Google Assistant now shows you UV Index data on Android, iOS, and Nest Hub

UV Index data has been available on the Wear OS Weather app since April. But now, it's available on all platforms where Google Assistant is available. When you ask, "What's the UV index" or other permutations (like mentioning a city or particular day), you'll get a timeline from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in two-hour increments. The severity is colour-coded from green (1-2) to red-purple (8-11+). The verbal response will let you know UV exposure conditions later in the day. The timeline UI looks larger on smart displays, taking advantage of the bigger screen.

You can tap on the "UV Index Scale" at the bottom of the Google Assistant panel to get more information sourced from the World Health Organization. The exposure data Google gets is from The Weather Channel. Assistant recently added Air Quality info on the Nest Hub, with that data available on phones.

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Time to update your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch now

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No, we aren't talking about iOS 15 or any other next-generation operating system upgrade from Apple. But you will need to update your devices to the latest updates to patch up a security flaw in your Apple gadgets. The company has released an emergency update to patch the security flaw that allowed Israel's NSO Group's Pegasus spyware to infect a target's Apple device, including all the devices we've mentioned in the title.

Security researchers from the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab discovered and released a report detailing the exploit. Apple was notified about the exploit on September 7 and worked out that fix until today's release. While you might not be a target of these malicious entities, it's best to update, so you don't leave your gadgets vulnerable.

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Twitter launches Super Follows in US and Canada for iOS users

Updated on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at 11:33PM by Nicole Batac

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Twitter has now officially launched its Super Follow, a new feature that lets creators introduce subscriber-only content for a fee. It's designed to help content creators monetize their tweets and earn on the platform. 

It's first rolling out to iOS users in the US and Canada, but it'll be available globally in the coming weeks, at least for iOS users. If you want to subscribe, you can tap the Super Follow button on an account's profile to see pricing details. Right now, Supper Follow tweets are only viewable on iOS.

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Twitter tests ticketed Spaces on iOS

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Twitter is experimenting with paid Spaces, which is the platform's take on Clubhouse. The company will let some iOS users sell Twitter Spaces tickets ranging from US$1 to $999. Twitter will be taking a 3% cut of sales and will increase commission based on total earnings. If the host earns over $50,000 using Twitter's monetization features, like Super Follows, the company will charge a 20% fee. As Gizmodo  pointed out, Apple will also get a 30% cut for in-app purchases since the feature is tested with select iOS users.

The company sees this feature as a means for hosts to hold workshops, meet-and-greets, and more. Now, the question is whether people will want to pay for Twitter Spaces is another question.