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A ton of Google Home upgrades flew under the radar amidst the Android 16, iOS 26 chaos

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-23 04:01:42

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google has announced a slew of features and improvements coming to Google Home. These additions include new types of Favorite tiles, easier automations, and a more powerful web version. Google TV Streamer owners can also use picture-in-picture support to keep an eye on the camera feed while watching TV. Google announced a handy addition to Google Home earlier this week, allowing users to set different Favorites on each device. However, it turns out t

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Missing Android 16’s Pixel VIPs widget? You’re not alone (Updated: Rolling out)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-23 04:05:38

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s new Pixel VIPs widget launched with the release of Android 16. However, some Pixel owners report that the widget is missing. An update to the Contacts app is likely needed before the widget becomes available. Update, June 12, 2025 (07:05 AM ET): Users report that the Pixel VIPs widget now shows up correctly on their device. If you still don’t see it with the June Pixel Feature Drop installed, ensure your Google Contacts app is up to date thro

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6 big features missing on Android 16

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-23 04:30:26

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Google’s big Android 16 update has arrived a tad early in the year — and that’s good news as we get to play with new software a little ahead of schedule. It also means that the upcoming Pixel flagships will likely ship with the latest Android update out of the box, unlike last year. While the Pixel 10 series may get Android 16 at launch, the latest version still misses several noteworthy features in the stable release. Android 16 brings a lot of under-the-hoo

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Pixel 9A Buying Guide: Everything to Know About Google's Budget Phone

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-23 04:30:06

Google's latest budget phone, the $499 Pixel 9A, arrived fresh off the heels of Apple's "affordable" offering, the $599 iPhone 16E. Very convenient timing. The Pixel 9A is $300 cheaper than the baseline Pixel 9 and therefore scales back when it comes to features like cameras and RAM. But it maintains other attributes, like display size, processor and AI features -- and even touts a higher battery capacity than its pricier Pixel counterparts. For more on what the new phone has in store, be sure

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Multiverse Computing raises $215M for tech that could radically lower AI costs

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2026-03-23 03:00:00

Spanish startup Multiverse Computing on Thursday said it has raised an enormous Series B round of €189 million (about $215 million) on the strength of a technology it calls “CompactifAI.” CompactifAI is a quantum-computing inspired compression technology that is capable of reducing the size of LLMs by up to 95% without impacting model performance, the company said. Specifically, Multiverse offers compressed versions of well-known, open-source LLMs – primarily small models – such as Llama 4 Sco

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AOSP isn’t dead, but Google just landed a huge blow to custom ROM developers

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-23 05:11:57

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google has made it harder to build custom Android ROMs for Pixel phones by omitting their device trees and driver binaries from the latest AOSP release. The company says this is because it’s shifting its AOSP reference target from Pixel hardware to a virtual device called “Cuttlefish” to be more neutral. While Google insists AOSP isn’t going away, developers must now reverse-engineer changes, making the process for supporting Pixel devices more difficu

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Chime's IPO will test public market appetite for fintech as companies line up to exit

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2026-03-23 03:35:01

Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images There's a mini-boom happening in fintech. After a multi-year IPO slowdown triggered by rising rates and valuation resets, some of the emerging players in online stock trading, banking, lending and crypto-related services are hitting the public market, or at least preparing for a debut. The next test of Wall Street's enthusiasm is expected to come on Thursday, when Chime is slated to start trading on the Nasdaq. The provider of online bank

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Anthropic Abruptly Shuts Down Blog Run by Its AI, Won't Say Why

futurism.com Unknown 2026-03-21 23:12:27

Anthropic wanted to show off its Claude chatbot's writing skills by having it pen a blog on the plain old internet — but just after its launch, the company kiboshed the entire thing. As TechCrunch reports, the "Claude Explains" project was only live for a few weeks before Anthropic decided to pull the plug, erasing all of its purportedly human-edited posts — which seem mostly to have been about coding — without any explanation. Revealed by TechCrunch earlier in June, Claude's blog was, as an A

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Doctors Concerned By Massive Uptick In Teens Taking Ozempic

futurism.com Unknown 2026-03-22 00:15:15

Image by Roberto Pfeil / picture alliance via Getty / Futurism Rx/Medicines Teens are being prescribed Ozempic and similar drugs more than ever before — and some doctors are worried about what the trend could mean. In interviews with Reuters and Raleigh, North Carolina's WRAL, doctors expressed disquiet at recent studies that found that are kids being prescribed the uber-popular jabs at increasing rates. Two recent studies, the first from the from the data firm Truveta and the second from Eve

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Databricks open-sources declarative ETL framework powering 90% faster pipeline builds

venturebeat.com Shubham Sharma 2026-03-23 01:29:32

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Today, at its annual Data + AI Summit, Databricks announced that it is open-sourcing its core declarative ETL framework as Apache Spark Declarative Pipelines, making it available to the entire Apache Spark community in an upcoming release. Databricks launched the framework as Delta Live Tables (DLT) in 2022 and has since expanded it to he

