Tue. 09/13 – Google Does Google Things

Google does what it does best. Kills a product line. As the Twitter whistleblower testifies before congress, did extreme heat in California almost bring Twitter down recently? Amazon has updated the entry-level Kindle. And a review of the recently released iOS 16.

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Links:

• Google canceled its next Pixelbook and shut down the team building it (The Verge)
• Twitter starts rolling out podcasts to Blue subscribers (Engadget)
• Extreme California heat knocks key Twitter data center offline (CNN)
• Splatoon 3 has smashed Switch launch records in Japan (VideoGamesChronicle)
• The Cheapest Kindle Is Now Less Cheap, but It’s Got a Better Screen (Gizmodo)
• Intel just leaked its 13th Gen processor specs (The Verge)
• iOS 16 review: unlocking the lock screen (The Verge)

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