News WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy Might Be Illegal Macro Strategist: James Sterling WhatsApp's new privacy policy may be illegal, but representatives of WhatsApp still assure its users that the update will not affect the users' correspondence in any way, and it will still be encrypted.
News Boston Dynamics' Robot Dog Was Tested in Combat Scenarios Macro Strategist: James Sterling Spot appeared in research exercises alongside military students. Boston Dynamics was not notified of Spot's participation in military activities. The company claimed that all buyers sign an agreement according to which the robot cannot harm people.
News How to Check if You Are Among Facebook Users Whose Data Leaked? Macro Strategist: James Sterling There is one easy way to check whether your personal data leaked or not. You can use the Have I Been Pwned service to do this.
News The Israeli AI-Powered App Detects COVID-19 by Voice Macro Strategist: James Sterling The Israeli app's algorithm detected the coronavirus with an accuracy of 81,2% just using patients' voices. The company plans to improve its AI's performance further to identify diseases even more accurately.
BigTech Xiaomi First Foldable Phone Mix Fold Sold Out in Few Seconds Macro Strategist: James Sterling Even though the gadget has a decent starting price, it is still much more expensive than regular smartphones, considering the specifications. However, it wasn't enough to drive customers away from the new foldable phone.
News pCloud Identified the Most Invasive App Macro Strategist: James Sterling The company's research showed that Instagram collects 79% of its users' data, including search history, location, contacts, and financial information, which it then shares with third parties.
BigTech Who Are the Top Acquirers of AI Companies? Macro Strategist: James Sterling Four out of the five largest buying companies are American, according to a report by analyst firm GlobalData. Ireland-based Accenture was the only non-US company in the top-5 list.
News Steve Jobs' Hand-Written Job Application Was Sold at Auction Macro Strategist: James Sterling A five-decade-old hand-written Steve Jobs' job application was sold at auction again. Compared with three years ago, its price increased by 27%.
News Clubhouse Android Version Will Be Released Only in the Summer Macro Strategist: James Sterling One of the founders of the Clubhouse app, Paul Davison, announced that the Android version of the voice chat app would be released in a couple of months.
BigTech LG Could Close Down Its Mobile Phone Business Macro Strategist: James Sterling The South Korean tech giant stated that LG's smartphones couldn't compete in the global mobile device market. That's why LG should make a final decision.
News Tesla Cars Can Now Be Bought with Bitcoin Macro Strategist: James Sterling After Tesla CEO announced the addition of Bitcoin as a payment method for Tesla cars, the Bitcoin exchange rate rose by a couple of thousand dollars and exceeded $56,500 per unit.
News Carl Pei's Company Reveals the Design of Its True Wireless Earbuds Macro Strategist: James Sterling The design was developed by Tom Howard, the Assistant Director of Design at Teenage Engineering, Swedish music and audio equipment manufacturer.
BigTech Facebook Disabled Over 1.3 Billion Fake Accounts Within Three Months Macro Strategist: James Sterling According to Facebook, the company also uses AI algorithms to combat misleading information. They identify networks of profiles exhibiting coordinated suspicious activity.
BigTech YouTube Is Testing a New Feature for Identifying Goods on Video Macro Strategist: James Sterling The development and testing of the service began last year, but only a limited number of users could take part in it back then. Now, the experimental feature has become available to a broader audience, but it only applies to US residents so far.
News Oman Blocked the Clubhouse App for Not Having a Permit Macro Strategist: James Sterling The oldest independent state in the Arab world, Oman, followed China's footsteps and blocked the Clubhouse app for not having a permit from the authorities.
BigTech Google Chrome Update Consumes Less RAM Macro Strategist: James Sterling The new feature is called PartitionAlloc. It allows users to speed up the browser's loading of pages and free up the computer's RAM.
News Jack Dorsey's First Tweet Sold for Over $2,9 Million Macro Strategist: James Sterling The first tweet of Twitter CEO, which said "just setting up my twttr," was posted in 2006 and was sold for over $2,9 million. Dorsey said he would convert the amount into bitcoins and donate them to GiveDirectly, which operates in Africa.
BigTech Huawei Challenges U.S. FCC Over Disputing That It Is a National Security Threat Macro Strategist: James Sterling The Chinese multinational technology company Huawei is trying to challenge its status as a threat to U.S. national security through the courts.
BigTech Windows 10 Update Will Automatically Uninstall Edge Legacy Macro Strategist: James Sterling Microsoft will automatically remove Edge Legacy from all computers with a software update on April 13.
BigTech Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Ban Accounts With Stolen Rare Usernames Macro Strategist: James Sterling Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok banned hundreds of hacked accounts and sold them for their single word usernames.
BigTech Apple May Unveil Its First VR Headset in 2022 Macro Strategist: James Sterling Some information sources claimed that they saw secret images of a late Apple prototype device and even tried to make a sketch and show how Apple's late prototype looks like.
News Boston Dynamics Presented Enterprise Spot That Can Recharge Itself Macro Strategist: James Sterling Boston Dynamics introduced new remote control software for Spot robot, a new robotic arm attachment, and an entirely new robot that can recharge itself.
BigTech China Restricts Installation of Google Services on Xiaomi Smartphones Macro Strategist: James Sterling Xiaomi users now can't install Google's GMS on its smartphones in China.
News YouTube Is Testing a New Feature to Make Short Clips Macro Strategist: James Sterling New video giant's feature allows to share the most exciting moments from streams and videos without forcing the user to search for it on a three-hour stream.
News New Spotify Patent Can Suggest Songs Based on Users Emotions Macro Strategist: James Sterling Many Spotify listeners will not want to be recorded by the program. The company said that having a patent for technology does not mean that it will be used in the future.
