by Fix Society Technical Solutions | Nov 13, 2020 | [Tech News], BBC Technology
Facebook announced the expansion of an automated tool to recognise and remove self-harm and suicide content from Instagram earlier this week, but has said data privacy laws in Europe limit what it can do.
by Fix Society Technical Solutions | Nov 13, 2020 | [Tech News], TechCrunch
One of my favorite series of Monty Python sketches is built around the concept of surprise: Chapman: I didn’t expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition. [JARRING CHORD] [Three cardinals burst in] Cardinal Ximénez: NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! I...
by Fix Society Technical Solutions | Nov 13, 2020 | [Tech News], The Verge
Google is working on integrating its Chromecast streaming devices and Nest Audio speakers, according to a comment from a Google spokesperson in The Wall Street Journal, in a move that would give Google’s smart home and streaming gadgets a feature parity with Amazon...
by Fix Society Technical Solutions | Nov 13, 2020 | [Tech News], Hackaday
Video blogger and display technology guru [Fran Blanche] has discovered a splendid retro-tech alphanumeric display from 1910. (Video, embedded below.) We have always enjoyed her forays into old and unusual displays, including her project researching and reverse...
by Fix Society Technical Solutions | Nov 13, 2020 | [Tech News], BBC Technology
In a blog post, Microsoft called on world leaders to “affirm that international law protects health care facilities and to take action to enforce the law”.
by Fix Society Technical Solutions | Nov 13, 2020 | [Tech News], How to Geek
Noveto Systems Headphones make it easy to listen to music without disturbing your family or coworkers. But what if you could privately enjoy music without wearing uncomfortable cans or earbuds? A new “sound beaming” speaker from Noveto Systems, called the SoundBeamer...
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