Author: Eunice Montjoy

Amazon Proposes To Have Alexa Record Audio Continuously

25May

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Amazon Proposes To Have Alexa Record Audio Continuously

Amazon Proposes to have Alexa record audio Continuously. Amazon has filed a patent for its voice assistant Alexa to continuously record audio, even before a user has activated the speaker by saying "Alexa." Now Alexa only records audio once a human addresses the speaker. That audio is then sent to the servers of Amazon so that Alexa can execute commands. The patent describes a new process in which Alexa continuously absorbs all the noise in the environment. Upon hearing the word "Alexa" the smart speaker could rewind the recording to see if an order has been given. Only when that appears to be the case would the audio be sent to the servers. The rest of the recordings would be deleted regularly. 'Patent currently not in use' According to patent writers, this method can faci...

Huawei Wants To Release Its Alternative To Android This Fall

23May

By Eunice MontjoyNo Comments

International, News, Technology

Huawei Wants To Release Its Alternative To Android This Fall

Huawei Wants to release its Alternative to Android this Fall. Phone manufacturer Huawei wants to launch its alternative to Android in the autumn of 2019, CEO Richard Yu told, according to the reports. The US imposed sanctions earlier this week, as a result of which Google may no longer offer its license for Android to Huawei. The sanctions were postponed later, allowing the companies to cooperate for another three months. The operating system of Huawei must absorb the final blow. New telephones from the company can then be provided with the latest software. Huawei would still be enabled to use an open version of Android, but this does not have the standard apps such as the Google Play Store and Gmail installed. The operating system of the Chinese manufacturer would have its...

“Tesla sells more Individual Solar Cells”

16May

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Business, International, News

“Tesla sells more Individual Solar Cells”

"Tesla Sells more individual solar Cells than the company mounts on Roofs." Most of the solar cells that Tesla makes and purchases are sold abroad and are therefore not used for unique solar roofs as initially intended, according to reports on Wednesday based on internal documents from Elon Musk's company. It would indicate Tesla's problems on the solar panel market. According to an unknown initiator, Tesla only buys sporadic solar cells for placement on roofs. Since the end of February, only slightly more than 21 so-called Solar Roof systems are connected. In 2016, the company bought the solar panel manufacturer SolarCity for 2.6 billion dollars. Tesla did that together with Panasonic. Both companies would produce cells and modules. As a result of this, Musk's company ent...

Gigi Hadid Twitter Account Briefly Taken Over By A Hacker

12May

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Entertainment, News

Gigi Hadid Twitter Account Briefly Taken Over By A Hacker

Gigi Hadid Twitter account Briefly taken over by a Hacker. The Twitter account of model Gigi Hadid was hacked on Saturday morning. The hacker posted a series of messages on the model's page. The hacker wrote messages saying that Hadid votes for Donald Trump and that he is the best president of the United States ever. Hadid, on the other hand, used her social media to criticise Trump's immigration policy. Also, the hacker posted many messages with opinions about the Second World War. Fans were also invited to meet the 24-year-old model. After some time, Hadid regained control of her Twitter account. She reassured her fans and praised them for their support.

European Court: Erotic Webcam Company Must Pay VAT

8May

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Europe, International, News

European Court: Erotic Webcam Company Must Pay VAT

European Court: Erotic webcam Company must pay VAT in the Netherlands. Providers of erotic webcam services that are based in the Netherlands, but have models outside the Netherlands, must pay sales tax in the country where they are located. The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) ruled on Wednesday. The Court ruled on a case from the Tax Authorities against webcam company Geelen, which paid no sales tax in the Netherlands between 2006 and 2009. The Supreme Court held the issue to the ECJ. In its opinion, the European Court stated that "the services in question must be thought to have been provided at the place of business in the Netherlands". Webcam companies based in the Netherlands, aimed at the Dutch market, must, therefore, pay sales tax in the Netherlands. The...

ING Will Bring Apple Pay Soon To The Netherlands

4May

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Business, Netherland, News

ING Will Bring Apple Pay Soon To The Netherlands

ING Will bring Apple Pay soon to the Netherlands. ING will offer Apple Pay soon in the Netherlands, and the bank announced on in a press release. On a web page, ING promises to tell you more about the arrival of the service. When the payment service is offered in the Netherlands and which customers are eligible has not yet been declared. The website only states that it will take "a little longer" until the bank offers Apple Pay. "This is all I can tell about it right now," an ING spokesperson said. "Furthermore, I cannot reveal anything about it." It is not yet evident whether other banks have plans to support Apple Pay in the Netherlands. A Rabobank spokesperson did not want to comment on whether the bank has plans for Apple Pay. ABN AMRO has announced that it is discussing Appl...

“CIA Warns British That Huawei Is Taking Money”

21Apr

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International, News, UK

“CIA Warns British That Huawei Is Taking Money”

"CIA warns British that Huawei is taking Money from the Chinese Government." The US CIA is said to have told the British secret service that telecom giant Huawei has taken money from Chinese security forces, according to the reports that based on anonymous sources. According to the CIA, Huawei would have received money from the Chinese army, the national security committee and a third surveillance service affiliated with the Chinese government, state the source. The CIA is meant to have shared evidence earlier this year with all members of the Five Eyes network, which involves Australia, New Zealand and Canada alongside the United States and the United Kingdom. The United States has been warning about Huawei for some time. They worry that the company spies...

5Apr

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Europe, International, News

Hoekstra Bill Rejects Objections

Hoekstra bill rejects objections about the property register.Minister Wopke Hoekstra (Finance) has submitted a bill for a property register to the Chamber of Commerce (KvK) with the House of Representatives. It should map out the 'ultimate beneficial owner' (UBO) of companies and foundations. The offer for the UBO register is intended to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Registration is necessary for persons with an interest of at least 25 percent. It is controversial because the ultimate stakeholders believe that the privacy of the register is being violated. Charities are also entered in the register. Earlier it was informed that this would stop volunteer charities because they would be wrongly characterised as beneficiaries.

May Refuses To Postpone Brexit For Longer Than 30 June

21Mar

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International, News, UK

May Refuses To Postpone Brexit For Longer Than 30 June

May refuses to postpone Brexit for longer than 30 June. British Prime Minister Theresa May is not planning to postpone Brexit beyond June 30, the new deadline she proposed to the European Council on Wednesday. That is what the British Prime Minister stated on Wednesday evening in a speech in which she placed the blame for the problematic Brexit process on the British House of Commons in particular. According to the British Prime Minister, British parliamentarians mainly know what they do not want, but do not let them know what they do want. The Brexit process is in yet another stalemate, one and a half week before the official Brexit date: 30 March, midnight (Dutch time). Without approval of the resignation agreement in the British parliament, the UK warns to "crash" ...

Sony Wants 16,800 Dollars Of A Man Who Sold PlayStation 4

2Mar

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International, News, Technology

Sony Wants 16,800 Dollars Of A Man Who Sold PlayStation 4

Sony Wants 16,800 Dollars of a Man who sold PlayStation 4 with illegal Games. Sony is claiming a compensation of 16,800 dollars from an American suspected of selling PlayStation 4 gaming consoles on which illegal games could be played. It is a compensation for the alleged sale of two game consoles, for which Sony charges 800 dollars each, and 200 dollars for every illegally downloaded and installed game. According to Sony, the man used an opportunity to bypass the built-in protection against pirated games on PlayStations 4. He would then have sold the game consoles with dozens of games at the eBay online marketplace. In October, Sony filed a lawsuit against the man, who afterwards did not react to the charges. That is why the Japanese entertainment company asks the court to ...