Month: June 2020
Google to let you use a Fi number and a Voice number on the same account
Google is rolling out the ability to have different Voice and Fi numbers on the same Google account. That could be handy if you want to use one service for a personal number and the other for a business number, for example. The feature addresses a criticism of Fi that…
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Google is spending $2bn on a new European data center Google Data Center
Google is planning to invest as much as $2bn in a new data center in Poland according to the country’s daily business newspaper Pulz Biznesu. The company isn’t the only tech giant preparing to launch a new data center in Poland as Microsoft announced back in May that it will…
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ACLU files first formal complaint over wrongful facial recognition arrest
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a formal complaint against Detroit police over what it says is the first known example of a wrongful arrest caused by faulty facial recognition technology. Robert Julian-Borchak Williams, an African American man, was arrested after a facial recognition system falsely matched his…
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Slack lets up to 20 companies chat in the same channel
Slack, which is commonly used as a chat program within organizations, is now introducing a way to communicate with people from other organizations. The feature is called Slack Connect, and when implemented, it’ll let you use channels and all sorts of… Source
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Nvidia beats AMD to full DirectX 12 Ultimate compatibility null
Nvidia has released new driver updates that add support for DirectX 12 Ultimate and the new GPU scheduling feature that debuted with Microsoft’s Windows 10 May 2020 Update. The release of new Game Ready Driver and Studio Drivers means Nvidia is the first GPU maker to deliver full compliance for…
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Sonos will lay off 12 percent of its workforce due to COVID-19
Sonos is the latest company to announce layoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It plans to eliminate 12 percent of its global headcount and close its New York retail store and six satellite offices. The company outlined these plans in a filing with th… Source
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