No More Codes: Google is Making Android App Sign-Ups Instant with New 'Verified Email' Feature

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I found the easiest way to encrypt files on an Android phone - and it's free to do

If you need to encrypt a file on your Android device so it can be safely shared with other users, this handy app gets the job ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft suspends dev accounts for high-profile open source projects

Microsoft has suspended developer accounts used to maintain multiple high-profile open-source projects without proper notification and no way to quickly reinstate them, effectively blocking them from ...
ZDNet

How AI has suddenly become much more useful to open-source developers

Top open-source maintainers find that AI has suddenly become much more useful. There are still legal and 'AI slop' problems to overcome. By year's end, AI programming tools should be much more ...
Forbes

Why China Is Winning The Open Source AI Race

HONG KONG, CHINA - JANUARY 28: In this photo illustration, the DeepSeek app is seen on a phone in front of a flag of China on Jan. 28, 2025, in Hong Kong, China. (Photo illustration by Anthony ...
New Atlas

Modular Android tablet promises to last a decade with swappable batteries and storage

We've seen a small number of modular phones with replaceable parts over the last few years, and Lenovo's been following Framework's lead in developing a modular laptop. What if you're in the market ...
The Verge

Google’s Android Automotive is moving from the dashboard to the ‘brain’ of the car

Android Automotive OS for Software-Defined Vehicles is an ‘open architecture’ for non-safety parts of the car’s internal computer. Android Automotive OS for Software-Defined Vehicles is an ‘open ...
USA Today

Open-source software platform that shares its name with a tusked Ice Age animal Crossword Clue

In case you've faced some hurdles solving the clue, Open-source software platform that shares its name with a tusked Ice Age animal, we've got the answer for you. Crossword puzzles offer a fantastic ...
Ars Technica

OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astral

OpenAI announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Astral, the company behind popular open source Python development tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty, and integrate the company ...
Windows Central

This open-source app turns Microsoft's GitHub into an app store for your Android phone — and your Windows PC, too

GitHub has a ton of amazing projects within, and this app helps you find interesting ones you might want to use on your smartphone and PC. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Going Local (& a Bit Loco) with Open-Source AI in VS Code

Running open-source AI locally in VS Code proved possible, but the path was more complicated than the polished model catalogs initially suggested. On a modest company laptop with 12 GB of RAM and no ...