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Xiaomi will Preinstall PhonePe’s App Store on its Smartphones Sold in India

Apps & Software, Tech / Leandro Conceição

Xiaomi announced on Thursday that its Android smartphones in India will come preinstalled with PhonePe’s app store. Previously, Xiaomi’s devices included Google’s Play Store and its own GetApps. However, the company has signed a multi-year agreement with PhonePe to replace GetApps with the Indus Appstore, confirming TechCrunch’s earlier report on the partnership. Google Play Store […]

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Apple Launches New Child Safety Measures, Featuring an App Age-Verification System

Apps & Software, Tech / Jorge Paka

Apple has unveiled new initiatives aimed at enhancing safety for children and teens using its devices. These updates include simplified child account setup and the ability for parents to share their children’s ages with app developers, allowing for more age-appropriate content. The App Store will introduce refined age ratings to provide clearer guidance on app

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OpenAI Introduces New Tools for Businesses to Develop AI Agents

Apps & Software, Artificial Intelligence, Tech / cumbonguala

On Tuesday, OpenAI unveiled new tools aimed at helping developers and businesses create AI agents—automated systems capable of independently performing tasks—using the company’s AI models and frameworks. These tools are part of OpenAI’s new Responses API, which enables businesses to develop custom AI agents that can conduct web searches, scan internal files, and navigate websites,

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TikTok Lets Parents Monitor Followers and Limit Access Hours

Apps & Software, Tech / Salomão André

TikTok announced new features on Tuesday to enhance teen safety. Parents can now block their teen’s access to the app during specific hours and view their teen’s followers, following list, and blocked accounts through updated Family Pairing controls. Customizable Screen Time Controls for Parents The new “Time Away” feature lets parents set custom restrictions, preventing

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Scientists Unveil Battery Powered by Nuclear Waste

Tech / Evelina Jeremias

Nuclear energy produces minimal greenhouse gas emissions but presents challenges due to radioactive waste. A recent study explores a potential solution: using this waste to power microelectronics. Researchers in the U.S. harnessed ambient gamma radiation from nuclear waste to generate enough energy to run microchips. While currently limited to small sensors, the team believes the

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Bluetooth Faces Competition as the First Wi-Fi Earphones are Unveiled

Tech, Wearables / Eduardo Paulo

In 2023, Qualcomm shook up the audiophile world by introducing XPAN, a mobile audio platform that relies on Wi-Fi instead of Bluetooth. Now, the first wireless earphones featuring XPAN have been unveiled. For most mobile users, Bluetooth offers sufficient bandwidth for on-the-go music without requiring wired connections. Xiaomi’s standard Buds 5 Pro, for instance, utilize

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Manus is Unlikely to Be China’s Next DeepSeek Moment

Apps & Software, Artificial Intelligence, Tech / Ana Manuel

Hugging Face’s head of product called Manus “the most impressive AI tool I’ve ever tried,” while AI policy researcher Dean Ball described it as “the most sophisticated computer using AI.” Meanwhile, its official Discord server quickly surpassed 138,000 members, and invite codes are reportedly selling for thousands of dollars on the Chinese reseller app Xianyu.

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Smart Clothing Enables Device Control Through Finger Movements without Physical Contact

Tech, Wearables / Ngoma Manuel

Touch-sensitive clothing has already been explored for device control through touchscreen-like taps and swipes on fabric. While impressive, this technology has its limitations. A new “touchless” fabric, however, detects finger gestures without requiring direct contact. Scientists from Nottingham Trent University (UK), Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Germany), and the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) are collaboratively developing the

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The DOJ’s Latest Proposal Still Demands that Google Divest Chrome But Permits AI Investments

Apps & Software, Tech / cumbonguala

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) remains firm in its demand that Google sell its Chrome web browser, according to a court filing on Friday. Initially proposed under President Biden’s administration, the DOJ has upheld this plan under the second Trump administration. However, the department has softened its stance on Google’s artificial intelligence investments, no

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Musk Might Still have An Opportunity to Challenge OpenAI’s Shift to a For-Profit Model

Artificial Intelligence, Tech / Valeriano Ndeyi

Elon Musk faced a setback in his lawsuit against OpenAI this week, but a federal judge’s remarks suggest there’s still room for optimism for those opposing OpenAI’s shift to a for-profit model. Musk’s lawsuit, which also targets Microsoft and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, alleges that OpenAI abandoned its original nonprofit mission to develop AI for

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