Mobile Technology News, March 16, 2019

As developers for tablets and smartphones we like to keep abreast of the latest mobile technology developments . This is a daily digest of mobile development and related technology news gathered from the BBC, the New York Times, New Scientist and the Globe and Mail to name a few. We scour the web for articles concerning, iPhone, iPad and android development, iOS and android operating systems as well as general articles on advances in mobile technology. We hope you find this useful and that it helps to keep you up to date with the latest technology developments.

Musk adds new Model Y to electric car line-up
The new mass-market electric vehicle has a base price of $39,000 and a 230-mile range.
Prisoners in England to be taught code
The programme is modelled on the Last Mile project in the San Quentin prison in California.
Climate change: How people around the world are directly affected
Young people around the world spoke to the BBC about how they are directly affected by climate change.
Would you put cumin on a pizza?
How AI is helping to come up with new weird and wonderful spice combinations.
Facebook loses chief product officer and Whatsapp head
The two resignations come a week after Mark Zuckerberg outlined plans for a “privacy-focused” platform.
Uber planning stock market flotation 'in April'
The firm is reportedly planning a stock market flotation in April, hot on the heels of its rival Lyft.
Facebook blames server tweak for blackout issues
A server configuration change is blamed for global disruption to Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
God of War, Red Dead Redemption and indie titles lead 2019 Bafta nominations
Big budget games and independent titles will compete across a variety of categories at a ceremony in April.
Emma Haruka Iwao smashes pi world record with Google help
Emma Haruka Iwao calculates the value of pi to 31 trillion digits, after a lifelong fascination.