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Facebook Was Aware That Tracking Who People Call, Text is Creepy
Photo: Scott Olson (Getty) Back in 2015, Facebook had a pickle of a problem. It was time to update the Android version of the Facebook app, and two different groups within Facebook were at odds over what the data grab should be. The business team wanted to get Bluetooth permissions so it could push ads…
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 Is Here—What That Means for Next Year’s Top Android Phones
Image: Qualcomm Yesterday, Qualcomm announced the name of its next big mobile chip—the Snapdragon 855 (Surprise!)—but didn’t say much about what it could do until now. And while innovations in mobile processors can often seem opaque and difficult to follow, advances in tech between generations are the kind of things that give phones the biggest…
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Medieval Skeleton Wearing Leather Thigh-High Boots Found in River Thames
The male skeleton—with boots.Image: MOLA Archaeologists in London, England have uncovered a dramatic 500-year-old male skeleton lying face-down in the mud of the River Thames. Extraordinarily, the skeleton is still wearing his thigh-high leather boots. Researchers from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) stumbled upon the mysterious skeleton while conducting excavations at Chambers Wharf in…
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World’s Oldest Wild Bird Just Laid Another Dang Egg
Wisdom in 2017, with her chick.Photo: USFWS Wisdom’s story began in 1956 when biologist Chandler Robbins banded her near a U.S. Navy barracks. She was already an adult, meaning she was at least 6 years old at the time. Scientists band birds in order to track them and monitor their populations, and you can occasionally…
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Google Takes Aim at Abusive Ads With Chrome 71
Photo: Mark Lennihan (AP) Google is rolling out Chrome 71 today and with it, you can apparently expect to kiss abusive ads from “persistently offending sites” goodbye. The latest version of Chrome will also include billing warning screens to help prevent unwanted charges and subscriptions. Google’s definition of abusive advertising falls under lots of different…
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Uber’s Arbitration Policy Comes Back to Bite It in the Ass
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Samsung begann mit dem Verkauf seinen ersten 8K-Fernseher in Russland
Samsung Electronics hielt in Moskau die Präsentation seines ersten kommerziellen Fernseher mit einer Auflösung von 8K, zeitlich an den Anfang der Umsatzentwicklung in Russland.
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MegaFon mit Gewalt ändert die Tarife für Abonnenten
Der Betreiber Megafon zu übersetzen begann Ihre Abonnenten auf die neuen Tarife. Darüber berichtet die Ressource Content-Review.
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Instagram gelernt, Bilder beschreiben für blinde
Ein Team von Instagram hat eine neue Fähigkeit, konzentrierte sich auf eine ungewöhnliche für фотосервиса Publikum. Es geht um sehbehinderte und blinde Benutzer.
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Die Amerikaner bieten alle iPhone Hacking
Die amerikanische Firma DriveSavers kündigte die Einführung des Dienstes nach knacken des Passworts auf jedem iPhone. Der Wert des Einbruches beträgt 3900 US-Dollar.