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https://daringfireball.net/2008/11/google_mobile_uses_private_iphone_apis
Daring Fireball: Google Mobile Uses Private iPhone APIs
The “just lift the phone to your ear to get a voice prompt” feature in the new version of Google Mobile uses private iPhone APIs.
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https://daringfireball.net/2018/06/google_demos_duplex
Daring Fireball: Google Demos Duplex
Google’s breakthrough isn’t how smart Duplex is, but how human-like it sounds.
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https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/04/14/google-penalizing-back-button-hijacking
Daring Fireball: Google Will Finally Begin Punishing Sites for Back-Button Hijacking in June
Link to: https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2026/04/back-button-hijacking
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https://daringfireball.net/2013/05/google_versus
Daring Fireball: Google Versus
Google is a hyper-competitive company, and they repeatedly enter markets that already exist and crush competitors. Nothing wrong with that.
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https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/03/24/samsung-android-airdrop
Daring Fireball: Following Google's Lead With Pixel Phones, Samsung Announces AirDrop Support With...
Link to: https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-airdrop-quick-share-galaxy-s26-series/
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https://daringfireball.net/2009/02/apple_google_palm
Daring Fireball: Apple, Google, and Palm
Regarding Apple’s relationships with Google and Palm.
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