Users describe problems with Amazon Echo smart devices and Downdetector reports wave of outages on Friday morning Amazon has confirmed its Alexa virtual assistant service suffered an outage in the UK and mainland Europe but is now back to normal. The Downdetector website reported a wave of Alexa outages in the UK and across Europe …
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Eric Adams will find it difficult to spend his cryptocurrency paycheck to pay for the daily costs of living in the Big Apple New York’s new mayor gets his first paycheck on Friday – and as part of his bid to keep the city “on the forefront of innovation”, he’ll be receiving his wages in …
Information commissioner defends value of privacy protection in face of government-backed campaign The UK data watchdog has intervened in the debate over end-to-end encryption, warning that delaying its introduction puts “everyone at risk” including children. The Information Commissioner’s Office said strongly encrypting communications strengthens online safety for children by reducing their exposure to threats such …
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Lack of trust in official currency has led to surging interest in cryptocurrencies – despite their volatility and government opposition In the offices of AltCoin, a cryptocurrency hub tucked away in a sidestreet in Istanbul’s bustling Kadıköy neighbourhood, two wall-mounted TV sets showed the live value of currencies bitcoin and Ethereum, both graphs sloping downwards. …
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Top noise reduction, comfort and good sound – but a lack of bells and whistles for the price Bose is back with a revamp of its most popular noise-cancelling headphones, which improve the technology but keep the good bits mostly the same. The company appears to have taken an “ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach …
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Smuggled cheetahs, counter-terror cops and Grace Kelly feature in the Wild Things podcast which profiles the outrageous career of the world-famous illusionists. Plus: Stephen Fry looks at brains Wild Things: Siegfried & RoyIn 2003, the stage career of flamboyant German illusionists Siegfried and Roy was halted when one of their tigers nearly killed Roy in …
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Ipac’s website went offline following comments about lawyer Christine Lee reportedly seeking to influence MPs Members of a cross-party China human rights group have accused Britain’s cybersecurity agency of “failing to respond” with help after their website was taken offline this week in an attack they fear came from Beijing. MPs from the Inter Parliamentary …
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Improved automated drug detection systems and enhanced partnerships with law enforcement are among changes Snapchat has announced new efforts to combat drug dealing on the platform, changes that come as drug-related deaths among US high school and college-aged youth are exploding. The company said it has improved automated drug detection systems, enhanced partnerships with law …
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Police across the US have received reports of devices intended to help locate lost items being used for nefarious purposes In early January, Brooks Nader, a 26-year-old Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, was walking home alone from a night out in New York when she received a disturbing iPhone notification telling her she was carrying an …
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Silicon Valley company has already implanted AI microchips in brains of a macaque and a pig The billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s brain chip startup is preparing to launch clinical trials in humans. Musk, who co-founded Neuralink in 2016, has promised that the technology “will enable someone with paralysis to use a smartphone with their mind …
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