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You Can Finally AirDrop Files Between Android and iPhone, Starting with Pixel 10

Slashdot.org - Thu, 11/20/2025 - 12:32
Android's Quick Share file transfer service can now work with Apple's AirDrop, allowing users to send files between iPhones and Android devices. Google has started rolling out the feature to its Pixel 10 family of smartphones. The cross-platform compatibility includes security protections that the company says independent security experts tested. Google said it built the feature in response to user requests for simpler file sharing between devices regardless of manufacturer. The company plans to expand availability to additional Android devices.

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3 Pixel Camera settings to use for pro-level holiday photos3 Pixel Camera settings to use for pro-level holiday photosContributor

GoogleBlog - Thu, 11/20/2025 - 12:00
Learn more about Pixel Camera’s pro settings and how to use them for your winter and holiday photos.Learn more about Pixel Camera’s pro settings and how to use them for your winter and holiday photos.
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Gemini is here for Android Auto: 5 things to tryGemini is here for Android Auto: 5 things to trySenior Director of Product & User Experience

GoogleBlog - Thu, 11/20/2025 - 12:00
Gemini is beginning to roll out in Android Auto. Here’s what to try.Gemini is beginning to roll out in Android Auto. Here’s what to try.
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Disney Loses Bid To Block Sling TV's One-Day Cable Passes

Slashdot.org - Thu, 11/20/2025 - 11:46
A federal judge in New York denied Disney's request to block Sling TV's short-term passes, which give viewers the ability to stream live content for as little as one day. From a report: In a ruling on Tuesday, US District Judge Arun Subramanian ruled that Disney didn't prove that Sling TV's passes caused "irreparable harm" to the entertainment giant, as reported earlier by Cord Cutters. Disney sued Sling shortly after the live TV streaming service started allowing viewers to purchase temporary access to its library of channels, starting at a single payment of $4.99 for a one-day pass. Several channels included in the package are owned by Disney, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, and Disney Channel. In its lawsuit, Disney argued that the passes violate an agreement with Sling TV that says the service must give subscribers access to its content through monthly subscriptions. However, Judge Subramanian argues that this claim isn't likely to succeed, as the contract doesn't stipulate a "minimum subscription length," adding that the agreement's "broad definition" of a subscriber "clearly covers users of the Passes."

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American Kids Can't Do Math Anymore

Slashdot.org - Thu, 11/20/2025 - 11:03
An anonymous reader shares a report: For the past several years, America has been using its young people as lab rats in a sweeping, if not exactly thought-out, education experiment. Schools across the country have been lowering standards and removing penalties for failure. The results are coming into focus. Five years ago, about 30 incoming freshmen at UC San Diego arrived with math skills below high-school level. Now, according to a recent report from UC San Diego faculty and administrators, that number is more than 900 -- and most of those students don't fully meet middle-school math standards. Many students struggle with fractions and simple algebra problems. Last year, the university, which admits fewer than 30 percent of undergraduate applicants, launched a remedial-math course that focuses entirely on concepts taught in elementary and middle school. (According to the report, more than 60 percent of students who took the previous version of the course couldn't divide a fraction by two.) One of the course's tutors noted that students faced more issues with "logical thinking" than with math facts per se. They didn't know how to begin solving word problems. The university's problems are extreme, but they are not unique. Over the past five years, all of the other University of California campuses, including UC Berkeley and UCLA, have seen the number of first-years who are unprepared for precalculus double or triple. George Mason University, in Virginia, revamped its remedial-math summer program in 2023 after students began arriving at their calculus course unable to do algebra, the math-department chair, Maria Emelianenko, told me. "We call it quantitative literacy, just knowing which fraction is larger or smaller, that the slope is positive when it is going up," Janine Wilson, the chair of the undergraduate economics program at UC Davis, told me. "Things like that are just kind of in our bones when we are college ready. We are just seeing many folks without that capability." Part of what's happening here is that as more students choose STEM majors, more of them are being funneled into introductory math courses during their freshman year. But the national trend is very clear: America's students are getting much worse at math. The decline started about a decade ago and sharply accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic. The average eighth grader's math skills, which rose steadily from 1990 to 2013, are now a full school year behind where they were in 2013, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the gold standard for tracking academic achievement. Students in the bottom tenth percentile have fallen even further behind. Only the top 10 percent have recovered to 2013 levels.

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Verizon Cutting More Than 13,000 Jobs As It Restructures

Slashdot.org - Thu, 11/20/2025 - 10:20
An anonymous reader writes: U.S. wireless carrier Verizon said Thursday it will cut more than 13,000 jobs in its largest single layoff as it works to shrink costs and restructure operations. Verizon also said it plans to convert 179 corporate-owned retail stores into franchised operations and close one store. Verizon's new CEO, Dan Schulman, said in a note to employees the company would reduce its workforce by more than 13,000 employees across the organization, and significantly reduce outsourced and other outside labor expenses. Related: Delayed September report shows U.S. added 119,000 jobs, more than expected; unemployment rate at 4.4%

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How we’re bringing AI image verification to the Gemini appHow we’re bringing AI image verification to the Gemini appVP, Science and Strategic InitiativesVice President, Trust and Safety, Google

GoogleBlog - Thu, 11/20/2025 - 10:00
Our new Gemini app feature allows you to verify Google AI images and determine whether content was created or edited by AI.Our new Gemini app feature allows you to verify Google AI images and determine whether content was created or edited by AI.
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7 tips to get the most out of Nano Banana Pro7 tips to get the most out of Nano Banana ProGroup Product Manager

GoogleBlog - Thu, 11/20/2025 - 10:00
Here are some tips for writing more effective prompts for image generation and editing in Gemini using Nano Banana Pro.Here are some tips for writing more effective prompts for image generation and editing in Gemini using Nano Banana Pro.
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Build with Nano Banana Pro, our Gemini 3 Pro Image modelBuild with Nano Banana Pro, our Gemini 3 Pro Image modelProduct ManagerProduct Manager

GoogleBlog - Thu, 11/20/2025 - 10:00
Nano Banana Pro, or Gemini 3 Pro Image, is our most advanced image generation and editing model.Nano Banana Pro, or Gemini 3 Pro Image, is our most advanced image generation and editing model.
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Introducing Nano Banana ProIntroducing Nano Banana ProProduct Manager

GoogleBlog - Thu, 11/20/2025 - 10:00
Nano Banana Pro is our new image generation and editing model from Google DeepMind.Nano Banana Pro is our new image generation and editing model from Google DeepMind.
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