Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The Google Play Store has implemented a Play Points loyalty system to earn discounts. Until now, you have managed your Play Points directly through the Play Store app. Google Wallet has now started offering users the option to add Play Points as a loyalty card. Google Wallet is more…
The OnePlus 15 is apparently only a few months away, as it has already been officially announced for China and global markets. However, to launch a new phone, OnePlus also needs a new software version, and since Android 16 has been around for a while now, it’s time for the official debut of OxygenOS 16….
Another prediction market could soon see the light of day in the United States: Kraken. The Wyoming-based cryptocurrency exchange on Thursday announced a $100 million purchase of Small Exchange, which is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a Designated Contracts Market (DCM) and is therefore able to operate as a federally regulated…
Does technology increase employment more or replace more employment? This is a long-standing debate. But recent academic work suggests that technology has been a net destroyer of jobs for decades. The opinions expressed here are those of the author, CEO and co-CIO of Eurizon SLJ Asset Management. Artificial intelligence and robotics could quickly accelerate this…
What you need to know Google has released Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 for Pixel devices with new features and stability fixes. The update adds a “+” button to app shortcuts, making it easier to pin them directly to the home screen. Other changes include a Live Caption shortcut in the volume controls and larger…
As hype builds around Perplexity AI’s upcoming iOS browser, positioned to challenge Safari, CEO Aravind Srinivas has warned that a fake Comet app on the App Store is unaffiliated and urged users to wait for official updates. Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity AI has issued a public alert warning iPhone users about a counterfeit app…
Bitcoin Institutional traders bet more than $1.15 billion on downside protection in the past 24 hours, with puts accounting for 28% of total market trading even as Bitcoin held more than $110,000. Greeks live reported Trading was concentrated in shallow out-of-the-money puts for this week and month, with a trading range of $104,000 to $108,000…
Every iteration of AI innovation faces the same challenge: data. Models are getting faster, more performant, and more compute-intensive, but the infrastructure that supports them hasn’t kept pace. Across clouds, regions and tiers, data remains fragmented, slow and expensive to move. AI teams are forced to duplicate datasets, deal with unpredictable output bills, and design…
Many Instagram users on Android devices have taken to X and Reddit over the past few hours to report an annoying bug where the app refuses to honor dark mode settings, essentially hitting unsuspecting users with glowing white interfaces every time they open the app. Complaints began pouring in early today, with frustrated users describing…
Apple Intelligence may not yet include the promised major Siri upgrades, but there are plenty of other new features just arriving in iOS 26. Here’s everything that’s new. New Apple Intelligence features available in iOS 26 In iOS 18, Apple Intelligence offers just over 20 features. But iOS 26 adds more than 20 new features…