Month: August 2023

/ New automation capabilities rolling out to the Home app — and even more advanced ones in the script editor — put Google ahead of the competition for once. By Nathan Edwards, a senior reviews editor who’s been testing tech since 2007. Previously at Wirecutter and MaximumPC. Current fixations: keyboards, DIY tech, and the smart
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/ The RNC sought compensation for donor money that it says it lost as a result of Gmail’s filters, but the judge ruled in Google’s favor. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A federal judge in California’s eastern district has dismissed the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) lawsuit against Google over the company’s alleged “discriminatory”
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Do you regularly sanitize your smartwatch band? You’ll want to now. A scientific study published in May examined 20 different watch and fitness tracker bands and found 95% were contaminated with at least one type of harmful bacteria that can cause infections.  The paper detailed how researchers tested bands worn by 20 random, anonymous people.
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/ Google is testing a feature in Chrome that can read text that you’re viewing in Reader Mode. By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium. Share this story Illustration: The Verge Google is experimenting with a text-to-speech
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/ Google’s excellent and neglected note-taking app is getting some much-needed formatting options and overall love. Here’s hoping it’s not the last time. By David Pierce, editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. Share this story Google Keep is a
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