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Google + HubSpot 🤝, Microsoft Build 🏗️ , & Apple Keynote 🍎

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May 28, 2024

🚀 New Tech News

Google is making a strategic move to challenge Microsoft by planning a $31 billion acquisition of HubSpot, a leading provider of marketing and CRM software. This deal aims to enhance Google’s position in the cloud market by integrating HubSpot’s tools with Google’s existing services, thereby offering a more comprehensive suite of business applications and directly competing with Microsoft’s Dynamics 365​

A memecoin created using OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT with an initial budget of $69 reached a valuation of $638 million over a year after it was first deployed. The token saw significant gains in the last three months, catapulting from a $27 million valuation to over $600 million. This indicates a 2,262% increase in market capitalization over the past 90 days.

Google Won’t Comment on Leak of It’s Search Algorithm

A big leak of Google documents has revealed secrets about how its search engine works, suggesting the company hasn't been entirely honest. The documents show what information Google gathers and hint at how it ranks websites, which could mean their public statements were misleading.

Apple Confirms Keynote details for AI-focused iOS 18

WWDC will kick off Monday, June 10 with a Keynote address where Apple will unveil the latest updates to its software platforms. iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15, visionOS 2, and more will all be detailed and the first developer betas for these new releases should be released shortly afterwards.

👨🏻‍💻 Cool Programming Stuff

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