The Morning After: What were expecting at Googles 2024 Pixel event
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Thanks to a string of leaks and Googles own teases usually following said leaks we know well get the official reveal of the Pixel 9 lineup.The Pixel 9 and 9 Pro will be straight-up successors to the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro but rumors suggest Google will add a Pixel 9 Pro XL, with a larger screen. All three of the phones are expected to have a redesigned, chonky camera module and possibly even a new chipset.EngadgetAlongside all those phones, were expecting a lot more news on Gemini, Googles flavor of AI powered assistant, and Android 15. Yep, were on no. 15 already. More leaks and rumors point to updated smartwatches and wireless buds too. And, dare I say, a new streaming box. The Made by Google event kicks off August 13 at 1PM ET. Plenty of time for more leaks, right? Mat SmithThe biggest stories you might have missedIntel will cut over 15,000 jobs in a sweeping cost-cutting effortI really want to like Star Wars OutlawsMetas Threads has 200 million usersDon Lemon is suing Elon Musk and XBoeing eats another $125 million loss over Starliner woesYou can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox. Subscribe right here!AI startup says scraping every song on the internet is fair useSuno admitted it trained its AI model on copyrighted songs.In June, music labels Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Group sued music AI startups Udio and Suno, claiming they trained their AI models by scraping copyrighted materials from the internet. In todays court filing, Suno acknowledged its neural networks do, in fact, scrape copyrighted material. It argued the scraping was all part of a backend tech process to create non infringing new products. These dont contain samples, so wheres the problem? Well, everywhere according to the RIAA, which represents music labels and initiated the lawsuit.Continue reading.Theres even a problem with the Fortnite version of the CybertruckA bug in the CybertruckFornite crossover has now been patched out.FortniteA new DLC pack for Fortnite offered players a chance to drive the Tesla Cybertruck in-game. Now, a week later, several players have posted videos of a glitch when they used the Cybertruck during a match. Art imitates life: Teslas real world Cybertruck is contending with issues with its windshield wiper that could reduce the drivers visibility. Then there was the stuck accelerator pedal recall from April.Continue reading.The Republican National Committee loses its legal challenge to GmailIt claimed it was disproportionately impacted by spam filtering.A federal judge dismissed a case brought by the Republican National Committee (RNC) against Google over its Gmail service. The suit alleged that Googles email platform labeled GOP fundraising emails as spam at a higher rate than those from the other side of the aisle. The ruling marks the second case the RNC has lost over allegations of unfair filtering by Gmail. The RNC filed a lawsuit in the same court in 2022. This dismissal with prejudice means it cannot bring the case to another court but it can still file an appeal against Calabrettas decision. That is unless the RNC is busy with other things, like, perhaps, a presidential election.Continue reading.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-what-were-expecting-at-googles-2024-pixel-event-111538002.html?src=rss
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