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Communism and sitcoms inspire AI ethics at Salesforce

September 10, 2021
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! One belief Yakaira Núñez, VP of research and insights at Salesforce, holds firmly is that in product development, it’s just as crucial to identify your non-target audience and consider them in your roadmap. “Communicate with unintended targets to see whether or not there…
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WhatsApp launching end-to-end encrypted cloud backups for iOS and Android

September 10, 2021
Following through with a long-requested feature from users, Facebook-owned WhatsApp is going to make cloud backups end-to-end encrypted to go along with the end-to-end encryption of the messages sent with the service. The app will offer the feature in “the coming weeks” to iOS and Android users with two ways to fully encrypt their backups. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared the news today…
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Google splits Assistant settings for Voice Match, Personal results by device type

September 10, 2021
A year ago, Google streamlined Assistant preferences by switching to one unified list showing all features in alphabetical order. The latest step to simplify Google Assistant settings involves splitting Voice Match and other options by device type. Opening “Voice Match” now reveals two tabs. “This phone” lets you enable/disable “Hey Google,” as well as retrain the hotword. “Other…
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Google Phone rolls out Material You redesign in beta

September 10, 2021
Google Phone is the latest app to get a Material You makeover ahead of Android 12’s release later this year. In the last few weeks, Google has been rolling out Material You redesigns with greater frequency, with Android 12 Beta 5 bringing colorful new designs for the…
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Stadia exec Jack Buser moves to Google Cloud to lead further gaming ambitions

September 10, 2021
Stadia is losing another member of its original team, as Jack Buser is moving away from Stadia directly and will instead work under Google Cloud. ZDNet reports that Jack Buser will depart Stadia and move to Google Cloud as the Director of Global Gaming Solutions starting next week on September 13. Buser spent over five years working on Stadia. His role will apparently involve developing…
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