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Catch NVIDIA GTC 21 live right here

April 7, 2021
This article is part of the VB Lab / NVIDIA GTC insight series. GTC, the conference for AI innovators, developers, technologists, startups, and creatives, is offering over 1,500 sessions online this year. Running from April 12 – 16, 2021, the livestream is free to watch right here. Bookmark this link to make sure you don’t miss the keynote session starting at 8:30 am PDT on April 12 with…
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Signal for iOS testing new cryptocurrency payments feature

April 7, 2021
The encrypted communications app Signal is beginning to roll out the ability for some of its users to send money to one another with MobileCoin, according to Wired. Cryptocurrency payments in Signal will be first available only to users in the UK using the iOS and Android apps. Different from what Facebook and WhatsApp are doing, Signal is also taking a step further than what Apple does with…
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Google rolling out first Chrome for iOS update since November

April 7, 2021
Unlike other first-party apps, Google’s browser has historically followed a strict, publicized six-week release cycle. After going without updates for the past four months, a new version of Chrome for iPhone and iPad is rolling out now. In February, Google started…
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Apple’s patent reveals a new system for predicting when your iPhone will run out of battery

April 7, 2021
Apple has been working on new ways to let users know more about the battery life of their devices, and it seems that the company plans to add even more related features to iOS. The US Patent & Trademark Office this week granted Apple a patent for a new system that can predict and warn the user when the iPhone battery is expected to run out. As noted by Apple Insider, the patent is described…
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Google now supports Rust for underlying Android OS development

April 7, 2021
For the past few years, Google has been encouraging developers to write Android apps with Kotlin. The underlying OS still uses C and C++, though Google today announced Android Open Source Project (AOSP) support for Rust. This is part of Google’s work to address memory safety bugs in the operating system:  We invest a great deal of effort and resources into detecting, fixing, and mitigating…
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