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Facebook Dating Now Available in the US

Online dating has become an increasingly popular medium for finding romantic interests. Facebook capitalized on the trend, creating Facebook Dating. However, the...

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Security

Google Secretly Selling Data To Advertisers

Last year, when the EU enacted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), it took a strong consumer-oriented stance on data and privacy....

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Misc

Amazon Could Bring Touchless Payment to Whole Foods

Biometrics have grown significantly in recent years when it comes to authentication; fingerprint scanners, facial recognition and even hand ID are commonly...

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Misc

Facebook Gives Users More Control With Face Recognition Setting

In the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook has been working to improve their privacy measures. In their latest move to...

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IFA

Lenovo Smart Display 7 Challenges Google’s Nest Hub

Lenovo debuted at IFA 2019 its latest smart home item, the Smart Display 7, a direct competitor to the Nest Hub from...

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Misc

App Creates Convincing Face-Swap Deepfakes with Just a Single Picture

Have you ever wondered what Titanic would look like if you were Jack Dawson? With the new Chinese app Zao, you can,...

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Misc

Apple Lays Off 300 Contractors: Only In-House Employees Will Listen In To Siri Recordings

Apple, much like Microsoft and Google, has come under scrutiny after it was revealed that its contractors routinely listen in on private...

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Misc

Apple Card Ad Showcases Its Many Uses

Apple has just released a new ad for its very own Card, via the company’s YouTube channel. It’s not too different from...

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Security

EU Considering Laws On Facial Recognition

According some some senior EU officials who have talked with the Financial Times, the European Commission is considering applying more strict rules...

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Phones

Developers Call iOS13 Location Permissions ‘Anti-Competitive’

The leaders of seven app developers sent out an email to Apple CEO Tim Cook stating that the changes his company plans...

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Security

Amazon Rekognition Is Better At Emotion Detection – It Now Detects Fear

Amazon’s facial recognition system, Rekognition, has received a new update and, along with it, improved abilities at detecting emotions. Previously, it was...