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Hacker News 50 (hn50@social.lansky.name)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Oct-2023 08:57:04 JST Hacker News 50

Google blocked Pixel 8 reviewers and owners from benchmarking the Tensor G3 chip
Link: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Google-blocked-Pixel-8-Pixel-8-Pro-reviewers-from-using-popular-benchmarks-to-test-the-Tensor-G3-chip-new-owners-too.759260.0.html
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37881621
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  Google blocked Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro reviewers from using popular benchmarks to test the Tensor G3 chip, new owners too
  
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  Google has taken the extraordinary step to block reviewers from being able to download popular chip testing benchmarks directly through its Play Store, surprising reviewers of its latest Pixel 8 series smartphones. Incredibly, the company has extended this block to include all new customers of its Pixel 8 phones following the launch, in attempt to suppress the widespread distribution of results.
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