The New Economics Of Maps: Turning Location Data From APIs Into KPIs

Location data is now a monetizable asset— less about map tiles, directions, and location pins, and more about behavioral, ...

How I use this hidden Android security feature to easily turn off sensors - and where to enable it

Open the Settings app. You can do this by either tapping Settings within the App Drawer, or tapping the gear icon in the Notification Shade. From within Settings, tap "About phone," and then scroll to ...
Road to VR

Google’s XR Studio Releases ‘Job Simulator’ Style MR Experience Exclusive to Android XR

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned XR studio, released a new mixed reality title exclusively for Android XR which expands the Job Simulator universe. Alongside it comes a free mixed reality experience, ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Key to unlocking Airport Road? Land use code update would strike alcohol restrictions

At El Paisano Supermarket on Airport Road, where Sonia Quinones arranged items on the shelves of the liquor section Thursday afternoon, alcoholic beverages are separated from other goods by law. A ...
TechCrunch

X is testing a pay-per-use pricing model for its API

Two years after revamping its developer programs and pricing, X is expanding the closed beta of a pay-per-use plan for its API to more developers. The social network is accepting applications from ...
News Tribune

Downtown Puyallup has a new coworking space. Here’s what to know

Empower PNW launched Empower House coworking at 503 S. Meridian in Puyallup. Space offers daily drop-in access, memberships, boardroom, podcast and content studios. Pricing and access include $19 ...
GamesIndustry

51% of Japanese game makers use generative AI

51% of Japanese developers use generative AI in game development. In new research from Tokyo Game Show organizer Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA), as reported by The Nikkei, of the ...
Charlotte Observer

'Like a deli,’ but there's no food at this café moving to new space in Charlotte

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Charlotte is getting another café — but it isn’t what you think. La Bodeguita is expanding its footprint at Camp North End with a new ...
The Verge

Ultraloq adds Android tap-to-unlock to its Apple Home Key smart lock

The Ultraloq Bolt NFC now supports NFC unlocking on both iPhone and Android phones. The Ultraloq Bolt NFC now supports NFC unlocking on both iPhone and Android phones. The Ultraloq Bolt NFC smart lock ...
Inside Higher Ed

Ep. 171: When Students’ Use of AI Goes from Hush-Hush to All In

In this episode of The Key, Jenny Billings, the program chair of associate in arts and division chair of English and study skills at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College in North Carolina, tells IHE ...
Ars Technica

Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...