In this issue

HomePod was introduced to much fanfare in 2018, but it was a smaller, more affordable smart device that consumers were crying out for. Two years later, Apple has finally delivered, unveiling the all-new HomePod mini that unlocks exciting possibilities for Siri and the Apple ecosystem. Echo Dot and Nest Mini watch out: there’s a new smart speaker kid on the block!

‘SESAME STREET' LAUNCHES A PODCAST TO HELP EDUCATE KIDS

What has more letters than the alphabet? That’s easy: The post office.

3 mins

HOW GOOGLE EVOLVED FROM ‘CUDDLY' STARTUP TO ANTITRUST TARGET

In Google’s infancy, co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin reviled Microsoft as a technological bully that ruthlessly abused its dominance of the personal computer software market to choke off competition that could spawn better products.

5 mins

HOMEPOD MINI: HUGE COMPUTATIONAL AUDIO IN A LITTLE PACKAGE

HomePod was introduced to much fanfare in 2018, but it was a smaller, more affordable smart device that consumers were crying out for.

7 mins

AN ELECTRIC HUMMER? BATTERY POWERED TRUCKS HEAD TO SHOWROOMS

General Motors is among them, and this week its GMC brand introduced a new electric Hummer pickup, with a high-end version due in showrooms sometime in the fall of next year.

3 mins

US SPACECRAFT TOUCHES ASTEROID SURFACE FOR RARE RUBBLE GRAB

A NASA spacecraft descended to an asteroid Tuesday and, dodging boulders the size of buildings, momentarily touched the surface to collect a handful of cosmic rubble for return to Earth.

3 mins

A New Set Of Shopping Tips In The Pandemic

Now, shopping looks much different.

4 mins

DC DEBUTS SMARTPHONE-BASED COVID-19 EXPOSURE ALERT SYSTEM

The nation’s capital has become one of the first jurisdictions in the country to employ a new COVID-19 notification system, a joint GoogleApple venture that delivers alerts to people’s phones, notifying them that they may have been exposed to the coronavirus.

2 mins

NETFLIX REPORTS A SUMMER SLUMP IN SUBSCRIBER GROWTH

Netflix’s subscriber growth slowed dramatically during the summer months after surging in the spring fueled by pandemic lockdowns that corralled millions of people in their homes.

2 mins

Australian Says Watchdog Considers Its Own Google Antitrust Case

Australia’s competition watchdog will consider its own antitrust case against Google, the commission chairman said this week after the U.S. Justice Department sued the company for abusing its dominance in online search and advertising.

2 mins

FORTUNES OF CHINA'S INTERNET TYCOONS SOAR AMID PANDEMIC

Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, held onto his status as China’s richest tycoon this year as surging demand for online shopping and other services during the coronavirus pandemic swelled the fortunes of internet entrepreneurs, according to a survey released this week.

2 mins

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