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YouTube against dipfakes: the platform announced new tools to protect authors

YouTube has commenced the development of new tools designed to protect artists and creators from unauthorized use of their appearance and voice. The first tool, referred to by YouTube as the "synthetic singing identification technology," will enable ...

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Hackers attacked smartphones of AFU soldiers via Signal - trying to determine GPS coordinates of devices

Ukrainian experts from CERT-UA and MILCERT have identified and analyzed two cyberattacks targeting the mobile devices of Ukrainian military personnel. The hackers aimed not only to steal information from these devices but also to gain access to the G...

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"Storage is expensive": Discord has lowered its free file upload limit to 10MB

Discord has updated its support page with a notification about reducing the file upload limit — it will be nearly halved from 25 MB to 10 MB for free users. The company states that managing storage is costly, and the new limit was established based ...

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Apple leads among the companies that most often hand over user data to government agencies

Over the past decade, the number of requests from law enforcement for user data supported by Apple has surged by 500%. A new report from Surfshark, referenced by Phonearena, includes requests made over the last 10 years — totaling 9 million cases ac...

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Google has released Android 15 - we still have to wait for the release on Pixel

This year, Google launched its Pixel 9 smartphone lineup without simultaneously updating Android. For almost the first time, the new Pixel smartphones debuted with a previous version of the operating system. Only now has the code for Android 15 offic...

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The former Twitter is coming to TVs - the beta of the X TV app is available in Google, Amazon and LG stores

In March, Elon Musk confirmed that X Twitter is developing the X TV application for viewing videos from the platform on televisions. The beta version of X TV is currently available in app stores. The previous version of X TV can be found in the Googl...

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The government has announced a unified platform of housing and communal services - with an electronic cabinet and integration with other systems

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has launched an experimental project for a Unified Platform for Housing and Utility Services. This was announced by Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal during a government meeting on September 3. The government claims th...

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Red Magic 9S Pro+ ─ the most powerful smartphone in August according to AnTuTu benchmarks

In announcing the Red Magic 9S Pro, the manufacturer referred to it as the "most powerful gaming smartphone." This claim was not far from the truth. According to AnTuTu's performance rankings for August, the Red Magic 9S Pro+ variant topped the list....

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Microsoft is preparing "smart media search" - Windows will learn to search for words in audio and video

A new test version of Windows has revealed hints of a feature for searching through audio and video content. Developers have dubbed it "intelligent media search." This information surfaced in update 27695 for the Windows 11 Insider Canary Channel. Us...

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Xiaomi prepares to release its first chipset in 5 years: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 competitor will appear in 2025

Xiaomi is gearing up to launch its first processor in over five years. Leaks indicate that this new chipset, developed in collaboration with TSMC, will utilize cutting-edge 4nm technology. According to recent reports from China, the new Xiaomi chipse...

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1 minute to buy: monobank launched the mono checkout function - for "uncluttered" authorization during online orders

The new feature from monobank will reduce the time taken to complete a purchase from five minutes to just one minute by automatically filling in the "boring" details for you. This includes, in particular, first and last names, phone numbers, email ad...

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Apple has locked the iPhone's volume buttons for use with Spotify Connect

iPhone users will no longer be able to adjust the volume using the physical buttons of their smartphone while using Spotify Connect. According to Spotify's support page, Apple has "discontinued" this technology, yet they haven't provided any explanat...

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Digitalization: $400 million medical system illegally denied benefits to thousands instead of simplifying enrollment

The digitization efforts in Tennessee, USA, appear to have gone awry: many individuals were unlawfully denied access to the Medicaid program and other benefits due to errors in the automated system. The state utilizes the TennCare Connect system to d...

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Instagram adds new creative tools: text and images on top of your photos

Instagram has enhanced its creative tools, enabling users to make their posts more varied. The platform now allows for the easy addition of text and extra images to photos, applicable to both single posts and carousels. The company claims that "this ...

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Siri, out! Apple creates a new "personality" for the smart assistant

Apple's new assistant will focus on features powered by generative artificial intelligence, an area in which the company has invested heavily. An enhanced version of Siri is set to debut later in 2024; however, even this upgraded assistant seems insu...

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