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YouTube is letting you share a bit of ad-free Premium love
- YouTube Premium subscribers pay for an ad-free viewing experience.
- Google is experimenting with a way for them to share ad-free videos with friends.
- This is an extremely limited test and available in select countries.
- Google launches an experimental feature to improve the sharing experience for YouTube Premium subscribers.
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Google quietly just announced a step toward AI seeing the world better than humans can
- Google has announced new updates to its AI Overviews in Google Search, specifically in Circle to Search.
- The new features allow users to take an image with text, summarize it, extract the text, and provide further information.
- The AI smarts behind this feature can simplify and analyze the text in more depth.
- The next step is to use this technology in Google Lens, bringing a futuristic dream closer to reality.
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Google Moves Android Development to Internal Branches
- Google is moving Android development to internal branches, leaving AOSP for public development.
- This shift aligns with recent moves made by Google and reduces the insight into their development efforts for external developers.
- The public AOSP branch usually lags behind the privately available Android developments.
- This change poses challenges, as merging patches between public AOSP and internal branches becomes more difficult.
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Google announces Maps screenshot analysis, AI itineraries to help you plan trips
- Google has announced new tools for trip planning, leaning heavily on AI.
- One of the new features launching first on iOS is the ability to add trip planning screenshots into Google Maps.
- The AI technology in Maps scans the screenshots to identify locations based on place names in the text.
- Users can review the results and mark them on the map for future reference.
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Google Agentspace achieves FedRamp High authorization
- Google Agentspace achieves FedRamp High authorization.
- Agentspace leverages Vertex AI Search and multi-modal Gemini models for enterprise search and AI assistant.
- Agentspace allows employees to access and engage with enterprise data, providing easy access and boosting productivity.
- Future plans include connectors for first-party systems and external data sources, as well as actions to automate workflows.
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Android Going Closed-Source? No, But Google’s Walled Garden Is Real!
- Google has confirmed that Android development will now be conducted entirely internally.
- The source code will still be publicly available, but the development process itself will no longer be open.
- Android has always had a mix of open-source and closed-source components.
- The gradual shift towards a more closed ecosystem is evident in the Android platform.
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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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