Month: August 2023
Donald Trump returns to X / Twitter to post his mug shot
Donald Trump has made his return to X, the social network formerly known as Twitter. On Thursday, the former president turned himself in at the Fulton County jail on over a dozen charges related to his efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. Over the last five months, Trump has…
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Meta is pulling the plug on Messenger Lite on Android
Meta’s Messenger Lite app for Android is being shut down in September, as reported by 9to5Google. The app launched as a more, well, lightweight way to talk to people on the company’s Messenger platform (former Verge staffer Vlad Savov was a fan), but you won’t be able to use it…
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Google Home app finally begins adding support for older Nest Cams
Google is finally starting to add support for older Nest Cams to the Google Home app, starting with the first-generation Nest Cam Indoor from 2015, according to a post from Google on Thursday. The support is available in the public preview of the Google Home app, and you can find…
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Google is expanding its ads transparency center to comply with EU rules
Regarding ads transparency, the company says that it will be “expanding” its Ads Transparency Center to “meet specific DSA provisions and providing additional information on targeting for ads served in the European Union,” Google’s Laurie Richardson and Jennifer Flannery O’Connor write in the post. The center, which Google launched earlier…
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Dune: Part Two has been delayed
Dune: Part Two has been delayed to March 15th, 2024, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Variety, and it’s just one of a few big shifts in Warner Bros.’ movie slate. The films are moving around amid the ongoing strikes in Hollywood that have affected production and promotion on many…
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Alphabet’s Wing partners with Walmart for drone deliveries in Dallas
Wing, the drone delivery service owned by Alphabet, is teaming up with Walmart to offer deliveries in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. In an announcement on Thursday, Walmart says the partnership will allow the retailer to deliver to an additional 60,000 homes. In the coming weeks, Wing will start delivering out…
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