Google Keep might be joining the ranks of Android system apps
Illustration: The Verge Google Keep is being upgraded to a system app on Android 16 devices, joining the ranks of other Android apps that provide essential services like calling and messaging, reports Android More...
Home Assistant’s new voice assistant answers to ‘Hey Jarvis’
The Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition is the first hardware from the open-source smart home platform that’s designed for voice control. | Image: Nabu Casa There’s a new voice assistant in town, and More...
Christian mother in Nigeria acquitted of blasphemy charges after years-long legal fight: Report
A Nigerian Christian has been fully acquitted of any wrongdoing after spending 19 months in prison on blasphemy charges. Rhoda Jatau, a mother of five, was arrested in May 2022 after she allegedly shared a “blasphemous” More...
Popular travel destination sees record-high tourism topping 33M visitors
Visitors from far and wide are traveling to Japan, resulting in the country breaking a new tourism record. Between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30, projections indicate that nearly 33.4 million travelers visited Japan, according More...
Dennis Rodman offers apology to soccer star daughter after she rips him on podcast
Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman apologized to his daughter, Trinity, after the soccer player aired out some family issues on a podcast. Trinity Rodman appeared on the “Call Me Daddy” podcast and More...
Putin ‘promises’ to ask Assad for help in finding Austin Tice following letter from mother
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday promised to ask former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for help in locating American veteran and journalist Austin Tice following a letter from Tice’s mother pleading More...
Kate Middleton, Prince William’s Christmas card offers intimate look at family after difficult year
Prince William and Kate Middleton have shared their family Christmas card with the world after a difficult year. On their official Instagram page, a short video showed the card sitting on a table in front of a Christmas More...
13 die as an Indian navy speedboat crashes into a passenger ferry off Mumbai
An Indian navy speedboat crashed into a ferry carrying over 100 people to a popular tourist destination off Mumbai on Wednesday, killing at least 13, the navy said. A navy statement said 99 ferry passengers were More...
ICE deportations catch up to Trump-era numbers in FY 2024 as Biden admin comes to a close
Deportations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) caught up to levels seen during the Trump administration in Fiscal Year 2024, just as the number of illegal immigrants not in ICE detention soared to new More...
Sammy Sosa admits to making ‘mistakes’ amid steroid speculation, apologizes to estranged Cubs
Sammy Sosa had not been invited back to Wrigley Field, or anything Cubs-related, since he retired in 2007, but all that has changed. It has long been speculated that Sosa took performance-enhancing drugs during More...
