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19 Aug
No economy is safe from climate change, research finds
Every economy, regardless of size or climate, is set to take a significant hit from climate change unless action is taken, according to research published today.
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19 Aug
Huawei blacklisting temporary exemptions expire / Google holds Stadia press conference / NASA astronauts take a spacewalk
3 THINGS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD TODAY Good morning, here’s your Monday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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16 Aug
Sorry Facebook, you can’t claw back the public’s trust with a pop-up café
Facebook has announced that it will be opening pop-up Facebook Cafés across the United Kingdom, in an apparent big to improve its image in the wake of numerous privacy scandals.
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16 Aug
Meet the material that could make quantum computers a commercial reality
A superconductor material that has to potential to overcome one of the biggest issues preventing quantum computers from becoming commercially viable has been found by scientists.
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16 Aug
Take a seat: The mental health chatbots encroaching on the therapist’s couch
Chatbots are everywhere.
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16 Aug
Outside China, London is the most surveilled city in the world
Surveillance is on the increase around the world, but the extent to which citizens are under watchful eyes varies dramatically.
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16 Aug
Report on gig economy workers after Brexit published / Uber holds Tech for Safety Summit / Poland concludes cybersecurity strategy consultation
3 THINGS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD TODAY Good morning, here’s your Friday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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15 Aug
ICO “deeply concerned” by King’s Cross facial recognition
The head of the UK’s data regulator Elizabeth Denham has said she is “deeply concerned” by the increasing use of facial recognition in public spaces.
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15 Aug
$8.6m Cisco payout signals a new era in vendor accountability
The recent disclosure that Cisco settled with US federal, state and local government agencies and the contractor who had originally alerted the company to a flaw in video surveillance technology could be a harbinger of things to come.
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15 Aug
This tool tracks how Elon Musk’s tweets impact the Tesla stock price
From announcing his ambitious plan to build a cyborg dragon, to telling the world that he would take Tesla private at $420 a share – a reference to cannabis culture – Elon Musk’s Twitter feed offers plenty of amusement.
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15 Aug
Virtual reality may help ease severe pain, study shows
Virtual reality may not have lived up to the consumer hype once vested upon it, but a study has provided further evidence that it may be an effective non-pharmacological option to help ease pain in hospital patients.
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15 Aug
Suprema data breach: What GDPR says about biometrics
The Suprema data breach, in which researchers say they discovered that the fingerprints, voice data, facial images, unencrypted usernames and passwords of more than one million people were publicly available, has drawn the condemnation of security experts and data privacy experts.
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15 Aug
Digital personal assistants are here, so why aren’t enterprises using them?
In the 21st century, the capabilities of digital personal assistants now come close to replicating their human equivalents.
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15 Aug
A-Level results show growing STEM gender gap: Bad news for post-Brexit Britain
The yearly A-Level results, the highest standard educational qualification in UK schools, have been published today, revealing a growing gender gap in key STEM subjects.
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15 Aug
Electric car charging points surpass petrol stations for first time
There are now, for the first time, more electric car charging points in the UK than there are petrol stations as growing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has driven a flurry of installations.
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15 Aug
US Director of National Intelligence leaves post / Capital One breach suspect faces detention hearing / Alibaba posts Q1 results amid economic issues
3 THINGS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD TODAY Good morning, here’s your Thursday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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14 Aug
WeWork releases “courageous” IPO prospectus as Uber hits all-time low
WeWork, a shared workplace company popular among technology startups and entrepreneurs, has published a prospectus ahead of its planned initial public offering (IPO) next month.
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14 Aug
Meet ‘Norman’, the cryptominer malware that evades detection
Security experts have uncovered a new strain of cryptomining malware that employs various evasive techniques to avoid detection.
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14 Aug
HMRC Bitcoin interest shows crypto is “the future of money”, financial expert says
The United Kingdom’s tax, payments and customs authority has reportedly asked cryptocurrency exchanges to hand over data in a bid to identify those that have failed to pay taxes owed on their digital assets.
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14 Aug
WhatsApp fingerprint authentication bolsters Android Beta security
WhatsApp has rolled out fingerprint authentication for users on its beta programme for Android.
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14 Aug
Citizen software developers are moving up the app development food chain
Thanks to the power of artificial intelligence, new low-code platforms catering to non-coders have been significantly enhanced.
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14 Aug
AI & innovation: Will the next Tesla or Dyson even be human?
From boardrooms to editorial departments, interest around artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning is showing no sign of abating.
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14 Aug
The dangers of file oversharing and how to prevent it
When I talk about colleague oversharers, I’m not talking about that one dreaded co-worker who tells you a little too much about their personal life over morning coffee.
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14 Aug
Tencent announces Q2 results / Wikipedia holds Wikimania conference / Report links social media and poor mental health
3 THINGS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD TODAY Good morning, here’s your Wednesday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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13 Aug
British Airways’ ‘annus horribilis’ continues with check-in vulnerability discovery
A security weakness in British Airways’ check-in system could potentially allow hackers to steal personal data belonging to BA passengers.
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13 Aug
Bigger is better when it comes to wind turbines, report finds
Larger and more-cost effective wind turbines have been key drivers in the uptake of wind energy, according to a new report.
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13 Aug
Siemens misses Q1 2019 profit expectations despite restructuring
The beleaguered European manufacturing sector has seen deceleration after two of the largest industrial companies, Siemens and ArcelorMittal, have reported drops in quarterly earnings.
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13 Aug
Helsinki launches sustainability tools to encourage climate-conscious choices
Helsinki, Finland, has launched the world’s first online service that encourages residents and visitors to the city to make informed sustainable choices.
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13 Aug
In the US, the Republican anti-video games agenda misses the point and erodes free speech
Civil libertarians of every political stripe should be concerned about US President Donald Trump blaming digital art for young Americans’ capacity for mass murder.
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13 Aug
Smartphone app uses AI to detect diseased bananas
A research project has brought together artificial intelligence (AI), satellites, cloud computing and the internet of things (IoT) to help farmers detect diseased bananas using a smartphone app.