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Grandmother posting Facebook photos of her grandchildren violates GDPR privacy rule, court says
A grandmother in the Netherlands has until this weekend to remove photos of her grandchildren from her Facebook page, or she’ll face daily fines, after a judge found she was violating the European Union’s strict online privacy rules, the BBC reported. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) does not…
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Foxtel’s Binge: everything you need to know about the new Aussie streaming service
Having seen great success with its Kayo Sports streaming service, Foxtel is taking another big swipe at the Australian streaming video market with Binge, a new platform that will offer a huge library of supposedly binge-worthy shows and movies. Set to bring Aussies over 10,000 hours of “unturnoffable” on demand…
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Microsoft Surface Headphones 2 review: perfect for work-from-home life
Microsoft achieved something very impressive with the original Surface Headphones: the company was able to leapfrog veterans of the noise-canceling headphone market (like Bose and Sony) with an ingenious method for controlling them. With a twist of the smooth-turning dial on either ear cup, you could adjust volume and the…
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The Sims 4’s next expansion lets you live an eco-friendly life — or the opposite
The next expansion for The Sims 4 introduces a brand-new location, called Evergreen Harbor, where, for the first time, players’ actions will have a direct impact on the environment. The expansion, called Eco Lifestyle, will let players embrace a green lifestyle through gardening, renewable energy, and new features like upcycling…
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Nvidia’s AI recreates Pac-Man from scratch just by watching it being played
Nvidia is best known for its graphics cards, but the company conducts some serious research into artificial intelligence, too. For its latest project, Nvidia researchers taught an AI system to recreate the game of Pac-Man simply by watching it being played. There’s no coding involved, no pre-rendered images for the…
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Researchers claim new internet speed record of 44.2 Tbps
Researchers based out of Australia’s Monash, Swinburne, and RMIT universities say they’ve set a new internet speed record of 44.2 Tbps, according to a paper published in the open-access journal Nature Communications. That’s theoretically enough speed to download the contents of more than 50 100GB Ultra HD Blu-ray discs in…
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