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ShinyShiny round up: iPhone users to pick male or female Siri
Apple will ask iPhone users to pick between male and female versions of its digital assistant Siri, the first of the major tech companies to automatically make users choose. The company said that setting up the assistant will involve choosing between the genders after an upcoming software release. Tech companies have come under pressure over…
Only 1 in 3 directors in top companies are female, claims study
A new study that analysed the board of directors in technology, entertainment and e-commerce companies has revealed only 1 in 3 board members (34%) worldwide are women, with Zoom the worst for gender diversity. Small Business Prices analysed the board of directors for 15 major companies across the technology, entertainment and e-commerce sectors. What it…
Shiny Shiny tech round up: 4 out of 10 use car as additional place to work or relax
Four out of 10 households in the UK have used their car as an additional place to work, relax or even to catch up on TV shows during the pandemic, according to new research. The findings come after the Government announced a roadmap to easing lockdown, with all restrictions potentially removed as soon as June…
Shiny Shiny daily round up: Facebook considers facial recognition for smart glasses
Facebook is looking at adding facial recognition to its highly anticipated smart glasses that are planned to hit the market next year. At an all-staff meeting, Facebook Reality Labs director Andrew Bosworth said the company was examining the technology's legal and privacy ramifications, BuzzFeed reports. He cautioned the benefits and risks were obvious, 'and we don't know…
Shiny Shiny daily round up: Hyundai announces EV with solar panel roof
Hyundai's new electric car, the Ioniq 5, has a solar panel roof and can charge other EVs. Unfortunately, the solar panel roof is not available as standard - and right now we don't know how much this optional extra will set you back. Nor will you won't be able to rely on the sun to…
Shiny Shiny daily round up: Superdrug sells Covid-19 saliva tests
Superdrug is now selling coronavirus saliva tests which it claims are as accurate as the swabs used by the Government. The £120 kits are available from today either in-store or online and give results within two to three days of sending off a test. Results are included in Public Health England's daily figures and information…
Shiny Shiny round-up: Facebook unfriends Australia, BP backs geo-thermal
Facebook has blocked Australian media organisations and users from sharing news content on the platform, in an escalating disagreement between tech firms and the Australian government that could ultimately become a test case for media regulations and the way people consume news around the world. Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2268431-facebooks-australian-news-ban-is-a-fight-the-whole-world-should-watch/#ixzz6mpa1Fipc Hopes that next-generation geothermal energy technologies could…
Average Brit spends decade of their lives using technology
The average Brit will spend the equivalent of a decade of their lives using smartphones, tablets and laptops - and share a staggering 92,053 social media posts, it has emerged. Researchers who carried out a detailed study discovered the true extent to which every element of our lives is conducted while holding or staring at…
Social media addicted Brits struggling to make friends ‘IRL’, claims new survey
More than half of Brits admit their addiction to social media has hindered their ability to make friends in ‘real life’, a study found. Researchers who polled 3,053 adults found our obsession with social networking has made many of us less likely to go out and meet people. Six in 10 also revealed they have…
Facebook Messenger unveils two augmented reality games for video chat
Due to go live on Facebook Messenger today (August 8th, 2018) are two new video games using AR filter technology to allow users to challenge their friends at the same time as catching up with them on video chat. The multiplayer video chat AR games allow you to play with up to six people at a…
