… Read the story...Edward Snowden: 'The people are still powerless, but now they're aware' https://t.co/3itj79VyuL -five years since the revelations. Oh dear, as #Snowden says people are more aware, but corporations like #Facebook dont seem to respect any pr(vacy policies (from EU perspective)
Google Station public Wi-Fi hits 400 Indian train stations, attracts 8 million users a month
From: VentureBeat
Google has announced that its ongoing project to bring Wi-Fi to the public via train stations has hit a major milestone in India. Google Station, which was first announced in India back in 2015, in partnership with Indian … Read the story...
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… Read the story...How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Electric Scooters https://t.co/qmwQhzUauf -even in a cuty like Los Angeles, smart alternative for transportation. The writer proposes lanes for e-scooters – maybe they should be shared with bicycles!
— Ari Hakkarainen (@arihak)
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Apple jams Facebook's web-tracking tools https://t.co/uMccLxBwlw -Safari browser to block #Facebook tracking -excellent, but #Macos UI still terribly outdated despite futile dark mode
— Ari Hakkarainen (@arihak) June 5, 2018
Ebook news digest: book publishing myths, also writers need to rest, Barnes & Noble wants cheaper paperbacks
From: Klaava Travel Guide nonfiction ebooks
News on ebooks, writing and publishing 10 Myths Most People Believe About Writing & Publishing ToughNickel These points are so true. I would like to know how have these myths been born? Wait, maybe … Read the story...
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… Read the story...The Secret To Staying Happy Is Getting Whatever Exposure To Nature You Can Get https://t.co/BgVl7jlv9u – also in #Scandinavia people have enjoyed the peace and freedom of large forests for ages, and lately research has come to the conclusion that
Tapas for lunch at a port
The restaurant service went like this: sit down, ask for tapas, and you will get a plate. Then waiters bring tapas on a plate. You can pass or pick up an bite. When you have had enough, the waiter counts … Read the story...
Flaccid phone features foment ‘flagship fatigue’
From: Computerworld
Everybody panic!
Mary Meeker released her well-regarded Internet Trends Report this week. She said smartphone shipments grew by zero percent, the first time since smartphones existed that the market didnât grow.
And IDC says the smartphone market will
AI researchers developed a privacy-filter to fight facial recognition
From: The Next Web
A team of researchers from the University of Toronto have developed an algorithm that protects images from facial recognition AI. What it does: The researchers, Parham Aarabi and Avishek Bose, developed the AI to defend photos … Read the story...
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These #smart palm trees can #charge your phone and provide free #WiFi
via @businessinsider @surface #smartcity #IoT #tech pic.twitter.com/FBC5lO2wcH
— InsightBrief (@InsightBrief) June 2, 2018