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5 apps you can use instead of Google Messages

Android Authority Nov 14, 2026, 1:00 PM (48 minutes ago)

These apps might not have RCS, but they stand out in other ways.

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Vela Maps is the closest thing to Google Maps without Google — here’s how to install it

This open-source app looks, feels, and acts like Google Maps, but it’s more than just a copy.

Android Authority 18 minutes ago

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Microsoft’s school email bill gives rivals something to smile about

Collabora and Nextcloud pitch alternatives as education customers weigh the cost of losing free services

The Register 22 minutes ago

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FAA expanded its “SMART” AI air traffic control just before nationwide flight ground stop

Just before America’s nationwide flight shutdown, the FAA had, coincidentally, doubled down on its new “SMART” AI air traffic control.

Neowin 1 hour ago

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Node.js Brings Debounce, Throttle, and PKCS#12 Parsing Into Core Modules

Node.js 26.10.0 adds util.debounce() and util.throttle(), plus util.markPromiseAsHandled(), to the core library. It also introduces crypto.parsePKCS12() for reading .p12 and .pfx bundles, and extends the experimental Virtual File System to node:ffi.

InfoQ 2 hours ago

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Google Cloud Moves the Compute Engine API to Immutable Date-Based Versions

Google Cloud has made date-based versioning of the Compute Engine API generally available, replacing the single mutable /v1 surface with immutable quarterly snapshots such as 2026-09-01, selected per request with a header or query parameter.

InfoQ 3 hours ago

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Vercel Releases UI SDK: 50+ UI Behaviors for AI Coding Agents

Vercel Labs released Vercel UI SDK, an Apache-2.0 beta library of 50+ UI behaviors. Coding agents compose them into accessible components for React, Vue, Svelte, Solid and Web Components, with a bridge for direct UI control.

MarkTechPost 4 hours ago