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Indonesia bans Google Pixel after Apple iPhone ban Indonesia has banned the sale of Google Pixel phones, citing Google’s failure to meet a 40% local component requirement. Samsung and Xiaomi have met this by building factories locally, while Apple has launched developer academies. Apple’s iPhone 16 was also recently banned for not meeting local investment commitments. Twapple | Discussion • Your daily tech news inbox @HubCollabs / #News #Google #Pixel #Indonesia via The Economic Times

Indonesia bans Google Pixel after Apple iPhone ban Indonesia has banned the sale of Google Pixel phones, citing Google’s failure to meet a 40% local component requirement. Samsung and Xiaomi have met this by building factories locally, while Apple has launched developer academies. Apple’s iPhone 16 was also recently banned for not meeting local investment commitments. Twapple | Discussion • Your daily tech news inbox @HubCollabs / #News #Google #Pixel #Indonesia via The Economic Times

ChatGPT Search: AI-Powered web searches begin OpenAI has launched its AI-powered search system, ChatGPT Search, currently available exclusively to Plus and Team subscribers. A Chrome/Edge extension is also available, enabling fast AI-driven searches directly from the browser. Twapple | Discussion • Your daily tech news inbox @HubCollabs / #News #OpenAI #ChatGTP

Materialgram enhances messaging with translation feature Materialgram, the modern desktop Telegram client, just received a significant update, introducing an exciting new feature: the ability to translate outgoing messages into the chat's language. This experimental tool allows users to communicate effortlessly across language barriers, enhancing the overall messaging experience. - Download & update highlights Twapple | Discussion • Your daily tech news inbox @HubCollabs / #Highlight #materialgram #Telegram

Google to launch Android 16 sooner than expected Google is making a major shift in its Android release schedule, with plans to launch Android 16 sooner than expected to deliver faster updates and advanced security enhancements for users. Additionally, a second minor release is set for Q4 2025, highlighting Google’s push for more frequent and agile updates across its ecosystem. Twapple | Discussion • Your daily tech news inbox @HubCollabs / #News #Android #Android16 via Android Faithful

Google’s AI-powered weather app is rolling out to older Pixels 📱🌦 Google's Pixel 9 has launched a new standalone weather app that utilizes AI to summarize outdoor conditions. The app is being rolled out to older Pixel devices running Android 15, allowing users to track multiple locations, arrange weather data, and get quick summaries. Currently, the app has a 2.3-star rating due to complaints about the inability to check weather in random cities without saving them first. This new option is appealing for users seeking alternatives since the shutdown of Dark Sky by Apple in 2020. 💬 | Let's chat! 📣 Join the Twapple Community @HubCollabs / #News #Tech #Pixel #Weather

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YouTube clarifies on hidden "views and dates" No, video views and dates aren’t being hidden on YouTube. YouTube clarified this issue [post], explaining that it isn’t intentional or part of any design change. Instead, it may occur when viewers use certain browser extensions that alter the display. YouTube suggests disabling extensions temporarily to check if that restores the usual view and date details. Twapple | Discussion • Your daily tech news inbox @HubCollabs / #News #YouTube via YouTube (X) / thanks to @EverythingSuckz

Experience the Material You look on Windows with MD3-Windows MD3-Windows brings the "Material You" design of Android to Windows, adapting colors from your wallpaper across light and dark modes. This Rainmeter skin includes a clock, weather updates, battery status, greetings, and a customized taskbar, creating a cohesive, stylish desktop. » Get PRO Version directly » Get PRO Version on BMC » Get PRO Version on Gumroad For a taste of MD3-Windows (Free) - GitHub Download Twapple | Discussion • Your daily tech news inbox @HubCollabs / #Highlight #MD3Windows #MaterialYou #Windows

Google's AI now writes over 25% of its code Sundar Pichai (CEO of Google) announced that Google’s AI generates more than a quarter of new code for their applications. This AI-first draft approach allows for efficient programming, letting developers focus on refining and verifying the code rather than creating it from scratch. By integrating AI in coding, Google is pushing forward on automation in software development, speeding up project timelines and reducing workload on human engineers. Twapple | Discussion • Your daily tech news inbox @HubCollabs / #News #Google #AI #Programming #Code via Business Insider