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Google Duo coming to Android TV as beta in coming weeks

August 27, 2020
In addition to Meet adding Chromecast support earlier this month, Google today briefly teased and detailed Google Duo for Android TV. It will let you make video calls from the biggest screen in your home. The big screen isn’t just for work meetings, though: We also want to make video calling your friends and family better, too. In an effort to bring the video calling experience to more parts…
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Flipboard TV expands to all Android and iOS devices

August 27, 2020
A decade into its life as a company, Flipboard is getting serious about video. After launching Flipboard TV on Samsung devices earlier in the year, the company is expanding the availability of the feature to all Android and iOS devices. In addition to the media companies that signed on when Flipboard TV first came out, several new publishers are joining the platform today as well, including…
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Android Auto gets major settings redesign, rolling out now

August 27, 2020
Google’s Android Auto platform has seen a handful of major updates over the past few months following its complete redesign last year. Now, Android Auto is getting an update that overhauls the settings menu you’ll find on your phone. Thanks to one of its most recent…
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You can now upload images directly to Google Photos with select Canon cameras

August 27, 2020
Google has teamed up with Canon to release a new integration for Google Photos that makes it possible to automatically back up your photos over Wi-Fi. The integration works through Canon’s image.canon app for Android and iOS. Inside the app, you can connect your Google account and have images automatically upload to Google Photos when they’re transferred from your compatible Canon DSLR…
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Berbix raises $9 million to verify IDs with AI

August 27, 2020
Berbix, a startup developing an “automated” identity verification platform, today closed a $9 million funding round. A spokesperson told VentureBeat the new capital is being earmarked for team and customer growth. According to McKinsey, the…
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Apple’s move to make advertising harder on iOS 14 is part of a trend

August 27, 2020
Apple and Facebook are fighting again, and how you feel about it says something about who you trust to represent your interests in the strange tech landscape of 2020. Start with a rather academic question that may make your eyes glaze over in spite of yourself: When does pro-privacy regulation overstep its bounds to become anticompetitive? It’s a question I found myself asking last year, when…
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