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YouTube’s new gray bars are ruining full-screen playback on Android
- YouTube recently changed the behavior of filling blank spaces around videos in full-screen playback with black to now rendering it in a shade of gray.
- This results in oddly striped patterns for videos that already have embedded black bars.
- Some Android users have started complaining about this change on platforms like Reddit and X.
- Previously, the blank space around a YouTube video was meant to be black, but it is now being rendered as an intermediate shade of gray.
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Media3 1.6.0 — what’s new?
- Media3 1.6.0 is now available!
- This release includes bug fixes, performance improvements, and new features.
- Some of the new features include support for HLS interstitials, 'pre-warming' decoders, and Compose UIs for playback.
- Other improvements include a new MediaExtractorCompat and ExperimentalFrameExtractor for media extraction and frame retrieval, and enhancements in Transformer for editing, transcoding, and exporting media.
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AI meets headhunting: Ethos secures €3 million to spotlight experts lost in the noise
- London-based startup Ethos has secured €3 million in funding to utilize AI in matching individuals with meaningful opportunities.
- The funding round was led by General Catalyst and included participation from 8VC, Conviction, Common Magic, Interface, and angels from Sequoia, a16z, McKinsey, and SoftBank.
- Ethos uses AI to evaluate millions of datapoints in seconds, allowing companies to find experts at scale by analyzing various digital sources.
- The company plans to expand its platform to connect advisors with startups, speakers with conferences, and talent with companies.
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Meet the 15 AI startups selected for Google for Startups Cloud AI Accelerator
- Google has selected 15 AI startups for its Cloud AI Accelerator program.
- The program aims to help AI-focused startups scale quickly and build responsibly.
- Selected startups are working on a wide range of AI solutions, from simplifying immigration to automating financial tasks.
- The startups will receive 10 weeks of mentorship and technical support, access to Google AI tools, and ongoing support after graduation.
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New Utah law makes app stores responsible for age verification
- New Utah law makes app stores responsible for age verification.
- Utah's App Store Accountability Act requires Apple and Google to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent for minors.
- Apple announced new child safety initiatives for its App Store, including an age-checking system for apps.
- Social media companies like Meta, X, and Snap laud Utah's law and urge other states to adopt similar legislation.
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Circle to Search is getting new text chips for AI Overviews, and here’s a demo
- The latest Google app beta introduces three new chips for AI Overviews through Circle to Search.
- These chips allow users to summarize, explain, and extract text from images.
- The chips are rolling out server-side on the latest beta release.
- Google app v16.11.36 beta enables these new chips in the AI Overviews screen.
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Android Development Moves Behind Closed Doors, Public Access Limited Until Official Release
- Google has moved all Android development work to internal branches, limiting public access to the development process until official release.
- Previously, Android development was transparent, allowing developers and enthusiasts to monitor progress and contribute feedback.
- The shift aims to streamline the process and improve efficiency by consolidating development efforts.
- While early access is limited, Google will continue to release source code to the Android Open Source Project once updates are finalized.
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The 11 Largest Global Startup Funding Rounds of February 2025
- February 2025 witnessed a strong resurgence of US-based startups dominating the top positions in the global startup funding rounds.
- 9 out of the 11 largest funded companies are headquartered in the United States, showcasing a shift in recent trends favoring US startups.
- AI sector maintained its funding momentum, with six companies focused on artificial intelligence technologies securing significant investments.
- Apart from AI, manufacturing and security sectors saw notable capital inflows towards companies developing physical technology solutions.
- US-based startups lead the funding landscape, with only two non-US companies, StackAdapt from Toronto and Krutrim from Bangalore, making it to the top list.
- Artificial intelligence continued to be the dominant investment theme, with AI-focused startups capturing around 60% of the total funding in February 2025.
- Startups like Harvey, Together AI, and Abridge leveraged generative AI across various sectors such as legal services and healthcare, emphasizing investors' confidence in AI's transformative potential.
- Interest in hardware and physical technology solutions saw a resurgence, with companies like Lambda, Apptronik, and Saronic receiving substantial funding for tangible product development.
- Remarkable growth trajectories were observed, with startups like Saronic securing massive funding rounds despite being relatively young, reflecting investors' optimism in their potential.
- The diverse representation of industries from legal tech to maritime security in the funding rounds points to a broader technological transformation impacting multiple sectors simultaneously.
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Google Maps wants to make planning your next trip as easy as screenshotting social media
- Google Maps is adding a new tool that lets you prepare lists of destinations extracted from screenshots.
- Maps will analyze screenshots shared to its library, and can handle multiple locations on a single screen.
- The feature is first coming to iOS this week, with Android support following soon.
- The tool allows users to easily plan their trips by capturing screenshots of destinations from various sources, such as social media and travel blogs.
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Here’s how Google Search can help you score a sweet deal on your next hotel booking
- Google Search has added the ability to track hotel prices, allowing users to be notified of significant price drops.
- The new feature takes into account filters like star rating and location preferences to avoid irrelevant alerts.
- Hotel price tracking is available on both mobile and desktop platforms.
- Google is also upgrading its travel and planning tools, including AI Overviews to plan cross-country trips and Google Maps to analyze screenshots for creating travel lists.
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Google Search can now plan an entire cross-country trip for you
- Google AI Overviews in Search can now generate travel itineraries for entire countries and regions, suggesting sightseeing spots, dining options, and more.
- AI Overviews in Google Lens and Circle to Search are expanding beyond English, adding support for Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish.
- Google AI Overviews can provide travel itineraries across countries and regions, making trip planning easier.
- AI Overviews in Google Search expands to include countries and regions, eliminating the need for multiple queries for a comprehensive travel plan.
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Google Maps can soon scan your screenshots to plan your vacation
- Google is introducing new features to Maps, Search, and Hotels to help users plan travel and vacations.
- A new feature in Google Maps can identify locations in screenshots and save them to a list, making trip planning easier.
- AI Overviews for Google Search now offer itinerary-building features for creating trip ideas in distinct regions or entire countries.
- Price drop alerts available for Google Flights are now launching globally for Google's hotel search tool.
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Now that Pixel Studio can generate people, is it better than Apple or Samsung?
- Google's Pixel Studio, exclusive to the Pixel 9 series, can now generate images of people.
- Prior to the March Pixel Drop, Pixel Studio had limitations in generating images of people.
- With this update, Pixel Studio competes with Apple's Image Playground and Samsung's Drawing Assist.
- It is time to compare and evaluate which image generator is better.
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Poco’s F7 Ultra is a midrange phone with a flagship chip
- Poco has released its first phone with 'Ultra' branding, the F7 Ultra, which features the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, triple rear camera setup, 120W wired charging, and IP68 protection.
- The F7 Ultra is priced at £649 (around $835), making it one of the most affordable phones with Qualcomm's top tier chip.
- The phone combines the Snapdragon chip with up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, delivering excellent performance.
- The F7 Ultra features a 50MP main camera, 1440p OLED display, 120Hz refresh rate, 5,300mAh battery with 120W wired and 50W wireless charging, and an eye-catching yellow finish.
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