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Glance is a$2 billion subsidiary of adtech giant InMobibacked by Google and other investors. “The potential of lock screen adverts is appealing to advertisers. Viewed like this, Glance is already a great idea. Glance Glance is adamant that it won’t be putting ads on phone locks screens. Glance is already preinstalled on many Android handsets in India and Asia and runs on around 400 million smartphones. One can imagine that the carriers are eager to get in on this deal....

Other dietary filters will be coming, but Google will start with vegetarian and vegan first. Google says it’s using machine learning to find a restaurant’s vibe or what makes it special. A result might say a specific restaurant is “like walking into a friend’s living room.” It’s why among younger groups,TikTok has become a search enginein itself. Last year,TikTok dethroned Googleas the year’s most popular domain. Google will also begin integrating more imagery and video in search results....

As for new objects, Roomba j7 and j7+ units could detect and avoid over 43 million household items. These include socks, shoes, pet waste, cords, and clothes. iRobot states the platform can detect around 80 common items, and more will be included in the future. iRobot Kindel Media/Pexels The company also tested a Keep Out Zone feature on Roombas with iRobot OS. The little robots will even recommend unique cleaning schedules, such as when pets begin to shed....

Anew studysays that phone manufacturers and developers aren’t doing enough to preserve the anonymity of users. Researchers found people can now be identified with just a few details of how they communicate with apps. The news comes amid growing concern about the diminishing level of privacy on the internet. Oscar Wong / Getty Images Watching You Westend61 / Getty Images Anonymity on the internet is harder than you might think....

Researcherssay they have discoveredself-repairing nanocrystals that can be used in semiconductors. The nanocrystals are aimed at solar panels but could have a wide range of uses in electronics. It’s part of a growing effort to find materials that repair themselves to reduce waste. Guido Mieth / Getty Images Israel Institute of Technology scientistsrecently developedeco-friendly nanocrystal semiconductors capable of self-healing. The perovskites could be useful in solar cells. A transmission electron microscope caused faults and holes in the nanocrystals....

Out-of-date homes and commercial properties are both a drain on the power grid and a burden on the environment. A CNET survey found nearly a third of Americans wereconcerned about the cost of home energy efficiency projects. The work is funded by the utility and paid back through the savings the owner experiences. The best part of these deals? They seem to be working. He and two colleaguesstudied pay as you save programsin Tennessee, North Carolina, Arkansas, Kansas and Kentucky....

Examples of this will include content that shows severely restricting calories or purging. Weight-based bullying as it relates to eating disorders will also be prohibited, according to the post. The guidelines “will take some time to fully ramp up,” Graham said. Videos that follow the site’s rules foreducational, documentary, scientific and artistic contentwill be allowed. YouTube is also adding crisis resource panels on some videos. “Context will be key when it comes to this often nuanced content,” Graham said....

Twitter user @iamstake was the first tonotice the changeon the YouTube homepage. Being able to watch videos directly from your homepage will be a useful change. Nawfel Mechekef / Unsplash

Having trouble watching YouTube videos lately? It may be because you’re using ad-blocking software. Users reported the strange behavior in aReddit threadposted on Monday. The original poster shared a screen grab of a Gamers Nexus video automatically skipping to the end. This is apparently intentional on YouTube’s part. As of Tuesday, users have reported that many ad blockers have been updated to fix the issue. Users also said that they didn’t experience the issue on uBlock Origin....

While it was previously possible to stream YouTube Music to Chromecast, it required sharing the whole screen. The new feature hasn’t appeared for everyone yet, however. Google Google

DeFodi Images/Getty Images Rythm allowed users to directly listen to music or any kind of audio from YouTube. However, doing so runs afoul of Google’s and YouTubes terms of service. In late August, Google started its Discord music bot crackdown by sending a similar notice to Groovy Bot. DeFodi Images/Getty Images Something similar seems to be at play with Rythm. PhotoAttractive/Getty Images As for Discord, the team behind it has stayed out of Googles crosshairs....

YouTube on Wednesday suspended Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky for breaking the company’s rules against spreading misinformation aboutCOVID-19. In the offending video, the Republican senator denounces the effectiveness of wearing masks to ward off the coronavirus. YouTube, owned by Google, confirmed the suspension. The suspension comes as COVID-19 cases have surged because of the highly contagious delta variant. Some counties, including many in Google’s home state of California, have reinstated indoor mask mandates....

So if you hate ads but still want to support your favorite channels, it’s worth considering. That being said, if regular Premium costs 11.99 in Europe and $11.99 in the US. Google