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Google is rolling out a fix for broken Chromecasts

Google is rolling out a fix for Chromecast device issues that left many users with “untrusted device” errors that disabled casting. The issue, which appeared over the weekend, seemed to widely affect Chromecast 2nd generation and Chromecast Audio devices. Google has not said what caused the error...

The Register |

Google says it's rolling out a fix for stricken Chromecasts

    It'll take a few days, give or take your situation Google has told The Register it's beginning to roll out a fix for Chromecast devices that were bricked due to an expired security certificate authority. We're assured this deployment will take place over the next few days.…

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    Google has a fix for your broken Chromecast V2 unless you factory reset

    Just keep your Chromecast plugged in, and it should come back to life.

    Lifehacker |

    Why You Might Want to Avoid the Latest Chromecast Update

    Chromecast with Google TV users should take caution.

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    RCS messaging adds end-to-end encryption between Android and iOS

    When RCS messaging became available on the iPhone with the rollout of iOS 18, the technical director of the GSM Association teased that the next major milestone for the messaging standard is the addition of interoperable end-to-end encryption. Now, six months later, GSMA has released an updated s...

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    Apple to Support Encrypted RCS Messaging in Future Software Update

    Apple says it will add support for a new Rich Communication Services ( RCS ) specification that includes end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for messages sent over the protocol in future software updates. "End-to-end encryption is a powerful privacy and security technology that iMessage has supported si...

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    Apple will soon support encrypted RCS messaging with Android users 

    iPhone and Android users will be able to exchange end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS messages in the near future thanks to newly updated RCS specifications. The GSM Association announced that the latest RCS standard includes E2EE based on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol, enabling interop...

    The Register |

    Judge orders Feds re-hire workers falsely fired for lousy performance

      Veteran of Oracle vs Google Java trial fumes over 'gimmicks' and 'sham' arguments A federal judge has ordered six US government agencies to immediately rehire employees fired this year by the Trump administration.…

      BBC News |

      Judge orders Trump administration to give fired workers their jobs back

        A federal judge has ordered the rehiring of probationary workers terminated by the Trump administration.

        Gizmodo |

        Judge Calls DOGE Firings a ‘Sham,’ Orders Thousands of Workers to Be Reinstated ‘Immediately’

          It's a major setback for Elon's government destruction project.

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          Apple reportedly plans to add a live-translation feature to AirPods

          AirPods are arguably Apple's most popular post-iPhone product, and it sounds like the company has plans to make them even more essential. Bloomberg reports that Apple is adding a live-translate feature to AirPods later this year as part of an upcoming software update. The feature sounds like it w...

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          Apple is reportedly bringing live translation to AirPods

          Apple is planning to bring live translation to AirPods, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The feature, which will let users translate conversations in real time, will be “tied” to the forthcoming iOS 19, Gurman says. Apple is a little behind others in adding live translation to ...

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          AirPods Getting Live Translation Feature Later This Year

          Apple is working on feature that will let the AirPods translate in-person conversations from one language to another, reports Bloomberg . The functionality will be linked to iOS 19 , and it will be introduced in an AirPods software update planned for later this year. The AirPods will be able to p...

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          Activist Groups Challenge UK Demand for Apple Encryption Backdoor

          Two human rights groups have filed a legal complaint with the UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in an attempt to quash the UK government's demand for Apple to allow backdoor access to its encrypted data (via Financial Times ). Earlier this year, the UK government invoked the Investigatory ...

          TechCrunch |

          UK’s secret iCloud backdoor order triggers civil rights challenge

          The U.K. government’s secret order to Apple demanding it backdoor the end-to-end encrypted version of its iCloud storage service has now been challenged by two civil rights groups, Liberty and Privacy International, which filed complaints Thursday. They called the order “unacceptable and dispropo...

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          Engadget Podcast: MacBook Air M4 review, Apple delays smarter Siri

          It's both a great and bad week for Apple. In this episode, we dive into Devindra's review of the excellent M4-equipped MacBook Air (and briefly chat about the new Mac Studio). We also discuss Apple's surprise announcement that it's delaying its smarter, AI-infused Siri, which may not arrive until...

