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Google Calendars web client just got a fairly significant refresh, all of which should bring the app more in line with Google Material Design 3. There are updated buttons, dialogs and sidebars to make the whole thing more modern and accessible. The interface typography got a custom-designed refresh that adds highly-legible typefaces to ensure a fresh feel while remaining legible and crisp. Google Calendar now also lets users toggle between light mode and dark mode, to help reduce both battery usage and eye strain. Google These updates apply to the entire calendar web experience. This includes the task list view, which is nice. However, Google has warned that the update could impact the experience of installed Chrome extensions that are active when using Calendar. The company recommends contacting the developers of those extensions to report any potential issues. The redesign begins rolling out today, but could take 15 days or longer to reach every user. You know the drill. Its available to all Google Workspace customers and personal account holders. This is just the latest update to the Google Calendar experience. The company recently released an app for WearOS. It also launched something called Google Essentials, which is an all-in-one Windows app that bundles up the companys entire suite of services (including Calendar.)This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/google-calendars-web-client-finally-gets-a-dark-mode-174055306.html?src=rss
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The UKs competition regulator is probing Alphabets investment in AI startup Anthropic. After opening public comments this summer, the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) said on Thursday it has sufficient information to begin an initial investigation into whether Alphabets reported $2.3 billion investment in the Claude AI chatbot maker harms competition in UK markets. The CMA breaks its merger probes into two stages: a preliminary scan to determine whether theres enough evidence to dig deeper and an optional second phase where the government gathers as much evidence as possible. After the second stage, it ultimately decides on a regulatory outcome. The probe will formally kick off on Friday. By December 19, the CMA will choose whether to move to a phase 2 investigation. Engadget reached out to Google and the CMA. Well update this story if we hear back. TechCrunch notes that Alphabet reportedly invested $300 million in Anthropic in early 2023. Later that year, it was said to back the AI startup with an additional $2 billion. Situations like this can be classified as a quasi-merger, where deep-pocketed tech companies essentially take control of emerging startups through strategic investments and hiring founders and technical workers. Amazon has invested even more in Anthropic: a whopping $4 billion. After an initial public comment period, the CMA declined to investigate that investment last month. The CMA said Amazon avoided Alphabets fate at least in part because of its current rules: Anthropics UK turnover didnt exceed 70 million, and the two parties didnt combine to account for 25 percent or more of the regions supply (in this case, AI LLMs and chatbots). Although the CMA hasnt specified, something in Alphabets $2.3 billion Anthropic investment constituted a deeper dive. Of course, Googles Gemini competes with Claude, and both companies make large language models they provide to small businesses and enterprise customers.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/the-uks-antitrust-regulator-will-formally-investigate-alphabets-23-billion-anthropic-investment-171043846.html?src=rss
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Apple is planning a "week of announcements" starting next Monday, October 28, that's all but guaranteed to include the reveal of new Macs. The company's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, Greg Joswiak said to "Mac () your calendars!" in a post on X, letting the cat out of the bag. "We have an exciting week of announcements ahead, starting on Monday morning," Josiwak wrote. "Stay tuned" Mac () your calendars! We have an exciting week of announcements ahead, starting on Monday morning. Stay tuned pic.twitter.com/YnoCYkZq6c Greg Joswiak (@gregjoz) October 24, 2024 It was widely expected that Apple would reveal desktop Macs and MacBooks that run on M4 chipsets next week, a year after the company unveiled its first M3-powered laptops. The M4 debuted in an iPad Pro earlier this year, but Apple has yet to refresh its Macs with the chipset. It had long been rumored that Apple would release M4-powered iMacs, 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros and a redesigned Mac mini by early 2025, and now it appears to be doing so ahead of the peak holiday shopping season. New hardware isn't the only thing Apple has lined up for next week. On Monday, the company will release iPhone, iPad and Mac firmware updates that will give the masses their first taste of Apple Intelligence features. Meanwhile, Apple just released its latest iPad Mini.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops/apple-teases-new-macs-in-a-week-of-announcements-that-starts-monday-165121897.html?src=rss
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