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Google explains how to fix time zones on Android amid changes in Canada
As Canada makes changes around Daylight Savings, Google is explaining how to deal wiith the time zone change on your Android phone. When Daylight Saving Time comes to an end next month, parts of Canada will not be rolling back their clocks as the time change becomes permanent. Manitoba announced the change in September, with other parts of the country, including Alberta and British Columbia, also no longer changing their times twice a year,…
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Quand une recommandation devient une influence : ce que nos interfaces savent déjà faire : déploiement et adoption
Quand une recommandation devient une influence : ce que nos interfaces savent déjà faire Une interface qui suggère une musique, un article ou un objet ne se contente plus de ranger une liste par pertinence. Elle apprend une préférence, l'anticipe, puis la renforce en l'exposant plus souvent. Ce glissement, silencieux, transforme un outil d'aide à la décision en force qui oriente la décision elle-même. Comprendre à partir de quel moment une suggestion cesse d'éclairer…
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IA
Meta’s AI could still scrape news sites, legal experts say
Meta’s new business terms could still help it justify training AI on scraped sites. Meta’s new business terms could still help it justify training AI on scraped sites. Meta has tweaked its business terms to remove language suggesting that it could freely train its AI models on news sites, like The Verge — but legal experts say these changes aren’t enough to address their concerns. “This does nothing to restrict the ‘associated with your…
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Apps & Logiciels
iOS 27 adds new Phone app feature that’s an instant favorite
iOS 27 is packed with new features for apps like Notes, Wallet, Maps, Messages, and more. But one iOS 27 addition that’s especially impressed me is a new Phone feature: Call Context. I’m not a big fan of phone calls, so the Phone app isn’t somewhere I spend much time. But last year in iOS 26, the app had two of my favorite new features: Call Screening and Hold Assist. Now with iOS 27…
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Les algorithmes invisibles qui organisent nos choix quotidiens : déploiement et adoption
Les algorithmes invisibles qui organisent nos choix quotidiens Un contenu placé en tête, une suggestion présentée avant les autres ou une option activée par défaut peuvent orienter une décision sans la déterminer ouvertement. Derrière ces situations se trouve une question pratique : que devient un mécanisme de classement ou de recommandation lorsqu’il doit servir un public beaucoup plus large ? Le passage à l’échelle ne consiste pas seulement à augmenter une capacité technique. Il…
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Meta turns Muse sharing back on
Meta has given new URLs to shared Muse ‘artifacts’ after security researchers reported that public links could be easy to find. Meta has given new URLs to shared Muse ‘artifacts’ after security researchers reported that public links could be easy to find. Meta has re-enabled Muse sharing after security researchers had reported that public conversation links could be easy to find. The researchers said they had been able to find Muse pages like a…
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The FCC is beginning to block gadgets with ‘foreign surveillance chips’
On October 13th, Brendan Carr’s FCC gave itself a new power — it can block gadgets for containing any computer chip made by any company on its list of potential threats to national security. Today, it’s exercising that power for the first time, blocking two gadgets because they contain “foreign surveillance chips,” the FCC claims. The agency doesn’t say which specific gadgets it blocked, and it didn’t immediately respond to our request for comment,…
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Apps & Logiciels
Spotify's Family plan QR code could cost you Premium access
Spotify is trying to make some Premium Family members prove they live at the same address. Sharing accounts with family and friends is one way to bring down the cost of subscriptions. I've done it. You may have as well. Streaming companies are all too aware this is going on, and they've made moves over the last few years to prevent folks from sharing their accounts too easily. Those include introducing family plans (even…
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Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business after using cert private key of 4
eMudra, the certificate authority that issued eight intermediate TLS credentials so weak that anyone could mint certificates for any website or mail server—one had a private encryption key of just 4—said it’s getting out of the business. V. Srinivasan, chairman of India-based eMudhra Limited, cited increasing costs and complexities of compliance requirements—paired with the business generating just 1 percent of its revenue. He also said that the emergence of organizations providing TLS certificates free…
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Smartphones
iPhone Duo hands-on review, Apple announces MacBook Pro and Tell event
Ahead of its official launch, Chance has spent a week with the iPhone Duo and he is here to tell us all about his experiences with Apple’s new foldable phone, including the various poses, state of the software, Touch ID versus Face ID, battery life and more. Also, Apple announces yet another product event, so we preview what the company is preparing to ‘Pro and tell’ us. And in Happy Hour Plus, Benjamin tests…
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Google Meet expands real-time translation across 63 languages
TL;DR Google Meet just added Gemini-powered speech translation across 63 languages. The feature automatically detects spoken languages and translates them in audio and captions for individual participants. Real-time translation starts rolling out to some eligible users today. Meetings are meant to facilitate communication, but anyone who’s been in one that could have been an email, as the saying goes, knows that’s not always the case. That’s even more true for teams with multilingual members.…
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Les algorithmes invisibles qui organisent nos choix quotidiens : gouvernance et responsabilité
Les algorithmes invisibles qui organisent nos choix quotidiens Chaque matin, avant même d'avoir formulé une intention claire, des calculs silencieux ont déjà présélectionné ce que nous verrons, écouterons ou achèterons probablement. Ce tri ne se présente jamais comme une décision : il se vit comme une évidence, un ordre naturel des choses. Pourtant, derrière cette fluidité se cache une chaîne de responsabilités diffuse, où chaque acteur peut renvoyer la question à un autre. Interroger…
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Rhode Island sues Meta over its approach to scam ads
