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Anna Mani, Indian meteorologist, honored with Google Doodle

August 23, 2022
Anna Mani, the meteorologist whose work helped kickstart weather forecasting in India, is honored in the latest Google Doodle. Anna Mani was born in Peermade, Kerala, India, on August 23, 1918 — meaning today would have been her 104th birthday. Breaking from the traditional gender roles, Mani surrounded herself with literature, reading almost all of the books in her local library by the age of…
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Microsoft Outlook is now showing more ads in its iOS and Android app

August 23, 2022
Outlook is a popular email service from Microsoft. It has around 500 million users around the world. Since anyone can use Outlook for free, the platform shows some ads for users. However, it seems that Microsoft is making its ads strategy more aggressive for users of Outlook’s iOS and Android apps. For those not familiar, Outlook provides two filter options for the inbox. The first option, which…
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Fitbit or Google Fit stats card can now appear on 2nd-gen Nest Hub homescreen

August 22, 2022
As we’ve been tracking since May, Fitbit and Google Fit integration on the 2nd-gen Nest Hub is getting deeper with a stats card that can appear directly on the Smart Display’s homescreen. Fitbit or Google Fit can show up in the “Your morning/afternoon/evening” or “Wellness” tabs. The card is titled “Your activity” in the 2×2 size, while the smaller 2×1 configuration just shows…
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Report: Apple and LG enter a long-term patent use agreement

August 22, 2022
In April, LG Electronics received a one-time payment in patent licensing fees for around $600 million but didn’t name the customers. Now, The Elec has learned that this licensing fee was from two companies, one of them being Apple. According to the publication, LG…
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Jackbox Party Pack 9 is coming to Google Stadia

August 22, 2022
Google Stadia is picking up another new title from the Jackbox catalog, with the latest edition of the game, Jackbox Party Pack 9, confirmed to arrive on the platform. On its website this week, Jackbox Games officially confirmed that Party Pack 9 would be coming to Stadia this Fall. The mentioned was first spotted on the r/Stadia subreddit. Along with Stadia, the game will also be headed to Amazon…
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