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Google Play betas for YouTube Music, TV, Google News, Clock, and Play Books disabled [U]

May 29, 2022
Like the main Android client, Google is now offering Play Store betas for YouTube Music and TV to presumably test new features ahead of time. Update 5/28: In recent days, leaving a beta and trying to rejoin results in a “Can’t join, beta program has ended” message. Despite this, “Join the beta” still appears on the YouTube Music, YouTube TV, Google News, Clock, and Play Books listings…
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Righting the Record on Photos of Wartime Europe

May 28, 2022
The Tanganyika expeditionary force in Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo) during East African campaign of the first world war. Imperial War Museum., CC BY-NC A war in Europe instantly creates parallels with the world wars for people in the UK and other European countries. This connection represents what most people know and are taught about conflict on the continent. The media…
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This week’s top stories: Assistant on Galaxy Watch 4, Imagen photo generator, Pixel Watch details

May 28, 2022
In this week’s top stories: Google Assistant arrives for Galaxy Watch 4 owners, “Imagen” turns text into surprisingly realistic photos, Pixel Watch set to use a USB-C charging cable, and more. Nine months after its launch, the Galaxy Watch 4 has gained access to the Google Assistant — a core feature available out of the box on every other Wear OS device today. That said, the version of…
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WhatsApp for iOS improving Reactions feature in new update

May 28, 2022
Last month, WhatsApp released its long-awaited Reactions feature. With that, users could react with up to six emojis in any conversation, audio, photo, and more. Now, the app is planning to improve the function even more with a few tweaks. According to WABetaInfo, beta…
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US, UK, other G7 countries to ‘predominantly decarbonize electricity sectors by 2035’

May 28, 2022
The G7, made up of the world’s largest economies, today agreed to “predominantly decarbonized electricity sectors by 2035.” The G7 also agreed to end government financing for international coal-fired power generation and speed up the phase-out of unabated coal plants by 2035. “Unabated” refers to electricity generation that doesn’t use technology to capture emissions. The G7 is made up…
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