Mobile Technology News, March 29, 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.
- California tests earthquake alerts
People in Downtown Oakland, California received the first public earthquake alert in the US.
- Artificial intelligence used in kitchen bin
Can technology help to cut the vast amounts of food that never gets eaten?
- Internet access in Africa – Are mesh networks the future?
Residents in a rural South African community get cheap online access from a network they own and run.
- Britain's 'bullied' chatbots fight back
Chatbot designers are writing witty responses to abusive messages.
- British-Canadian AI expert Geoffrey Hinton wins Turing Award
Geoffrey Hinton shares this year’s award with two other leading figures in artificial intelligence.
- Road safety: UK set to adopt vehicle speed limiters
The EU plans to make the technology mandatory from 2022 and the UK says it will follow suit.
- Twitter birth-year hoax locks users out of accounts
The social network says that changing your birth year to 2007 won’t launch a colourful design on the site.
- Aluminium firm cyber-attack cost at least £25.6m
Norsk Hydro is still recovering from the attack, with one part of the company remaining “at a standstill”.
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