Google Play Games is about to show people what you play
Google is updating user profiles for its Play Games service on Android devices to display gaming stats, achievements, and social features. The changes include a suite of new capabilities for “showcasing and tracking your game progress and stats, new ways to build your gaming community, and allowing you to tailor your profile to your liking,” according to Google’s help page.
The update will be applied automatically, and starts rolling out in most global regions on September 23rd, and on October 1st for users in the EU and UK. Google is also emailing Google Play users directly to notify them about the changes. When applied, Google Play Games profiles and features will start appearing on the Google Play Store to prevent users from having to switch between apps when managing their accounts.
Google is updating user profiles for its Play Games service on Android devices to display gaming stats, achievements, and social features. The changes include a suite of new capabilities for “showcasing and tracking your game progress and stats, new ways to build your gaming community, and allowing you to tailor your profile to your liking,” according to Google’s help page.
The update will be applied automatically, and starts rolling out in most global regions on September 23rd, and on October 1st for users in the EU and UK. Google is also emailing Google Play users directly to notify them about the changes. When applied, Google Play Games profiles and features will start appearing on the Google Play Store to prevent users from having to switch between apps when managing their accounts.
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Google Launched Pixel Journal App
Google launched a new journaling app called the Pixel Journal at its Pixel 10 launch event, which comes nearly two years after Apple introduced its Journal app in 2023 with the arrival of iOS 17.
Google said its Pixel Journal uses on-device AI models to prompt users to fill out journal entries. The app can also suggest writing prompts based on memories, past entries, or your goals.
Plus, you can add photos, locations, and activities to a journal entry apart from logging your mood.
Google launched a new journaling app called the Pixel Journal at its Pixel 10 launch event, which comes nearly two years after Apple introduced its Journal app in 2023 with the arrival of iOS 17.
Google said its Pixel Journal uses on-device AI models to prompt users to fill out journal entries. The app can also suggest writing prompts based on memories, past entries, or your goals.
Plus, you can add photos, locations, and activities to a journal entry apart from logging your mood.
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Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” Is Now Available for Download
The wait is finally over as the Linux Mint team has published the final ISO images of the Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” release, which are available for download from the official mirrors.
Based on the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) operating system series and powered by Linux kernel 6.14, which should boost hardware support, Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” ships with the usual editions featuring the Cinnamon 6.4, Xfce 4.18, and MATE 1.26 desktop environments.
What's New:
- Fingerprint Enrollment Feature
- Accent colour support for Xapps
- improved Wayland session
- Sticky notes update
so you can download Linux Mint 22.2 right now from the download links below. The Linux Mint 22 series will be supported until 2029.
The wait is finally over as the Linux Mint team has published the final ISO images of the Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” release, which are available for download from the official mirrors.
Based on the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) operating system series and powered by Linux kernel 6.14, which should boost hardware support, Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” ships with the usual editions featuring the Cinnamon 6.4, Xfce 4.18, and MATE 1.26 desktop environments.
What's New:
- Fingerprint Enrollment Feature
- Accent colour support for Xapps
- improved Wayland session
- Sticky notes update
so you can download Linux Mint 22.2 right now from the download links below. The Linux Mint 22 series will be supported until 2029.
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Google Keeps Chrome Browser but Must Share Search Data
A Washington judge ruled Tuesday that Google won't have to sell its Chrome browser, giving Big Tech a rare win against U.S. antitrust officials, but ordered the company to share search data with competitors to boost online competition.
Alphabet shares jumped 7.2% in after-hours trading as investors welcomed the ruling, which also lets Google continue making profitable payments to Apple that regulators claimed blocked search rivals. Apple shares rose 3%.
A Washington judge ruled Tuesday that Google won't have to sell its Chrome browser, giving Big Tech a rare win against U.S. antitrust officials, but ordered the company to share search data with competitors to boost online competition.