It’s the first state to sue the social media company on these allegations. Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has filed a lawsuit against Meta over the company's handling of scam advertisements. The suit alleges that the social media business does not do enough to prevent fraudulent ads on its platforms. It further claims that Meta has not taken stronger action against those scams because they generate revenue for the company. "For a…
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Apps & Logiciels
Apple's iWork Apps Get 'Intelligent Assistant' and iPhone Duo Support
Apple today added an "Intelligent Assistant" to Keynote, Numbers, and Pages. The feature is available in beta for Apple Creator Studio subscribers. The update is available again following the temporary removal of the apps from the App Store. In Numbers, Intelligent Assistant can build formulas, visualize data, help generate formulas with natural language, and generate tables. The Pages Intelligent Assistant can start a first draft, and "edit, organize, and elevate your writing." It can…
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Arc browser sunsets December 22 as The Browser Company doubles down on Dia
The Browser Company is sunsetting its design-forward Arc browser on December 22, 2026, and directing users to Dia, its AI-first browser. The company announced the decision on Thursday, citing the rising cost of keeping a browser secure in the age of AI. “Keeping a browser secure takes constant, dedicated work that is only increasing in the age of AI,” the company wrote. “Dia was built from the ground up to meet today’s security standards,…
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Domotique
Matter et Thread : ce qui change vraiment pour une maison connectée fiable : interopérabilité et dépendances
Matter et Thread : ce qui change vraiment pour une maison connectée fiable Chaque achat d'un objet connecté pose une question rarement formulée clairement : que se passe-t-il si le fournisseur change de stratégie, ferme un service ou abandonne une gamme. Les standards Matter et Thread sont souvent présentés comme une promesse d'interopérabilité universelle. Cette promesse mérite d'être examinée avec prudence plutôt qu'avec enthousiasme automatique. Un standard commun ne supprime pas les dépendances, il…
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The secret to fast startup growth isn’t early sales, top names in tech say
The AI era has changed how fast startups can grow. Startups can grow so fast that they hit high annual recurring revenue (ARR) numbers, only to crash and burn a few months later. At this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt, Lovable go-to-market lead Luke Arno, Ben Broca of the AI platform Polsia, and Theory Ventures’ Tomasz Tunguz gave founders some tips on how to set their companies up for success in those first 90 days. Broca,…
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Leaked Mass Effect: Universe trailer gives a taste of what we're all missing
Those mourning yesterday’s shuttering of highly praised and influential developer BioWare also had to deal with the cancellation of the next Mass Effect game, which was first teased back in 2020. Today, we got our best look at what that game could have been with a short, leaked trailer for Mass Effect: Universe. In the roughly two-minute montage—which describes itself as “in-engine footage from our small team” that “uses our pre-production assets”—an ex-military officer…
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The trailer for Mass Effect 5 has leaked and unfortunately it looks good
'Mass Effect: Universe' looks like it would have focused on a new protagonist and series favorite Liara T'Soni. A trailer for BioWare's in-development Mass Effect sequel has leaked on Reddit, just as the possibility of it ever being released has all but vanished following EA's closure of the studio. The trailer was posted from a burner account by a user who claims to be an EA employee, and Bloomberg's Jason Schreier has separately confirmed…
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Smartphones
Motorola’s Android 17 rollout reaches another flagship foldable
TL;DR Motorola has started rolling out stable Android 17 to the Razr Ultra 2025, also known as the Razr 60 Ultra outside North America. The update includes a refreshed design, smarter notifications, improved multitasking, and enhanced security controls. The release is rolling out to unlocked models in the US, but availability appears limited for now. While all eyes are on when Motorola will bring its Signature 27 flagship to the US, the company is…
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Sauvegardes numériques : vérifier la restauration plutôt que collectionner les copies : maintenance et dette technique
Sauvegardes numériques : vérifier la restauration plutôt que collectionner les copies Accumuler des sauvegardes procure facilement un sentiment de sécurité. Pourtant, une copie inaccessible, incomplète ou incompréhensible ne protège pas réellement les données auxquelles nous tenons. La question décisive n’est donc pas seulement de savoir combien de copies existent, mais si elles permettent de retrouver un ensemble cohérent de fichiers dans une situation dégradée. Cette distinction transforme la sauvegarde en démarche de long terme…
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IT & Science & Technology
Sure, let’s smoosh SpaceX and Tesla together, who cares
Yes, of course there are pay package incentives in play for Musk. But that’s not all. Yes, of course there are pay package incentives in play for Musk. But that’s not all. Oh sure, SpaceX’s credit risk is pretty high because it’s about to borrow another $40 billion to spend on Nvidia chips, but who cares about that? SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees to discuss a merger! The degree to which you…
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Teenage Engineering launched an instrument amp with a ton of built-in effects
TE’s EP-35 is a battery-powered speaker for your synths, guitar, and voice. TE’s EP-35 is a battery-powered speaker for your synths, guitar, and voice. Teenage Engineering is branching out into instrument amps with the previously leaked EP-35, a multi-input, multi-instrument, battery-powered amp with built-in effects. The back of the unit has a line-in port, as well as a 1/4-inch guitar input and an XLR input for mics, including mics that require phantom power. You…
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IA
Asimov avait posé les règles ; l’IA moderne pose surtout la question du pouvoir : mesure de la valeur
Asimov avait posé les règles ; l’IA moderne pose surtout la question du pouvoir Les règles imaginées pour encadrer l’intelligence artificielle ont une force rassurante : elles supposent que des principes clairs peuvent guider une machine et protéger les humains. Pourtant, le problème contemporain ne se réduit pas à la formulation d’interdictions. Il concerne aussi ceux qui définissent les objectifs, choisissent les données, contrôlent les infrastructures et interprètent les résultats. Des indicateurs peuvent signaler…
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