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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Coronavirus: Scotland developing its own contact-tracing app
Scotland is developing its own coronavirus contact-tracing app, which it hopes to have ready for use in the autumn.
It follows the failure of an NHS-branded app in England, which was trialled on the Isle of Wight. On Thursday, Northern Ireland became the first part of the UK to deploy a contact-tracing app. Both Scotland and Northern Ireland decided to adapt software already being used in the Republic of Ireland. Contact-tracing apps are designed to help prevent a second wave of the coronavirus. They work by logging when two people have been in close proximity to each other for a substantial period of time. If one of the users is later diagnosed as having the disease, an alert can be sent to others they have recently been close to, telling them that they should also get tested and/or self-isolate.Is there any evidence that this actually helps with anything?
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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Coronavirus: Scotland developing its own contact-tracing app
Scotland is developing its own coronavirus contact-tracing app, which it hopes to have ready for use in the autumn.
It follows the failure of an NHS-branded app in England, which was trialled on the Isle of Wight. On Thursday, Northern Ireland became the first part of the UK to deploy a contact-tracing app. Both Scotland and Northern Ireland decided to adapt software already being used in the Republic of Ireland. Contact-tracing apps are designed to help prevent a second wave of the coronavirus. They work by logging when two people have been in close proximity to each other for a substantial period of time. If one of the users is later diagnosed as having the disease, an alert can be sent to others they have recently been close to, telling them that they should also get tested and/or self-isolate.Is there any evidence that this actually helps with anything?
Beyond common sense? Yes...
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(20)30157-2/fulltext
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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Coronavirus: Scotland developing its own contact-tracing app
Scotland is developing its own coronavirus contact-tracing app, which it hopes to have ready for use in the autumn.
It follows the failure of an NHS-branded app in England, which was trialled on the Isle of Wight. On Thursday, Northern Ireland became the first part of the UK to deploy a contact-tracing app. Both Scotland and Northern Ireland decided to adapt software already being used in the Republic of Ireland. Contact-tracing apps are designed to help prevent a second wave of the coronavirus. They work by logging when two people have been in close proximity to each other for a substantial period of time. If one of the users is later diagnosed as having the disease, an alert can be sent to others they have recently been close to, telling them that they should also get tested and/or self-isolate.Is there any evidence that this actually helps with anything?
FFS, contact tracing is a not a new thing. It has long been a known useful tool when dealing with contagions
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Call for TikTok security check before HQ decision
An influential backbench MP has called on the government to carry out a security review of TikTok before its Chinese owner decides whether to base the app in the UK.
Neil O'Brien - co-founder of the China Research Group of Tory MPs - said the intelligence services should publish a report into the matter. President Trump is threatening to ban TikTok in the US. This has forced the app to ditch plans to establish its headquarters there. TikTok had been expected to pick California or New York - where it already has offices - after appointing an American ex-Disney executive as its chief executive in May. However, the US president has since given it an ultimatum to sell its local business to an American firm. -
Twitter users urged to update over Android security flaw
Millions of Twitter users will be asked to update their Android app after the company found a security flaw.
Twitter said the vulnerability could let other malicious apps access private information such as direct messages. It said most users were already protected by an Android security update, but 4% were still vulnerable. Twitter said anyone still affected by this flaw would get an in-app notification "to let them know if they need to do anything". "We don't have evidence that this vulnerability was exploited by attackers," it added. But it acknowledged "we can't be completely sure" and was taking the highly unusual steps "to keep the small group of potentially vulnerable people safe". -
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Twitter users urged to update over Android security flaw
Millions of Twitter users will be asked to update their Android app after the company found a security flaw.
Twitter said the vulnerability could let other malicious apps access private information such as direct messages. It said most users were already protected by an Android security update, but 4% were still vulnerable. Twitter said anyone still affected by this flaw would get an in-app notification "to let them know if they need to do anything". "We don't have evidence that this vulnerability was exploited by attackers," it added. But it acknowledged "we can't be completely sure" and was taking the highly unusual steps "to keep the small group of potentially vulnerable people safe".Or just don't use the twitter app.
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@Grey said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Twitter users urged to update over Android security flaw
Millions of Twitter users will be asked to update their Android app after the company found a security flaw.
