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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. Rumor mill: The Google Pixel 9 series will make its official debut next month, and a series of leaks in recent weeks have revealed some of its key hardware specs and software features. A new report now claims that the upcoming smartphones will include an AI feature similar to Microsoft's Recall, which Redmond was forced to withdraw after protests from Windows users.

Pixel 9 phones could ship with a Microsoft Recall-like feature called "Google AI"

Android Central

With Google's new Find My Device network out, I decided it was time to test it out. Here are my findings using the latest Chipolo and Pebblebee trackers.

I tested Google's Find My Device network with the latest trackers, and I was left disappointed

The Guardian

Tech firm earlier committed to storing less data about individuals in response to privacy concerns

Google to start permanently deleting users’ location history

Google is undoubtedly the top search engine for online users. We use Google to search about various topics throughout our day. It is the go-to option for online shopping, research, or anything else. However, you might not want anyone else to expect you to know what you are searching for.

How to Delete Google Search History in a Few Simple Steps?

As technology users, we either knowingly or unknowingly hand over our data to large tech companies on a daily basis. In an attempt to get away from the overwatch of Google, I decided to try running a de-Googled phone. This is how it went. Android DIY Open Source Smartphone. Opinion...

CheckMag | De-Googling a phone, is it possible to live without Google on your Android device?

Irish Star

Google is the most powerful company in the world, but many people are only just learning what the name actually stands for - and it's not what you think

People are only just realizing what Google actually stands for after 26 years

MarketRealist

The customer in a video explained how Walmart is pressuring customers into "downloading the app and getting the membership".

Shopper Accidentally Discovers Walmart’s Alleged Checkout Trick to Promote Memberships

WhatsApp has a needlessly complicated system for messaging people you haven’t saved in your contacts. You have to add them to your contacts before you can open a chat with them. It can be mildly annoying or downright frustrating if you’re in a rush. Suppose you only want...

PSA: You Can Send Messages on WhatsApp Without Adding as a Contact

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Apple is known for its beefed-up security measures and for being the number one platform for NOT allowing practices like jailbreaking and other acts of “creativity” when it comes to accessing apps. If an app is offered on Apple’s App Store, the assum...

4 ‘Dangerous’ iPhone Apps Security Experts Want You To Delete ASAP Because They Make Your Data Vulnerable To Hackers: Facebook & More

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Last week, an outage disconnected wireless customers trying to use international roaming, and now we know why,. Syniverse says the problem was not a cyberattack but a “misconfiguration” that flooded its network with a near-infinite loop of error messages. Things are finally back online, and AT&T says it will credit customers for the days — but we haven’t heard more from T-Mobile or Verizon.

Syniverse blames global roaming outage on a “signaling storm.”

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Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Gambling is an old practice that has existed for over a millennium. It involves placing a stake on a game or sports event and waiting for its result. Some zodiac signs gamble for fun while others are professional bettors. Yet, some people fear losing their hard-earned money on bets. Nevertheless, people who analyze certain events well have a high winning probability.

5 Zodiac Signs That Are Good at Gambling

TechRadar

If you’ve been looking to avoid YouTube’s worsening ad situation now that the site has made it near impossible to use many ad blockers – with plans to adopt server-side ads, and automatically skipping to the end of videos if it detects a blocker – then you might have turned to YouTube Premium for help. But if you paid for membership in a foreign country, using one of the best VPNs to save on the cost, then you could be in trouble; as there are reports YouTube is automatically canceling those memberships.On the r/YouTube subreddit, there are two separate posts...

YouTube is reportedly canceling Premium memberships for people using VPNs to get discounts

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Wyoming State

WyoFile

Secretary of State Chuck Gray is seeking to keep a campaign promise to rid the state of ballot drop boxes, but the group representing the state’s county clerks maintains the decision is up to local election officials.

Gray urges Wyoming to ditch ballot drop boxes; clerks say they’re safe, legal

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

E-book borrowing is the new hot trend, and to use their local libraries, people are buying Kindles. Though paper books are still more popular than digital ones, “Kindle sales have grown in double-digit percentages for each of the past two years and are on track for similar gains this year.”

The new hot gadget is... the Kindle?

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

Silvergate Bank, once a cornerstone of the crypto financial world until its collapse in early 2023, defrauded its investors by lying about its anti-money laundering controls and misleading investors about how the fallout from the FTX collapse would affect it, the Securities and Exchange Commission says in a lawsuit. Also named in the suit were the company’s chief executive officer, chief risk officer, and chief financial officer.

Silvergate Bank didn’t adequately monitor $1 trillion in crypto transactions, SEC says

The Motley Fool

Nvidia, Super Micro Computer, and Microsoft are still the top AI stocks to buy.

3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Buy in June 2024

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Google will now generate disclosures for political ads that use AI

Google is making it easier for advertisers to disclose whether political ads contain AI-generated content. In an update spotted by Search Engine Land, Google says it...

Google will now generate disclosures for political ads that use AI

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