Let’s refresh your memory on what this phone’s packing. Google partnered with Samsung to produce its own custom SoC called the Tensor chip. This is what’s currently powering the Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, and Pixel 6a. It’s Google’s first custom chip, and it’s able to give these phones flagship performance despite lagging behind with its benchmark scores. This year, the company announced that it put a second-generation Tensor chip in the Pixel 7 phones, and we’re expecting this to be a more capable processor....

The Essential Home prototype that we see today, which has been put up for sale on eBay (via), features the same circular form factor with a sloped top that the company showcased in concept images back in 2017. It sports a large circular display up top. This is a device that “you’ll actually be proud to display in your home,” Essential had said about its design. “No boxes, tubes, or strange lights....

Musk might cancel the Twitter deal because of its misrepresentation of spam bots Musk might cancel the Twitter deal because of its misrepresentation of spam bots Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal detailed the company’s stance on bots and how it fights them. However, the answer clearly isn’t convincing the Tesla and SpaceX CEO. Musk’s comments came in response to a tweet by noted Tesla blog, Teslarati. My offer was based on Twitter’s SEC filings being accurate....

The social media giant spoke about the change in its blog post (via). “When we receive a report that a Tweet contains unauthorized private media, we will now take action in line with our range of enforcement options,” Twitter said. The move comes as several individuals face frequent harassment and bullying on the platform, propagated mainly by anonymous accounts. Twitter notes it will glean the context before responding to a complaint....

Moreover, Twitter will also prompt users to be more considerate of other people’s opinions when replying to such intense conversations. “Let’s look out for each other,” a pop-up will appear before you can type in your reply. It will feature three golden points encouraging healthy conversations. Firstly, Twitter urges everyone to remember that there’s a human on the other side and that communicating with respect for others makes the platform better for everyone....