Minimalists rejoice: Android 17 Beta 3 lets you hide app icon names

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April ...

Android’s next major update will change how you multitask

The ability to run apps in a mini-window mode and minimize them to a bubble will add a new layer of flexibility to ...
PCMag

Google Ships Latest Android 17 Beta. Here's What's New

Privacy-minded users may appreciate a new location-permission control that app developers can embed, granting one-time access ...
9to5Google

Android 17 adds ‘location button’ for apps and more private ‘Approximate’ algorithm

Android 17 features a number of location privacy updates, with the latest introduced in Beta 3 being the "location button." ...
eWeek

The Future of Governed, AI-powered Data Science

NASA uses Posit’s platform to deploy interactive data science applications that support workforce planning and strategic ...

OpenAI tries to build its coding cred, acquires Python toolmaker Astral

In a move clearly designed to strengthen its position among developers, OpenAI has acquired Python tool maker Astral. The house of Altman expects the deal to strengthen the ecosystem for its Codex ...
Ars Technica

With developer verification, Google’s Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android’s open legacy

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...