The latest Google Play Services changelog reveals the feature, which uses Quick Share to automatically back photos up to a Windows PC, no cloud storage required. There’s no word yet on how quickly it will actually roll out across devices, but Android Authority has the details on how it should work, based on previous leaks.
The company describes the new accessory as a “fully integrated tech-enabled helmet from GoPro x AGV” which you can see quick glimpses of in a short teaser video. The integrated GoPro camera’s lens is positioned just below the visor on the front of the helmet. A release date isn’t known, but you can sign up for more details on GoPro’s site.
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Google’s newly reinvigorated photo editing app just got new features across iOS and Android in its 4.2 update. The big one is the ability to import presets and LUTs, but there are also improvements to sharing Looks and LUTs, motion blur and lens blur effects, and full multi-wheel color grading on Android.
The latest firmware for the desktop productivity tool adds a JavaScript runtime so developers can create their own apps like live data widgets, games, and smart alerts that run right on the device. At the end of November, the company also plans to launch a “Busy Apps Catalog” featuring a curated collection of community-built apps available for download.
Dan Driscoll will head up “national security modernization” in a newly-created role, OpenAI said Tuesday, advising company leadership and external partners on AI’s uses in defense. The role will focus on helping US allies adopt AI responsibly and supporting “the buildout of democratic AI.” Driscoll resigned as Army Secretary two months ago.
The indie game hosting platform didn’t specifiy what was purged, but it has clear creator guidelines around acceptable AI usage. The cleanup comes after itch.io reported that daily game submissions have doubled in two months. Meanwhile, almost half of all games released on Steam in October disclosed AI-generated content.
Affinity announced on X that a Linux version is “in active development,” but didn’t share a launch date. After being acquired by Canva, Affinity for Windows and macOS was relaunched last year as a free all-in-one app for vector graphics, photo editing, illustration, and page layouts, with an iPad version introduced this week.
The creator behind AO3.life, a vibe-coded website that scraped the Archive of Our Own fanfiction repository and re-sold content as AI audiobooks, said they received over 2,000 takedown requests during the single day the website was live. The real AO3 platform is still suffering a partial system outage after announcing some lengthy downtime last Thursday.
3D-converted movies could be in for another big push, as Deadline reports the arrangement between Meta and Lionsgate will start with The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.
After their theatrical run, the plan is for the movies to become available on Meta’s $1,300 VR headsets, along with games and other content.
A banner in the app says the app will “retire” on January 30th, 2027, according to 9to5Mac. The banner also points users toward the updated app, which was released earlier this year.
Don’t get too excited yet; it’s running in a virtual machine, and trees and water in The Witcher 3 aren’t supposed to look like that! But SteamOS on Arm-based Macs is now a thing with surprisingly decent performance, ETA Prime demonstrates in this video. Here’s the GitHub page.
