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French startup Plume out to crowd-source air quality

FrenchstartupPlumeLabsisouttoletpeoplebreatheasier,whetherpreparingforamarathonorjustbicyclingtowork.Paris-basedPlumecreatedFlowdevicesthatpeoplecanusetomeasure

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Chinese researchers transform silk for use in skull surgeries

Fewpeoplethinkthatsilkcanbeusedasashieldtodefendthebrain,butChineseresearchershavetransformedthesoftgarmentmaterialintoscrewstostabilizeskullbonesinbrainsurgery

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Mystery Stingray devices discovered in Washington

SpykitsthatcantrackmobilephonesandinterceptcallsandmessageshavebeendiscoveredinWashingtonandbeyond,theUSgovernmenthassaid.TheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity(DHS)sa

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FDA approves America's first continuous blood sugar detector

TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)gaveagreenlightonTuesdaytoanintegratedcontinuousglucosemonitoring(iCGM)systemfordeterminingbloodglucose(sugar)levelsinchild

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Blackberry modified to 'help drug cartels'

Thechiefexecutiveofacompanythatcreatedhighly-securesmartphonesallegedlyusedbysomeoftheworld'smostnotoriouscriminalshasbeenindicted.Canadian-basedPhantomSecurema

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Microsoft is optimizing Skype for low-end Android phones

MicrosoftisrollingoutanupdatedversionofSkypeforAndroid,onethat’soptimizedfordevicesrunningolderversionsoftheOS,providingbetteraudioandvideoqualityforlower-endde

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Artificial neurons compute faster than the human brain

Acomputingsystemthatmimicsneuralprocessingcouldmakeartificialintelligencemoreefficient—andmorehuman.Superconductingcomputingchipsmodelledafterneuronscanprocessi

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Apple says all Macs, iPhones and iPads exposed to chip security flaws

AppleInc.saidallMaccomputersandiOSdevices,likeiPhonesandiPads,areaffectedbychipsecurityflawsunearthedthisweek,butthecompanystressedtherearenoknownexploitsimpact

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Google rolls out security patch for Android devices

GooglereleasedTuesdayitsJanuary2018securitypatchtofixatotalof38securityvulnerabilitiesforsupportedPixelandNexusdevices.AbulletinreleasedbyGooglesaidthesecurityp

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Apple faces at least 12 class-action lawsuits over iPhone slowdowns

Witheachdaythatgoesby,moreiPhoneusersarebandingtogethertosueAppleforquietlythrottlingiPhonespeedtopreservebatterylife.Applecamecleanlastweek,andyesterdayrelease

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S. Korea to ban cameras in public bathhouses, restrooms

TheS.Koreangovernmentplanstobanallfilmingandphotographyinpublicbathhouses,dressingroomsandrestroomstopreventthecountry'sso-calledhiddencameracrimes,theInteriorM

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Germany bans children’s smartwatches over safety concerns

AGermanregulatoristellingparentstodestroytheirchildren’ssmartwatches,normallydesignedfor5-to-12-year-olds,forsafetyreasons.TelecomsregulatorFederalNetworkAgency

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China: E-gadget ban during flights to be lifted

China'scivilaviationauthoritysaidonMondaythatitwillliftitsbanontheuseofportableelectronicdevicesonaircraft,andairlineswillmakethedecisionthemselves.Anewlyrevise

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Galaxy Note 8 and Xperia XZ1 are the latest to support Netflix HDR

TheincrediblyshortlistofmobiledevicesthatcanplayNetflixinHDRhasgrownjustabitlonger.Ifyoutendtowatchshowsontheservicewhileonthegoandwanttoseethebestpossiblepictu

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8th Wall wants to put awesome AR experiences on more smartphones

Whilemanyaugmentedrealitystartupsarefocusedonthefuturethatalways-onsmartglassescanbringtotheworld,ARcouldalsobringoneofthebiggestshiftstohowweoperateourmobilede

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Microsoft dismisses Consumer Reports’ Surface complaints

MicrosoftsaysitrespectfullydisagreeswithConsumerReports’findingsonitsSurfacerangeoflaptopsandtablets.ConsumerReportshasremovedits“recommended”badgefromMicrosoft

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Nougat hits 13.5% with Android O right around the corner

GooglehasupdatedthedeveloperdashboardsforAugust,andthatmeansanewglimpseatwhichversionsofAndroidarefloatingaroundoutthere.Likelastmonth,Android7.0and7.1sawasmall