Android 17 starts hitting Pixel phones and watches today
…Similarly, Lyria 3 music generation will be available on Pixels in the app, but this one won’t require a premium subscription. Google began adding support for Apple AirDrop in Quick Share…
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Rocket Report: Blue Origin explosion still making headlines; Impulse raises money
…On Tuesday, Impulse Space, a company dedicated to improving space mobility, announced it has raised $500 million in Series D funding, Ars reports . Since it was founded five years ago by SpaceX…
Android verification is coming: Google confirms timeline and supported app stores
…In August, the advanced flow will become available globally ahead of verification becoming mandatory in the first markets. As detailed a few months ago , the advanced flow will allow users to bypass…
Google starts lowering Play Store fees, making good on Epic Games settlement
…These programs will be available to developers in Europe, the UK, Australia, and the US on September 30 of this year. They will open to developers in other countries as they are…
Rivian adds a new onboard AI assistant to its latest software update
…Rivian says you can also personalize the assistant via the Rivian mobile app, allowing it to connect to your calendar so it can access your schedule and to remember your preferences over…
Anthropic raises Claude Code usage limits, credits new deal with SpaceX
…The company has made controversial moves lately to address demand outpacing available compute capacity amid outages and other problems. That included introducing new usage limits during peak hours, and even a short…
Google unveils screenless Fitbit Air and Google Health app to replace Fitbit
…It’s a streamlined and potentially stylish look—in uncharacteristic fashion, Google has plenty of colors and style options available, including a special-edition Steph Curry version. You may have heard chatter…
Sheetz is quitting VMware, migrating 11,000 virtual machines
…SvHCI product maturity in relation to APIs meant it was a small amount of extra work, and the main challenge of the migration was [finding] the time available to do it, for…
Course correction: Google to link more sources in AI Overviews
…As websites increasingly feel the squeeze of lower traffic (and advertising revenue), there may be less of that content available. Google also has to be aware that the growing AI backlash goes…
FCC lifts looming deadline for Amazon Leo satellite broadband constellation
…United Launch Alliance’s soon-to-retire Atlas V rocket has done most of the heavy lifting for Amazon Leo to date, but just one more Atlas V is available to Amazon…