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NewPipe, other open-source apps are preparing users for Google’s sideloading crackdown on Android

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NewPipe, other open-source apps are preparing users for Google’s sideloading crackdown on Android
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TL;DR Developers of open-source Android apps, including NewPipe, have begun warning users about Google’s upcoming sideloading restrictions. NewPipe’s developers refuse to comply with Google’s proposed verification rules. The app has started to inform users of ways to bypass hurdles, including the proposed 24-hour lockout period before installing “unverified” apps. Sideloading, or the ability to install … Read More “NewPipe, other open-source apps are preparing users for Google’s sideloading crackdown on Android” »

Your Galaxy S25 could get One UI 9 much earlier than expected

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Your Galaxy S25 could get One UI 9 much earlier than expected
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Paul Jones / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has reportedly begun internal testing of One UI 9 for the Galaxy S25 series, according to tipster Tarun Vats. The first One UI 9 test build has been spotted around two weeks earlier than last year’s One UI 8 testing timeline, suggesting faster development. One UI 9 beta … Read More “Your Galaxy S25 could get One UI 9 much earlier than expected” »

Apple’s AI Era: Every AI Drop Since Last Year’s WWDC

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Apple’s AI Era: Every AI Drop Since Last Year’s WWDC
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WWDC 2025 marked the beginning of Apple’s biggest AI push to date. The last year has seen a steady rollout of Apple Intelligence features across iPhone, iPad and Mac, revamping Siri’s capabilities, adding generative tools to core apps and giving developers new ways to build with AI.  As Apple prepares for WWDC 2026, kicking off … Read More “Apple’s AI Era: Every AI Drop Since Last Year’s WWDC” »

Amazon’s new plan for games: James Bond and AI Snoop Dogg

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Amazon’s new plan for games: James Bond and AI Snoop Dogg
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Amazon’s gaming strategy has never really been clear. It’s been very active in the space: acquiring Twitch, launching its Luna cloud gaming service nearly six years ago, investing heavily in MMOs during the peak of live-service wave, and having access to a huge slate of franchises through Prime Video and the MGM Studios library. Late … Read More “Amazon’s new plan for games: James Bond and AI Snoop Dogg” »

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra moniker confirmed by Bluetooth SIG

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra moniker confirmed by Bluetooth SIG
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Samsung is rumored to launch two book-style folding smartphones this year – the Galaxy Z Fold8 and the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. The Fold8 was previously called Fold8 Wide, while the Fold8 Ultra was called the Fold8. The renaming happened last month, causing confusion. While there’s no word from Samsung on this development, we now … Read More “Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra moniker confirmed by Bluetooth SIG” »

Fine-tuning an LLM to write docs like it’s 1995 – Fabrizio Ferri Benedetti

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Fine-tuning an LLM to write docs like it’s 1995 – Fabrizio Ferri Benedetti
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In my predictions for 2030 I wrote that tech writers would be using specialized LLMs, running locally on powerful hardware. I see hints of this move to “local first” among engineering pundits, but we’re not there yet, in part because of how much more powerful connected frontier models are. That doesn’t mean we can’t experiment, … Read More “Fine-tuning an LLM to write docs like it’s 1995 – Fabrizio Ferri Benedetti” »

OpenAI is rolling out improved memory for ChatGPT to all users

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Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR OpenAI is introducing a new memory architecture for ChatGPT that makes it better at remembering things about you. It can now update memories as time passes to keep them relevant. It’s rolling out to Pro and Plus users in the US, and will expand to Free users in the … Read More “OpenAI is rolling out improved memory for ChatGPT to all users” »

Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for June 5

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for June 5
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Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? I thought 3-Down was a pretty tough one.  Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use … Read More “Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for June 5” »

Google Health 5.01 improves nutrition, sleep, and fitness tracking

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Google Health 5.01 improves nutrition, sleep, and fitness tracking
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Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Google is rolling out a new update to the Google Health app, the first since its big redesign. The update fixes several fitness tracking issues, including mislabeled runs, missing split data, GPS map loading problems, and duplicate step counts. Google also addresses missing sleep scores, Fitbit-to-Google account migration issues, … Read More “Google Health 5.01 improves nutrition, sleep, and fitness tracking” »