Google has announced 4 new updates to their smart home ecosystem that will improve the experience for users. These updates include two new protocols that will improve compatibility and user experience, improved Home & Away Routines, and the Google smart home directory.
WhatsApp’s deadline for accepting their new Terms of Service (TOS) and Privacy Policy was 5 days ago on the May 15th. Now, the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has sent a letter to the Facebook-owned company to withdraw the update within 7 days, and failure to do so will prompt lawful measures.
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Qualcomm, one of the world’s biggest chip designers and manufacturers, has unveiled their next generation Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System, along with their Snapdragon X65 and X62 5G M.2 Reference Designs for PCs. The X65 5G Modem-RF System is the world’s first system that is capable of 10 Gigabit 5G and the first 3GPP release 16 modem-RF system.
Molekule, a U.S. based company, has launched their Air Mini+ air purifier in India. It features their advanced air purification Photo Electrochemical Oxidation (PECO) technology, which enables the device to inactivate up to 99.99% of coronavirus strains and H1N1 flu virus.
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Spotify, one of the biggest music and podcast streaming service, has announced 3 new updates that are designed to improve accessibility in their Android and iOS apps. Among them, the biggest update is that Spotify has begun testing automatic transcription for podcasts on their platform.
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When shopping online, one of the common first steps is to search for it on Google. The Search giant uses their powerful AI model called Shopping Graph, to streamline the shopping experience on their platform, and they have now have announced new updates to improve the experience, including a partnership with Shopify.
Seamless connectivity across devices is one of the areas that Google is focusing on for Android. To enable this, Google is introducing a number of improvements and features in Android that will make it a much better connected tool in a user’s home.
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Google Photos is a great tool for viewing and storing photos and videos. At their Google I/O 2021 keynote, Google revealed new updates to the service that improve upon various features such as Memories, Cinematic photos and more.
During their Google I/O 2021 event, Google revealed a range of new updates to Google Maps that were made possible with their advancements in AI. Users will now have access to better Live View and more detailed street maps, spot busy areas at a glance, get more environmental friendly routes and more.
Google has announced 12 new updates to Google Workspace, adding new features Docs, Sheets, and Slides. The features are designed to improve collaboration when using Docs, Sheets, and Slides, and improves the integration with Google Meet and Google Chat.
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When it comes to speech recognition, Google is widely regarded to have some of the most advanced technologies that put it a step ahead of other companies. Google is now aiming at extending that lead with their latest research breakthrough in conversational abilities, called LaMDA.
Microsoft has announced updates to their Microsoft Teams video conferencing software, which adds a bunch of new features such as Together mode, live emoji reactions, shared to-do list, easy task creation, chat dashboard view and more.
John Wu, the man behind the development of the popular Magisk tool, has officially joined Google as a part of the Android Security Team. John Wu created Magisk as a tool to help Android users who rooted their phones continue using their smartphones normally. He joined Apple as an intern back in 2019 and started working in the Machine Translation team as a full-time employee in 2020.
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Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, and in support, Apple is introducing two new Apple Watch bands along with accompanying Watch faces, namely the Pride Edition Braided Solo Loop and the Pride Edition Nike Sport Loop.
Google has announced the launch of a new initiative in India called Google News Showcase for the Google News app. Through the initiative, Google is aiming to provide news organizations with a new way of interacting and engaging with readers in India.
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