9to5Google Daily

Today we’ve got my opinion that Intel’s Vaunt smart glasses are more like Project Jacquard than Google Glass, Amazon drops lockscreen ads on Prime Exclusive phones due to new Google Play rules, and a couple high-profile Alphabet hires, including a new CEO for the Access division.

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Today we’ve got the release of February security patches for Pixel and Nexus devices, which most notably brings Bluetooth, Camera, and Android Auto fixes to the Google Pixel 2 and expands Pixel Visual Core to third-party apps, a now-pulled Chromium commit that references “Material Design 2”, and Nougat finally tops Android version distribution after 18 months.

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Today we’ve got more YouTube news, including Susan Wojcicki’s 2018 priorities for the platform’s creators and new labels for government-funded news channels, a new Google Home Max ad running on the Google homepage as HomePod launch nears, and Fuchsia Friday, in which we explain the forthcoming OS’ “Ledger” feature.

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Today we’ve got a Google Play Services update that fixes Chromecast and Google Home related Wi-Fi issues, lots of YouTube news, including YouTube TV for Roku, YouTube for Android updates, and a wider YouTube Go rollout, and Alphabet Q4 2017 earnings.

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Today we’ve got a Google Flights update, including delay predictions ‘Basic Economy’ rates that are far more transparent, Fuchsia OS team member Raph Levien reveals a performance-first code editor, and Google joins the Universal Stylus Initiative to boost active pen standard & adoption.

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Today we’ve got Verizon reportedly dropping plans to carry Huawei devices due to political pressure, Google Photos 3.13 adds Motion Photos search filter and controls over promo notifications, and VLC for Android adds support for Chromecast in latest beta update.

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Today we’ve got Google Home catching up to the Amazon Echo in sales after a successful holiday, our first of many looks into parts of Google’s forthcoming Fuchsia OS, and the latest version of Google Voice shows VoIP is finally coming.

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