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Google is rolling out Gemini Go for Android Go devices, continuing its replacement of Google Assistant across Android.

Gemini Go is available on Android Go phones with 2GB of RAM or more and can be launched by long-pressing the Home button or Power key.

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Google says Gemini Go offers a more conversational experience and is being delivered through the Google Search app on Android Go devices, replacing Assistant Go.

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X has updated its sharing feature. When sharing an account, you’ll now see two panels to choose from.

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@soumo_dg “modest”

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bruh, we got halal gyms now here in kerala 💀

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@soumo_dg — no music
— separate workout areas or timings for men and women
— dress code

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Microsoft is making a bigger push into AI independence as it expands beyond its long-standing reliance on OpenAI.

At Build 2026, Microsoft unveiled several new AI initiatives, including its first in-house reasoning model, MAI-Thinking-1, alongside new image, voice,... 🧵

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Suleyman said a key turning point was Microsoft's revised agreement with OpenAI, which gave the company more freedom to train large-scale AI models and pursue its own long-term AI ambitions.

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Meta says it has begun notifying Instagram users targeted in a recent account takeover campaign that allegedly abused the company's AI-powered support chatbot to gain access to accounts.

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Meta says it secured affected accounts and started sending password reset emails to impacted users.

The company has not disclosed how many accounts were affected.

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@techironic11 i think they got high-res lossles audio. ytm doesn't have it

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Amazon is introducing ads to Amazon Music for Prime members in India, while ad-free listening is moving to a new paid subscription called “Amazon Music Unlimited” 👀

Prime members will continue to get access to over 100 million songs and podcasts, but the service will now... 🧵

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The company is also testing a new feature on Instagram that limits repeated exposure to certain topics, such as nutrition, weightlifting, or anxiety-related content, across Feed, Reels, and Explore 👀

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Meta is expanding its 13+ Teen Account content settings globally across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, aiming to give teens a more age appropriate experience by default.

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Meta says the review identified a small number of gaps, including content related to risky stunts and certain accounts sharing age-inappropriate content.

The company says it has since updated its policies and detection systems to address those issues.

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Meta is expanding its 13+ Teen Account content settings globally across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, aiming to give teens a more age appropriate experience by default.

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The assessment found that Teen Accounts using the stricter Limited Content setting saw 96% less mature content than the competing platform's teen experience and encountered less intense mature content overall.