Twitter said the vulnerability could let other malicious apps access private information such as direct messages. It said most users were already protected by an Android security update, but 4% were still vulnerable. Twitter said anyone still affected by this flaw would get an in-app notification "to let them know if they need to do anything". "We don't have evidence that this vulnerability was exploited by attackers," it added. But it acknowledged "we can't be completely sure" and was taking the highly unusual steps "to keep the small group of potentially vulnerable people safe".Or just don't use the twitter app.
Or don't use twitter.
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What is Tencent?
Based in Shenzhen and founded in 1998, the Chinese company Tencent enjoys huge popularity - and profits - in China.
Its cute penguin symbol is as familiar to Chinese children as the McDonalds "golden arches" logo is to children in the West, says the BBC's China media analyst Kerry Allen. "Tencent is thought of as so much more than just a Chinese company in China - it has gained a reputation as a family-friendly organisation that connects families, friends and work colleagues in a digital age," she said. "It has a business model that other Chinese companies can only envy - it can reach an audience of, basically, everyone." But many people in the West have never heard of it. That doesn't mean it isn't present in our everyday lives, though - Tencent also owns chunks of some of Western culture's most popular games, music and movies. -
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
The hell after that long how many people would think the project is at all viable
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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
What is Tencent?
Based in Shenzhen and founded in 1998, the Chinese company Tencent enjoys huge popularity - and profits - in China.
Its cute penguin symbol is as familiar to Chinese children as the McDonalds "golden arches" logo is to children in the West, says the BBC's China media analyst Kerry Allen. "Tencent is thought of as so much more than just a Chinese company in China - it has gained a reputation as a family-friendly organisation that connects families, friends and work colleagues in a digital age," she said. "It has a business model that other Chinese companies can only envy - it can reach an audience of, basically, everyone." But many people in the West have never heard of it. That doesn't mean it isn't present in our everyday lives, though - Tencent also owns chunks of some of Western culture's most popular games, music and movies.Ive got a little stock in them, they have slowly but consistently grown in value.
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@jmoore said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
What is Tencent?
Based in Shenzhen and founded in 1998, the Chinese company Tencent enjoys huge popularity - and profits - in China.
Its cute penguin symbol is as familiar to Chinese children as the McDonalds "golden arches" logo is to children in the West, says the BBC's China media analyst Kerry Allen. "Tencent is thought of as so much more than just a Chinese company in China - it has gained a reputation as a family-friendly organisation that connects families, friends and work colleagues in a digital age," she said. "It has a business model that other Chinese companies can only envy - it can reach an audience of, basically, everyone." But many people in the West have never heard of it. That doesn't mean it isn't present in our everyday lives, though - Tencent also owns chunks of some of Western culture's most popular games, music and movies.Ive got a little stock in them, they have slowly but consistently grown in value.
I don't usually pay much attention to Motley Fool, but a month ago they said to watch gold. After investigating, I bought some KL stock, and it has done well. They also had suggested Roku last year and I wish I'd done it, because it's tripled.
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BBC News - Toshiba shuts the lid on laptops after 35 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53721016End of an era.
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@Grey said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@jmoore said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
What is Tencent?
Based in Shenzhen and founded in 1998, the Chinese company Tencent enjoys huge popularity - and profits - in China.
Its cute penguin symbol is as familiar to Chinese children as the McDonalds "golden arches" logo is to children in the West, says the BBC's China media analyst Kerry Allen. "Tencent is thought of as so much more than just a Chinese company in China - it has gained a reputation as a family-friendly organisation that connects families, friends and work colleagues in a digital age," she said. "It has a business model that other Chinese companies can only envy - it can reach an audience of, basically, everyone." But many people in the West have never heard of it. That doesn't mean it isn't present in our everyday lives, though - Tencent also owns chunks of some of Western culture's most popular games, music and movies.Ive got a little stock in them, they have slowly but consistently grown in value.
I don't usually pay much attention to Motley Fool, but a month ago they said to watch gold. After investigating, I bought some KL stock, and it has done well. They also had suggested Roku last year and I wish I'd done it, because it's tripled.
yeah I've read that they are pretty good with predictions.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
BBC News - Toshiba shuts the lid on laptops after 35 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53721016End of an era.
Was never a fan.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
BBC News - Toshiba shuts the lid on laptops after 35 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53721016End of an era.
WoW 80% value was only $36million - sounds like Scott could have bought it.
