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Google’s CTO of Android tablets sees tablet sales passing laptops ‘in the not too distant future’

After seemingly forgetting that Android tablets existed for a while, Google is suddenly very invested in the market. Android 12L is in development to support larger-screened devices, and one of the platform’s co-founders, Rich Miner, has rejoined the team with the title “CTO of Android tablets.” Now, speaking to developers during an episode of Google’s The Android Show, Miner explained the opportunity the company is seeing (via 9to5Google). Miner references the introduction of… Source link

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Two distant, dastardly rate hikes

The Federal Reserve is usually a friend to presidents, keeping inflation in check and the economy humming. But the Fed under current chair Jay Powell is beginning to cause President Biden some headaches, as it struggles to assess unusual economic developments. The Fed this week surprised nearly everybody by signaling earlier interest rate hikes than in prior forecasts. The prevailing view at the Fed is now that the central bank will raise rates twice by the end of 2023. The prior outlook,… Source link

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