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Sep 23
A new modern look for the Android brand
This evolution of our visual identity better represents Android’s core ethos of being open, iterative and inclusive — and it’s fun, too.
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Sep 23
Stay productive and connected with these new Android features
Android is announcing new features rolling out now and in the coming weeks.
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Sep 23
A new way to discover apps and games on Google Play
We’re piloting a video series called The Play Report as a new way to discover apps and games on Google Play.
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Sep 23
Cory Doctorow: Interoperability Can Save the Open Web
In his new book The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation, author Cory Doctorow presents a strong case for disrupting Big Tech. While the dominance of Internet platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or Amazon is often taken for granted, Doctorow argues that these walled gardens are fenced…
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Sep 23
How Python Swallowed the World
Programmers seek languages that let them solve particular problems in concise, elegant ways and communicate those solutions to other programmers. For the last 10 years, IEEE Spectrum has been trying to help with that search with its annual interactive rankings of the Top Programming Languages, the latest of which is…
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Sep 23
How criminal networks in Sweden use false Spotify streams to launder money
This morning, one of Sweden’s largest newspapers, Svenska Dagbladet (SvD), published a thorough investigation into how criminal networks have used Spotify to launder money for years. Specifically, they have been paying for false streams of music published by artists with ties to the groups, and then capitalised on the engineered…
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Sep 23
Apple and Microsoft deny EU ‘gatekeeper’ status for iMessage and Bing
Apple and Microsoft are pressing the EU to omit iMessage and Bing, respectively, from a list of “gatekeepers” subject to new regulatory requirements. Their reasoning? The services, claim the companies, simply aren’t popular enough. The dispute stems from the EU’s new Digital Markets Act, a landmark law designed to constrain…
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Sep 23
Rise and shine: Early autumn is the second best time of year for job seekers
Just as the chill of autumn sets in, the recruitment business heats up. With key decision-makers returning from summer holidays, the job boards are suddenly repopulated with exciting new opportunities. This makes September one of the busiest months in recruitment (second only to the New Year rush in January) and…
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Sep 23
Dutch quantum spinout bags €1.5M for qubit testing tech
Q-day may still be somewhere far in the future. However, that is not hindering cautiously optimistic investors from putting their money into the oh-so-seductive promise of quantum technology. Latest in line to be on the receiving end of such confidence is Dutch startup Orange Quantum Systems. The company, which builds…
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Sep 23
Google’s clean energy progress in Ireland
Ireland’s first long-term renewable energy deal brings us one step closer to our 24/7 carbon-free energy goal.