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Android 16 Beta 4 Rolling Out With Fixes for Developer and User-Reported Issues, Expanded OEM Support
Google on Thursday rolled out the Android 16 Beta 4 to developers and testers. The latest testing version of Google's smartphone operating system arrives with fixes for several issues that were reported by developers and users in the previous update. This includes rectifications related to excessive power drain, delayed haptic feedback, and Pixel W...
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Amazon Introduces Nova Act AI Agent as Research Preview, Expands Access to Its Frontier AI Models
Amazon introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) agent on Monday that can perform various browser-based tasks. Dubbed the Amazon Nova Act, the AI agent is powered by the tech giant’s foundation Nova family of AI models. These are first-party models the company claims will offer “frontier intelligence and industry leading price performance.”
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OpenAI to Add Support for Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol to Connect ChatGPT With External Data Hubs
OpenAI, the San Francisco-based AI firm, is adding support for Anthropic’s open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) across its products. Company CEO Sam Altman announced on Wednesday that the Agents software development kit (SDK) is now offering MCP support, and several other products in the pipeline will soon adopt it as well.
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OpenAI Unveils Responses API, Agents SDK to Help Developers Build AI Agents
OpenAI made several developer-focused announcements in a live stream on Tuesday. The San Francisco-based AI giant is introducing a new application programming interface (API) and an open-source software development kit (SDK) that will allow developers to build artificial intelligence (AI) agents and manage multi-agent workflows. Alongside, the comp...
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SparkCat Crypto Stealer Malware Infected Multiple Apps on Play Store, App Store
Security researchers have discovered several apps on the App Store and Google Play infected with the SparkCat crypto stealer malware. The apps contained a malicious SDK using optical character recognition (OCR) to steal "crypto wallet recovery phrases" from users' screenshots. Notably, this is the first time such cryptocurrency-stealing malware has...
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Lawsuit Accuses Amazon of Secretly Tracking Consumers Through Cellphones
Amazon obtained "backdoor access" to consumers' phones by providing tens of thousands of app developers with code known as Amazon Ads SDK to be embedded in their apps, according to a proposed class action lawsuit in San Francisco federal court.
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MediaTek Announces Optimisation of Microsoft’s Phi-3.5 AI Models on Dimensity Chipsets
MediaTek announced on Monday that it has now optimised several of its mobile platforms for Microsoft’s Phi-3.5 artificial intelligence (AI) models. The Phi-3.5 series of small language models (SLMs), comprising Phi-3.5 Mixture of Experts (MoE), Phi-3.5 Mini, and Phi-3.5 Vision, was released in August. The open-source AI models were made available...
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xAI Rolling Out Grok API for Developers, Offers $25 of Free Credits Per Month
xAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) firm founded by Elon Musk, has rolled out an API for Grok. While the API was launched last month, the company has now offered several incentives for developers to try out the API and build apps and software using it. The most notable incentive on offer is free credits worth $25 (roughly Rs. 2,100) per month til...
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Google Confirms Early Android 16 Release Timeline, Second Minor Android Update to Follow
Google has announced that Android 16 is set for release in the second quarter of 2025. The next major Android update will be launched at least three months earlier than Android 15 and Android 14. Google says it will also roll out a minor Android 16 SDK release towards the end of 2025.
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Nvidia Will Soon Bring RTX Video HDR to VLC Media Player and Video-Editing Software
Nvidia is bringing RTX Video HDR to VLC media player, the company announced at Computex 2024 on Sunday. It uses AI to automatically upscale SDR content to HDR and can preserve details that may not be seen when videos are playing in the standard dynamic range.
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Google Play Store Banned 2.28 Mn Policy-Violating Apps in 2023, Sued Developers Behind 2 Fraudulent Apps
Google Play Store prevented 2.28 million apps from being published in 2023 due to major policy violations. In a new report published by the tech giant, it highlighted the steps it took in the last year to ensure the security and privacy of Play Store users. The company further highlighted that it also banned 333K developer accounts from the platfor...
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Android 15 Could Raise Minimum Requirement for Apps and Block Outdated Apps: Report
Android 15 could block some of the apps that are currently on the Google Play Store or available in third-party marketplaces, as per a report. Google is rumoured to bring the next generation of its operating system for Android devices in the latter half of 2024. With the release of the Android 15 Developer Preview 2 on March 21, several new feature...
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Apple Vision Pro Guest Mode Will Allow More Than One Person to Use the Same Headset: Report
Apple launched its first mixed reality headset, the Apple Vision Pro, at the recently concluded Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2023). It is a mixed-reality headset which supports both virtual and augmented reality settings. The company launched the visionOS SDK on Wednesday as well to help developers build apps specifically for the headset. ...
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Apple Releases visionOS Developer Tools to Create Apple Vision Pro Applications: Details
Apple has released the visionOS SDK for developers, allowing app creators to build apps for the Apple Vision Pro headset and test how they work in various conditions. The company will also open developer labs across the world to help develop and test apps for the headset.
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Google Aims to Make Android Apps Work Better Across Devices With New Cross-Device SDK
The new cross-device SDK will make it easier for devices to communicate with each other along with introducing new and improved features when it comes to app handoffs and sharing.
