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Microsoft announces Windows 365, a subscription cloud PC
Microsoft has announced a new "cloud PC" product where users can stream a Windows device from anywhere. Windows 365 will work similarly to game streaming - where the computing is done in a data centre somewhere remotely and streamed to a device. That means all sorts of devices - including tablets or Apple Macs - can stream a full Windows desktop PC. It is being sold to businesses to b ... Read more
2021-07-14 20:07:03
Amazon rolls out encryption for Ring doorbells
Amazon is to offer end-to-end encryption for videos captured by the Ring doorbell worldwide, following a successful trial in the US. It means that only the smartphone on which the video is received will be able to view the files. End-to-end encryption is a security feature favoured by privacy-focused messaging services such as WhatsApp. However, some governments, including the UK, say it makes ... Read more
2021-07-13 19:37:51
Google fined €500m by French competition authority
Google has been hit with a €500m (£427m) fine by France's competition authority for failing to negotiate "in good faith" with news organisations over the use of their content. The authority accused Google of not taking an order to do so seriously. Google told the BBC the decision "ignores our efforts to reach an agreement". The fine is the latest skirmish in a global copyrig ... Read more
2021-07-13 19:37:36
Euro 2020: Why abuse remains rife on social media
Once again, social-media companies are facing criticism as their platforms are used to racially abuse football players, following the dramatic conclusion of the Euro 2020 men's tournament on Sunday night. And make no mistake, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the technology giants to defend these incidents. How can they not be held more responsible for the content they share to millions? ... Read more
2021-07-12 19:42:21
Super Mario 64 game sells for record-breaking $1.5m at auction
A sealed copy of video game Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for more than $1.5m (£1.1m), shattering records. The 1996 cartridge was a launch title for the Nintendo 64 console, and was one of the most influential early 3D platformers. The auction house said there were "fewer than five" copies in such good condition. The sale dwarfed another record-breaker, an original Legend of Zeld ... Read more
2021-07-12 19:41:33
Google boss Sundar Pichai warns of threats to internet freedom
The free and open internet is under attack in countries around the world, Google boss Sundar Pichai has warned. He says many countries are restricting the flow of information, and the model is often taken for granted. In an in-depth interview with the BBC, Pichai also addresses controversies around tax, privacy and data. And he argues artificial intelligence is more profound than fire, electric ... Read more
2021-07-11 19:42:46
Pollution-eating car shown off at Goodwood Festival
海外でも気軽に5Gが使える時代が来た 世界中で5Gサービスの普及が進んでいますが、日本でモバイルルーターのレンタルサービスを展開しているグローバルWiFiが、ついに海外向け5Gルーターのレンタルを始めました。まずはアメリカ本土とハワイ向け。料金は1日あたり2970円（早割り）または3170円（定価）。1週間の滞在となると1万5000円程度かかるものの、ギガビットの高速通信をアメリカでも使うことができるのです。 A car that has been designed to strip the air of pollution as it drives along has been shown off at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Created by British designer Thomas Heatherwick, it is hope ... Read more
2021-07-11 19:41:58
NHS Covid app settings changing to send fewer alerts
The NHS Covid-19 app will be altered to send out fewer isolation alerts, the BBC has learned. The team behind the contact tracing app for England and Wales has been told to adjust the measurements which trigger the alerts, a source has confirmed. The time frame for the change is not yet known. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps had suggested that the app might need to change for the planned lifti ... Read more
2021-07-09 19:44:40
Pollution-eating car shown off at Goodwood Festival
A car that has been designed to strip the air of pollution as it drives along has been shown off at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Created by British designer Thomas Heatherwick, it is hoped the Airo will go into production in China in 2023, with plans to make a million of them. The radical design is intended to address not only the pollution issue, but also help solve the "space crisis&qu ... Read more
2021-07-09 19:44:10
Euro 2020: ITV sorry for Apple TV streaming issue
ITV has apologised for an issue with its streaming of Wednesday's England v Denmark football game on Apple TV. One viewer said on social media they had missed 14 minutes of the men's match. The broadcaster said viewers watching on other Apple devices, such as iPads and iPhones, and its ITV Hub player had been unaffected. But there have been other complaints about ITV Hub's livestreaming, such a ... Read more
2021-07-08 19:30:57