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Android 17 introduces fingerprint app locking
Google is testing built-in app locking with biometrics or a password in Android 17 QPR2 beta 3. The new feature also disables notifications and widgets, unifying security along the lines of the system ... More
Ubuntu will soon have more users on Windows than on its own system
Ubuntu is growing faster on Windows via WSL than on standalone computers. Due to the needs of AI developers, using Ubuntu within Windows could be ... More
You can now pre-order Google Pixel 11 phones on Amazon with trade-in benefits
Google has introduced a new series of Pixel 11 phones, which can already be pre-ordered on Amazon starting at €999. The devices bring the Tensor G6 processor, Android 17 and benefits ... More
Heart Aerospace X1 electric plane successfully completes first flight
The Heart Aerospace X1 electric plane prototype has successfully flown. The company plans to have a 30-passenger hybrid production version of the ES-30 by 2031, but it still faces significant financial challenges. More
Alibaba's Qwen surpasses 3 billion downloads, sweeping away American competition
Alibaba's open-source AI system Qwen has reached 3 billion downloads and 300,000 derivatives, overtaking Google and Meta to become the leading global foundation for AI developers.
US senator calls for immediate freeze on development of advanced artificial intelligence
Bernie Sanders has called on OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic to immediately halt the development of artificial intelligence due to loss of control and security risks. If the companies do not take action... More
How do emulators for PlayStation, Xbox, Windows... work?
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Is this the future of hybrid devices? Motorola patents a smartwatch that doubles as a phone
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Microsoft officially lets you play classic original Xbox games on PC
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