The Guardian
Why you should worry if you have a Chinese smartphone
6 min · · China’s use of technology for social control of its citizens is extensive – but it could affect users elsewhere too, says security analyst Samantha Hoffman · Shared by 173, including Faik Ersoy, Josep M. Ganyet, Thomas Power, Dean Anthony Gratton, luis antónio santos, mastodon.social/@renestalder, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Massimiliano Aroffo, Sarah-Jayne Gratton, Carl Robinson 🎙️
Fast Company
These drones can plant 40,000 trees in a month. By 2028, they’ll have planted 1 billion
4 min · · We need to massively reforest the planet, in a very short period of time. Flash Forest’s drones can plant trees a lot faster than humans. · Shared by 171, including BrendanEich, Liv 😷, Neil Hart 💙, Faik Ersoy, Dr Joana Casaca Lemos, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Dan Hill, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Rick Powell, Katja Evertz, Marius Bleuer
The New York Times
It Seemed Like a Popular Chat App. It’s Secretly a Spy Tool.
7 min · · ToTok, an Emirati messaging app that has been downloaded to millions of phones, is the latest escalation of a digital arms race. · Shared by 162, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Michael S. Schmidt, Adam Singer, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Azeem Azhar, J. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்), Aral Balkan, Marc R Gagné MAPP, John Keefe, Peter Steinberger, Michael (मुकेश), Bilal Zuberi, M. Serdar Kuzuloğlu, Josh Wolfe, The Indian Express, Carla Gentry 🎶, Mathew Ingram, Liliane Ferrari ™, Chris Brogan/Chief of Staff, SwiftOnSecurity
TNW
This startup is building a brain-reading device to take on Elon Musk’s Neuralink
2 min · · Last year, Elon Musk came on stage to talk about his ambitious brain-interface company Neuralink, and sold people dreams of controlling an iPhone using only your brain. Now, the company has a new… · Shared by 126, including Desmond Williams, Tauno, Oliver Ewinger, TNW Top Stories, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Thomas Power
Ars Technica
The story of cheaper batteries, from smartphones to Teslas
11+ min · · The economics of cheaper batteries—and why they're good news for the planet. · Shared by 119, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Jennifer Ouellette
The New York Times
Panicking about your kids and their phones? The new research says don’t.
5 min · · It has become common wisdom that too much time spent on smartphones and social media is responsible for a recent spike in anxiety, depression and other mental health problems, especially among teen… · Shared by 115, including Jamie Madigan, Ph.D., Arin Basu, Andreas Goeldi, Vincenzo Tremonte, Dorlee Michaeli, MBA, LCSW, Matt Lieberman, Nico Lumma, Ines Bieler, Larry Ferlazzo, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Tom Connor, Mark Little, Lenore Skenazy, Matt Navarra, Martin Hoffmann, Jonathan Haidt, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Nir Eyal, Mike Atwater, PhD
CNBC
Amazon unveils Halo to battle Apple Watch and Fitbit — tracks activity, body fat, emotions
7 min · · Amazon will track everything from physical activity to sleep. It is also bringing some new features to the market, including technology to measure users' body fat percentages and emotional states. · Shared by 112, including Florian Graillot, 🇺🇦 Eugene Borukhovich, Ian M Calvert, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Marsha Collier, Christina Farr, Oliver Bussmann, John Nosta, Kara Swisher
The Guardian
How I managed to raise a little bookworm in the age of smartphones and tablets
6 min · · Most children now prefer screens to books but it is possible to nurture a passion for print · Shared by 106, including ash, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Anita Leirfall
VentureBeat
Holographic VR meetings just became real, whether you’re ready or not
3 min · · Thanks to standalone VR headsets and free holographic meeting software, employees can now attend gatherings from home -- but some practical hurdles remain. · Shared by 98, including Katja Evertz, Robert Scoble, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Mark Davy, Rick King, Tim, Stephan Woodtli, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Pippa Malmgren, Pete Skomoroch
The Hacker News
New SIM Card Flaw Lets Hackers Hijack Any Phone Just By Sending SMS
3 min · · Cybersecurity researchers today revealed the existence of Simjacker, a SIM Card vulnerability that could allow remote hackers to spy on devices just by sending SMS · Shared by 81, including Thomas Power, Niklaus Gerber, Charles Baldwin, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, L. Taylor Banks, Tris Hussey, Dan Gillmor is at mastodon.social/@dangillmor, Peter Steinberger
The Guardian
Uncovered: reality of how smartphones turned election news into chaos
6 min · · Groundbreaking research gives snapshot of world in which politics coverage is warped by social media algorithms and friendship groups · Shared by 80, including Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Ayala Sherbow, luis antónio santos, Liliane Ferrari ™, Mark Kaigwa, Lluís Codina, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Mathew Ingram, Mark Little
Gizmodo
This Lickable Screen Can Recreate Almost Any Taste or Flavor Without Eating Food
2 min · · No matter how they may make you feel, licking your gadgets and electronics is never recommended. Unless you’re a researcher from Meiji University in Japan who’s invented what’s being described as a… · Shared by 78, including Matt Lieberman, John Nosta, Rick King, Barry C Smith, Victor Lee, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯
WIRED
How a Space Engineer Made Her Own Rotary Cell Phone
3 min · · The funky DIY device is a creative way for Justine Haupt to eschew the always-on lifestyle. · Shared by 73, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, U.S. Department of Energy, Jennifer Ouellette, Steven Sinofsky, John Koetsier
WIRED
How Surveillance Could Save Lives Amid a Public Health Crisis
4 min · · Smartphones could be a powerful weapon against the novel coronavirus. But tracking people's movements would offend many Americans' sense of privacy. · Shared by 70, including Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Backchannel, Mathew Ingram, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Christopher Mims 🤌, Evan Selinger
The New York Times
Stop! Don’t Charge Your Phone This Way
3 min · · You might want to think twice before plugging in at an airport or on the train. · Shared by 69, including Frank Gruber, Leah Klungness, Tiffany Shlain, HeidiCohen - Top Global Marketer, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Daniel Kraft, MD
Insider Business
Smartphones of the future could work in a completely different way thanks to 5G, and it means you'll rarely have…
2 min · · Smartphones can't become obsolete if they don't actually run our apps. In the future, we might be streaming our apps over 5G. · Shared by 68, including Real Marsha Wright®, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Elena Neira, Hans Bickhofe, Prof. Arun Kumar वाघचौरे