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You can now let specific Android apps bypass the Google One VPN

Towards the end of last year, Google One introduced a virtual private network to make the storage subscription a more enticing offering. The Google One client now lets you specify what apps can bypass the VPN.  From the Home feed, tap the “Enable VPN” card to open the settings page. A prompt at the bottom of the screen tells users about the new capability: You can allow specific apps to…
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Google Assistant asking what Nest/Home should have responded when wrong one activates

For some users, Assistant has a tendency to pick up “Hey Google” and answer on the wrong Smart Display/speaker. Google is now soliciting feedback when the wrong Home activates with a “Which device did you expect to respond?” notification. The problem usually involves the speaker nearest to you not being the one to start listening after the hotword. In addition to being unexpected, it’s…
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Quick Charge Podcast: June 5, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Android Auto gets a redesigned YouTube Music app w/ quick tabs, better visuals

YouTube Music has been available on Android Auto for quite some time and has been updated along with the platform to revise its visuals and more. Now, the app is getting one of its biggest redesigns, with YouTube Music on Android Auto adding navigation tabs and more. Rolling out as a part of the YouTube Music 4.30.50 Android app, this redesigned interface for Android Auto is a fairly major shift…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Streamlytics aims to reduce AI bias by helping users sell their data

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. The data tides are changing. Between the influx of regulations, Apple’s new privacy controls, and greater concern around privacy issues, it’s clear enterprises won’t be able to collect and leverage data as they have been for much longer. Streamlytics, a Miami-based data provider founded in 2018, believes letting users…
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