Google brings new features to Pixel devices via new update

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Google has released an update for both the latest Pixel 6 devices and the older Pixels bringing many new features to these phones. The Pixel 6 Pro gets Ultra-wideband (UWB) capability, making it easier to share photos and files via the Nearby Share function. The Pixel 6 series also gets the digital car key function, allowing you to unlock and start select BMW models.

Quick Tap to Snap is coming to the Pixel 4a 5G and newer devices. The feature, which was previously only available on the Pixel 6, lets you access Snapchat directly from your lock screen by double-tapping the back of the phone.

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McDonald's Canada hosts social media contest to give away 50 million rewards points during Dec. 7 APPreciation Day

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McDonald's Canada wants to celebrate the launch of its MyMcDonald's Rewards with a one-day social media contest that could have you bringing home one million rewards points. The contest is happening on Twitter and Instagram until December 7, 2021, at 11:59 PM ET, during its APPreciation Day celebration. Fifty individuals get a chance to take home all of those points. 

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Keanu Reeves' Neo is hit with déjà vu in new 'Matrix Resurrections' trailer

A new trailer for Warner Bros.' The Matrix Resurrections brings Neo (Keanu Reeves) back trapped in a dull life within the Matrix's false reality once again, but as the trailer shows, that doesn't look like it'll last long. The fourth film in the Matrix series brings back director Lana Wachowski and original cast members Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity. Morpheus is back, but he's played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II instead of Laurence Fishburne. Jessica Henwick and Jonathan Groff join the cast. 

We see some nods to iconic scenes in the original trilogy and the return of Neo and Trinity's love story. The Matrix Resurrections will debut in theatres on December 22. Warner Bros. Canada will be holding a premiere in Toronto on December 16. It recently concluded a contest for it.

Source: Mashable

Girls Who Code partners with Doja Cat to release a codable music video

Girls Who Code, a nonprofit organization that aims to get more women interested in computer science, has released its "first ever" codable music video with the help of Doja Cat. They transformed her new music video for Woman into this interactive experience. You can try it out yourself at Dojacode.com. It explores three different programming languages, including CSS, Javascript, and Python.

The video plays like Doja Cat's original music video, but you get to make decisions throughout. You can do things like changing the colour of her nails using CSS. At the end of it, you get snapshots of how each area looked after you're done "coding" it. Of course, you can download and share these snapshots on social media.

Source: The Verge