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Google Cloud swallows Alphabet’s Chronicle — VentureBeat

Google today announced that Alphabet’s Chronicle is joining Google Cloud “in the coming weeks, writes Emil Protalinski. Here is the link: https://venturebeat.com/2019/06/27/google-cloud-swallows-alphabets-chronicle/

A new law to describe quantum computing’s rise? — Quanta Magazine

Neven’s law states that quantum computers are improving at a “doubly exponential” rate. If it holds, quantum supremacy is around the corner, writes Kevin...

Google says it’s done making tablets and cancels two unreleased products — The Verge

The Pixel Slate won’t get a sequel, but the Pixelbook will, writes Chris Welch. Here is the link: https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/20/18693399/google-abandoning-tablets-pixel-slate-failure

Getting fabulously wealthy in Silicon Valley: No coding required — Bloomberg

Values of office buildings have more than tripled since 2010, writes Tom Metcalf, Jeremy C.F. Lin, and Sophie Alexander. Here is the link: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2019-silicon-valley-real-estate-boom/

Google to acquire Looker for $2.6 billion

Google has entered into an agreement to acquire Looker, a company that provides a unified platform for business intelligence, data applications and embedded analytics, in a $2.6 billion all-cash transaction.