Match Group and Google Reach an Interim Compromise Over App Payments
Match Group, the parent company of dating apps Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid, is getting along better with Google, just by a little bit. From a report: On Friday, Match withdrew its request for a temporary restraining order against the company, which it.....»»
9to5Mac Daily: April 19, 2024 – The Humane AI Pin reviews are in and they’re bad
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EU to approve Apple’s iPhone NFC chip policy changes, will allow competitors to Apple Pay
The EU commission is set to approve Apple’s previously-announced policy changes regarding access to the NFC chip on the iPhone, with the view of increasing competition in the contactless payments market. The commission’s decision will be official.....»»
Study highlights importance of caregiver well-being in Uganda
A group-based curriculum called Journey of Life (JoL)—delivered over 12 sessions in the Kiryandongo refugee settlement in Uganda—led to improvements in mental health, social support, parental warmth and attitudes around violence against children,.....»»
The first Google Pixel 9 Pro hands-on photos are here
The Google Pixel 9 Pro isn't expected to launch for a few months, but that hasn't stopped hands-on photos of the phone from already leaking......»»
Pixel 9 Release Date: What to Expect
With Pixel 9 rumors popping up on a regular basis, we’ve received questions about the release date. If you’re interested in Google’s Pixel 9, allow us to help set expectations regarding its release date. In recent months, we’v.....»»
Ransomware in Q1 2024: Frequency, size of payments trending downwards, SMBs beware!
More organizations hit by ransomware gangs are starting to realize that it doesn’t pay to pay up: “In Q1 2024, the proportion of victims that chose to pay touched a new record low of 28%,” ransomware incident response firm Coveware.....»»
9to5Mac Daily: April 18, 2024 – M4 Macs timeline, iPhone 16 camera rumors
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Google’s Rick Osterloh to Lead New Team Focused on AI
Google wants to bring Android and its Pixel brand closer than ever, with a good dash of AI sprinkled in between. The post Google’s Rick Osterloh to Lead New Team Focused on AI appeared first on Phandroid. Google’s going through.....»»
Google’s latest layoffs are in finance and real estate
Google's almost uncountable number of layoffs continues. Enlarge (credit: Sean Gallup | Getty Images) Google CEO Sundar Pichai promised more layoffs at Google this year, and the company is delivering. Business Insider w.....»»
Google merges the Android, Chrome, and hardware divisions
Google says the new “Platform and Devices” team will let it move faster. Enlarge / Google HQ. (credit: Getty Images) Google is doing a major re-org of Android, Chrome, and the Google hardware division: They're mergi.....»»
Respiratory stress response that stunts temperate fish also affects coral reef fish
Coral reef fish, like the fish in other marine and freshwater ecosystems, are likely to reach smaller maximum sizes and start reproducing earlier with smaller and fewer eggs as climate change continues to warm up the ocean......»»
The largest marine reptile ever could match blue whales in size
Bones from the head of a reptile suggest a body that was well over 20 meters long. Enlarge (credit: Sergey Krasovskiy) Blue whales have been considered the largest creatures to ever live on Earth. With a maximum length o.....»»
Nothing’s new earbuds upstage Apple, Google, and Amazon by embedding ChatGPT
By adding instant voice access to ChatGPT, Nothing's earbuds leapfrog Apple, Google, and Amazon in the AI race......»»
Scientists experimentally observe current-driven antiskyrmion sliding
Prof. Zhang Ying's group from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with domestic universities and the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States, has experimentally observed current-driven antis.....»»
"Human-induced" climate change behind deadly Sahel heat wave: Study
The deadly heat wave that hit Africa's Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without human-induced climate change, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group published Thursday......»»
Google cutting more jobs as it restructures teams as part of shift to AI
Layoffs and relocations are affecting more Google workers, and not for the first time this year......»»
OpenAI winds down AI image generator that blew minds and forged friendships in 2022
How a group of friends found themselves at the center of a fierce debate about the future of art. Enlarge / An AI-generated image from DALL-E 2 created with the prompt "A painting by Grant Wood of an astronaut couple, american go.....»»
Authorities take down LabHost, phishing-as-a-service platform
Law enforcement from 19 countries severely disrupted one of the world’s largest phishing-as-a-service platform, known as LabHost. This year-long operation, coordinated at the international level by Europol, resulted in the compromise of LabHost’s.....»»
Life-threatening rat pee infections reach record levels in NYC
Between 2001 and 2020, there was an average of 3 cases per year. Last year's tally was 24. Enlarge / A rat looks for food while on a subway platform at the Columbus Circle - 59th Street station on May 8, 2023, in New York City......»»
Research group runs simulations capable of describing South America"s climate with unprecedented accuracy
A consortium made up of researchers from more than ten countries, including Brazil, the United States and some European nations, is running simulations of the past and future climate in South America with unprecedented resolution. The aim is to creat.....»»