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Recycling

Sonos cutting support for older devices starting in May

Sonos is dropping support for certain devices starting in May, and is warning users that legacy devices in a mix will prevent newer devices from gaining crucial updates as well.The announcement was made in a blog post, with the company attempting to explain w…

bubmagJanuary 22, 2020

Refugees Welcome

January Blues

Hi and welcome to another January edition of Laura's Links. This is the I'm Completely and Utterly Freezing My Zionist Tuchus Off Why Do I Live In Such A Cold Place issue. actually heard on the radio over the weekend that Monday was officially The Most Depres…

bubmagJanuary 22, 2020

Jamal Khashoggi

Here’s What We Know About Saudi Arabia Allegedly Hacking Jeff Bezos’ Phone

The U.N. has said it is “gravely concerned” about a report that claims Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman was behind a hack of Amazon CEO and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos’ phone and the theft of large amounts of his private data. "The information we have received suggests…

bubmagJanuary 22, 2020

Belfast

Will Titanic’s sunken wreck be protected? Treasure hunters skeptical of new US, UK agreement

The sunken wreck of the Titanic will be protected under a new treaty agreed to by the United States and the United Kingdom.More than 100 years after the ill-fated ship sank to the bottom of the sea when it hit an iceberg, the formal agreement includes managing and safeguarding one…

bubmagJanuary 22, 2020

Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi royalty implicated in Amazon Bezos’ phone-hacking scandal

By Malcolm Owen Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 05:28 am PT (08:28 am ET) The 2018 hacking of Amazon Jeff Bezos' smartphone led to the leaking of compromising information to a newspaper, a private investigation into the affair claims, with the hack allegedly involving a malformed video sent from the WhatsApp…

bubmagJanuary 22, 2020

Bolsonaro

Glenn Greenwald on Brazil’s Charges Against Him

On Tuesday, Brazilian prosecutors charged the journalist Glenn Greenwald with “cybercrimes” as part of what the government claims was his role in a “criminal organization.” They allege that Greenwald—who reported on wrongdoing in Brazil’s judicial establishment last year for the Intercept, the Web site he co-founded—participated in the hacking of…

bubmagJanuary 22, 2020

Drones

Report: DJI to announce three new drones in 2020, the first one coming in February

Looks like Canon isn’t the only one on fire when it comes to announcing new gear in 2020 (at least judging from the rumors). After a long break, it seems that we’ll see as many as three new drones from DJI this year. And according to the reports, the first…

bubmagJanuary 22, 2020

VR

Accenture unveils XR Event Planner for booking hotel events

Accenture has unveiled its XR Event Planner, a mixed reality app that lets event planners view hotel spaces in virtual reality or augmented reality in order to figure out whether they should book the rooms. Accenture is collaborating with AR and VR chip creator Qualcomm and has created demos of…

bubmagJanuary 22, 2020

Astroturfing

The case for AI transparency requirements

Anonymous AI is coming We are nearing a new age of ubiquitous AI. Between our smartphones, computers, cars, homes, the internet of things, and social media, the average citizen of developed countries might interact with some sort of AI system dozens of times every day. Many of these applications will…

bubmagJanuary 22, 2020

Scotland

The new agricultural bill could be ‘one of the most significant pieces of legislation for farmers in England for over 70 years.’ What does it mean?

The UK’s new agriculture bill has been called “one of the most significant pieces of legislation for farmers in England for over 70 years”. It could directly affect the livelihoods of 460,000 people and determine the future of the 70 per cent of UK land area (17.4 million hectares) currently…

bubmagJanuary 22, 2020

Sonos cutting support for older devices starting in May

January Blues

Here’s What We Know About Saudi Arabia Allegedly Hacking Jeff Bezos’ Phone

Will Titanic’s sunken wreck be protected? Treasure hunters skeptical of new US, UK agreement

Saudi royalty implicated in Amazon Bezos’ phone-hacking scandal

Glenn Greenwald on Brazil’s Charges Against Him

Report: DJI to announce three new drones in 2020, the first one coming in February

Accenture unveils XR Event Planner for booking hotel events

The case for AI transparency requirements

The new agricultural bill could be ‘one of the most significant pieces of legislation for farmers in England for over 70 years.’ What does it mean?

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