In 2015, as part of the wave of encrypting all the things on the internet, encouraged by the Edward Snowden revelations, Facebook announced that it would allow users to receive encrypted emails from …
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (via TechCrunch)
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12/5/23
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
SoftBank acquires a 51% stake in Dublin-based Cubic Telecom, which offers software-based networking for 17M+ vehicles, for €473M, valuing Cubic at €927M …
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12/5/23
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Who says telephoto and periscope cameras are only for flagship phones?
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Hadlee Simons (via Android Authority)
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12/5/23
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This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. World leaders are currently in Dubai for the UN COP28 climate …
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Melissa Heikkilä (via MIT Technology Review)
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12/5/23
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Meta has silently updated its support pages to indicate that the company won’t let users on Instagram message their Facebook contacts anymore. The company, as pointed out by 9to5Google, said the …
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Ivan Mehta (via TechCrunch)
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12/5/23
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Also grab a great deal on the Pixel Buds Pro.
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Adamya Sharma (via Android Authority)
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12/5/23
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Are you tired of manually retyping text from PDF documents into Word files? Converting PDF files into Word documents can save you time and effort. We will explore a simple and efficient method for …
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12/5/23
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
From mid-December, Instagram and Facebook’s messaging services will no longer be cross-compatible, according to a pair of Meta support …
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Jon Porter (via The Verge)
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12/5/23
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Some PlayStation users are waking up to unwelcome news this morning as a number have received emails explaining they have […]
The post PlayStation banning IDs with no warning as users lose …
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Paul McNally (via ReadWrite)
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12/5/23
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Won't somebody think of the children? The UK's communications regulator has laid out guidance on how online services might perform age checks as part of the Online Safety Act.…
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Richard Speed (via The Register)
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12/5/23
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The Hainan Undersea Data Center Demonstration Development Project involves more than 100 units, which will span almost 68,000 square meters, being sunk off the Hainan island. Each module is …
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Via TechSpot
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12/5/23
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A report by A/O claims investment into the built world has been resilient to the global VC downturn but that significantly more investment is required to decarbonise this sector.
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Leigh Mc Gowran (via Silicon Republic)
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12/5/23
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Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they’re also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor
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Via ABC News USA
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12/5/23
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Qarbotech, a Malaysian agritech startup creating photosynthesis enhancers, has bagged RM3.2 million seed funding in a round led by 500 Global.
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Claudia Khaw (via Vulcan Post)
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12/5/23
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Bruce Schneier / Schneier on Security:
The conversational nature of AI chatbots makes them more trustworthy, which could result in problems including “hidden exploitation” and outright …
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Via Techmeme
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12/5/23
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With machine learning, scientists are trying to chemically define the murky concept of terroir. The models might be useful for detecting wine fraud.
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Virginia Hughes (via The New York Times - Technology)
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12/5/23
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Reporters often call me about whatever newfangled buzzword is out there and what it means to the typical enterprise. Recently, I’ve been questioned about the fediverse.The fediverse is a …
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Via InfoWorld
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12/5/23
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It’s a tale as old as time. An enterprise is struggling against the performance and scalability limitations of its incumbent relational database. Teams tasked with finding a newer solution …
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Via InfoWorld
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12/5/23
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Macworld
Sometimes, it just pays to be practical in your gift-giving. And when it comes to productivity staples like the apps found in the Microsoft Office suite, it doesn’t get more practical …
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Via Macworld
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12/5/23
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AI is now making laws, fusion power gets closer to reality and you’ll never guess what the word of the year is. These and more top tech stories on Hashtag Trending I’m your host Jim Love, …
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Ashee Pamma (via IT World Canada)
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12/5/23
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