Month: May 2020
France’s data protection watchdog reviews contact-tracing app StopCovid
France’s data protection watchdog CNIL has released its second review of StopCovid, the contact-tracing app backed by the French government. The CNIL says there’s no major issue with the technical implementation and legal framework around StopCovid, with some caveats. France isn’t relying on Apple and Google’s contact-tracing API. Instead, a…
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Dear Sophie: Can I work in the US on a dependent spouse visa?
Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor Dear…
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T-Mobile now supports cross-carrier RCS messaging
T-Mobile subscribers can now send RCS messages to people on other phone networks, so long as everyone involved has an Android phone and support for the new messaging standard. There are still a bunch of caveats here, but this appears to be a big step forward for RCS. The messaging…
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ARM’s latest phone chip designs will be better-equipped for 5G and foldables
Smartphones require faster hardware every year, but upcoming models equipped with 5G and multiple displays will likely call for an even bigger jump in processing power than normal. ARM’s new Cortex-A78 CPU could serve as a starting point for companie… Source
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J.K. Rowling is releasing a new book chapter-by-chapter online for free
J.K. Rowling will stagger the release of her new children’s novel The Ickabog over the next seven weeks, publishing the book in tiny chapters online and making it available to readers for free. Rowling is hosting The Ickabog on a new website with anywhere from “a chapter (or two, or…
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T-Mobile customers can send RCS messages to Android users worldwide
The rollout of Rich Communication Services (RCS) in the US and much of the world has been a slow affair. However, the next-generation replacement for SMS and MMS messaging just got a much-needed boost from T-Mobile and Google. The companies say they'… Source
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