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How to stream March Madness on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, more

The 2021 NCAA tournament is being broadcast across a few networks, including CBS, TNT, and truTV, but it’s also possible to stream all the games for free. Let’s look at how to watch March Madness on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, the web, and more. Update: Sweet 16 tips off on March 27 at 2:40 pm ET / 11:40 am PT. Loyola Chicago vs Oregon State face off as the first Sweet 16 game on CBS at 2:40 pm…
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Discover makes ‘Posts on Google’ more prominent, tweaks sports cards

Over the past week, Google Discover has made two tweaks to the feed’s design. The first sees Posts on Google get a more prominent Discover layout, while sports carousels have been removed to improve usability. Brands, organizations, and figures can use Posts on Google to publish messages, images, videos, and GIFs directly to Search, specifically their claimed Knowledge Panel. Introduced in…
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Google Assistant using federated learning on Android to improve ‘Hey Google’ accuracy

Last year, Google introduced the ability to customize how sensitive your Smart Displays and speakers are to the hotword. Assistant is now using federated learning on Android to prevent “Hey Google” misactivations and misses. For a handful of users, opening Google Assistant settings today reveals a new “Help improve Assistant” option to “save audio so speech technologies can learn over…
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Google Fi app for iPhone adding ‘Privacy Screen’ to protect voicemails with Face/Touch ID

On iOS, Fi subscribers can check their voicemail through the companion app. An update to Google Fi earlier this week introduces a new “Privacy Screen” feature to lock those messages and other sensitive information with Face or Touch ID. This Privacy Screen is identical to the feature introduced for Google Drive and Search last year, while it’s currently being tested for Chrome Incognito…
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