Android phones have brought anticipated earthquake warnings to 98 countries

Android smartphones around the world have actively helped provide earthquake alerts using their acceleration sensors. Between 2021 and 2024, these phones sent thousands of successful warnings to people living in regions subject to the earthquake in 98 countries. Since 2020, Google has included its Android Earthquake Alert (AEA) system in its phones to detect seismic…

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The myth of dollar domination

The following is a guest message and an opinion of Dr Jae S. Jeong,, Co-founder and CTO, Gurufin. Today’s stablescoins are an extension of the American financial system. Supported by the US dollar, they are linked to its monetary policy and indirectly responsible for its political objectives. This allegiance is useful for some, but not…

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The new Material 3 loading indicator is live in Android 16

The video introducing Google’s new design language begins with a sweater-to-refresh animation which transforms “Material 3” into an expressive “material 3”, the sequence introducing the new loading indicator. THE loading indicator is a new component with expressive Material 3 which shows “progress for a short waiting time”, in particular less than five seconds. Google recommends…

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