          Fast Company - technology |

          Siri’s delay is an artifact of Apple’s unsure AI footing—and more

          Before I go any further, a programming note: On Thursday, March 27 at 1 p.m. ET, my colleague Max Ufberg and I will host “The AI Tools We Love Right Now—and What’s Next,” an online event exclusively for Fast Company Premium subscribers. We’ll discuss the AI-assisted productivity products that are...

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          Block Party offers tool for optimizing social media privacy

          If optimizing your social media privacy settings feels important but overwhelming, a company called Block Party may be able to help.  Founder and CEO Tracy Chou has long been known for advocating for diversity in the tech industry. And like many diversity advocates, and women and people of color ...

          TechCrunch |

          Trump family is reportedly in talks to acquire stake in Binance’s US arm

          President Trump’s family has been weighing an investment in Binance.US, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The investment would come just a couple of years after Binance’s U.S. arm pleaded guilty to violating anti-money laundering regulation. As part of that guilty plea, Binance’...

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          SoftBank buys $676M old Sharp plant for its OpenAI collab in Japan

          SoftBank is marching ahead on its ambitions to build out a major AI operation in its home market of Japan, on its own steam and in strategic partnership with others like OpenAI. On Friday, the tech company confirmed it would pay $676 million for factory previously used by Sharp to build LCD panel...

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          West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez isn’t here for locker room dances

          From the White House to the local police department , TikTok trends are now part of the cultural conversation—for better or worse. But don’t expect to see the latest dance craze in the West Virginia football team’s locker room. Asked whether he had a social media policy for his program, Mountaine...

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          Saturn runs rings around Jupiter

          Ratification of 128 additional moons puts the smaller gas giant way ahead on satellite count Saturn runs rings around Jupiter Ratification of 128 new moons put the smaller gas giant way ahead on satellite count The International Astronomical Union on Tuesday ratified the recent discovery of 128 p...

          WIRED |

          Shark Promo Codes: 10% Off | March 2025

            Shark makes some seriously powerful vacuums, from handheld vacs to steam mops. Don’t miss 10% off your next vacuum as you dive into spring cleaning.

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            Shark Promo Codes: 10% Off | March 2025

              Shark makes some seriously powerful vacuums, from handheld vacs to steam mops. Don’t miss 10% off your next vacuum as you dive into spring cleaning.

              TechCrunch |

              Waymo was slapped with nearly 600 parking tickets last year in SF alone

              Waymo now has more than 300 driverless vehicles zipping passengers around San Francisco, but while they follow traffic laws, parking is another matter entirely. According to city records cited by the Washington Post, these rolling robots racked up 589 citations totaling $65,065 in fines last year...

              TechCrunch |

              Anti-aging zealot Bryan Johnson wants to start ‘foodome sequencing’

              In the same way that genome sequencing determines the genetic makeup of an organism, Bryan Johnson — the investor and founder behind the Don’t Die movement – wants to start “foodome” sequencing.  “We’re going to sequence the U.S. ‘foodome,’ which means test 20% of foods that constitute 80% of the...

              The Verge |

              T-Mobile is raising prices on some of its prized legacy plans

              T-Mobile is letting some legacy plan customers know that a price increase is coming, 9to5Google reports. Many Reddit users on r/tmobile said the carrier sent them text messages that their plans will raise by $5 per month per line starting on April 2nd. In an internal memo obtained by CNET, T-Mobi...

              Fast Company - technology |

              Why DeepSeek’s arrival looks like a key moment for safe AI

              The AI industry is growing up fast. New model releases are now a regular event and premium AI features are quickly overtaken by free or freemium alternatives. Exhibit A: OpenAI unveiled its Deep Research tool, which can write reports on complex topics in minutes, as part of its $200-a-month Pro p...

