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Apple has announced that Shortcuts, a powerful automation app for the iPhone and iPad, will come pre-installed on iOS devices starting this fall. This is great news because it’s an incredibly handy app — based on Workflow which Apple acquired in 2017 — that let’s you combine multiple actions to perform a specific task. What kind of things, you ask? Well, you can for example make it easier to open your favorite Apple Music playlist, find travel times to an address, create GIFs, and more....

Netflix is quite addictive, and sometimes you want to watch shows on the go. But, streaming video can eat up a lot of data. So, the company has adopted a new codec that c can save your data while maintaining the quality when streaming content through its Android app. The company said in a blog post that the new AV1 codec is 20 percent more data-efficient than the older VP9 codec....

While the date isn’t totally new – it had popped up on Huawei’s Weibo last week – we now have official confirmation the P40 will be revealed then and that the event will be publicly livestreamed. The event will begin at 13:00 GMT/9:00 AM ET, and Huawei says the event will be streamed in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Arabic, and Russian. Huawei is using the tagline ‘Visionary Photography’ to market the phone, suggesting that once again the company is placing a strong emphasis on the camera....

With freshly published trade negotiations being test-driven for the first time and the UK’s own new national regulations in several key areas still yet to be decided, there’s a lot of uncertainty in the air. But perhaps the biggest question facing founders right now is how they’re going to hold on to their EU customers and partners in a post-Brexit world. We reached out to five UK-based startups that recently took part in the EU-backed Data Market Services Accelerator to find out how they’re maintaining their connections on the continent....

At the same time, it manages to look discrete and professional, with a silver aluminum finish across the all-metal body, and a polished chrome badge on the lid. And while it’s not exactly a steal, the price (Rs. 150,000 in India, with a similar model at $1,250 in the US) feels about right for what you get. I spent a couple of weeks with the 15-ep0123TX, which appears to be available only in India; different configurations can be found in other countries, but the plot remains the same....

The leaked device appears to come in white and black options made from ceramic – notably more restrained than the multitude of gradient colorways we’ve seen from Huawei in the past (though I’m sure there will be some of those too). Ceramic is an interesting choice of material because while it is just as prone to break as glass, it is far more resistant to scratches. On the rear, we see five cameras, as noted by previous leaks....

Kiev, Ukraine-based Huru’s third backpack — known as the A model — is roughly the same size as the first one (25L vs. 24L), but adds more pockets for organization, and strangely feels more compact, if that makes any sense. It’s also a lot cheaper at a starting price of $164, and you get a lot for your money. Here’s what you can look forward to in this cleverly designed backpack that’s currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter....

This isn’t because I adore it (although I do), it’s because I’ve seen the light and I know what the company needs to do: release a $500 monitor called the Apple Display. I can feel you salivating at the thought of that. Before we get into the specifics, let’s backtrack and talk about Apple’s just-released Studio Display — because it’s probably the most sensual I’ve felt towards a monitor since I first moved from CRT to LCD....

If you’re online, a VPN is a must. So at this moment with deals whizzing through the air like fireworks, lock up VPN protection for another 12 months with one of these VPN offers, each at savings up to 84 percent off their regular price. These deals will disappear after this weekend, so handle your business now. Surfshark VPN 3-Year Subscription – $83.99; originally $430 Surfshark has become one of the noisiest upstarts among VPN providers, scoring positive reviews and increased attention for its healthy roster of features....

For cryptocurrency enthusiasts in the country, it’s been hard to get excited about the space because of speculation of bans and restrictions over the last few years. In February, the county’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave them hope by introducing a tax scheme and recognizing the industry. While it didn’t give any legitimacy to the cryptocurrency sector, the move meant that there won’t be a blanket ban on trading anytime soon....

According to a report by the Economic Times, the government is in the process of procuring thousands of wristbands to keep an eye on patients in hospitals and folks under quartine in their homes. A technical document by the Broadcast Engineering Consultant India Limited (BECIL) described the band as an “Intelligence investigation platform & tactical tool to detect, prevent and investigate threats to national security using CDR, IPDR, Tower, Mobile Phone Forensics Data....

In an effort to combat toxic beauty standards promoted online, Instagram announced it will tighten its policy on posts related to weight loss products and cosmetic surgery by hiding related posts from users known to be aged under 18. The policy update, which will also be applied to Facebook, includes the removal of any content that makes a “miraculous” claim about a diet or weight-loss product which was simultaneously linked to a commercial offer such as a discount code or affiliate link....

The company said that this feature will help it improve user safety, and allow the platform to build out more features to that end. Over the past few months, Instagram has built a ton of tools related to teen safety. In March, it rolled out an AI-powered feature to prevent adults from messaging kids. Last month, it made all new accounts aged under 16 private by default. If you haven’t added your birthday while joining in, Instagram will show you a notification related to it multiple times — like the one shown below....

The 18GB cache of data was attributed to a leaky Elasticsearch server, but it has since been plugged. In response, local law enforcement authorities raided Novaestrat’s office, which also served as the home of Novaestrat general manager William Roberto G, according to ZDNet. Allanamiento se hizo con orden de juez en el marco de la investigación que conduce @FiscaliaEcuador pic.twitter.com/toD79a1FDO — María Paula Romo (@mariapaularomo) September 17, 2019 It is suspected that Novaestrat possibly gained accessed to the sensitive information during the rule of the former political regime, when it was granted multiple government contracts....

“If this gets 20k likes, we’ll replace the paperclip emoji in Microsoft 365 with Clippy,” the account tweeted. At the time of writing, said tweet has 117K likes. — Microsoft (@Microsoft) July 14, 2021 It looks like it’s time for Clippy’s great comeback. Before there was Cortana, Siri, Alexa, or the Google Assistant… there was Clippy. Formally known (by no one) as Clippit, Clippy was simply ahead of its time, the misunderstood assistant in Office versions of yore....

https://twitter.com/Square/status/1366528181935702024?s=20 The bank will operate as a separate entity from Square. The firm said it received approval from The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today, a banking regulator in the US, to start its own banking service: Initially, the bank will offer loans and other financial services to Square merchants in the US. The company started by providing its own hardware and software payment solution to small vendors. However, in the last few years, it has started crediting services too....

The magnate’s mission is, of course, all about helping humanity to survive. After doing so much to destroy life on Earth, it’s only right that he now reaches for the stars. With outstanding generosity, Bezos is even letting us mere Earth-dwellers watch his trip from home, while we wait for permission to travel freely across Earth. You can follow the live coverage at BlueOrigin.com from 6:30AM CDT / 11:30 UTC on July 20....

Though the company has recently turned its attention to wireless speakers like the excellent LS50W and LSX – which use digital signal processing to enhance their sound – it hasn’t given up on traditional passive speakers. Hence today’s subject: the KEF R3. It’s the smallest speaker in KEF’s new R-Series, and it’s an all-around exemplary speaker that I suspect could be end-game material for many enthusiasts. At $1,999, the R3 is not exactly cheap, but it’s a worthwhile investment for music lovers willing to save up....

Spanish tech site Pro Android posted a what appears to be an upcoming marketing video for the Pixel 4. The video shows off some things we already know of including air gestures using Project Soli, tight Google Assistant commands, and the Pixel’s famous Night Sight. But then the video goes a step further, claiming “you even get the stars,” showing off what appears to be a high-quality photo of the night-time sky, enough to see the milky way take shape....