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Chrome Custom Tabs are now more explicitly labeled on Android

September 6, 2022
In an ideal world, all Android apps would use Custom Tabs over in-app browsers (WebViews). Google is now making it more apparent when you’re “running” a Chrome Custom Tab (CCT). With Chrome 104 or earlier, you’d see “Powered by Chrome” at the bottom of the three-dot overflow menu. Version 105 of the Google browser is rolling out new “Running in Chrome” text for Custom Tabs…
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Dumb AI is a bigger risk than strong AI

September 6, 2022
Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. The year is 2052. The world has averted the climate crisis thanks to finally adopting nuclear power for the majority of power generation. Conventional…
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Five of Asia’s biggest economies are forecast to see dramatic solar growth

September 6, 2022
Five of Asia’s biggest economies are expected to see exponential growth of solar, positioning the region to become a global hub of solar power, according to independent energy think tank Ember. Ember analyzed existing national power sector development plans across China, Japan, Indonesia, India, and the Philippines. It found that solar capacity is expected to grow an average of 22% annually…
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Android 12L starts rolling out to the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7

September 6, 2022
Over the past week, Samsung has finally launched Android 12L for its foldables and tablets, several months after the update was first launched by Google. Now, the Galaxy Tab S7 is getting its first taste of Android 12L. The Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7+ were first released in…
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Donald Trump goes on nonsensical rant about electric cars: ‘We need to rid of them’

September 5, 2022
Former President Donald Trump went on a nonsensical rant about electric vehicles at a rally in Pennsylvania last week. Trump claimed an all-electric vehicle was getting “38 miles per gallon” and even suggested that “we need to rid of the stuff.” Trump is campaigning ahead of the midterm elections coming up in November, and he found himself in Pennsylvania last week holding a massive…
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EU lawmakers push for all Android phones to to copy the Pixel 6’s five years of updates

September 5, 2022
While the Android ecosystem as a whole has been getting better about long-term support and the speed of updates, EU lawmakers are now pushing for a set standard for Android updates that just so happens to mirror what Google offers on the Pixel 6. A draft regulation currently on the table in the EU looks to establish “ecodesign requirements for mobile phones, cordless phones, and slate…
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