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Belarus Olympian used Google Translate to ask Japanese police for help before coerced flight

August 7, 2021
Last Saturday, Belarusian officials attempted to force sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya to leave Tokyo. The athlete revealed yesterday that she used Google Translate to reach out to Japanese authorities and avoid the flight from the Olympics. Tsimanouskaya has since been granted a humanitarian visa by Poland, and at a press conference yesterday, as well as an interview with Reuters, she provided…
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Google working to bring the full Chrome browser to Fuchsia OS

August 7, 2021
Every good operating system needs a web browser, especially as more and more apps move to the web. To that end, Google is preparing to bring the full Google Chrome browser experience to Fuchsia OS. For years now, the Fuchsia project has had a lot of overlap with Chromium…
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Google app removing ‘More’ tab & placing settings, reminders in avatar menu [Update: Rolling out]

August 7, 2021
While Discover and Assistant Snapshot have gone through a handful of visual revamps in recent years, the rest of the Google app has remained the same. Google is now testing a settings redesign on Android that removes the “More” tab. Update 8/6: After first being spotted at the start of last month, the “More” tab removal is rolling out to more devices. Besides your bottom bar shrinking to…
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Rare and Dazzling ‘Meteor Cluster’ Caught on Camera

August 6, 2021
The Subaru-Asahi Camera which is installed at the Subaru Telescope dome in Maunakea, Hawai’i captured a rare “meteor cluster” event, an unusual phenomenon where a group of meteors appeared from the same direction in the sky for 10 seconds. The rare meteor event is associated with a meteoroid cluster, which is thought to be caused by a set of meteor particles that break up just before…
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A Slippery Slope? Apple Will Soon Snoop on Your Photos

August 6, 2021
The photos on your iPhone will no longer be private to just you in the fall. The photos are still yours, but Apple’s artificial intelligence is going to be looking through them constantly. Apple’s algorithm will be inspecting them, looking out for potential child abuse…
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How much is your iPhone 12/Pro worth right now?

August 6, 2021
The iPhone 12 and 12 Pro are still the best iPhones you can buy as of this writing, but within a matter of months they no longer will be. Whether you’re looking to sell your iPhone 12 to upgrade to the upcoming iPhone 13 or downgrade to a smaller iPhone SE, you’ve come to the right place. First, let’s find out how much it’s worth and how to get the most value for your trade-in. How much…
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