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              Apple’s AirPods 4 are down to their lowest price to date

              Apple’s AirPods 4 are down to the lowest price ever on Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy, where you can pick them up starting at $99.99. That’s about 22 percent off the $129 list price.  These are the newest version of Apple’s base AirPods, launched in September with the iPhone 16. They support spati...

              Lifehacker |

              My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: These Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds

              Get the best noise canceling earbuds for the lowest price they've ever been.

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              Kuo: Cook Should Personally Address Siri Apple Intelligence Failure

              Apple made a major misstep with the way that it handled the delay of Apple Intelligence features for Siri , Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said today . Announcing the delay through a press statement was a bad decision, and Apple should instead have gone through official channels. Kuo referenced the w...

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              See Brad Pitt behind the wheel in the trailer for 'F1'

              The full trailer dropped today for Apple's F1 movie. The film is getting an international theatrical release starting June 25, and will be in theaters and IMAX domestically beginning June 27. F1 has received extensive involvement from the Formula 1 world, so it'll be fascinating to see how well ...

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              Facebook creators can now monetize their Stories

              Meta is adding a new incentive to get people to create and share photos and videos on Facebook. The company announced today that creators in Facebook's Content Monetization program can now earn money off people viewing their Facebook Stories . Since you can already easily share photos and videos ...

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              Nintendo's San Francisco store will open on May 15

              Nintendo has set the date for its second US store to set up shop. Following the announcement last year, Nintendo's brick and mortar location in San Francisco will open its doors on May 15. The opening is happening almost exactly two decades after Nintendo launched its first US store, which is in ...

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              Rad Power Bikes already has a new CEO

              Rad Power Bikes has named a new CEO, just a few days after its previous leader stepped down. The e-bike company has tapped Kathi Lentzsch, who has spent the last few decades helping turn around underperforming companies in both the consumer and B2B spaces. The change comes as Rad Power continues ...

              TechCrunch |

              Android is adding Auracast support, which allows hearing aids to connect to public audio broadcasts

              Google announced on Thursday that Android phones will soon support Auracast, a new Bluetooth technology that uses a phone to enable a direct connection from hearing aids to audio broadcasts in noisy environments. With Auracast, compatible hearing aids and earbuds can receive direct audio streams,...

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              Auracast support is coming to Android

              Google is updating Android to support Auracast , a Bluetooth LE technology that makes it possible to create, listen to and switch between public broadcasts of Bluetooth audio on the devices you already own. At its simplest, Auracast could let you to tune your Bluetooth earbuds to a muted TV in a ...

              Fast Company - technology |

              Social media addicts: Here are tips to stop wasting time on apps

              If you’ve got a smartphone, you probably spend too much time on it — checking Instagram, watching silly TikTok videos, messaging on WhatsApp or doomscrolling on X. It can be hard to curb excessive use of smartphones and social media, which are addictive by design . Reducing your screen time is of...

              The Verge |

              A24’s Opus is a stylish symphony of half-baked ideas P

              Opus, A24’s new horror-tinged thriller from writer / director Mark Anthony Green, has a lot to say about the symbiotic (and sometimes parasitic) relationship between entertainment journalists and celebrities. In the film’s story about reporters tripping over themselves just to be close to an ...

              TechCrunch |

              Y Combinator urges the White House to support Europe’s Digital Markets Act

              Y Combinator, one of the world’s most prolific startup accelerators, sent a letter on Wednesday urging the Trump Administration to openly support Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a wide-ranging piece of legislation that aims to crack open Big Tech’s market power. The DMA designates six tech co...

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              iPhone 16e Has a Bluetooth Audio Problem

              In the two weeks since the iPhone 16e launched, some early adopters of the device have experienced a Bluetooth audio issue. According to complaints from affected users across the Apple Support Community , Reddit , and X , audio being streamed from an iPhone 16e to a Bluetooth speaker periodically...

              The Verge |

              AI summaries are coming to Notepad

              Microsoft is testing AI-powered summaries in Notepad. In an update rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels, you’ll be able to summarize information in Notepad by highlighting a chunk of text, right-clicking it, and selecting Summarize. Notepad will then generate a summary o...

