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Google will soon blur explicit content in search results Jess Weatherbed Google/ Tech / The new setting automatically blurs pornographic, violent, and gory images. It can be disabled by anyone over 18. The blur feature can be toggled on or off independently of the main SafeSearch settings provided you’re signed in and over 18.Image: Google…
Coming Soon to Your Podcast Feed: Science, Quickly Jeffery DelViscio, Tulika Bose A new era in Scientific American audio history is about to drop starting next week—get ready for a science variety show guaranteed to quench your curiosity in under 10 minutes. Go to Source Author: Jeffery DelViscio, Tulika Bose {authorlink} https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/assets/Image/newsletter/salogo.png Scientific American Content:…
Coming to Your Podcast Feed Soon: Science, Quickly Jeffery DelViscio, Tulika Bose A new era in Scientific American audio history is about to drop starting next week—get ready for a science variety show guaranteed to quench your curiosity in under 10 minutes. Go to Source Author: Jeffery DelViscio, Tulika Bose {authorlink} https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/assets/Image/newsletter/salogo.png Scientific American Content:…
Poem: ‘A Quantum Cento’ Lorraine Schein Edited by Dava Sobel Time crystals could soon escape the laboratory. These quantum systems made of time and light are potential fugitives into our reality. By shining twin laser beams piped into a tiny disk-shaped crystal cavity this new class of matter was created unexpectedly.…
Antibiotic-Resistant UTIs Are Common, and Other Infections May Soon Be Resistant, Too Jaimie Seaton About half of women and more than one in 10 men will get a urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime, with many people experiencing recurrent UTIs. These common bacterial infections, which can lead to painful urination, have been easily treated…
Spotify starts testing its own payments on Android — and Bumble will soon do the same Chris Welch / Google’s User Choice Billing pilot is now rolling out to some Android users, and the third-party billing option has expanded to the US. Nick Barclay / The Verge Earlier this year, Google announced a pilot that…
Alphabet’s Wing drones will soon be delivering DoorDash orders in Australia Mitchell Clark / It’s a relatively limited pilot program that’s only available with certain items in a few areas, but it’s an exciting development for the service. Need a box of bandaids? Get it from a drone.Image: Google Wing — a company from Google’s…
Samsung’s One UI 5 is coming soon with some very iOS-like vibes Allison Johnson / The Android 13-based update comes with more lock screen customizations and modes to filter out certain disruptions based on activity. Sound familiar? Personalized lock screens are so hot in 2022.Image: Samsung Samsung’s take on Android 13, called One UI 5,…
Google Docs will soon let you embed other apps into your documents David Pierce Google/ Tech / It’s taking on Notion, Coda, and the other apps that turn your documents into low-code websites Illustration: The Verge The @ symbol is about to become the most important feature in Google Docs. As Google continues to invest…
Apple’s Fitness Plus soon won’t require an Apple Watch for signups Jay Peters Apple announced on Wednesday that iPhone users will be able to subscribe to its premium Fitness Plus workout subscription service even if they don’t have an Apple Watch. Previously, you couldn’t join the service without owning one of Apple’s smartwatches, which made…