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    • mlnewsM
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      Amazon One: Palm scanner launched for 'secure' payments

      Amazon has announced a new payment system for real-world shops which uses a simple wave of the hand.
      Its new Amazon One scanner registers an image of the user's palm, letting them pay by hovering their hand in mid-air "for about a second or so", it says. The product will be trialled at two of Amazon's physical stores in Seattle. But the company said it is "in active discussions with several potential customers" about rolling it out to other shops in the future. "In most retail environments, Amazon One could become an alternate payment or loyalty card option with a device at the checkout counter next to a traditional point of sale system," it said. Amazon also said the system could be used for "entering a location like a stadium" or scanning yourself into work instead of using an ID card. "We believe Amazon One has broad applicability beyond our retail stores," it added.

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        Washington emergency responders first to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet in the field: ‘It’s amazing’

        The Starlink satellite internet network that SpaceX is developing has been used in the field by Washington state emergency responders in recent weeks, the first early application of the company’s service to be disclosed.

        Washington’s state military, which includes its emergency response division, began employing Starlink user terminals in early August to bring internet service to areas devastated by wildfires. User terminals are the small devices on the ground that connect to the satellites. The emergency division has seven Starlink user terminals, which it is deploying with early success.

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        • scottalanmillerS
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          Zoho is mostly down. Up for me, but seems to be down for just about everyone else.

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          • travisdh1T
            travisdh1 @JaredBusch
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            @JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

            Washington emergency responders first to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet in the field: ‘It’s amazing’

            The Starlink satellite internet network that SpaceX is developing has been used in the field by Washington state emergency responders in recent weeks, the first early application of the company’s service to be disclosed.

            Washington’s state military, which includes its emergency response division, began employing Starlink user terminals in early August to bring internet service to areas devastated by wildfires. User terminals are the small devices on the ground that connect to the satellites. The emergency division has seven Starlink user terminals, which it is deploying with early success.

            I can't wait for Starlink to reach general availablility. Will reduce so many pain points in the rural areas areound here.

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              Texkonc @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

              Zoho is mostly down. Up for me, but seems to be down for just about everyone else.

              Outage week. Lets see who dies tomorrow.

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                @scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                Zoho is mostly down. Up for me, but seems to be down for just about everyone else.

                My client is getting some email when using a local email client, but the phone clients and web interface were all down.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @Texkonc
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                  @Texkonc said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                  @scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                  Zoho is mostly down. Up for me, but seems to be down for just about everyone else.

                  Outage week. Lets see who dies tomorrow.

                  Yeah, this is pretty crazy.

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                  • black3dynamiteB
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                    https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-the-release-of-fedora-33-beta/

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                    • black3dynamiteB
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                      https://xcp-ng.org/blog/2020/09/30/xcp-ng-8-2-lts-beta/

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                      • mlnewsM
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                        London Marathon 2020: Athletes to wear social-distancing tech

                        Staff and athletes in Sunday's London Marathon must wear social-distancing technology around their necks.
                        The Bump device, which makes an audible alert when the wearer is too close to others, will be worn by the 100 elite competitors and 500 event coordinators. The race, 19 laps of a closed course in St James's Park, screened from public view, is the first major marathon since the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers say. Non-elite runners can participate in a 24-hour virtual version of the event. Designed by UK company Tharsus, the Bump uses radio-frequency technology, allowing organisers to track when athletes and staff are within a defined distance of one another. And if one tests positive for coronavirus in the subsequent two weeks, those who have been in close proximity will be notified.

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                          DustinB3403 @mlnews
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                          @mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                          London Marathon 2020: Athletes to wear social-distancing tech

                          Staff and athletes in Sunday's London Marathon must wear social-distancing technology around their necks.
                          The Bump device, which makes an audible alert when the wearer is too close to others, will be worn by the 100 elite competitors and 500 event coordinators. The race, 19 laps of a closed course in St James's Park, screened from public view, is the first major marathon since the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers say. Non-elite runners can participate in a 24-hour virtual version of the event. Designed by UK company Tharsus, the Bump uses radio-frequency technology, allowing organisers to track when athletes and staff are within a defined distance of one another. And if one tests positive for coronavirus in the subsequent two weeks, those who have been in close proximity will be notified.

                          Shoot, I was hoping for shock collars.

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                            Nintendo wins £1.5m in Switch hacking case

                            Nintendo has won $2m (£1.5m) in a legal battle against a website that sold tools allowing people to play pirated games on its Switch console.
                            Uberchips was accused of selling hardware and software that let users install and play games for free. As part of the settlement, it must destroy all its stock and hand over its domain name to Nintendo.
                            The tools it sold were made by hacking group Team-Xecuter, which Nintendo had also wanted to sue. When that effort failed, Nintendo targeted stores that offered its tools for sale instead. According to the lawsuit, Team-Xecuter designs and manufactures an unauthorised operating system called SX OS and offers tools that install it.

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                              hobbit666 @mlnews
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                              @mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                              Nintendo wins £1.5m in Switch hacking case

                              And following on from that

                              US arrests two members of console hacking group Team Xecuter

                              Two members of Team Xecuter, a group that develops and sells devices that allow people to play pirated copies of games on their consoles, are in FBI custody.

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                                VMware buys SaltStack

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                                  travisdh1 @1337
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                                  @Pete-S said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                                  VMware buys SaltStack

                                  That could be good, bad, or both, depending on how they go about monetizing it.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @1337
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                                    @Pete-S said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                                    VMware buys SaltStack

                                    Yeah, pretty cool.

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
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                                      https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/raspberry-pi-text-face-mask

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                                        https://www.deepin.org/en/2020/09/11/deepin-20-innovation-is-ongoing/

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                                          YouTube apologises for mocking long videos

                                          YouTube has apologised and deleted a tweet from its official Twitter account in which it mocked content creators for making videos that were too long.
                                          Under its own rules, adverts can be placed in the middle of videos at least eight minutes long only - shortened in July 2020 from a 10-minute minimum. This means content creators can make more money by making longer videos. YouTubers can also start monetising their videos only once they have racked up 4,000 hours of watch time. "It is like giving your daughter allowance based on hours studied, not grades, then complaining she studies too much," former Amazon Studios strategy head Matthew Ball said.

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller @mlnews
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                                            @mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                                            YouTube has apologised and deleted a tweet from its official Twitter account in which it mocked content creators for making videos that were too long.
                                            Under its own rules, adverts can be placed in the middle of videos at least eight minutes long only - shortened in July 2020 from a 10-minute minimum. This means content creators can make more money by making longer videos. YouTubers can also start monetising their videos only once they have racked up 4,000 hours of watch time. "It is like giving your daughter allowance based on hours studied, not grades, then complaining she studies too much," former Amazon Studios strategy head Matthew Ball said.

                                            Seriously, talk about misunderstanding your own incentivization. Who should actually get mocked here?

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