              BleepingComputer |

              Windows Notepad to get AI text summarization in Windows 11

                Microsoft is now testing an AI-powered text summarization feature in Notepad and a Snipping Tool "Draw & Hold" feature that helps draw perfect shapes. [...]

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                Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 is unsurprisingly getting a sequel

                The Emperor protects! Warhammer 40K fans, it appears you won't have to wait nearly as long for a new Space Marine game as you did for a sequel to the 2011 original. Games Workshop announced today that Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment are working on a new installment in the series.  "Spec...

                TechCrunch |

                Oracle is reportedly a top choice for helping run TikTok

                TikTok has until April to finalize a sale to a U.S.-based buyer, yet uncertainties about the future of the short-form video app remain. However, a new report has emerged, suggesting that Oracle is the leading candidate to serve as the cloud technology partner for managing TikTok in the U.S., acco...

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                Disco Elysium is coming to Android mobile this summer

                Disco Elysium is a critically acclaimed RPG from 2019 that won many accolades for its smart storytelling and writing. Later this year, the game is getting reimagined exclusively for Android devices. This mobile version is slated for a summer 2025 launch. The new format looks akin to what you'd fi...

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                Google Gemini Can Now Use Your Search History to Provide Personalized Responses

                Google's Gemini AI product is now able to absorb a user's search history in order to provide more personalized information, Google announced today . The Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking model is able to connect to Google apps and services to tailor responses based on past searches. Google says that this...

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                Black Mirror is playing the hits in its season 7 trailer

                The seventh season of Black Mirror is headed to Netflix on April 10, and based on its first trailer, happily returning to concepts and episodes that have come to define the series. You'll see plenty of the stars that were already announced to be in the new episodes in the trailer, like Paul Giam...

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                Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown comes out on May 22

                Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown will be released on May 22 for PC via Steam . As the name indicates, this is a turn-based strategy RPG. It also happens to be the first turn-based game in franchise history . It’s being developed by Strange Scaffold, who made the fantastic El Paso, ...

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                Google calls for weakened copyright and export rules in AI policy proposal

                Google, following on the heels of OpenAI, published a policy proposal in response to the Trump Administration’s call for a national “AI Action Plan.” The tech giant endorsed weak copyright restrictions on AI training, as well as “balanced” export controls that “protect national security while ena...

                WIRED |

                Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’

                  Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.

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                  Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’

                    Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.

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                    The Olympics will stay on NBC for at least another decade

                    NBC will continue airing the Olympics in the US for the foreseeable future. Its parent company, Comcast, just announced a deal with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that will keep the games on NBC’s platforms, including Peacock, through 2036. As noted by The Hollywood Reporter, NBC’s pre...

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                    The FCC is creating a new Council for National Security within the agency

                    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday it's creating a new Council for National Security within the agency. The FCC's announcement doesn't go into much detail about what the group will do, but a list of its broader goals focuses on US competition with China, including in AI ...

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                    Flatiron Books says it will keep publishing book from ex-Meta employee

                    Flatiron Books, the publisher of a new book by an ex-Meta staffer alleging misconduct and harassment at the company, says in a statement that a recent arbitration order demanding that the book no longer be published has “no impact” on Macmillan. The ruling instructs Sarah Wynn-Williams, the autho...

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                    Epic is bringing Fortnite to Arm-based Windows systems

                    Fortnite will be available on Arm-based Windows machines later this year. In a blog post , developer Epic Games said that it is working with Qualcomm to get the hugely popular game compatible with the new Windows architecture by offering Windows on Snapdragon support for Epic Online Services Anti...

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                    Minimalist Light Phone III launches March 27

                    Light, the maker of a minimalist phone designed to help consumers disconnect from smartphone distractions and social media, will launch its newest model, the Light Phone III, on March 27. This version of the device, like its older counterpart, offers a simple black-and-white display and necessary...