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Android Pie passes 20% adoption after 12 months

October 23, 2019
Google today shared that in August 2019, Android Pie had 22.6% adoption. That means the second-latest version of Android was running on a fifth of devices after some 12 months. Google did not share adoption numbers for any other Android version, including Android 10, the latest version that started rolling out last month. Meanwhile, iOS 13 passed 50% adoption in less than a month. The new figure…
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Google launches 5 experimental digital well-being apps for Android

October 23, 2019
Google has launched a handful of experimental apps designed to showcase how mental well-being can be built into digital products. The launch comes amid growing concerns over how smartphone and social media addiction may contribute to depression and loneliness, particularly in young people. Google is touting its new Digital Wellbeing Experiments as a platform — something not-so-much designed to…
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OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Edition is coming to T-Mobile exclusively this year

October 23, 2019
The OnePlus 7T made its debut in the US last week, but the slightly upgraded OnePlus 7T Pro isn’t coming here. Today, though, T-Mobile has announced that it will get the OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Edition sometime later this year. Previously expected to come to Verizon, the OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Edition is the same orange/black design we saw on the standard McLaren earlier this month, but…
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Viz.ai raises $50 million for AI that detects early signs of stroke

October 23, 2019
Viz.ai, a healthcare startup that’s using artificial intelligence (AI) to help medical professionals spot the early signs of stroke, has raised $50 million in a series B round of funding led by Greenoaks, with participation from Alphabet’s VC arm GV and Kleiner Perkins. In the U.S. alone, someone has a stroke every 40 seconds, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and…
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