Google to Kill Third-Party Android Call Recording Apps on May 11 by Restricting Accessibility API

Google to Kill Third-Party Android Call Recording Apps on May 11 by Restricting Accessibility API

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Google recently updated its Play Store policy to restrict third-party applications from providing the ability to record calls on recent versions of Android. The Android maker had previously blocked apps from recording calls via the microphone with the launch of Android 10 in September 2019. Google is now cutting off…

Joel Embiid Sinks Raptors With Overtime Game-Winner

Joel Embiid Sinks Raptors With Overtime Game-Winner

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Joel Embiid has brought the Philadelphia 76ers to the brink of a second-round series appearance against the winner of the Miami-Atlanta first-round series after sinking the Toronto Raptors, 104-101, with a game-winning three in overtime. JOEL EMBIID STOP IT MAN (via @espn) pic.twitter.com/Zh46DYZ3Fs — SLAM (@SLAMonline) April 21, 2022 Embiid’s…

Apple’s Messages Feature That Blurs Nudity for Child Safety Now Rolling Out Globally

Apple’s Messages Feature That Blurs Nudity for Child Safety Now Rolling Out Globally

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Apple is globally releasing a communication safety feature for Messages that is intended to prevent children from viewing or sharing images that contain nudity. This feature has been live in the US since December 2021. It is designed to automatically detect and blur nude images being sent or received by…

Opinion | Jimmy Kimmel Made a Joke. Then Marjorie Taylor Greene Called the Police on Him.
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Opinion | Jimmy Kimmel Made a Joke. Then Marjorie Taylor Greene Called the Police on Him.

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[MUSIC] (SINGING) When you walk in a room, do you have sway? kara swisher I’m interviewing all the hosts. I did Sam Bee, I did Jon Stewart. And now you, which I’m very excited. jimmy kimmel Oh, Jesus, now the pressure’s on, huh? [MUSIC] kara swisher I’m Kara Swisher, and…

Opinion | How to Stop Superspreader Events Without Masks
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Opinion | How to Stop Superspreader Events Without Masks

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At every stage of the pandemic, a disproportionate number of infections have been traced to a relatively small number of gatherings, also known as superspreader events. The recent Gridiron dinner, after which over 70 people tested positive including members of the Biden administration, is just the latest example. Some public…

Robert Morse, Impish Tony-Winning Comedy Star, Is Dead at 90
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Robert Morse, Impish Tony-Winning Comedy Star, Is Dead at 90

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Television proved more hospitable. In addition to guest appearances on various shows in the 1960s and ’70s, he co-starred with the actress E.J. Peaker in the 1968 series “That’s Life,” an unusual hybrid of sitcom and variety show that told the story of a young couple’s courtship and marriage through…

N.J. Legal Marijuana Sales Begin With Early Lines and Free Food
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N.J. Legal Marijuana Sales Begin With Early Lines and Free Food

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The customers began lining up before dawn at Rise Paterson, a marijuana dispensary in New Jersey that was welcoming customers with free doughnuts and reggaeton blaring from loudspeakers. As New Jersey kicked off the state’s first legalized sales of recreational marijuana on Thursday, Rise, along with roughly a dozen other…

Perils of Invisible Government – The New York Times
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Perils of Invisible Government – The New York Times

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More than a decade ago, the political scientist Suzanne Mettler coined the phrase “the submerged state” to describe a core feature of modern American government: Many people don’t realize when they are benefiting from a government program. “Americans often fail to recognize government’s role in society, even if they have…