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WhatsApp history can now be transferred from iPhone to Pixel & other Android 12 devices

October 27, 2021
Back in August, Google rolled out the ability to transfer past WhatsApp messages from iPhones to Samsung Galaxy devices. This ability to transfer your WhatsApp history is now coming to Pixel and all other Android 12 phones. The Android team notes how “certain types of data were impossible to bring across when switching from an iPhone.” Google says it “worked closely” with the…
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Sundar Pichai says Google hardware & platform teams are ‘thinking through’ AR

October 27, 2021
During the Alphabet Q3 2021 earnings call, Sundar Pichai was asked about augmented reality and the CEO shared some brief thoughts about what Google is working on in the AR area. Compared to other companies, namely Facebook, Google has not talked about augmented reality hardware in any significant manner. Rather, its focus is solely on services and AR in the context of Android/mobile apps. The…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Robotics-powered ‘microfulfillment’ startup Fabric raises $200M

October 26, 2021
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Fabric, a startup developing a “microfulfillment” automation platform for retailers, today announced that it raised $200 million in series C funding led by Temasek with participation from Koch Disruptive Technologies, Union Tech Ventures, Harel Insurance & Finance…
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Lightroom Update: Better Masking, More Presets, and ‘Community Remix’

October 26, 2021
Adobe has rolled out new Lightroom Classic and Lightroom updates that, among other updates, features a new set of Selective Adjustment tools for precise object selection and masking. The new updates are positioned by Adobe as features that enhance photography skills and make impactful edits easier. However, it’s not all just about new tools as Adobe also has introduced new community-led…
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