Alphabet shares jumped 7.2% in after-hours trading as investors welcomed the ruling, which also lets Google continue making profitable payments to Apple that regulators claimed blocked search rivals. Apple shares rose 3%.
Roblox will require age verification for all users to access communication features
Roblox announced that it aims to roll out age estimation technology to all of its users by the end of 2025. Users on the gaming and social network will have to confirm their age in order to access communication features within the platform under the new policy. Roblox initially rolled out an age verification option to teen accounts in July as part of an effort to keep users younger than 13 from accessing select chat features.
In addition to confirming ages for individual accounts, Roblox also said it plans to adopt new systems that will limit communication between adults and minors unless they already know each other offline. Age verification can be completed by providing a selfie that Roblox and its partner will analyze or by submitting an accepted form of identification.
Roblox announced that it aims to roll out age estimation technology to all of its users by the end of 2025. Users on the gaming and social network will have to confirm their age in order to access communication features within the platform under the new policy. Roblox initially rolled out an age verification option to teen accounts in July as part of an effort to keep users younger than 13 from accessing select chat features.
In addition to confirming ages for individual accounts, Roblox also said it plans to adopt new systems that will limit communication between adults and minors unless they already know each other offline. Age verification can be completed by providing a selfie that Roblox and its partner will analyze or by submitting an accepted form of identification.
Nepal bans Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and 23 other social media platforms
Nepal has imposed a ban on all the popular social media platform. Nepal has ordered the internet service providers to block access to all 26 major social media and communication platforms including Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter), LinkedIn, Reddit, WhatsApp and Snapchat. The government took this decision after all the companies failed to register with the government within a seven-day deadline.
Blocked Platforms:
Nepal has imposed a ban on all the popular social media platform. Nepal has ordered the internet service providers to block access to all 26 major social media and communication platforms including Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter), LinkedIn, Reddit, WhatsApp and Snapchat. The government took this decision after all the companies failed to register with the government within a seven-day deadline.
Blocked Platforms:
- YouTube
- X (formerly Twitter)
- Snapchat
- Discord
- Signal
- Threads
- Quora
- Tumblr
- Clubhouse
- Rumble
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Adobe’s Premiere video editor is coming to iPhone for free
Adobe is bringing its video editor Premiere to iPhone, promising “pro-level” editing on the go for free. The app will launch later this month, with an Android version also under development.
The Premiere app features a familiar multi-track timeline, with support for an unlimited number of video, audio, and text layers. There’s automatic captioning, 4K HDR support, and one-tap exporting to TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram — including automatic resizing that frames content for each platform.
Expected Release: 30 Sept 2025
Adobe is bringing its video editor Premiere to iPhone, promising “pro-level” editing on the go for free. The app will launch later this month, with an Android version also under development.
The Premiere app features a familiar multi-track timeline, with support for an unlimited number of video, audio, and text layers. There’s automatic captioning, 4K HDR support, and one-tap exporting to TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram — including automatic resizing that frames content for each platform.
Expected Release: 30 Sept 2025
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Four Xbox 360 Racing Games Potentially Closing Their Servers In March 2026
EA has just planned another four shutdowns for March 2026 all of them racing games from the Xbox 360 era.
This was pointed out by AnimeWanderer99 on Reddit, who advised that if you go to the "Online Services Shutdown" page on the EA website, you may or may not see these games being listed with a March 16, 2026 closure date.
The games are as follows:
• Dirt Showdown (March 16, 2026)
• Dirt 3 (March 16, 2026)
• Grid Autosport (March 16, 2026)
• Grid 2 (March 16, 2026)
EA has just planned another four shutdowns for March 2026 all of them racing games from the Xbox 360 era.
This was pointed out by AnimeWanderer99 on Reddit, who advised that if you go to the "Online Services Shutdown" page on the EA website, you may or may not see these games being listed with a March 16, 2026 closure date.
