It started as an experiment, Divine co-founder Evan Henshaw-Plath told me. He wanted to see if he could build an app that effectively filtered out AI slop. The idea was to create a different kind of social media experience, one without AI-generated videos or picture-perfect photos, one that prioritized authenticity over engagement. That’s what led … Read More “Do It for ‘Da Vine’: Divine, the AI-Free Video App and Vine Archive, Is Out Now” »
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR An open source project called ps5-linux will allow you to run Steam on your PS5. The project works by exploiting a patched hypervisor vulnerability in the system. It only works on the original PS5 model on 3.xx or 4.xx firmware. Valve is working on bringing Steam directly to your … Read More “Forget the Steam Machine: This hack will let you play Steam games on PS5” »
If people on social media networks couldn’t hide behind anonymous profiles, would that eliminate online toxicity? That’s the idea behind a proposal in Greece. According to Euractiv, an EU website focused on European policy and government, Greece’s minister of digital governance, Dimitris Papastergiou, is promoting the idea that social networks should be regulated so that … Read More “Greece Reportedly Wants to Curb Anonymity on Social Media Platforms” »
Android is designated as a gatekeeper under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) and as such is required to offer equal access to key features of phones and tablets to third-party companies. The European Commission feels that Alphabet (Google) hasn’t done enough and has kept some features related to AI exclusive to its own Gemini … Read More “The European Commission thinks Android can be more open to third-party AI services” »
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google appears to be getting Photos ready to support the ability to search through your pics from the Pixel launcher. Evidence in both Google Photos and recent Android 17 Beta builds hints at a new framework for Pixel launcher search bar integration. While Photos may be the first, … Read More “Pixel launcher Google Photos search could be just the start” »
Six months after its launch, research firm Antenna estimates that the Howdy streaming service has more than 1 million subscribers. Roku debuted Howdy in August. The subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service is $3 per month and doesn’t have commercials. In an announcement today, Antenna estimated that almost 300,000 people signed up for Howdy in August and … Read More “Howdy’s dated $3/month ad-free streaming service said to have 1M subscribers” »
A class-action lawsuit alleging “Google caused Android mobile devices to transfer a variety of information to Google without users’ permission, consuming users’ cellular data,” is nearing its end. The two sides in Taylor v. Google LLC (PDF) have agreed to a settlement and have begun resolving it. For years, Google has been accused of harvesting data … Read More “Google Is Paying Android Phone Owners $135 Million. Learn Why and Who’s Eligible” »
Summary When a git repository’s recent commit history contains the case-sensitive string HERMES.md, Claude Code routes API requests to “extra usage” billing instead of the included Max plan quota. This silently burned through $200 in extra usage credits while my Max 20x plan capacity remained largely untouched (13% weekly usage). Environment Claude Code v2.1.119 macOS … Read More “HERMES.md in git commit messages causes requests to route to extra usage billing instead of plan quota · Issue #53262 · anthropics/claude-code · GitHub” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR OnePlus and Realme are reported to have officially merged. A sub-business unit has been established, with realme founder Li Bingzhong appointed as general manager. Li Jie, president of OnePlus China, has been put in charge of the sub-series product center. Since early this year, there have been rumors suggesting … Read More “OnePlus and realme have reportedly merged, and that doesn’t sound like good news for either” »
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