The new lineup runs Android with full Google Play Store access and integrates Alexa+, replacing Amazon’s Fire tablet range. The devices have more premium designs and higher prices than their predecessors, with the Tablet 12 Pro featuring a matte screen designed to reduce glare.
The Tablet 12 Pro costs $499, according to The Verge.
Kids’ versions are also available, according to Wired.
The 12 Pro includes a Kindle mode, according to Engadget.
Vice President JD Vance announced the suspensions Thursday, accusing Microsoft of laying off Americans while hiring foreign workers. The action targets the permanent labor certification program, which supports employer-sponsored permanent residency. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling cited multiple active federal investigations involving Microsoft and Adobe, according to CNBC.
TechCrunch names Capgemini, Cognizant, HCL, Infosys, Tata and Wipro as the other suspended firms.
The revised usage policy addresses election interference and clarifies requirements for weapons, surveillance and high-risk uses. TechCrunch reports that ordinary frustration and criticism remain allowed despite restrictions on repeated extreme abuse of Claude.
The assistant can complete tasks across Google Workspace and third-party platforms, including Slack and Microsoft 365, from a single interface. It supports coding and background work across web, mobile and desktop devices.
Bloomberg reports that Apple plans to introduce its first touchscreen MacBook Pro and an updated iPad mini in late October. Both devices will feature OLED displays, according to MacRumors.
The Alphabet-owned company has used debt financing for the first time, with PIMCO, Blackstone and Sixth Street leading the loan. Waymo said the funding would support expansion of its driverless ride-hailing service in the United States and abroad, according to The Next Web.
Atlas Atomics, a nuclear startup cofounded and backed by Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, has raised capital at around $1.9 billion valuation, according to people familiar with the matter.
The five-year agreement will supply silicon interposers for TSMC’s CoWoS advanced packaging ecosystem, supporting AI and high-performance computing demand.
The adaptation will bring CD Projekt Red's sci-fi video game franchise to the big screen as a live-action film, according to Deadline, as reported by The Verge.