MobileNews

New Fi ‘Virtual Carrier Network’ on Pixel keeps cellular data anonymous from Google, MVNO partners

October 12, 2022
Besides beginning to roll out passkey support on Android and Chrome, Google — for Cybersecurity Awareness Month — announced today that Fi now uses a Virtual Carrier Network (VCN) to keep cellular data anonymous on Pixel devices. Your internet traffic is kept anonymous from both Google Fi and the MVNO partner networks (T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular), with the company noting that it already has…
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MobileNews

This is probably what Android’s app archiving feature will look like [Video]

October 12, 2022
Following an announcement earlier this year, it seems app archiving on Android is coming together, as a working demo has been shown off. One of the first steps in saving storage space is usually to uninstall apps that you aren’t using. It’s a familiar and relatively harmless process, but it also results in deleting all of the data from that app. Google’s pitch for app archiving on Android…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Continue AI aims to add ESG intelligence to sustainability, lands $5.7M

October 12, 2022
Did you miss a session from MetaBeat 2022? Head over to the on-demand library for all of our featured sessions here. Climate change, biodiversity and other environmental concerns; social issues such as diversity, equity and inclusion; as well as worker well-being are woven into broader environmental, social and governance (ESG) discussions — discussions that every enterprise needs to have to…
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GamingNews

Apple Music finally arrives on Xbox consoles

October 12, 2022
It seems like Microsoft just can’t stop confirming Xbox partnerships this week. On Tuesday, Xbox Cloud Gaming support for Meta Quest 2 and some new Chromebooks was announced. Now, Microsoft has linked up with Apple to finally offer an Apple Music app on Xbox…
ComputersNews

Microsoft Surface 2022 event liveblog: Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5, Surface Studio 2+ and more

October 12, 2022
Techtober isn’t over yet! Today, we’re gearing up to cover Microsoft’s Surface device event at its NYC store. Senior Editors Sam Rutherford and Devindra Hardawar will be watching the stream and jotting all of their thoughts down in this live blog. And once the stream is over, they’ll be on the ground to churn out some hands-on coverage of these new Surface devices. Stay…
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