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The Central Bank has required banks to track the smart phones, which transfer money
The Central Bank has required banks to analyze the settings and parameters of devices that customers use to transfer money. Such devices must also assign IDs. About this informed the newspaper “Vedomosti”. This requirement is included in the April version of the provisions of the Central Bank. It should be another tool in the fight…
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Microsoft abandoned virtual reality for Xbox
Microsoft completely reversed the plans to support virtual reality helmets for the Xbox. This was reported by journalists resource Gamesindustry.biz Mike Nichols (Mike Nichols), the Director of marketing in the game Microsoft. Nicholls said: “we Have no specific plans for the Xbox gaming console in virtual reality or mixed reality.” He also noted that PC…
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The head of Intel resigned because of the relationship with the employee
The CEO of Intel Brian Krzanich, (Brian Krzanich) resigns from now on. This was reported in the official statement of the press service of Intel. Interim Executive Director appointed Robert Swan (Robert Swan), chief financial officer. As noted in the statement, Intel recently informed that Krzanich had a relationship with one of the employees of…
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Bose develops headphones with white noise specially designed for sleep
If you live in one of the buildings, you know like no other what thin walls and the lack of any soundproofing. Bad acoustics, knocks, shouts, noise, roosters, trains, procreation — all of it coming in the dream and destroys it. If I could forgo sleep, I would have already abandoned this thankless pastime. In…
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Google and Friends Blamed for Blocking Vote on New York Revenge Porn Bill
Photo: Getty The New York state Senate failed to vote on a revenge porn bill on Wednesday, and those advocating for the legislation blame Google and a tech lobbyist group for pressuring lawmakers to abandon it in the final hour. The bill, if passed, would have criminalized the non-consensual distribution of intimate photos in the…
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Swamp Sparrows Display Evidence of Centuries-Old Tradition in Their Songs
He scraemPhoto: Robert Lachlan If you start listening to birds, you’ll realize that they have a species-specific sets of calls. Would you consider these songs a form of culture? Maybe, maybe not—but bird calls are passed down through generations, much as human traditions are. And it appears that some birds may have song traditions that…
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Herpes Viruses Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease in New Brain Research
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MoviePass Is Introducing Surge Pricing, Feel Free to Be Annoyed
Image: MoviePass Until another service offers a better deal, it’s hard be angry when MoviePass pulls some bullshit changes to its plan. But we’re going to go ahead say you should be pissed about the new surge pricing that will reportedly be introduced in July. Surge pricing is a tactic cooked up by the devil…
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The Dust Storm on Mars Is So Huge It Now Encircles the Entire Planet
Two images taken by Curiosity rover show the change in the color of light illuminating the Martian surface since a dust storm engulfed Gale Crater. The left image shows the “Duluth” drill site on May 21, and the right image is from June 17. The vivid red color is due to different exposure times for…
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GitHub Coders to Microsoft: Cut Ties With ICE or We’ll ‘Take Our Projects Elsewhere’