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Spotify’s disco ball icon wasn’t exactly a hit, so it’s heading out

Spotify’s disco ball icon wasn’t exactly a hit, so it’s heading out

[ad_1] Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR Spotify has confirmed its recently updated disco ball icon isn’t staying much longer. The icon, introduced to mark Spotify’s 20th anniversary, is being rolled back next week because people didn’t like it much. Until then, Spotify is also running an Unwrapped-style event to share insights about your music …

There Is No ‘Hard Problem Of Consciousness’

There Is No ‘Hard Problem Of Consciousness’

[ad_1] Credits Carlo Rovelli is a theoretical physicist known for his work on quantum gravity, the foundation of quantum mechanics and the nature of space and time. A fierce debate is raging around the slippery notion of consciousness. It retraces a trotted pattern of cultural resistance: We humans are often scared by anything that may …

Google Messages’ easiest pairing method is about to disappear

Google Messages’ easiest pairing method is about to disappear

[ad_1] Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages is moving closer to completely removing the convenient QR code pairing method for its desktop web app. In the v20260511 beta version of the Android app, the built-in QR code scanner option has vanished entirely. Users will be forced to link their devices and access the …

YouTube is expanding likeness detection to basically everyone

YouTube is expanding likeness detection to basically everyone

[ad_1] Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection tool to everyone over 18 in the coming weeks. The feature scans YouTube for AI-generated videos or deepfakes that appear to use your facial likeness and lets you request removals. YouTube will consider virtually any eligible user as a creator, meaning …

Chatbots at the drive-thru are just the beginning

Chatbots at the drive-thru are just the beginning

[ad_1] This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about how AI is seeping into our daily lives, follow Emma Roth. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. In 2021, McDonald’s became one of the …

Someone pretending to be your contact during calls? Google Phone could soon fight back.

Someone pretending to be your contact during calls? Google Phone could soon fight back.

[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google is working on a feature to fight phone number spoofing. Strings suggest that the Google Phone app could warn you when a caller is pretending to be one of your contacts. This comes roughly a month after we discovered Google’s …

IBM 700C to Lenovo AI Workstations

IBM 700C to Lenovo AI Workstations

[ad_1] Note: this post is published but still in progress. Spot something missing or amiss? Comment at the end 👍. TL;DR: ThinkPad has shipped continuously since October 1992 under two corporate owners (IBM 1992 to 2005, Lenovo 2005 to present), making it among the longest-running commercial laptop families on the market and unusually visually continuous …

Walmart just launched two new Android tablets with under $300

Walmart just launched two new Android tablets with under 0

[ad_1] TL;DR Walmart has launched two new Android 16-powered Onn tablets, including an 8.1-inch Core model and a larger 13-inch Pro variant. The Onn 8.1-inch Core Tablet costs $138 and features a Snapdragon chip, 6GB RAM, and up to 15 hours of battery life. The Onn 13-inch Pro Tablet costs $288 and includes a MediaTek …

Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for May 18

Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for May 18

[ad_1] Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? 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? It’s a pretty fun and easy one today. Read on for all the answers. …