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Unreal Editor for Fortnite’s AI character creation tool has ambitions beyond Darth Vader

venturebeat.com Giancarlo Valdes 2026-03-23 04:52:46

Epic Games took a big step with conversational AI when it added a new version of Darth Vader in Fortnite that could speak with players. But later this year, any creator using Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) will be able to make their own AI-powered characters with the same underlying technology behind Vader. During the 2025 State of Unreal keynote, Epic revealed that a new tool in UEFN called the Persona Device will allow anyone to create non-playable characters (NPCs) with AI-driven personal

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I tested 10+ Pixel 9 Pro XL cases so you don’t have to: These are the picks I would buy!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-21 14:58:52

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority I’ve tested out a ton of the most popular Pixel 9 Pro XL cases on the market and picked out a few that are worthy of Google’s most premium (non-foldable) smartphone. Check out our list for the best Pixel 9/9 Pro cases if you’ve got a smaller model. My favorite Google Pixel 9 Pro XL case is the Mous Limitless Nick Fernandez / Android Authority A phone as large and expensive as the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL needs solid protection, and the Mous Limitless case hits

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June’s Pixel Drop gives Gboard the power to create stickers without Pixel Studio

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-22 02:00:12

TL;DR Pixel users will now be able to generate custom stickers right in Gboard. Stickers are created by typing a prompt and selecting an emotion. The custom sticker function is available for Pixel 9 and newer devices. Back in May, we found code in the Gboard beta that suggested Google could add the ability to generate stickers without having to open Pixel Studio. At the time, it seemed like the feature may have been in the early stages of development due to its lack of UI elements. But it app

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Pixel VIPs widget is here to help you stay connected to your most important people

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-22 02:00:20

TL;DR Google has officially launched the Pixel VIPs widget for devices from Pixel 6 onward via the June Pixel Feature Drop. The home screen widget displays key updates like last calls, WhatsApp messages, locations, and birthdays for up to eight chosen contacts. VIP contacts can also bypass Do Not Disturb settings. Google has been working on a new Pixel VIPs widget for the Google Contacts app for a while now. Last month, we got a good idea about how Pixel VIPs would work, and earlier this week

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Google Home now lets you control your smart devices, your way

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-22 02:00:40

TL;DR Google Home now lets you set up different Favorites for each device. That means you can pin the front door as a favorite on your smartwatch, while the lounge light is pinned on Google TV. This should be useful if you tend to control different smart home gadgets via specific devices. Google has just announced the stable release of Android 16, while also revealing a few features for ecosystem users. It turns out there’s a notable addition to the Google Home app as well. The search giant

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June 2025 Pixel Feature Drop is here, and here’s everything new it’s bringing to your Pixel

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-22 02:00:42

TL;DR Google has released the June 2025 Pixel Feature Drop for supported Pixel devices. This Feature Drop includes the Android 16 platform update and Pixel-exclusive features such as Pixel VIPs widget, Battery Health Indicator, custom Gboard stickers via Pixel Studio, and more. Pixel devices are also getting Google app updates that bring even more features. It’s raining updates today for Pixels! Supported Pixel devices are getting a ton of new features today, courtesy of a combination of app

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The latest Android 16 beta now lets you throttle your Pixel’s battery, charging

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-22 19:20:59

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR The Android 16 QPR1 beta 2 update apparently brings the battery health assistance feature. This feature effectively throttles your charging speed and battery over time in the name of battery health. The feature also comes after numerous reports of battery issues affecting older Pixel phones. Google announced a battery health assistance feature alongside the Pixel 9a earlier this year. The feature effectively throttles your charging speed and battery over

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Google Pixel 10 might debut Qi 2 support and magnetic “Pixelsnap” accessories

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-22 23:33:08

Android Headlines Pixel 10 leaked renders TL;DR Google is working on an ecosystem of magnetic Qi 2.2 accessories for the Pixel 10 series under the “Pixelsnap” name Planned accessories include a magnetic charger, a charger with stand, and a “Ring Stand” The feature, combined with the Hub Mode, which might be coming to phones, could make the Pixel 10 a small smart display while charging, similar to iPhones with Standby Mode One of the most requested features for smartphones right now is Qi 2 s

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Warning: Google will soon nerf the Pixel 6a’s battery due to an overheating issue

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-23 04:51:36

Arielle / Android Authority TL;DR Google will soon warn Pixel 6a owners about a potential battery overheating issue, following multiple reports of the device catching fire. A string we found in the latest Android beta states the phone’s battery capacity and charging speed will be limited after 400 charge cycles as a safety measure. Given the serious risk of fire, users who see the warning are strongly advised to replace the battery or upgrade their phone immediately. Update, June 11, 2025 (4

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Apple Music just added my most wished for feature in iOS 26

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-03-21 04:28:39

iOS 26 is a packed update for iPhone users, and one feature I’m most excited about is a new Apple Music addition I’ve long wished for: pinned music. Pinned music is a key new iOS 26 feature in Apple Music Apple Music in iOS 26 offers the brand new Liquid Glass design found throughout Apple’s entire platform lineup. But the change that has me especially thrilled is a new pinning feature for your Library. You can now pin albums, playlists, and artists for quick, repeated access. Long-press on

