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Google adds ‘Partial Custom Tabs’ support and ‘Running in Chrome’ label

Google is making official the ability for Custom Tabs to open in a partial, developer-defined view, and there’s also now “Running in Chrome” branding. Chrome now supports “Partial Custom Tabs” as an alternative to opening a webpage in fullscreen mode. Developers can specifically “customize the tab in pixels for a partial overlay” that, for example, only takes up half the screen…
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9to5Google Log Out: All Bard, all the time

If it’s not obvious yet, Bard, LaMDA, and large language models (LLMs) will be dominating the Google (and tech) landscape for the foreseeable future – at least the next year. There’s Bard expanding beyond Google’s trusted tester program and AI “insight” features…
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Jasper targets enterprise to expand generative AI beyond generic AI

Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. Generative AI has been all the rage in the recent months, but it is typically generic and not specifically focused on the specific needs of any one company. San Francisco based startup Jasper is aiming to help make generative AI less generic. The company made a series of announcements today at its Gen AI conference.
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iPhone SOS and what it means when your carrier info disappears

T-Mobile suffered a major outage across parts of the United States last night, impacting voice, data, and messaging services. For iPhone users in particular, this outage meant that the “SOS” icon was displayed in the status bar. Here’s what that means and how to fix it…
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Ivory for Mastodon gains post editing and more on iPhone and iPad as Mac development continues

Mastodon, unlike other social platforms with animal mascots, lets users edit posts without charging $100/year for the privilege. Starting today, Mastodon users with Ivory for iPhone and iPad can now access post editing using the app. Ivory version 1.1 is out now with these changes: Edit Posts Report Users and Posts Support for Mastodon server language translation services (if your server has…
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Verizon announces open enrollment for iPhone protection plan, $0 deductible screen repairs

Verizon has announced a special open enrollment for its Mobile Protect insurance program. While customers normally need to sign up within 30 days of purchasing an iPhone or other smartphones from the carrier, Verizon is letting customers with new or replacement devices get covered outside of that window. And a big upgrade coming soon to the protection plan is free and unlimited screen…
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