Feature-packed health and fitness-tracking smartwatch has advanced sensors but failure to address screen and battery repairs is poor Fitbit is attempting to challenge the dominance of the Apple Watch with the Sense: a smartwatch packed with advanced health sensors for stress, heart rate and ECG wrapped up in a neat and tidy package. But be …
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Xi Jinping wants ‘positive energy’ but critics say the surveillance tools’ racial bias and monitoring for anger or sadness should be banned “Ordinary people here in China aren’t happy about this technology but they have no choice. If the police say there have to be cameras in a community, people will just have to live …
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Streaming company says it will start directing money from subscribers to the artists they actually listen to SoundCloud announced on Tuesday it would become the first streaming service to start directing subscribers’ fees only to the artists they listen to, a move welcomed by musicians campaigning for fairer pay. Current practice for streaming services including …
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Former Guardian editor, who is on board, says it intends to broaden its remit and examine network’s AI Facebook’s Oversight Board is trying to gain access to the social network’s curation algorithm to understand how it works, according to Alan Rusbridger, the former editor of the Guardian and a member of the quasi-independent body. Rusbridger, …
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Clerk who hosted explosive parish council meeting makes point about diversity in music track Jackie Weaver might have no authority, but she’s got the grooves. The 62-year-old parish council clerk who became an internet sensation after a car crash Zoom meeting has now cut her first dance track, to help raise awareness of the lack …
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As platforms pivot towards greater encryption, analysts are rushing to finesse child abuse prevention technology “Predators are often early adopters of technology,” says Sarah Smith, chief technology officer at the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), a UK child abuse hotline. “It’s an arms race, we have to be constantly horizon-scanning.” Smith and her team, based in …
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Mughal palaces, Egyptian tombs and modernist masterpieces can be experienced in VR tours that depart from your sofa While our lives have mostly shrunk to our own four walls – besides the sneak peek of others’ homes glimpsed via Zoom – we can still step into other worlds virtually. Stately homes and fortresses, from Blenheim …
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Research finds students who showed signs of addiction were also highly likely to suffer from poor sleep Almost four in 10 university students are addicted to their smartphones, and their habit plays havoc with their sleep, research has found. A study of 1,043 students aged 18-30 at King’s College London found that 406 (38.9%) displayed …
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Company announces revenues of $2.6bn with little sign of slowing, but vaccines could change picture A year of working from home may have driven many of us to the brink but it’s been great news for Zoom, the video conferencing business. On Monday, the company announced its revenues had soared 326% year-over-year to $2.6bn and …
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Company expands efforts against coronavirus falsehoods amid fears over spread of anti-vax material online Twitter is expanding its use of warning labels on tweets that contain misleading details about coronavirus vaccines. Related: CDC chief warns of ‘potential fourth surge’ and urges US to keep Covid rules Continue reading… Company expands efforts against coronavirus falsehoods amid …
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