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The Morning After: Google replaces Chromecast with the TV Streamer

The biggest news stories this morning: Google launches its new set-top box and thermostat, and X is just trying to find the guy that did this.

On one hand, Google wants to keep a toehold on the biggest screen in your home, and on the other, it’s a good way to advertise the search giant’s AI prowess, offering custom recommendations for things to watch. But I wonder if firing your trust and safety team, making the site run as reliably as a British train and allowing hateful content to be posted next to ads might be an issue. The biggest news stories this morning: Latest iOS 18 beta adds Safari ‘distraction control’, Elon Musk drags OpenAI into federal court, The next Zelda game has a smoothie shop.

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