Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing a live translation functionality in Circle to Search. Unlike the current translation function, the live functionality is likely to translate dynamic screens, such as moving webpages or videos. The Live Translate functionality can be used per app, for the entire screen, or a smaller, selected portion of it. Update, August …
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Own the group chat with The Weekender, highlighting the biggest stories in college sports, standout writing from Eleven Warriors, and a glance at what’s next. HARBAUGH DEFLECTS QUESTIONS REGARDING THE MICHIGAN RULING With the NCAA’s recent ruling on Michigan’s sign-stealing operation, which spanned from 2021 to 2023, Jim Harbaugh has once again come under the microscope. The former Michigan skipper, …
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Google faces an unprecedented challenge to one of its core assets after artificial intelligence company Perplexity AI made a $34.5 billion offer last week to acquire the Chrome browser. The bid comes just a week before Google celebrates 20 years since its initial public offering. The public offer is the first time an external entity has sought to directly acquire …
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The College Football Playoff could be in for a massive expansion. This week, the Big Ten floated the idea of increasing the playoff to 24 or 28 teams, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, although the possibility is still reportedly a ways off. The proposal would eliminate “conference title games and [offer] a large number of auto bids for all four …
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A massive new leak in Apple’s own software code has reportedly revealed several unannounced hardware devices. In total, 10 new products were found by MacRumors — that’s a lot of Apple news to drop in a single day. This includes a new HomePod mini, a new Apple TV, new iPad, new Vision Pro and three new Apple Watches. In fact, …
Read More »At long last, nearly two years after its initial discovery, the Michigan sign-stealing decision is in. In a document sent to the school on Friday, the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions sanctioned the Wolverines with the following penalties, according to sources: Advertisement • Four years probation• $50,000 fine, plus 10% of the budget for the football program• A fine equivalent to …
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Paramount continues to make waves with splashy deals following Skydance’s acquisition. We’re hearing that Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer are in talks for a massive overall deal at the David Ellison-run media company. Details are still being worked out, and sources caution that things still could fall through, but we’re hearing it would include both streaming and features …
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Two years after launching, social network Bluesky is revising its Community Guidelines and other policies, and asking for feedback from its users on some of the changes. The startup, a competitor to X, Threads, and open networks like Mastodon, says its new policies are meant to offer improved clarity and more detail around its user safety procedures and the appeals …
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PlayStation Plus fans, you’re soon getting a huge game that will eat up all your free time. In case you missed it, PlayStation Plus has announced a new batch of games coming to the Extra and Premium tiers later this month. The new additions include the likes of Marvel’s Spider-Man (and its 2020 remaster), Earth Defense Force 6, and Mortal …
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A long-overlooked geologic fault in Canada’s remote north may be capable of producing a massive earthquake, according to new research. The Tintina Fault, stretching about 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) from British Columbia to Alaska, was once thought to be inactive for at least 40 million years. Now scientists say it has a history of large ruptures within the last 2.6 …
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