Month: May 2020
Google Messages update could finally bring end-to-end encryption via RCS
The next version of Google Messages could add in a much-wanted security upgrade that offers its users extra protection, reports have claimed. The APK Insight team at 9To5Google recently got wind of a new preview build of Google Messages v6.2, and among several changes in the new version was the…
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Google is working on voice confirmation for purchases with Assistant
Soon you’ll be able to make purchases through Google Assistant using just your voice. As Android Police reports, a new Voice Match setting has been discovered in the Assistant’s Payments and Security settings pane — a pretty strong indicator that Goo… Source
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Three questions tech leaders should ask during the pandemic
We’re living through unprecedented times, dealing with a situation completely out of our control. But while tech leaders have no way of managing the pandemic itself, they do have control over how their business responds and adapts to the chaos left by COVID-19. And for many, it’s exposing cracks in…
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Scandit raises $80M as COVID-19 drives demand for contactless deliveries
Enterprise barcode scanner company Scandit has closed an $80 million Series C round, led by Silicon Valley VC firm G2VP. Atomico, GV, Kreos, NGP Capital, Salesforce Ventures and Swisscom Ventures also participated in the round — which brings its total raised to date to $123M. The Zurich-based firm offers a…
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5G won’t return mobile market to growth in 2020
New figures from Gartner have provided further evidence that the coronavirus pandemic will result in a major decline in smartphone sales and delay the impact of 5G handsets this year. The analyst firm is predicting the mobile phone market will contract by 14.6 per cent this year, as restrictions on…
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Internet giants join forces to stop user data being tracked
Some of the world’s biggest technology names have come together to urge governments to help protect the privacy of internet users. Seven major tech firms are petitioning the United States House of Representatives to pass legislation that limits the warrantless collection of internet search and browsing history by the US…
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