Weekly Tech Recap: Google Pixel 9 series launched, Instagram starts work on another Snap like feature and more

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Weekly Tech Recap: In this fast-paced world it's hard to keep up with all the new happenings that go around the week. But fear not, we have got you covered (at least on the technology front) with a roundup of some of the top stories that made waves in the world of technology.

This week on Tech Recap, Google launched its flagship Pixel 9 series, Instagram started working on copying yet another Snap feature, WhatsApp could soon work on adding a like button and more.Google finally unveiled its Pixel 9 range at the company's annual Made by Google event this week. The four new devices: Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL and Pixel 9 Pro Fold have all been released in India and are expected to compete with the Apple and Samsung of the world.

The new phones are packed with tons of AI features thanks to Google's Gemini AI model, and some of these features will be coming to other Android phones as well.Soon after the launch of the Pixel 9 series, Google also announced a price cut for some of its earlier devices like the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 7a and Pixel 8a.Even as Apple prepares to launch its flagship iPhone 16 range next month, rumours about the relatively cheaper new iPhone SE are in full swing. According to a recent leak from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the new iPhone SE 4 is likely to launch early next year and will come bundled with Apple Intelligence.After months of lagging behind the competition, Apple had finally announced artificial intelligence features for its operating systems, dubbed Apple Intelligence.