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Google’s new app makes it easy to save mobile data

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New App ‘Triangle’ let’s you control data use

Google have developed a new app which lets you view and control the amount of data you use. The app ‘Triangle’ lets you monitor data usage and restrict apps from using your data even when your 3/4G is on.

This is a handy little app if you’re on a contract with limited data as some apps consume a lot more data than others but it’s also helpful as some apps will continue to drain your data if they are running in the background.

Another feature this app has is that you can allow certain apps access to your data for limited time periods from 10 to 30 minutes.

This app is only available in the Philippines for now as it’s still in it’s testing phase.

 

Episode 247 – Boosted Boards

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Google Deepmind extends Stream App to Musgrove Park

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Google’s DeepMind implemented it’s Streams health app to Musgrove Park Hospital in Somerset.

Streams helps medical professionals spot signs of kidney failure but was controversial when it rolled out at Royal Free Hospital in London. As it sought access to 1.6million patient records.

According to the BBC there is no opt-out for patients who don’t want to share their personal data, with DeepMind keen to reiterate that no data is shared with it’s parent firm.

DeepMind is Google’s AI arm and development of the app didn’t involve any AI, DeepMind has a health division and are keen to explore ways in which it can be used within the NHS

Streams has been seen in a positive light by medical professionals but questions raised if the NHS should’ve shared data with Google.

Musgrove Park Hospital plans to hold workshops/open days with both the staff and the public to see how the app works and refused to rule out if it could be used in the future to detect health conditions.

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Jeremy Corbin Slid In My DM's

Episode 243 Jeremy Corbyn Slid in My DM’s

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Google Ad Block

Google Ad-Blockers

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Google are currently working on an ad-blocker called ‘Funding Choices’.

Ad-blocking programs are designed to protect consumers from the intrusive web ads that slow down browsers and suck up personal data.

Majority of publishes and producers rely on advertising revenue, so the ad-blockers take ‘a big toll on their companies. So giving the consumers the option to pay for ad-blocking would cover these expenses.

Recent figures from Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) show that 22% of UK adults use ad-blocking services online and in 2016 alone, the service Ad Blocker Plus claimed to have over 100 million active users worldwide.

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9eyes Website

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9eyes in a nutshell is a guy, who created a website and posts funny, scenic and action filled photos from Google street view.

 

Whoever this guy is must have spent hours looking through Google street view finding these masterpieces that are simply original content.

Prison inmate on the run

Prison inmate on the run

Scenic view of wild horses

Scenic view of wild horses

Smiling Balloon

Smiling Balloon

Wild monkeys bathing

Wild monkeys bathing

 

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Google Turns Raspberry Pi Smart!

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Raspberry Pi is about to get really smart, they have teamed up with Google to bring voice integration to their product, with a very smart combination of hardware and software. So smart in fact this little DIY kit brings all the fancy powers that the Google Home has to the Raspberry Pi 3.

However…..the pack contains a Voice HAT (Hardware Accessory on Top, a HAT is any piece of physical hardware that is added to the Pi motherboard) board with a speaker and a microphone, giving Pi owners everything they need to add-in voice integration.

The only way to get the HAT board is to buy the latest issue of the company’s official magazine The MagPi, where it comes as a freebie.

WHAT IS A RASPBERRY PI?

A Raspberry Pi is a credit card-sized computer originally designed for education, inspired by the 1981 BBC Micro. … The Raspberry Pi is slower than a modern laptop or desktop but is still a complete Linux computer and can provide all the expected abilities that implies, at a low-power consumption level. https://opensource.com/resources/what-raspberry-pi

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CATS Crash Arena!

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From the creators of the hit games Cut the Rope and King of Thieves, comes the most ingenious and stylish battle bot constructor!

Build your own battle robot and unleash its power in this new PvP fighting game!

Fight your way up from backyards to the World Championship. Win new parts and use them to design an unbeatable fighting robot. Make every opponent bite the dust!

To download CATS Crash Arena please click here Apple / Android

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Google Teaching Kids About Fake News

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Google is taking a lot of time to tackle fake news and one of the ways that they are going to be undertaking this task it by teaching kids aged 13-18 years old via a series of workshops called Internet Citizens. It has been designed by experts from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, UK Youth and Livity, whilst Google has an advisory council which includes Metropilitan Police and thinktank Demos.

According to Google:

“The workshops will help young people find a positive sense of belonging online and teach skills on how to participate safely and responsibly, and use tools such as flagging and comment moderation to make the web better for all. Some of the specific topics include what could be done in response to offensive speech, fake news, echo chambers and how they could use video to bring diverse groups together.”

 

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Burger King Sabotaged!

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In the US a 15 second Burger King advert that included a BK employee asking “OK, Google. What is the Whopper burger?” was highjacked by the public. It was intended to activate Google Home smart speakers and some Android phones, triggering the devices to read out information about the burgers from online encyclopaedia Wikipedia.

Crafty members of the public edited Wikipedia to describe the Whopper as the “worst hamburger product” and another added cyanide to the list of ingredients. However Wikipedia have come under fire after reports that BK’s own marketing team edited their Whopper page before the ad ran.

The BBC understands the ad was blocked but BK later ran a tweaked version on US TV.

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Will more companies start using software like this?

Is this becoming minority report?

Is this an invasion of privacy or is it genius marketing?

Do you think Burger King were aware this was going to happen?

Are you surprised by the lengths that companies will go to to get you to buy their stuff?