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Google Pixel 5A review: boring, but better than ever

The Verge

Smart updates and a lower price Google is revealing a phone this year where it’s pulling out all the stops and going big on a cutting-edge, in-house designed SoC, upgraded camera specs, and a bold new look. The new Pixel 5A on the other hand, is kind of a boring update by comparison. Google Pixel 5A screen, performance, and battery.

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The mastermind of Google’s Pixel camera quietly left the company in March

The Verge

Two key Pixel execs, including the computer researcher who led the team that developed the computational photography powering the Pixel’s camera, have left Google in recent months, according to a new report from The Information. However, he left in January to join Palo Alto Networks, according to The Information and his LinkedIn.

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Analysis: Microsoft’s big hires foreshadow bold new move into consumer AI

GeekWire

But young consumer audiences use various social networking tools — Instagram, TikTok, and others —that typically have nothing to do with Microsoft. A good comparison here is that when the iPhone came out, it was a breakthrough device and a platform, but it was not obvious how it would revolutionize our lives.

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Technology Short Take 167

Scott Lowe

Networking Jeff McLaughlin discusses what he calls the “war on expertise.” Google warns users about exploitable flaws in popular Android phones. This article provides a comparison of Apache APISIX 3.0 In any case, here’s hoping that I’ve included something useful for you! and Kong API Gateway 3.0. (Be

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Facebook plans first smartwatch for next summer with two cameras, heart rate monitor

The Verge

It’s part of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to build more consumer devices that circumvent Apple and Google, the two dominant mobile phone platform creators that largely control Facebook’s ability to reach people. The watch offers Facebook a way around Apple and Google.

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Can OpenStack Beat AWS in Price

Scott Lowe

The “trilogy” refers to the third iteration of this presentation; each time the comparison has been done in a different geographical region (first in Europe, then in North America, and finally here in Asia-Pacific). Lago takes over now to set some assumptions for the comparisons.

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Technology Short Take 160

Scott Lowe

For example, did you know about the secret macOS network quality tool? Networking. Need an introduction/overview to Google Cloud Platform? What I’d like to find—but haven’t yet—is a good, in-depth comparison of fundamental concepts between AWS, Azure, and GCP. You didn’t? Programming.

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