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Google announced on Tuesday that Google Fi, its telecommunications service, is getting several new updates, including AI noise filters and RCS web messaging. The tech giant says calls will now use AI-enhanced audio to reduce background noise and improve voice clarity, even when speaking to someone on a landline or older device. The company says the update should allow for …

Google announced several upgrades and new features coming to its Google Fi Wireless phone plans, including an update to web calls and messages with a new interface that now fully supports RCS messaging so you can share high-quality photos and videos in message threads, even when your phone isn’t nearby. That functionality is expected to be available in early December …

Google’s Fi cellular service is getting an upgrade, and since this is 2025, there’s plenty of AI involved. You’ll be able to ask Google AI questions about your bill, and a different variation of AI will improve call quality. AI haters need not despair—there are also some upgrades to connectivity and Fi web features. As part of this update, a …

The Big Cities Health Coalition is the latest group to take a strong public stand in support of vaccination as a direct response to concerns that the federal government is limiting access and raising doubts. “We are united behind a simple message: get vaccinated,” the group wrote in a statement that was published Monday. It was signed by two dozen …

Shutdown polls show Democrats’ economic messaging still falling flat  Politico CBS News poll finds few feel shutdown is worth it, low marks for Republicans, Democrats and Trump’s handling  CBS News Who’s to blame for the shutdown? All of the above, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  Reuters Below are five charts on how Americans feel about the government shutdown.  Ipsos POLL: Americans Want Democrats to END Their …

Newsom’s office coy on Calif.’s snarky shutdown messaging  SFGATE Education Department employees’ emails changed automatically to blame Democrats for shutdown  NBC News Partisan Shutdown Messages Could Hurt Civil Service, Experts Warn  The New York Times Trump administration ‘co-opted the voices’ of Education employees in shutdown blame game, union lawsuit alleges  Government Executive Agency shutdown messaging draws Hatch Act, Antideficiency Act challenges  Federal News Network Source …

Agency shutdown messaging draws Hatch Act, Antideficiency Act challenges The Hatch Act is the focus of several complaints, but one group is taking a different tactic by arguing the messages violate federal appropriations law. Justin Doubleday@jdoubledayWFED October 3, 2025 5:40 pm 3 min read The Office of Special Counsel has received multiple complaints about federal agencies sharing political messages during …

Top Oversight Dem calls for investigation over White House shutdown messaging  Politico Education Department employees’ emails changed automatically to blame Democrats for shutdown  NBC News Federal agencies blaming Democrats for shutdown in potentially illegal move  The Guardian Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown  WIRED Trump’s partisan shutdown emails break the law, top Oversight Democrat says  MSNBC News …

Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles news and links … Eagles notes: Change in travel plans, replacing Nolan Smith, Kelee Ringo’s opportunity – The AthleticThe Eagles need to stay true to offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo’s words of being the “aggressor,” a point that star receiver A.J. Brown continued to reinforce, for the team’s passing success from the second half of …

Parents are navigating mixed messaging about childhood vaccinations from federal and state officials.  The impact of the mixed messaging is being seen inside doctors offices like pediatrician David Butler’s office in Fort Myers, Florida.  First-time father Brandon Gonsalves, who is also a nurse practitioner, told Butler he’s “not too sure yet” what his plans are for future vaccinations for his …