To continue complying with Europe's Digital Markets Act, Apple has revealed when EU users will be able to change more of the default apps to third-party options. This will give users greater control over their preferred choices with their iPhones. According to a document spotted by MacRumors, Apple says that by spring 2025, it will add support for "setting defaults for navigation apps and translation," which means EU iPhone owners will be able to choose Google Maps and Google Translator (among others, of course) as their main navigation and translation apps. If Apple follows the schedule, these changes may be available with iOS 18.4, which is expected to be released in April. This will likely be the most important change update during the iOS 18 cycle. As previously reported, Apple plans to expand Apple Intelligence to more countries and regions in April. This is when the platform will be compatible with Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Korean, and many other languages. In addition, this is when Apple Intelligence will finally be available for EU iPhone users. Currently, Apple Intelligence is only available in macOS Sequoia for the region, as the DMA does not consider the Mac a gatekeeping platform. While iOS 18.4 is still several months away from being released, Apple is committing to other changes for EU iPhone models. For example, iOS 18.2 is expected to add a new Default Apps section in Settings where users can manage their default apps. While EU iPhone users can choose their default browser, mail, app marketplace, and contactless apps, iOS 18.2 will let them choose the default apps for phone calls, messaging, password managers, keyboards, and call spam filters. iOS 18.2 is expected to be released in early December. This software update will expand Apple Intelligence features for non-EU users with Genmoji, Image Playground, Image Wand, and Visual Intelligence for iPhone 16 users. BGR will let you know once these features roll out for iPhone users. Don't Miss: iOS 18.2 beta features: Everything new coming to your iPhone The post EU iPhone owners can finally use Google Maps and Translator as their default apps in iOS 18.4 appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2024: Get $365+ free Today’s deals: Free Echo Pop & Amazon Smart Plug, $30 Philips OneBlade 360, $38 Sony headphones, more Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Today’s deals: $179 AirPods Pro 2, space heaters from $36, $100 off Bose QuietComfort Ultra, more

In an important discovery, archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan have uncovered a multi-layered archaeological site in the Zeravshan Valley, central Tajikistan, shedding rare light on early human settlement in the region. The findings from the site, known as Soii Havzak, provide crucial evidence that Central Asia played a vital role in early human migration and development.

Using a sophisticated new modeling approach, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have estimated carbon dioxide emissions from inland waters to 22 million U.S. lakes, rivers and reservoirs. It marks the first time this approach has been applied at a continental scale, and reveals previous methods may have overestimated CO2 emissions by as much as 25%.

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Jim Messina, former campaign manager for former President Barack Obama, told MSNBC on Sunday that early voting numbers "are a little scary" for Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign.

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The United States and South Korea have reached a provisional agreement advancing their cooperation on civil nuclear energy, including nuclear exports, the U.S. Department of Energy said in a statement on Monday.