursue chip projects in India  —  India's minister for technology …

Experts: the FTC faces hurdles to appeal the Activision ruling as the facts work in Microsoft's favor; some question the judge's standard on harming competition (Mike Scarcella/Reuters)

Mike Scarcella / Reuters:
Experts: the FTC faces hurdles to appeal the Activision ruling as the facts work in Microsoft's favor; some question the judge's standard on harming competition  —  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission would face hurdles in any appeal of a court's order on Tuesday that said Microsoft (MSFT.O) …

A look at Wikipedia in Russia after the Ukraine invasion, where the service remains popular, and Kremlin-compliant upstart Ruwiki, led by a long-service editor (Noam Cohen/Bloomberg)

Noam Cohen / Bloomberg:
A look at Wikipedia in Russia after the Ukraine invasion, where the service remains popular, and Kremlin-compliant upstart Ruwiki, led by a long-service editor  —  When a group of armed mercenaries seized a Russian regional capital and began marching toward Moscow in late June, verified information was hard to come by.

Austin-based Verifiable which automates health care credentialing and compliance raised a $27M Series B led by Craft Ventures after a $17M A in August 2021 (Christine Hall/TechCrunch)

Christine Hall / TechCrunch:
Austin-based Verifiable, which automates health care credentialing and compliance, raised a $27M Series B led by Craft Ventures, after a $17M A in August 2021  —  Knowing that a doctor on your hospital staff is who they say they are would seem like a no-brainer, but poor access to real …

Amazon files a petition in the EU's General Court challenging the DSA and its "large platform" designation the first US company to do so following Zalando (Javier Espinoza/Financial Times)

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Amazon files a petition in the EU's General Court challenging the DSA and its “large platform” designation, the first US company to do so, following Zalando  —  Seattle-based group files legal action against proposed legislation designed to rein in Big Tech

EA Studios Cliffhanger Games announces new Black Panther game

EA Studios has disclosed a Black Panther-focused third-person action-adventure game is in development by triple-A studio Cliffhanger Games, who will collaborate with Marvel Games to create an authentic Wakandan world. The game aims to offer players agency and control over their storytelling experience, while Cliffhanger sees the world of Wakanda as a "rich superhero sandbox". Development team head Kevin Stephens, formerly of Monolith Productions, plans to create an interactive game world for Black Panther fans, with details on the game and a release date to be announced. https://ift.tt/U1ePXTw

Infinix W1 32-inch HD and 43-inch 4K QLED TVs with webOS launched in India price starts at Rs 10999

Infinix has expanded its product lineup with the launch of new QLED smart TVs in India. Infinix has launched WebOS powered smart QLED TVs in two screen sizes -- 32-inch and 43-inch — in the country. https://ift.tt/1FXknh0

Source: Instagram plans to add branded content tools to Threads offering marketers paid promotion; Threads won't introduce ads before reaching a critical mass (Axios)

Axios:
Source: Instagram plans to add branded content tools to Threads, offering marketers paid promotion; Threads won't introduce ads before reaching a critical mass  —  Instagram is planning to bring its branded content tools to Threads, a source told Axios, giving marketers a way to get involved …