The games are as follows:
• Dirt Showdown (March 16, 2026)
• Dirt 3 (March 16, 2026)
• Grid Autosport (March 16, 2026)
• Grid 2 (March 16, 2026)
Personalized AI companion app Dot is shutting down
Dot, an AI companion app launched in 2024 by New Computer founders Sam Whitmore and Jason Yuan, is shutting down by October 5. The app aimed to be a personalized “friend and confidante,” offering emotional support, but faced challenges amid growing safety concerns about AI chatbots fostering unhealthy or delusional thinking, a phenomenon dubbed “AI psychosis.”
The company cited diverging visions as the reason for closure and gave users time to download their data. Despite claiming hundreds of thousands of users, Appfigures tracked only about 24,500 iOS downloads. The shutdown reflects increasing scrutiny on AI companion apps, especially with ongoing legal and safety debates around them.
Dot, an AI companion app launched in 2024 by New Computer founders Sam Whitmore and Jason Yuan, is shutting down by October 5. The app aimed to be a personalized “friend and confidante,” offering emotional support, but faced challenges amid growing safety concerns about AI chatbots fostering unhealthy or delusional thinking, a phenomenon dubbed “AI psychosis.”
The company cited diverging visions as the reason for closure and gave users time to download their data. Despite claiming hundreds of thousands of users, Appfigures tracked only about 24,500 iOS downloads. The shutdown reflects increasing scrutiny on AI companion apps, especially with ongoing legal and safety debates around them.
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Snapchat’s new Lens lets you create AI images using text prompts
Snapchat is launching a new Lens that lets users create and edit images using a text-to-image AI generator, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The new “Imagine Lens” is available to Snapchat+ Platinum and Lens+ subscribers.
Imagine Lens allows users to create, edit, and re-create Snaps by entering their own prompts. They can then share the image with their friends, post it to their Story, or share it outside of Snapchat.
Snapchat+ Platinum and Lens+ subscribers can find the new Lens in the front of the Lens Carousel or in the Exclusive category. After selecting the Lens, they can tap the caption to enter or edit the prompt. A Platinum subnoscription costs $15.99 per month, while a Lens+ subnoscription costs $8.99 per month.
Snapchat is launching a new Lens that lets users create and edit images using a text-to-image AI generator, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The new “Imagine Lens” is available to Snapchat+ Platinum and Lens+ subscribers.
Imagine Lens allows users to create, edit, and re-create Snaps by entering their own prompts. They can then share the image with their friends, post it to their Story, or share it outside of Snapchat.
Snapchat+ Platinum and Lens+ subscribers can find the new Lens in the front of the Lens Carousel or in the Exclusive category. After selecting the Lens, they can tap the caption to enter or edit the prompt. A Platinum subnoscription costs $15.99 per month, while a Lens+ subnoscription costs $8.99 per month.
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Korean carrier may have leaked iPhone 17 specifications ahead of event
Apple is just two days away from revealing details for the upcoming lineup of iPhone 17 smartphones. However, it seems that the specifications for the inbound models may have already been released.
Images shared by leaker @Jukanlosreve on X depict specification sheets distributed internally by mobile phone networks in South Korea. It includes not only core specifications for the four main iPhone releases, but also a comparison between the iPhone 17 Air and the Samsung S25 Edge.
The Pro models are said to be using the A19 Pro chip and 12GB of memory, while the Air and standard using the A19 with 8GB of memory.
Apple is just two days away from revealing details for the upcoming lineup of iPhone 17 smartphones. However, it seems that the specifications for the inbound models may have already been released.
Images shared by leaker @Jukanlosreve on X depict specification sheets distributed internally by mobile phone networks in South Korea. It includes not only core specifications for the four main iPhone releases, but also a comparison between the iPhone 17 Air and the Samsung S25 Edge.
The Pro models are said to be using the A19 Pro chip and 12GB of memory, while the Air and standard using the A19 with 8GB of memory.
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Apple's next big event is officially scheduled for Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 10 AM Pacific Time
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