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Stevie Bonifield

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    WhatsApp is finally starting to roll out usernames.

    The latest beta update for WhatsApp on Android and iOS includes the “phased rollout” of usernames, which have been in the works for years and allow users to keep their phone number private.

    WhatsApp is currently testing usernames with a very limited number of users. To check if you are part of this initial rollout, you need to open your profile settings. Here, users who have access will notice a dedicated option for usernames. If the option is available, users can tap on it to begin creating their username.

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    Stevie Bonifield
    Artemis II crew is ‘homeward bound’ after swinging by the Moon.

    With their historic lunar flyby complete, the crew of Artemis II are officially on their way back to Earth. The Orion spacecraft is expected to splash down off the coast of San Diego around 8PM Eastern on Friday. NASA’s next Artemis mission is currently slated for 2027.

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    Stevie Bonifield
    Google has launched a free, offline AI dictation app that will automatically polish your speech.

    Google AI Edge Eloquent is a new live AI transcription app that requires no subscription and has no usage limits. When you finish speaking, it will also filter out filler words like “um.” It’s currently only on iOS, but Google plans to bring the app to Android and macOS.

    Screenshots of Google AI Edge Eloquent as seen on the App Store
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    US appeals court rules New Jersey can’t regulate Kalshi.

    According to the ruling, New Jersey regulators can’t ban Kalshi from allowing users in the state to bet on sporting events, as Reuters reports:

    “A lower-court judge had sided with New York-based Kalshi and issued a preliminary injunction, prompting New Jersey to appeal. But a majority ‌of the ⁠judges on the 3rd Circuit panel concluded the Commodity Exchange Act likely preempted state law.”

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    Stevie Bonifield
    Linux is finally dropping support for Intel’s 486.

    The chip that was originally released 37 years ago in 1989 will no longer have kernel support on Linux 7.1, as Phoronix reports. Of course, anyone still hanging onto an i486 can always stick to a long-term support (LTS) Linux kernel version. Meanwhile, Microsoft no longer supports some CPUs from less than a decade ago.

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    Stevie Bonifield
    Linux usage surged to a new all-time high on Steam in March.

    Steam’s hardware and software survey says Linux users more than doubled from 2.23 percent in February, jumping to a record high of 5.33 percent of Steam users. Linux has been steadily gaining popularity on Steam over the past several months, previously peaking at 3.58 percent in December.

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    Grammarly’s sloppelganger saga

    AI-generated ‘Expert Reviews’ weren’t a hit with users or experts.

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