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Thu. 01/02 - A Grand Unified Theory of the Google Civil War

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Tech News, News, Technology

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🗓️ 2 January 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Dell kicks off CES season with two new laptops, Imagination Technologies is back in Apple’s good graces, the IRS is finally sticking it to tax prep software firms, and a grand unified theory of the Google Civil War. Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely MintMobile.com/ride Links: Dell’s latest XPS 13 has a new design with a bigger display and Ice Lake chips (The Verge) Dell debuts 5G-ready Latitude 9510 laptop, adds iOS mirroring to PCs (VentureBeat) Apple restores Imagination GPU chip agreement after public dispute and employee poaching (9to5Mac) IRS Reforms Free File Program, Drops Agreement Not to Compete With TurboTax (ProPublica) I Was Google’s Head of International Relations. Here’s Why I Left. (Ross LaJeunesse/Medium) Google veterans: The company has become ‘unrecognizable’ (CNBC) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Thursday, January 2nd, 2020.

0:08.2

I'm Brian McCullough today.

0:10.3

Dell kicks off CES season with two new laptops.

0:14.0

Imagination technologies is back in Apple's good graces.

0:17.0

The IRS is finally sticking it to tax prep software firms and a grand unified theory of the Google Civil War.

0:24.0

Here's what you miss today in the world of tech.

0:27.0

Huh, what's that smell?

0:35.0

Checking the calendar.

0:37.0

Oh, yeah, it's the beginning of January, so that means

0:41.0

CES is right around the corner.

0:43.0

I'll be there all next week in fact.

0:46.0

If any of you are going to be in Las Vegas next week, let me know and maybe we'll put together a listener

0:50.1

meet up on Wednesday night or something.

0:52.0

Anyway, the timing would explain headlines like this.

0:57.0

Dell Today debuted an updated XPS 13 laptop with Intel 10th Gen processors Intel's Iris Plus graphics a 16 by 10 screen

1:08.3

ratio and a larger touchpad all available starting January 7th starting at $999.

1:15.0

Quoting the verge.

1:17.0

Dell's XPX 13 has long been one of the best Windows laptops around.

1:22.0

And at CES 2020, the company is updating it yet

1:24.6

again with a bigger 13.4 inch display that also shifts to a 16 by 10 aspect

1:29.7

ratio. By adding the taller display Dell has also completely cut out the bottom

1:34.4

bezel to make the new XPS 13 look better than ever too. Despite the larger

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