MobileNews

Google says the number of Search ads hasn’t changed in several years

November 17, 2022
As of late, people have complained that Google Search is surfacing less useful results. Google responded to that in a podcast this week.  This week’s episode of the Freakonomics Radio asks the question: “Is Google Getting Worse?” The average complaint is something along the lines of: “I feel like I’m seeing more ads, more links that might as well be ads, and more links to spammy web…
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GamingNews

Samsung Gaming Hub rolls out game streaming to 2021 TVs

November 17, 2022
Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit Next 2022? All sessions are now available for viewing in our on-demand library. Click here to start watching. Samsung announced that, starting next week, it’s rolling out support for its Gaming Hub on older TVs. This means…
AI & RoboticsNews

Notion's latest feature is an AI that can write blog posts, to-do lists and more

November 17, 2022
Notion, the company behind the popular note-taking app of the same name, has started testing a new feature called Notion AI that uses a generative AI to write notes and other content. The Verge got a chance to use the software before today’s announcement. The interface is straightforward. You first select the type of writing you want help with from a list that includes options like “blog…
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MobileNews

Google Fi Unlimited Plus adds 1-year of YouTube Premium, existing subscribers eligible

November 17, 2022
“Unlimited Plus” is Google Fi’s top tier and the MVNO is now adding one year of free YouTube Premium as a subscription perk. Unlimited Plus, which is above Simply Unlimited and Flexible, gives you 50GB of data before throttling occurs with no limits on hotspot tethering within that cap, which can also be used by data SIMs. There are also international features aimed at frequent travelers. A…
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MobileNews

This Chrome extension separates verified Twitter accounts from Blue subscribers [Updated]

November 17, 2022
Following adjustments to Twitter’s verification system, a new Chrome extension can reveal which accounts are verified as notable and which are simply Twitter Blue subscribers. Changes to Twitter have been shockingly frequent in the days since Tesla CEO Elon Musk took charge. One of the most notable of these is a new initiative to give a blue checkmark to all accounts that pay for the revamped…
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