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Google’s New AirTag Device Sounds Like a Proper Apple Alternative

Google’s New AirTag Device Sounds Like a Proper Apple Alternative

Tracking tags like Apple’s AirTag and Tile sure seem to be popular. What was once a category of product that people mostly used to track luggage, these tracking devices are now being used for all sorts of ideas or to attach to items that you might not want to lose again. And that popularity is probably the reason that Google is now reportedly working on their own version. According to a report from Kuba Wojciechowski, who tends to find info out on upcoming Google products by… Source link

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Sidewalk Labs products will be folded into Google proper – TechCrunch

Sidewalk Labs products will be folded into Google proper – TechCrunch

Alphabet’s smart city project is winding down and Google will take over its products. Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff announced the news in a letter, in which he noted he is stepping down for health-related reasons. A spokesperson confirmed to Engadget that Sidewalk Labs products will be folded into Google, though Alphabet plans to spin out Canopy Buildings as a separate company. “Starting next year, Sidewalk products Pebble, Mesa, Delve, and Affordable Electrification will join Google,… Source link

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‘Buy now, pay later’ fad could have redeeming qualities — with proper use and regulation

‘Buy now, pay later’ fad could have redeeming qualities — with proper use and regulation

Consumers don’t always use “buy now, pay later” wisely. Image: Getty The writer is former Chair of the FDIC and former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury for Financial Institutions. Should government regulators crack down on financial products whose profitability depends on our proclivity to act impulsively? What if the target market consists of younger, less financially sophisticated borrowers, more prone to acting now and thinking later? That is the question presented by the latest and… Source link

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