Dbrand Apologizes for Offensive Joke; Automattic Acquires Beeper App for $125M; Oppo and OnePlus to Bring Google's Gemini AI to Phones; Android 15 Beta Launches with New Features; Google Photos Unlocks Previously Paid Editing Features
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Dbrand issued an apology and offered $10,000 to a customer after making an offensive joke about his last name on social media. The company acknowledged it was a "huge fumble."
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Automattic acquired messaging platform Beeper for $125 million, looking to combine it with its recent Texts.com acquisition to advance messaging capabilities.
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Oppo and OnePlus will bring Google's new Gemini AI model to their phones later this year to "completely change the way users interact" with their devices.
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The first Android 15 beta launched with new features like in-app archiving, TalkBack braille display support, and edge-to-edge capabilities for apps on larger displays.
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Google Photos unlocked previously paid AI editing features like Magic Eraser and made them free for all users, with some limitations on the number of edits for non-Google One subscribers.