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Google's clever speakers record everything they hear (updated)

Google Home's smart speakers record user conversations, even if they didn’t contact a voice assistant. About this, citing sources, the publication informs VRT News. Before that, devices with a voice assistant, Alexa, were caught in eavesdropping. Amazon has confirmed that this is true.

Google's clever speakers record everything they hear (updated)

An unnamed informant showed VRT News some audio recordings of personal conversations of Google Home users from the Netherlands and Belgium (VRT News - Belgian media). There were ordinary conversations and family quarrels on the records. Users did not contact the voice assistant, did not pronounce the phrase "Ok, Google!"

VRT News claims that the job of informing the publication was deciphering such records. According to the official version, it is necessary to improve speech recognition technology.

VRT News notes that in the Google Home documentation there is no direct mention of the permanent recording of everything …

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Pavel Durov shared plans for the development of the Telegram in 2019

Founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov summed up in 2018, and told about the plans for 2019. He wrote about this in my channel Telegram.

According to Durov, “2018 was great for a Telegram, but 2019 will be the most important in the history of the company.” He also promised that this year in the Telegram will be a new long-awaited features.

The leader Telegram also noted the increased popularity of the messenger:

Telegram — one of the few applications for messaging, which has …

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Security Directors of companies from Silicon valley less expensive bodyguards of the Russian oligarchs

Apple reported that the company spent 310 000 USD to security of the person Tim cook in 2018. The editors of Wired decided to compare the costs of manufacturer iPhone security with other companies in Silicon valley.

Security Directors of companies from Silicon valley less expensive bodyguards of the Russian oligarchs

According to the SEC (securities and exchange Commission), Amazon, and Oracle spent $ 1.6 million on personal security for Jeff Bezos and Larry Ellison respectively. Alphabet holding company, which is owned by Google, has spent more than $ 600,000 on security for Sundar …

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Google discontinued its Chromecast Audio

Google told The Verge and Android Police that it covers the manufacture of Chromecast Audio. The company sells remnants on the official website for $ 15.

Audio Chromecast is a tiny device that connects to old speakers via 3.5 mm audio Jack. using Wi-Fi, it acts as a transmitter and broadcasts music from the connected device to the column. In three years of existence, Chromecast Audio, he has not got the support of Apple Music.

“Our product portfolio continues to evolve, and now we …

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5 new features and changes that need to be in iOS 13

Before the presentation of iOS 13 have six months. iOS 12 is largely similar to the iOS 11, because the main focus was on changes within the system. It is expected that significant changes will appear in iOS 13.

5 new features and changes that need to be in iOS 13

Information about what new features will appear in iOS 13, no. But there is a small wish list that we’d like to see this year.

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5 new features and changes that need to be in iOS 13

This function expect the first year. It is on some Android smartphones, and was in Windows Phone. Soon it will appear in the shell …

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Apple HomeKit — unexpected winner of the CES 2019?

Not participate personally and not making any ads, Apple has managed to hold on CES 2019 one of our best conferences in recent years. All because companies-participants, wanting to improve the intellectual capabilities of their devices, began to use HomeKit.

Apple HomeKit — unexpected winner of the CES 2019?

Voice assistants Assistant Google Alexa and rightly received their portion of glory at the exhibition. But they still could not overshadow Siri, with the help of which the system HomeKit, users can start automatic action in the …

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Apple daily buys 50 seats in business class, United Airlines

The iClarified have found that Apple every day buys 50 seats in business class on flights which are carried out by United Airlines. The edition tried to find out why it took us corporations.

Apple daily buys 50 seats in business class, United Airlines

According to the publication, Apple daily buys tickets for business class flights from San Francisco to Shanghai. This information was confirmed in Twitter account LAflyer, which published advertising banners on corporate accounts United Airlines. Among the partners of the airline were named Apple, …

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Apple criticizes competitors for the disregard for the safety of users, and I remember her naked celebrities

To hint at what the competitors disregard the privacy of users — a risky advertising move, he told reporters CNBC. They remembered the cupertinos scandal with leaked personal photos 2014.

Apple criticizes competitors for the disregard for the safety of users, and I remember her naked celebrities

This week cupertinos once again reminded users — the business of Apple is built on the basis of privacy and security. This is a very risky position, given the difficult situation with privacy all over the world (especially China), as well as the dangers faced by cloud backup service, consider …

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Prices in the app stores of Apple and Google remain the same, despite the increase in VAT

In connection with the increase of VAT in Russia is 18% to 20% of the price of many products has grown, however, Apple and Google don’t have to raise the price in their app stores.

Prices in the app stores of Apple and Google remain the same, despite the increase in VAT

First this fact drew the attention of journalists AppleInsider.ru.

“The Apple of receipts received after January 1, specified VAT at 20%. Thus the end product cost to the consumer has not changed. So, Apple Music in December cost 143,22 rubles without VAT, and in January 2019 — 140,83 of the ruble.” …

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Apple lost to Microsoft and Amazon, which has become the most valuable company in the world

Amazon has overtaken Apple and Microsoft in terms of cost. Thus, the volume of the market capitalization of Amazon is now more than $ 800 billion, while Apple is content with only about 700 billions.

Apple lost to Microsoft and Amazon, which has become the most valuable company in the world

Apple ceased to be the most expensive private company in the world. At this point updated data on volumes of the market capitalization of leading U.S. corporations. So, the first place now is Amazon, whose value reaches 803 billion. Followed by Microsoft, whose volume is estimated at 784 …

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