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Google

All Nest accounts will require extra sign-in security this spring

Nest still recommends that users migrate to Google accounts if they want to stay secure, although there is a caveat: you can't currently link a Nest account if you have Google's Advanced Protection turned on. Google is fixing this, but doesn't have an estimate for when that solution will be…

bubmagFebruary 11, 2020

Greenland

1,000 of the most stunning landscapes in Google Earth

Earth View 2020 update hero image Gopal Shah Product Manager, Google Earth Published Feb 11, 2020 Ten years ago, I was flying over San Francisco when this strange but kaleidoscopically beautiful vista opened up outside of my tiny airplane window. When I got home, I fired up Google Earth to…

bubmagFebruary 11, 2020

Soundcloud

Music streaming pioneer SoundCloud raises $75M from Pandora owner SiriusXM

SoundCloud, the music streaming company that has been described as the “YouTube of audio” because of its profusion of user-generated content, has some big, strategic investment news today. The company has raised $75 million in funding from satellite radio giant SiriusXM, owner of streaming giant Pandora, which has an ad…

bubmagFebruary 11, 2020

Soundcloud

Music streaming pioneer SoundCloud raises $75M from Pandora owner SiriusXM

SoundCloud, the music streaming company that has been described as the “YouTube of audio” because of its profusion of user-generated content, has some big, strategic investment news today. The company has raised $75 million in funding from satellite radio giant SiriusXM, owner of streaming giant Pandora, which has an ad…

bubmagFebruary 11, 2020

Jean-Claude Juncker

MEPs urge reviewing EU list of energy projects in light of Green Deal

Members of the European Parliament have written to the European Commission voicing concern that EU spending on LNG and other gas projects “may not be in line with the Union’s climate commitments under the Paris Agreement”. The letter, signed by MEPs from the centrist Renew Europe political group in the…

bubmagFebruary 11, 2020

Singapore

Coronavirus outbreak raises question: Why are bat viruses so deadly?

It’s no coincidence that some of the worst viral disease outbreaks in recent years — SARS, MERS, Ebola, Marburg and likely the newly arrived 2019-nCoV virus — originated in bats.A new University of California, Berkeley, study finds that bats’ fierce immune response to viruses could drive viruses to replicate faster,…

bubmagFebruary 11, 2020

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson promised frictionless trade after Brexit but now his government admits new border checks are ‘inevitable’

Boris Johnson pledged that that frictionless trade with Europe would continue after Brexit.But Michael Gove, the de facto deputy prime minister, has now admitted for the first time that there will be multiple border checks for goods passing between the EU and UKIndustry leaders told Business Insider this week that…

bubmagFebruary 11, 2020

Virtual Reality

Why The Conference World Needs To Bet Big On Virtual Reality

Conferences can be dull, one-note and lifeless events but technology, when used correctly, can extend and augment the experience beyond the event itself. For TBD ‘Risk/Reward’ I wanted to capture the day beyond video and VR was the answer thanks to new techniques and technology. A world-first it seems. TBD…

bubmagFebruary 11, 2020

Chinese Economy

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Tuesday briefing: Two-thirds of people might catch coronavirus – expert. C…

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bubmagFebruary 11, 2020

Animal Protection

Valentine’s Day gifts that give back

Show some love this Valentine's Day with charitable gifts for your loved ones. Jakob Owens/Unsplash As Valentine’s Day quickly approaches, love is most definitely in the air. Most of us traditionally spend this day showering loved ones with chocolates, flowers and jewellery to prove our commitment and celebrate our love.…

bubmagFebruary 11, 2020

All Nest accounts will require extra sign-in security this spring

1,000 of the most stunning landscapes in Google Earth

Music streaming pioneer SoundCloud raises $75M from Pandora owner SiriusXM

Music streaming pioneer SoundCloud raises $75M from Pandora owner SiriusXM

MEPs urge reviewing EU list of energy projects in light of Green Deal

Coronavirus outbreak raises question: Why are bat viruses so deadly?

Boris Johnson promised frictionless trade after Brexit but now his government admits new border checks are ‘inevitable’

Why The Conference World Needs To Bet Big On Virtual Reality

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Tuesday briefing: Two-thirds of people might catch coronavirus – expert. C…

Valentine’s Day gifts that give back

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