Credit: Joe Fedewa / How-To Geek Sign in to your How-To Geek account Summary Google’s developer-ID decree forces gov IDs, fees, and approval for every Android app by Sept 2026. Though Google says sideloading remains, the rule gives Google control — sideloading is effectively dead. Security rationale is weak; Play Store has malware, and F‑Droid warns...
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Android’s sideloading limits are its most anti-consumer move yet
Afam’s experience in tech publishing dates back to 2018, when he worked for Make Tech Easier. Over the years, he has built a reputation for publishing high-quality guides, reviews, tips, and explainer articles, covering Windows, Linux, and open source tools. His work has been featured on top websites, including Technical Ustad, Windows Report, Guiding Tech,...
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Noncontact Motion Sensor Brings Precision to Manufacturing
Aeva Technologies , a developer of lidar systems based in Mountain View, Calif., has unveiled the Aeva Eve 1V, a high-precision, noncontact motion sensor built on its frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) sensing technology. The company says that the Eve 1V measures an object’s motion with accuracy, repeatability, and reliability—all without ever making contact with...
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iOS 26.1 beta 2 adds more quality of life improvements
Image: Foundry With the new iPhone 17 models in customers’ hands and iOS 26 finding its way to hundreds of millions of iPhones, it’s time to move on to the first major update to Apple’s iPhones: iOS 26.1. Apple released the first beta to developers on Monday, September 22. We don’t yet have a full...
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Researchers customize AI tools at global ‘hackathon’
More than 1200 scientists and developers explore how large language models can be applied to materials science and chemistry…Read whole article here
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From Supercomputers to Wind Tunnels: NASA’s Road to Artemis II
Of the many roads leading to successful Artemis missions, one is paved with high-tech computing chips called superchips. Along the way, a partnership between NASA wind tunnel engineers, data visualization scientists, and software developers verified a quick, cost-effective solution to improve NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for the upcoming Artemis II mission. This will...
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Breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug that extends life by decades earns its developers a $250,000 ‘American Nobel’
The winners of this year’s Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award are (from left to right) Jesús (Tito) González, Dr. Michael Welsh and Paul Negulescu. (Image credit: Courtesy of Jesus Tito Gonzalez; Courtesy of Michael Welsh; Dina Rudick, Anthem Multimedia) Three scientists have won a $250,000 award for their contributions to developing a life-saving therapy for...
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iOS 26 RC Now Available Ahead Of Next Week’s Public Launch
José Adorno/BGR After three long months of testing, Apple is almost ready to launch iOS 26 to the public, as the company just made its Release Candidate version available to developers. While this build won’t be much different from beta 9, it’s the final test build before every compatible iPhone gets the update. iOS 26...
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Democrats demand Trump resume a major offshore wind project near Rhode Island
Democrats demand Trump resume a major offshore wind project near Rhode IslandRead whole article here
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Apple’s Liquid Glass Guidelines In iOS 26 May Hint At Unreleased Products
José Adorno/BGR Twitterrific’s developer Craig Hockenberry recently published an interesting analysis of Apple’s Liquid Glass guidelines — the design language Apple has been teasing for over a year. As summarized by Hockenberry, Apple asks developers to avoid corners and focus on “concentricity,” which might not make much sense for those updating their apps to iOS...