February 2023

Google rolls out tests that block news content for some users in Canada

February 23, 2023

Google has launched tests that block access to news content for some users in Canada in response to the Canadian government’s online news bill. Bill C-18, or the Online News Act, would require platforms like Facebook and Google to negotiate deals that would pay news publishers for their content. The bill is currently before the […]

Google rolls out tests that block news content for some users in Canada by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Polygon partners with rollup provider Eclipse to expand blockchain interoperability with Solana

February 23, 2023

Polygon is partnering with customizable rollup provider Eclipse to launch a Solana-focused scaling solution, the companies exclusively told TechCrunch. Rollups, a part of the layer-2 blockchain ecosystem, are a scaling solution to help make blockchains faster and cheaper. Rollups work by compiling a number of transactions into one bundle to go onto a layer-1 blockchain […]

Polygon partners with rollup provider Eclipse to expand blockchain interoperability with Solana by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Google Photos’ AI-powered ‘Magic Eraser’ is now a Google One subscription perk

February 23, 2023

One of the Google Pixel’s best photo-editing features, “Magic Eraser,” is now making its way to other Android and iOS devices. But it won’t be free. Today, Google announced that the popular tool, which uses AI to remove unwanted content from images, will become available to Google One subscribers in addition to existing Pixel owners. […]

Google Photos’ AI-powered ‘Magic Eraser’ is now a Google One subscription perk by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Two days in the Bay

February 23, 2023

It was genuinely a bit surreal seeing deep green hills in the South Bay last week. Growing up in Fremont, I know the change from brown to green is about as close as we get to having seasons, but it’s been so long since I’ve seen them, I’d genuinely forgotten they can exist. It’s an […]

Two days in the Bay by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch