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Google Meet gets push-to-talk with space bar unmute shortcut

Google Meet is getting a rather nifty shortcut that lets you unmute yourself by holding down on the space bar.  Some people prefer to stay muted during a call and manually unmute when they have something to say. Google Meet on the web will soon get the ability to “hold down the space bar to be unmuted.” Releasing the key will return you to the muted state. Google says this “will also help…
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iPhone Lockdown Mode can be easily detected, could make you a target

iPhone Lockdown Mode is an extreme form of security designed to protect people who might find themselves targets of state-sponsored spyware, like Pegasus. However, a privacy activist says it also makes it easy for a website to detect when someone is using it – and has demonstrated this. So what is designed to be protection against rogue governments could actually end up helping them identify…
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Google is rebranding Arts & Culture with new ampersand logo

Google is preparing to rebrand its Arts & Culture app with a newly trademarked ampersand logo, replacing the classic museum. This morning, two new Google trademarks appeared online, each one showing a “stylized ampersand.” The only difference between the two filings is that one is in Google’s signature four-color design, while the other is simply black. On its own, the logo doesn’t…
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As Android Automotive OS 13 goes official, Google quietly confirms ‘Gabledorsche’ Bluetooth stack lives

Android 13 launched on Pixel phones earlier this month and has since hit AOSP, where it will be used by other Android smartphone makers and for other versions of the platform. Now, Google has officially revealed Android Automotive OS 13 and confirmed that the long-in-development “Gabledorsche” Bluetooth stack is live in Android 13. Android Automotive OS 13 – What’s new? Google posted this…
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