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LineageOS drops Android 9 Pie, leaving 24 devices without ongoing support

As one of the most popular third-party Android ROMs, LineageOS has become the go-to for tinkerers wanting to extend the lifespan of their older hardware. However, the LineageOS project is set to completely drop Android 9 Pie builds, leaving 24 devices without ongoing support. A new code commit first spotted by Android Police reveals that the LineageOS 17.1 is definitely not coming officially to…
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Google signs news partnership with WSJ and other UK, Australian News Corp publications

Ahead of upcoming Australian legislation that would require payment for linking, Google signed a three-year partnership with News Corp that will bring publications from three countries into News Showcase. Among the News Corp publications joining Google News Showcase will be the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, and the New York Post; in the UK: the Times, the Sunday Times, and the…
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AI & RoboticsNews

AI can persuade people to make ethically questionable decisions, study finds

AI shapes people’s lives on a daily basis. It sets prices in retail stores and makes recommendations ranging from movies to romantic partners. But it’s an open question whether AI can become a trusted advisor or even a corrupting force, influencing people’s behavior potentially to the point where they break ethical rules. A fascinating study published by researchers at the University of…
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Android 12’s internal dessert name to be Snow Cone, may feature one-handed mode

As reported by , the next version of Android could be internally referred to as Android ‘Snow Cone”. Granted, Google no longer gives its Android releases dessert names as official names of Android versions, but every version’s internal code contains abbreviations that refer to the Android version. Although Google has not officially confirmed this name, reports that Google’s yet-to-be…
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