Google rolls out support for signing in with passkeys on Android and Chrome to beta testers ahead of a wider launch in 2022 (Abner Li/9to5Google)

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PayPal adds support for passkeys, which are designed to replace passwords, on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS in the US, and plans to support passkeys on other platforms  —  PayPal is making it easier to log in to its services — if you’re an Apple device user, that is.

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Google launches Health Connect in beta on the Play Store with partners including Peloton, Oura, Flo, MyFitnessPal, and Samsung, after months in “early access”  —  Google announced Health Connect in May at I/O 2022, and recent months have seen more apps support it.

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Fitbit to require a Google account to use its newest devices and features starting in 2023; current users can use non-Google accounts until at least early 2025  —  With the launch of Fitbit’s latest devices, “Fitbit by Google” branding was introduced.  The Sense 2 and Versa 4 already …

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Intel says it will replace the Pentium and Celeron brands with Intel Processor, starting with notebooks in 2023  —  While there are more and more premium Chrome OS devices, the category very much excels at the cheaper end of the market.  When buying those Chromebooks next year …

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Akeyless, which helps companies manage passwords, certificates, and API keys, raised $65M Series B, comprising $45.5M in equity and $19.5B in debt, led by NGP  —  Back in 2018, Refael Angel, a former security software engineer at Intuit, had an idea for a new approach to protect encryption keys …

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Meta says Facebook for Android will soon use its own Chromium-based in-app browser engine, citing security and stability as reasons for its WebView alternative  —  When you open a link while in another app, it usually launches in your browser (e.g., Chrome) or a Custom Tab.