Do you use Apple Music or Spotify? You might be surprised to learn how little they're paying artists per stream
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Apple Music Says It Pays Artists an Average of a Penny Per Stream
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But wait until you hear what Spotify pays. Difficult to find the privacy settings for Google on your cell? You're not alone - Google made it that way intentionally
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Google reportedly made it difficult for smartphone users to find privacy settings
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Arizona’s attorney general sued the company last year You've heard of the backseat driver, but now Tesla is introducing a front seat driver
a driver-facing camera to monitor your attention levels. Too far?
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Tesla starts using cabin cameras to make sure drivers are paying attention
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The technical changes come amid regulatory scrutiny of Tesla vehicle safety in the U.S. and abroad. A new TV series on the rise and fall of Nokia is in production. What do you miss most about Nokia phones compared to today's smart phones?
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Rise and Fall of Cell Phone Company Nokia Will Be Charted in New TV Series (EXCLUSIVE)
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A new TV series will chart the rise and fall of Finnish cell phone company Nokia. Rabbit Films has begun production on “Mobile 1.0” (working title), a six-part scripted drama that explo… Love a good meme? You're not alone. And a new app is using memes to help us find love. Would you try this meme-based dating app?
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Meet Schmooze, the New Meme-Based Dating App
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Proving it is not your regular dating app, using a humor algorithm to find your perfect match. Have you asked your Google Assistant to sing the vaccine song to you, yet?
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You Can Now Ask Google Assistant to Sing the COVID Vaccine Song
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It's one of many songs that your Google Assistant can now sing to you. Ever deleted something from your phone and then needed it later? Android feels our pain. So, Android 12 will have the solution
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Now Google Photos doesn't have free unlimited storage, will you be switching to another photo storage app?
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Yes!
Good thing google fiber accounts include 1TB of storage so it really doesn't affect us.🙂
First there was the folding phone, now Samsung is going to launch a tri-folding tablet. What do you think will be next?
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Tab just leaked — tri-fold tablet will take on iPad Pro
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The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Tab is tipped for 2022 We're all addicted to our devices to some extent, but how many mobile devices is too many? Reuters says two is enough. How many do you carry around every day?
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Tech execs say two mobile devices is enough
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With all the smartphones, laptops, netbooks and mobile Internet devices on offer these days, how many gadgets do you really want to cram in your bag? US banks are beginning to use AI to monitor workers AND customers. They're analyzing customer preferences, working habits, and security. Is this necessary?
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U.S. banks deploy visual AI tools to monitor customers and workers
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Several U.S. banks have started deploying camera software that can analyze customer preferences and monitor workers. You hopefully keep your office network as secure as can be. But what about your home router? Here's how to check how secure it is
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Your Router's Security Stinks: Here's How to Fix It
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Most home Internet routers have serious security flaws, with some so vulnerable to attack they should be thrown out, an expert warns. Windows 10 is set for a new look later this year. We hear the new interface is going to be revolutionary. What do you think?
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Windows 10 will get a ‘revolutionized’ new look, according to Microsoft
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Microsoft job advert talks of a journey to revolutionize the UI Google searches on your laptop: This is the coolest time saving hack ever. Once you see this, you will use it
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PSA: Hit ‘/’ on Google results pages to return your cursor to the search box
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Say you're on Google.com, and you enter a search term. After the results load, simply hit the / key to focus on the search box, and you can resume typing. It seems Google misled Android users over location data collection. How do you feel about that?
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Judge in Australia finds Google misled Android users about location data collection
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The company disagreed with the findings Thanks to the Colonial Pipeline hack, the DHS is going to regulate cyber security for the pipeline industry. Which other industries do you think should be regulated?
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DHS decides pipeline companies need cybersecurity regulations
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DHS and CISA are keen to enforce cyber standards on critical infrastructure after the Colonial Pipeline debacle. The under 25s and over 75s are most susceptible to cyber fraud. And for similar reasons
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Young Adults, Seniors Over 75 Most Susceptible to Cyber Fraud: Report
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The most vulnerable cybercrime victims are young adults and adults over 75, according to the latest research revealed in the LexisNexis Risk Solutions biannual Cybercrime Report. The report reveals how unprecedented global change in 2020 created new opportunities for cybercriminals around the world,... Do you remember what iOS looked like a decade ago? Some of us miss that "skeuomorphic" look. Now someone's made an app to recreate the look
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iOS 4 has been lovingly recreated as an iPhone app
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All of the key animations and apps work from 10 years ago. Facebook is looking to take on Clubhouse and podcasts, with a suite of new audio products
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Facebook plans to go after Clubhouse — and podcasts — with a suite of new audio products
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But the products won’t show up for a while. Teams is getting more cross-platform integration, to help your people get their work done faster. What other improvements would you like to see?
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Microsoft Teams gets Fluid components, ‘main stage’ meeting app integrations
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Microsoft is adding new cross-platform integrations for Teams to help employees get work done without leaving the collaboration application. Worried about ransomware attacks? You should be. But Windows 10 does have a built-in ransomware protection feature. Switch it on
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Scared of ransomware attacks? Try Windows 10's built-in 'Ransomware protection' feature
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There are the obvious methods, of course: backup your data to offline, local drives regularly, keep important files in more than one secure location and avoid downloading... We've heard there may be port-less iPhones in our future, but what do you think about buttonless iPhones? Is this a step too far?
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Totally button-free iPhones could be coming after iPhone 13
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Apple may get rid of more than ports on future iPhones Ransomware attacks are increasing. And more and more businesses are opting to pay the ransom fee - which is leading to follow-up demands
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Successful Phishers Make Slim Gains in 2020
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Catastrophic events, like a pandemic, coupled with hasty technological change such as many people forced to work from home immediately, have been a rich environment in the past for phishers, who use deception to infect machines with malware, steal credentials, and invade corporate networks. However,... Amazon is well known for its working conditions. Could their new 'wellness chamber' be the solution to employee engagement?
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Amazon offers 'wellness chamber' for stressed staff
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The "AmaZen" chambers will let staff watch meditation videos and see "calming scenes". Google's soon starting work on its multi-billion dollar campus in San Jose. It'll take around 10 years to complete, but sounds like it'll be worth the wait
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Google gets the green light to build multi-billion dollar megacampus in San Jose
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Construction will begin as early as next year but likely take a decade to complete.