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Coaching Responsibilities Divided Among Four Staff Members for Three Games by Jim Harbaugh

Coaching Responsibilities Divided Among Four Staff Members for Three Games by Jim Harbaugh

Sports
Jim Harbaugh, the coach of Michigan, is set to sit out the initial three games of the 2023 season due to a suspension sanctioned by the university. In light of this, the team has disclosed the division of coaching responsibilities during his absence. For the opening game of the season scheduled against East Carolina on September 2nd, Jesse Minter, the defensive coordinator, will assume the role of the game-day coach. On September 9th, facing UNLV, Jay Harbaugh (Jim’s son), who serves as the special-teams coordinator and safeties coach, will oversee the first half. Subsequently, the run-game coordinator and running backs coach, Mike Hart, will step in as the head coach for the second half. On September 16th, in the match against Bowling Green, Sherrone Moore, the offensive coordinator a...
A Novel “Hum-to-Search” Feature Under Testing on Android by YouTube

A Novel “Hum-to-Search” Feature Under Testing on Android by YouTube

Technology
Google is currently in the process of testing a fresh feature on YouTube, allowing users to hum or record snippets of songs for search purposes. For those involved in the YouTube feature trial, the ability to hum or record at least three seconds of a song has been introduced, enabling Google to attempt song identification. Once the song is recognized, YouTube will present pertinent content related to that particular song. Essentially, this mirrors Google's distinctive approach to Shazam, a service owned by Apple. However, the experimental phase won't be accessible to everyone initially. Google has specified that it's being gradually rolled out to "a small portion of individuals around the world who use Android devices to access YouTube." This feature isn't entirely novel for Goog...
Enabling history sharing could potentially enhance the clarity of WhatsApp group chats for newcomers

Enabling history sharing could potentially enhance the clarity of WhatsApp group chats for newcomers

Technology
WhatsApp is taking steps to enhance the experience for new members joining group chats through a feature called history sharing. This comes at a time of active development for the platform, with recent introductions like WhatsApp Channels in various countries and support for multi-account switching. Those fortunate enough to be part of the beta program have seen these improvements unfold. The usefulness of history sharing was evident to users connected to WhatsApp Channels, where an influx of messages became visible upon joining due to this feature. Building on this concept, the latest WhatsApp beta version, specifically 2.23.18.5, reveals a similar advancement in progress, this time focused on group chat administrators. In this evolving version, WABetaInfo has identified a new sett...