Google Maps can pronounce place names in local languages

The translation features should reach your device sometime in November. It won’t be useful for every language at first — there will be ‘just’ 50 to start. More are on the way, though. So long… Read more: Google Maps can pronounce place names in local languages

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Twitter reveals how it plans to address deepfakes

Twitter says it’ll define “synthetic and manipulated media as any photo, audio, or video that has been significantly altered or fabricated in a way that intends to mislead people or changes its… Go here to read the rest: Twitter reveals how it plans to address deepfakes

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Google is reportedly gathering health data on millions of Americans

The effort has been dubbed “Project Nightingale,” and a person familiar with the matter told WSJ that at least 150 Google employees have access to data on tens of millions of patients. Google is… Here is the original post: Google is reportedly gathering health data on millions of Americans

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Instagram’s push to hide ‘Like’ counts comes to the US next week

Instagram has been testing out a change that hides the “likes” counter on posts around the world for months, but not in the US. According to Instagram head Adam Mosseri, that’s about to change…. More here: Instagram’s push to hide ‘Like’ counts comes to the US next week

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Instagram’s push to hide ‘Like’ counts comes to the US next week

Instagram has been testing out a change that hides the “likes” counter on posts around the world for months, but not in the US. According to Instagram head Adam Mosseri, that’s about to change…. Link: Instagram’s push to hide ‘Like’ counts comes to the US next week

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