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Android 16 Beta 4 Rolling Out With Fixes for Developer and User-Reported Issues, Expanded OEM Support
Google on Thursday rolled out the Android 16 Beta 4 to developers and testers. The latest testing version of Google's smartphone operating system arrives with fixes for several issues that were reported by developers and users in the previous update. This includes rectifications related to excessive power drain, delayed haptic feedback, and Pixel W...
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Amazon Introduces Nova Act AI Agent as Research Preview, Expands Access to Its Frontier AI Models
Amazon introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) agent on Monday that can perform various browser-based tasks. Dubbed the Amazon Nova Act, the AI agent is powered by the tech giant’s foundation Nova family of AI models. These are first-party models the company claims will offer “frontier intelligence and industry leading price performance.”
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OpenAI to Add Support for Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol to Connect ChatGPT With External Data Hubs
OpenAI, the San Francisco-based AI firm, is adding support for Anthropic’s open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) across its products. Company CEO Sam Altman announced on Wednesday that the Agents software development kit (SDK) is now offering MCP support, and several other products in the pipeline will soon adopt it as well.
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OpenAI Unveils Responses API, Agents SDK to Help Developers Build AI Agents
OpenAI made several developer-focused announcements in a live stream on Tuesday. The San Francisco-based AI giant is introducing a new application programming interface (API) and an open-source software development kit (SDK) that will allow developers to build artificial intelligence (AI) agents and manage multi-agent workflows. Alongside, the comp...
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SparkCat Crypto Stealer Malware Infected Multiple Apps on Play Store, App Store
Security researchers have discovered several apps on the App Store and Google Play infected with the SparkCat crypto stealer malware. The apps contained a malicious SDK using optical character recognition (OCR) to steal "crypto wallet recovery phrases" from users' screenshots. Notably, this is the first time such cryptocurrency-stealing malware has...
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Lawsuit Accuses Amazon of Secretly Tracking Consumers Through Cellphones
Amazon obtained "backdoor access" to consumers' phones by providing tens of thousands of app developers with code known as Amazon Ads SDK to be embedded in their apps, according to a proposed class action lawsuit in San Francisco federal court.
-
MediaTek Announces Optimisation of Microsoft’s Phi-3.5 AI Models on Dimensity Chipsets
MediaTek announced on Monday that it has now optimised several of its mobile platforms for Microsoft’s Phi-3.5 artificial intelligence (AI) models. The Phi-3.5 series of small language models (SLMs), comprising Phi-3.5 Mixture of Experts (MoE), Phi-3.5 Mini, and Phi-3.5 Vision, was released in August. The open-source AI models were made available...
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xAI Rolling Out Grok API for Developers, Offers $25 of Free Credits Per Month
xAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) firm founded by Elon Musk, has rolled out an API for Grok. While the API was launched last month, the company has now offered several incentives for developers to try out the API and build apps and software using it. The most notable incentive on offer is free credits worth $25 (roughly Rs. 2,100) per month til...
-
Google Confirms Early Android 16 Release Timeline, Second Minor Android Update to Follow
Google has announced that Android 16 is set for release in the second quarter of 2025. The next major Android update will be launched at least three months earlier than Android 15 and Android 14. Google says it will also roll out a minor Android 16 SDK release towards the end of 2025.
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Nvidia Will Soon Bring RTX Video HDR to VLC Media Player and Video-Editing Software
Nvidia is bringing RTX Video HDR to VLC media player, the company announced at Computex 2024 on Sunday. It uses AI to automatically upscale SDR content to HDR and can preserve details that may not be seen when videos are playing in the standard dynamic range.
-
Google Play Store Banned 2.28 Mn Policy-Violating Apps in 2023, Sued Developers Behind 2 Fraudulent Apps
Google Play Store prevented 2.28 million apps from being published in 2023 due to major policy violations. In a new report published by the tech giant, it highlighted the steps it took in the last year to ensure the security and privacy of Play Store users. The company further highlighted that it also banned 333K developer accounts from the platfor...
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Android 15 Could Raise Minimum Requirement for Apps and Block Outdated Apps: Report
Android 15 could block some of the apps that are currently on the Google Play Store or available in third-party marketplaces, as per a report. Google is rumoured to bring the next generation of its operating system for Android devices in the latter half of 2024. With the release of the Android 15 Developer Preview 2 on March 21, several new feature...
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Apple Vision Pro Guest Mode Will Allow More Than One Person to Use the Same Headset: Report
Apple launched its first mixed reality headset, the Apple Vision Pro, at the recently concluded Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2023). It is a mixed-reality headset which supports both virtual and augmented reality settings. The company launched the visionOS SDK on Wednesday as well to help developers build apps specifically for the headset. ...
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Apple Releases visionOS Developer Tools to Create Apple Vision Pro Applications: Details
Apple has released the visionOS SDK for developers, allowing app creators to build apps for the Apple Vision Pro headset and test how they work in various conditions. The company will also open developer labs across the world to help develop and test apps for the headset.
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Google Aims to Make Android Apps Work Better Across Devices With New Cross-Device SDK
The new cross-device SDK will make it easier for devices to communicate with each other along with introducing new and improved features when it comes to app handoffs and sharing.
