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Google’s Read Along taps AI to improve kids’ reading skills

Google today launched Read Along, an Android app that taps AI and machine learning to help children learn to read by providing verbal and visual feedback. After first debuting in India, it’s now available in over 180 countries (excepting the Philippines, Denmark, and Colombia) and in nine languages including English, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, and…
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LG Velvet goes official w/ Snapdragon 765 chipset, 8GB RAM, and stylus support

After teases and leaks, the LG Velvet has now finally been officially unveiled in South Korea. Given the woes that LG has faced in recent years, the Velvet could be a turning point for the brand as it takes a step down from the established flagship space and the result is a more modest smartphone from the Korean firm. We already knew just what to expect thanks to some teasers. So just to jog…
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Samsung and Google are working to bring RCS to Galaxy phones

RCS messaging has had a rocky rollout so far, but Samsung and Google are now teaming up directly to enable the rich text message service on more Galaxy phones. Samsung announced that the partnership with Google to bring RCS messaging to more Galaxy smartphones officially…
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How to watch Xbox Series X third-party Xbox 20/20 livestream

Microsoft is officially kicking off the countdown to the next generation of consoles today with its first Xbox 20/20 event. The company has plans to reveal more about the Xbox Series X and its games with monthly broadcasts. For this initial livestream, the publisher is focusing on new games from third-party partners. That includes a first look at gameplay for Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla. Here’s…
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Spotify, TikTok, and other popular iOS apps were crashing due to a Facebook issue

Countless iOS apps experienced problems launching Wednesday evening, according to multiple reports on Twitter and crowdsourced user reports on Downdetector. The issues seem to have started around 6:30PM ET, and Spotify, TikTok, Pinterest, Tinder, and more were affected, according to Downdetector. I personally experienced problems with Spotify and GrubHub, but they are both working for me now, so…
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