Google Assistant gets Siri Shortcuts support on iOS

If you’ve been looking for a less clunky way to access Google Assistant on your iPhone, the newest update to the app might help you out a bit. The latest version of Google Assistant gets support for Apple’s Shortcuts app. This app lets you program a list of tasks to perform based on a programmed vocal phrase on Siri or via a shortcut on your homescreen. Now, you can use the Shortcuts app to open Google Assistant app with a phrase. You can, for example, program it to open Google Assistant with the phrase, “Hey Google.” So, the next time you say, “Hey Siri, Hey Google,” it’ll open the app for you. And then you can speak your voice commands to Google. While not the most elegant solution, as GSMArena points out, it does take out the middle man of sorts. It’s definitely better than saying, “Hey Siri, open Google Assistant” and then having to go say, “Hey Google” all over again.

Samsung releases Snow White version of the Galaxy Note 9

If you find yourself in Taiwan anytime soon, Samsung just unveiled a new variant of the Galaxy Note 9. It’s now available in season-appropriate First Snow White. Aside from coming in white, the new version is identical to the other Note 9 models. It’ll be available with 128GB storage and will be coming to Samsung stores in Taiwan for NTD 30,990, which is approximately CAD $1,325.

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‘Fallout 76’ bug gives one player immortality, they’re now begging for death

There's an instant kill barrier at the fissure south of Whitespring but even this doesn't kill Brogadyn's character as you can see

A bug in Fallout 76 has granted one player immortality but now said player is hoping Bethesda kills of their character. Redditor Brogadyn took to the Fallout 76 subreddit to complain about the bug that’s made their character unkillable after hitting level 40. The character can even survive a nuke blast. Brogadyn said, “There is literally zero ways that she can die even if I wanted her to (which I very much do at this point.)” The game considers Brogadyn’s character as having zero health points or negative health points. It’ll occasionally get health back but when this drops, it doesn’t result to its death.

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New TELUS Health Originals documentary takes a look inside the Opioid Crisis

TELUS released the first installment of its new TELUS Health Originals documentary series, a heartbreaking look at the public health emergency devastating North America through a new documentary: Painkiller: Inside the Opioid Crisis. Available on YouTube and on the TELUS Optik TV Healthy Living Network on channel 346 in western Canada, the film illustrates how the ravages of opioids are felt far beyond heavy drug users revealing how they are now devastating families and communities across every race, gender and socio-economic status.

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