Category: Tech News
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How the development wall between Android and iOS may soon come down
There are two main platforms for mobile app development: Android and iOS. Modern Android apps are typically developed using Kotlin, while iOS apps are built with Swift. Although these languages share some similarities, their differences are significant enough that most developers, except for the largest companies, tend to specialize in one platform. While cross-platform development…
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YouTube for Android getting a transparent status bar
YouTube for Android is introducing a transparent status bar, offering a subtle but welcome quality-of-life enhancement. Previously, the app displayed a solid status bar while browsing through the Home and Subscriptions feeds. Now, video thumbnails will be visible beneath the time, notifications, and status bar icons, providing a more immersive browsing experience. This change aligns…
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YouTube’s new way to interrupt your viewing is going wide
YouTube Pause ads are now rolling out widely, displaying ads when users pause videos, in addition to multiple unskippable ads during playback. The expansion has been driven by a positive response from advertisers. YouTube calls these ads “non-interruptive.” The push for more ads seems aimed at encouraging more users to subscribe to YouTube Premium. YouTube…
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X Officially Lists Texas as Its New Home Base
Elon Musk’s X project has reached a new milestone, with X formally seeking legal recognition of Bastrop, Texas, as its new headquarters. A recent court filing in X’s legal case involving former CNN anchor Don Lemon revealed that the company is requesting to move its head office to Bastrop, which is also home to SpaceX…
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Gemini Live Rolls Out to Select Android Smartphones for Free: Here’s How to Get It
Gemini Live, a new feature from Google, is now available on select Android devices for free. This feature enhances the user experience by offering live wallpapers that adapt and respond to real-time environmental data, such as weather or time of day. Here’s how you can get it: Check Compatibility: Gemini Live is currently rolling out…
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YouTube Unveils a Range of New Features at Its ‘Made On’ Event
YouTube recently introduced a series of new features at its “Made on YouTube” event, including AI-driven video creation tools, AI-powered suggestions for creators within YouTube Studio, updates to channel Communities, and a “Hype” section to highlight rising creators. The most notable update is the integration of Google’s Veo video generation tool into YouTube Shorts, allowing…
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OpenAI’s new model is better at reasoning and, occasionally, deceiving
In the weeks leading up to the launch of OpenAI’s latest “reasoning” model, o1, the independent AI safety research firm Apollo identified a significant issue. Apollo discovered that the model was generating incorrect outputs in a novel way — essentially, it was lying. Sometimes these falsehoods seemed harmless. For example, when OpenAI researchers asked the…
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5 new features on X (Formerly Twitter) that you should know about
Since Elon Musk took control of Twitter, now rebranded as X, the platform has been rapidly evolving. From the introduction of the blue checkmark to the new X Premium subscriptions, there have been significant transformations. While some changes have resonated well with users, others have left them puzzled, wondering what might come next. Keeping up…
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How to Go Viral on Social Media: Tips and Tricks from the Latest Internet Trends
Going viral on social media is the holy grail for creators, influencers, and even brands. One viral post can skyrocket your visibility, grow your following overnight, and even lead to monetization opportunities. But virality is not just about luck—it’s about understanding what works, using trends to your advantage, and engaging with your audience in a…
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iOS 18 brings RCS to major carrier iPhones, but prepaid plans are still waiting
A future iOS update may be needed to unlock better Apple-to-Android messages. The future of inter-OS mobile messaging is here, it’s just unevenly distributed. With iOS 18, Apple has made it possible for non-Apple phones to message with iPhones through Rich Communication Services (RCS). This grants upgrades from standard SMS text messages, like read receipts,…