Last October it introduced facial scans to spot ads scamming users with fake celebrity endorsements, now the same tech will look out for impostor accounts. It’s switching on for Facebook in the EU and UK, with Instagram to follow. No-one tell the arm of the company in charge of celebrity lookalike chatbots, alright?
This year’s Material 3 Expressive aesthetic looks great, but only if the heavy background blur doesn’t make things hard for you to read. If it does, a new Android test build includes a toggle to disable blur everywhere. No word yet on when it’s getting a stable release though.
[Android Authority]
Amazon will pay $2.5 billion to settle a lawsuit with the FTC over how it handled Prime subscriptions and cancellations. But, would you believe it, the company says it and its executives “have always followed the law.” I guess it was just feeling generous!
swrobel:
Let me guess: it’s the ol’ “we admit no wrongdoing, but on an unrelated note, here’s $2.5B”
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The update to firmware version 4.467 is rolling out, letting the buds adjust ANC on the fly to keep you aware of your surroundings. Announced in August, the update also brings loud noise protection, clearer mic audio for Gemini Live, and head gesture controls to take or decline calls.
The company could lay off the Apple comparisons a bit though.
Steam is redesigning its store menu to make it easier to find games, which is great news if you’re the single Steam user whose problem is not buying enough games on the platform.
usr2047:
Oh good, just what I was having trouble with: not spending enough money on Steam.
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Teenagers worldwide will now be enrolled into restricted teen accounts on Facebook and Messenger. They were already available in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada, and were global for Instagram users.
