- Twitter is rolling out an edit button to Twitter Blue subscribers in the US (Jay Peters/The Verge)
- ByteDance's August report to staff says revenue grew 80% to $61.7B in 2021 but operating losses more than tripled to $7.15B as it spent heavily on growth (Salvador Rodriguez/Wall Street Journal)
- Pixel Watch hands-on: feels like a round Apple Watch with Wear OS 3.5 taking some cues from watchOS but its band mechanism might take some getting used to (Victoria Song/The Verge)
- An interview with Google's SVP of Hardware Rick Osterloh on the new Pixel Watch, integration with Fitbit, ambient computing, and more (David Pierce/The Verge)
- Google announces the Tensor G2 SoC, giving Pixel users new camera features, like Night Sight and Face Unblur, while retaining a similar architecture to the G1 (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch)
- Google announces the Pixel Watch with a 41mm case, circular, domed display, Fitbit-based health features, and more, starting at $350, preorders open today (Brian Heater/TechCrunch)
- Google says Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro users will get free access to Google One's VPN service later in 2022, but other Google One features require a subscription (Kyle Bradshaw/9to5Google)
- After investors bet an estimated ~$100B on self-driving vehicle startups, little progress has been made as companies take shortcuts and losses continue to mount (Max Chafkin/Bloomberg)
- Google unveils the Pixel 7 with a 6.3-inch display, Tensor G2, updated 50MP and 12MP rear cameras, Wi-Fi 6E+, face unlock, and Android 13, starting at $599 (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
- Google announces the Pixel 7 Pro with a 6.7-inch 120Hz LTPO display, updated "camera bar", Tensor G2, up to 256GB, Android 13, and face unlock, starting at $899 (Damien Wilde/9to5Google)
- Source: a Paris court lowers a 2020 antitrust fine against Apple from €1.1B to €372M; the fine was related to alleged behavior within its distribution network (Mathieu Rosemain/Reuters)
- A live blog of the "Made by Google" event, where Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel Watch, and more are expected (David Pierce/The Verge)
- Twitter makes notes on tweets from its crowdsourced fact-checking program Birdwatch visible to all US users (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
- President Joe Biden has yet to appoint a US CTO after 20 months in office, a position Barack Obama filled within three months (Cristiano Lima/Washington Post)
- Sources: Google has requested manufacturers to make 8M units of its Pixel 7 range, its largest-ever order, aiming to double smartphone sales in 2023 (Nikkei Asia)
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