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Google Photos website starts showing the backup quality of every image

The tweaks and small additions to Google Photos continues with the Info pane on the web getting a rather useful “Backed up” section. Since 2020, photos.google.com has included “Uploaded from” and “Shared by” image information that’s not found on the Android or iOS apps. The latest web-only section is called “Backed up” and it joins day/date, location, device, EXIF, and file…
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YouTube Music updated to support new Android 13 media controls

One of the major visual changes in Android 13 is a redesign of media controls, and YouTube Music has just been updated to support the new style. Apps need to target API level 33 to take advantage of the new design. Otherwise, all controls appear at the very bottom of the…
AI & RoboticsNews

Microsoft helps speed up work on AI for autonomous drones and flying taxis

If autonomous drones and flying taxis are going to thrive, they’ll need AI that can handle a wide range of conditions — and Microsoft thinks it can help build that AI. The company has unveiled a Project AirSim platform that helps manufacturers create, train and test the algorithms guiding autonomous aircraft. The Azure-based technology has virtual vehicles fly millions of flights through…
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Quick Charge Podcast: July 19, 2022

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now onApple Podcasts,Spotify,TuneInand ourRSS feedfor Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new…
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MobileNews

Google Photos gets ‘View screenshots’ app shortcut on Android

As of late, Google Photos has been emphasizing screenshots and the Android app now offers an app shortcut to quickly view them. Long-pressing on the app icon reveals the addition of “View screenshots” alongside “Free up space” and “I’m Feeling Lucky.” It’s the first app shortcut to appear and takes you to your device’s “Screenshots” folder, which features the recently tweaked…
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