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Google Gemini’s Astra (screen sharing) rolls out on Android for some users
At MWC 2025, Google confirmed it was working on screen and video share capabilities for Gemini Live, codenamed “Project Astra”. At that time, Google promised that the feature would begin rolling out soon, and now some users have spotted it in the wild. According to a video shared by a Reddit user who owns a Xiaomi phone with a Gemini…
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Businesses must get better at sharing cyber information, urges former GCHQ chief
The former head of GCHQ has warned businesses face increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks on critical national infrastructure (CNI), urging firms to pay closer attention to geopolitics and collaborate on fighting the next generation of threats. Jeremy Fleming, who served as director of the agency from 2017 to 2023, says the ‘big four’ – generally understood as China, Russia, North Korea,…
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Why Google Gemini Wants Your Search History (and Why I Won’t Be Sharing Mine)
On Thursday, Google rolled out a number of previously-paywalled Gemini features to free users. You can now use Gemini custom chatbots, which the company calls “Gems”; Deep Research, which runs AI models that “think” through each step of a problem; and upload files to Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking, whether you pay for Google’s AI services or not. But that’s not…
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7 Slack apps for file sharing and collaboration – Computerworld
Create a new OneDrive document: In a new message, type /onedrive and select Create a document, Create a presentation, or Create a spreadsheet. You’ll be prompted to give the file a name, optionally add a message, and choose which channel or DM to post it in. The file will be created in your default OneDrive location. Creating a new Excel…
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Employee charged with stealing unreleased movies, sharing them online
A Memphis man was arrested and charged with stealing DVD and Blu-ray discs of unreleased movies and sharing ripped digital copies online before their release. 37-year-old Steven R. Hale worked for an unnamed multinational company used by major movie studios that manufactured and distributed DVDs and Blu-rays of movies. Between February 2021 and March 2022, Hale allegedly stole many discs of…
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Stop Your Car From Collecting and Sharing Your Driving Data
For years, some car insurers have offered their customers the option of getting a discount on their premiums for agreeing to share their driving data. To collect it, insurance companies would typically have you install a plug-in device on your car dashboard or download a smartphone app that tracked your location and speed. By the 2020s, these telematics programs were…
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Forget ChatGPT — Google Gemini can now see the world with live video and screen sharing
Google’s AI assistant, Gemini, is set to introduce exciting features to give Android users new ways to interact more intuitively with their devices. Leveraging advanced capabilities, Gemini will soon allow users to ask questions about content on their screens, much like the screen sharing feature currently available in Gemini 2.0 on desktop. In a recent announcement, Google unveiled these Gemini…
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Stop Your iPhone From Sharing Photos’ Data With Apple
When you think about data privacy on the iPhone, the focus is usually on ad tracking companies and other third-parties that might be siphoning off your personal information without you knowing about it. Unfortunately, it’s time to start paying attention to the data that Apple itself collects, too. Although Apple has continually repeated its commitment to privacy, the company hasn’t…
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Is your iPhone sharing photos with Apple by default?
Sure enough, when I checked my iPhone 15 Pro this morning, the toggle was switched to on. You can find it for yourself by going to Settings > Photos (or System Settings > Photos on a Mac). Enhanced Visual Search lets you look up landmarks you’ve taken pictures of or search for those images using the names of those landmarks.…
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8 Signs It’s Time to Dissolve Your Apple Family Sharing Plan
Family Sharing lets up to six people share Apple subscriptions and services. It’s not always suitable for everyone, or it may run its course as members of your group get older. Here are some tell-tale signs that it might be time to break up the band. 1 Your Kids Are Old Enough to Pay For Themselves When your kids are…
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