Sources: Chinese state-owned telecom companies are planning a $500M undersea fiber internet cable network linking Asia, the Middle East, and Europe (Joe Brock/Reuters)

Joe Brock / Reuters:
Sources: Chinese state-owned telecom companies are planning a $500M undersea fiber internet cable network linking Asia, the Middle East, and Europe  —  Chinese state-owned telecom firms are developing a $500 million undersea fiber-optic internet cable network that would link Asia …

Research: Chinese officials and state media pushed back on a US TikTok ban on Twitter, echoing the Huawei defense, showing Beijing's investment in TikTok's fate (New York Times)

New York Times:
Research: Chinese officials and state media pushed back on a US TikTok ban on Twitter, echoing the Huawei defense, showing Beijing's investment in TikTok's fate  —  The company has tried to distance itself, but the information push shows just how deeply invested Beijing is in its fate.

Google Pixel Tablet FCC listing reveals connectivity options: What to expect

Google's is expected to unveil the Pixel 7a smartphone, Android 14 OS, and Pixel Tablet at the company's annual developer conference, I/O 2023, . The Pixel Tablet was teased last year but is yet to obtain a release date. Reportedly, Google's product with model number GTU8P is the Pixel Tablet with UWB connectivity, but a launch date remains unknown. The tablet may use UWB for transferring media, working with the upcoming Finder Network, and relying on a docking station which is capable of supporting 30W chargers. https://ift.tt/FgJ1AEl

Sundar Pichai says Google plans to add generative AI to Search, dismissing the threat to its ads business, and more work is needed to become 20% more productive (Miles Kruppa/Wall Street Journal)

Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal:
Sundar Pichai says Google plans to add generative AI to Search, dismissing the threat to its ads business, and more work is needed to become 20% more productive  —  ‘More work left to do’ in efficiency drive, chief executive says  —  Google plans to add conversational artificial-intelligence features …

MobileCoin Chief Product Officer Bob Lee, an ex-Square CTO who worked on CashApp and before that Android, dies after reportedly being stabbed in San Francisco (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch)

Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
MobileCoin Chief Product Officer Bob Lee, an ex-Square CTO who worked on CashApp and before that Android, dies after reportedly being stabbed in San Francisco  —  Bob Lee, the chief product officer at MobileCoin, was killed in a fatal stabbing in San Francisco.

Nintendo and Sony embracing direct-to-audience streams, added to the pandemic, led to E3's demise; fan conventions and networking events have survived the shift (Megan Farokhmanesh/Wired)

Megan Farokhmanesh / Wired:
Nintendo and Sony embracing direct-to-audience streams, added to the pandemic, led to E3's demise; fan conventions and networking events have survived the shift  —  These days, video game companies can just promote their hardware and new releases via prepackaged livestreams.  Why would they bother with a trade show?