Month: May 2020
Arizona sues Google claiming it illegally tracked Android users
Arizona has sued Google over claims that it illegally collected location data from users without their permission, according to the Washington Post. The state’s attorney general Mark Brnovich argued that Google kept location tracking running in the b… Source
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Google accused of illegally tracking Android phone users
Google is in a soup. It has been sued for allegedly tracking Android users’ location without their consent and even when the location tracking features had been manually disabled. According to a report in Washington Post, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has filed the lawsuit saying that Google kept location…
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Meniga, the digital banking tech provider, raises €8.5M led by French bank Groupe BPCE
Meniga, the London-headquartered fintech that provides digital banking technology to some of the world’s largest banks, has closed a €8.5 million in additional funding. Described primarily as a “strategic investment,” the round is led by Groupe BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France, alongside Portugal’s Grupo Crédito Agrícola and long-standing…
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The Valorant beta ends today, so you don’t have to watch Twitch anymore
Riot Games’ competitive team-based shooter, Valorant, has been in beta for almost two months, but the action will grind to a halt at 9am PT/5pm BST today (May 28). If you search for a game after this time you won’t be able to find a match. However, if you’re currently…
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Philips adds voice control to its Hue TV sync box
Signify, the company formerly known as Philips Lighting, promised voice control for the Hue Play HDMI Sync Box back in January at CES. Now, the feature is finally rolling out as part of the device’s latest software update. The HDMI box syncs the comp… Source
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Philips Hue TV sync box now supports HDR10+ and Dolby Vision
The box that syncs Philips Hue lights with whatever’s on your TV is getting a big update today: it now supports two major HDR standards: HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. At launch, the longly named Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box could analyze content playing at up to 4K at 60Hz,…
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