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Gemini on Android just got a major upgrade — now you can chat without unlocking your phone

Google Gemini can now answer questions when your phone is locked, and that could be a major time saver.

Tom’s Guide · Jul 18, 2024

Samsung Galaxy phones tipped to get satellite connectivity with Android 15 and One UI 7

After years of rumor and speculation, it looks as though 2024 will finally be the year that Android talks to satellites.

TechRadar · Jul 18, 2024

Apple takes aim at Chrome with a not-so-subtle ad campaign

Apple's new "Flock" ad wants you to be scared of other browsers.

iMore · Jul 18, 2024

For Palestinian restaurateurs in the US, it’s not just about the food: ‘We have to prove we’re human’

Three restaurant owners share their experiences feeding people – and leveraging their positions to tell humanizing stories

The Guardian - US · Jul 17, 2024

Andreessen Horowitz founders endorse Trump—'the future of our business...is literally at stake'

Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz fear an anti-capitalist wing of Biden's party threatens to wipe out innovative startups that fuel America's economic growth.

Fortune · Jul 17, 2024

Big AI's 'reverse acqui-hire' deals get more scrutiny in the U.K. and U.S.

Antitrust regulators want to know more about Microsoft's Inflection deal and Amazon's Adept arrangement.

Fortune · Jul 17, 2024

Video game subscription services are simply too complicated

In this week’s newsletter: From Xbox Game Pass to PlayStation Plus, the new mainstream way to play games is costly, contradictory and most of all confusing

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2024

Smartphone growth continues to surge in Q2 2024 results thanks to AI

Preliminary sales figures for the second quarter revealed global shipments are still on an upward trajectory.

Android Central · Jul 17, 2024

Apple and AI companies accused of scanning YouTube data without permission — here's what we know

AI companies and big tech are desperate for data and turning to any source they can find when building next-generation models. A new investigation found this includes thousands of captions from YouTube videos.

Tom’s Guide · Jul 17, 2024

Apple tells over a billion iPhone users to stop using Chrome — here’s Google’s response

Apple’s latest scary attack ad takes a rather blatant shot at Google’s browser for the ton of tracking cookies it uses — claiming that Safari is “a browser that’s actually private.”

Tom’s Guide · Jul 17, 2024