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GrapheneOS Finally Ready To Break Free From Pixels

Slashdot.org - Thu, 10/16/2025 - 05:00
GrapheneOS, the privacy-focused Android fork once exclusive to Google Pixels, is partnering with a major Android OEM to bring its hardened, de-Googled OS to Snapdragon-powered flagship phones. Android Authority reports: Until now, GrapheneOS has been available only on Pixel phones, making Google's flagships popular among privacy enthusiasts, journalists, and, as a Spanish police report suggested earlier this year, even organized crime groups in Catalonia. But that Pixel exclusivity may end by 2026 or 2027. GrapheneOS revealed in a Reddit thread that it has been working with a "major Android OEM" since June 2025 to enable official support for "future versions of their existing models." These devices will reportedly use flagship Snapdragon chips, a notable shift from Google's in-house Tensor processors. The project explained that only Pixels have met its strict security and update requirements so far. However, the new partnership suggests that another OEM is finally matching those standards. GrapheneOS also hinted that the mysterious partner's devices will be "priced similarly to Pixels" and available globally as part of the brand's standard lineup.

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The Future ReportThe Future Report

GoogleBlog - Thu, 10/16/2025 - 02:00
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Beyond bans: Supporting teens in their digital livesBeyond bans: Supporting teens in their digital livesFounder & CEO

GoogleBlog - Thu, 10/16/2025 - 02:00
Now that Google’s Future Report is live, hear from The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) on supporting teens in their digital lives.Now that Google’s Future Report is live, hear from The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) on supporting teens in their digital lives.
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An expert’s view on young Europeans’ digital aspirationsAn expert’s view on young Europeans’ digital aspirationsresearcher, author and lecturer, and expert to the Council of Europe

GoogleBlog - Thu, 10/16/2025 - 02:00
Janice Richardson, one of the founders of EU Safer Internet Day, reads “The Future Report” against the backdrop of debates over “bans.”Janice Richardson, one of the founders of EU Safer Internet Day, reads “The Future Report” against the backdrop of debates over “bans.”
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New Alzheimer's Treatment Clears Plaques From Brains of Mice Within Hours

Slashdot.org - Thu, 10/16/2025 - 02:00
Scientists from Spain and China have successfully repaired the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer's-model mice, enabling the brain to naturally clear amyloid-beta plaques and reverse cognitive decline. "After just three drug injections, mice with certain genes that mimic Alzheimer's showed a reversal of several key pathological features," adds ScienceAlert. From the report: Within hours of the first injection, the animal brains showed a nearly 45 percent reduction in clumps of amyloid-beta plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. The mice had previously shown signs of cognitive decline, but after all three doses, the animals performed on par with their healthy peers in spatial learning and memory tasks. The benefits lasted at least six months. These preclinical results don't guarantee success in humans, but they're an encouraging start, which the authors say "heralds a new era" in drug research. "The therapeutic implications are profound," claim the international team of researchers, co-led by scientists at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the West China Hospital Sichuan University (WCHSU). The findings have been published in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy.

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