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Microsoft to end its Android apps on Windows 11 subsystem in 2025 Microsoft is ending support for its Android subsystem in Windows 11 next year. The software giant first announced it was bringing Android apps to Windows 11 with Amazon’s Appstore nearly three years ago, but this Windows Subsystem for Android will now be deprecated starting March 5th, 2025. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24091370/microsoft-windows-11-android-apps-end-of-support

Apple TV Plus adds over 50 movies, including some in 4K and 3D Apple TV Plus subscribers in the US can now stream over 50 new movies from various studios, including Mad Max: Fury Road, A Star Is Born, Titanic, Con Air, The Bodyguard, Zoolander, and more. If that sounds like a random assortment of films, well, you’re not wrong. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/1/24087912/apple-tv-plus-50-movies-now-available-4k-3d

Apple is turning William Gibson’s Neuromancer into a TV series Another sci-fi adaptation is making its way to Apple TV Plus. The streamer announced that it’s adapting William Gibson’s seminal cyberpunk novel Neuromancer into a 10-episode series. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/24086056/apple-tv-plus-neuromancer-streaming-series-william-gibson

The existence of a new kind of magnetism has been confirmed A new kind of magnetism has been measured for the first time. Altermagnets, which contain a blend of properties from different classes of existing magnets, could be used to make high capacity and fast memory devices or new kinds of magnetic computers. Continue Reading . . . https://www.newscientist.com/article/2417255-the-existence-of-a-new-kind-of-magnetism-has-been-confirmed/

Brightest quasar ever seen is powered by black hole that eats a 'sun a day' A newly discovered quasar is a real record-breaker. Not only is it the brightest quasar ever seen, but it's also the brightest astronomical object in general ever seen. Continue Reading . . . https://www.space.com/brightest-quasar-ever-powered-black-hole-solar-mass-accretion-disk

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TikTok’s native app arrives for the Vision Pro The interface will look relatively familiar to anyone who has used TikTok’s traditional iOS or Android apps, with a vertically oriented player for videos as well as buttons to like, comment, favorite, and share. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/15/24073674/tiktok-apple-vision-pro-app-launched