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Pixelsnap, Google's belated answer to MagSafe, could arrive alongside the Pixel 10

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-23 03:45:27

Android phones that support Qi2 wireless chargers that are magnetically secured in place might finally be hitting the market. Android Authority reports that Google plans to add Qi2 charging with the upcoming Google Pixel 10. The Qi2 standard was announced at CES in 2023, and was developed with substantial contributions from Apple. The new design iterated on the Qi standard by adding magnets that would help ensure a perfect alignment, among other improvements. That magnetic alignment tech was bui

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Google will reduce battery life for some Pixel 6a phones to prevent overheating

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-23 06:53:55

Google's Pixel 6a has been a winner in many respects, but a new issue with the smartphone's battery may pose a safety concern. After Android Authority reported on a pair of instances where a Pixel 6a battery overheated to the point where the device caught fire, the publication spotted some details in the latest Android 16 beta indicating that as a precaution, the Pixel 6a battery capacity and charging speed will be reduced. In addition, Android Authority received this statement from Google: A s

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ChatGPT o3 API 80% price drop has no impact on performance

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-03-23 08:06:33

ChatGPT o3 API is now cheaper for developers, and there's no visible impact on performance. On Wednesday, OpenAI announced it's cutting the price of its best reasoning model, o3, by 80%. ChatGPT price reduction This means o3’s input price is now just $2 per million tokens, while the output price has dropped to $8 per million tokens. "We optimized our inference stack that serves o3. Same exact model—just cheaper," OpenAI noted in a post on X. While regular users typically don't use ChatGPT m

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Get a Google Pixel 9a and Pixel Buds A-Series on T-Mobile - here's how it works

zdnet.com Allison Jewell 2026-03-23 03:22:54

Jason Howell/ZDNET Is summer approaching, and you feel stuck with your old, broken, slow phone? You don't have to for long. With this T-Mobile offer, you can get a new phone just in time for your vacation. Also: T-Mobile is giving away the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus for free - here's how it works Now, at T-Mobile, you can get a Google Pixel 9a and a free pair of Pixel Buds A-Series when you open a new line or trade in a qualifying device. After you open a new line or make a trade-in, you will h

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Show HN: The Roman Industrial Revolution that could have been

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-23 08:51:54

NOTE: I’ve intentionally left some obvious mistakes, like the faces on page 20 of Issue #1, to keep the raw, experimental feel of the project. As explained in the "the making of" section, this comic book was created with the aid of an AI model. I review and adjust each image, sometimes editing by hand to fix things like missing characters, extra fingers, or elements that don’t belong. Then I add the dialogue boxes. I understand that newer model versions may produce better results; however, repl

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A warlord brings chaos in Foundation S3 trailer

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-22 22:00:05

Foundation returns for a third season next month on Apple TV+. Foundation, Apple TV+'s lavish adaptation (or re-mix, if you prefer) of Isaac Asimov's seminal sci-fi series, returns for its third season next month, and the streaming platform has dropped an official trailer to give us a taste of what's in store. As previously reported, the first season ended with a major time jump of 138 years, and S2 focused on the Second Crisis: imminent war between Empire and the Foundation, along with an ene

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The 5 Best Organic Mattress Toppers (2025)

wired.com Scott Gilbertson 2026-03-22 18:34:00

If you're happy with your mattress, you probably aren't reading this, so I'll assume your mattress is either causing you some back pain or you're feeling the pressure points that happen when your body isn't quite suited to what you're sleeping on. In those situations, provided your mattress isn't actually sagging or needing to be replaced, a high-quality mattress topper suited to your body and manner of sleeping can indeed help. Keep in mind that there really is no best mattress topper; there's

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Google will reduce Pixel 6A battery capacity due to overheating issues

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-03-23 05:10:39

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Earlier this year, Google shipped a Pixel 4A update to some owners that lowered battery life to mitigate overheating risk, and soon, it’s going to do the same for the Pixel 6A. “A subset of Pixel 6A phones will require a mandatory software update to reduce the risk of potential battery overheating,” Google’s Alex Moriconi says in a statement to The Verge. “The update will ena

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Jewel Burks Solomon’s Collab Capital has closed a new $75M fund

techcrunch.com Dominic-Madori Davis 2026-03-23 00:30:00

Collab Capital announced today the close of a $75 million Fund II. Jewel Burks Solomon, who rose to prominence in Silicon Valley during her years running Google for Startups US, has just closed her second fund for her VC firm Collab Capital. Fund II is $75 million and includes heavyweight limited partners like Apple, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and The Leon Levine Foundation. Solomon co-founded the firm alongside Barry Givens in 2020 with an inaugural $50 million Fund I and invested in 38

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The best robot vacuums

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-11-17 16:32:14

Robot vacuums are impressive devices that will clean your floors well without complaining (much). As prices have dropped, these busy little bots have become less of a luxury and more of a necessity. They can reach places most standup vacs never see (under beds and sofas) and, thanks to better batteries and robot brains, they rarely get tired of cleaning. I’ve been testing robot vacuums for seven years and have run over 60 robot vacuums all over my house. These are my top picks if you’re looking

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The best robot vacuums

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