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Apple and Google build more privacy and flexibility into Bluetooth contact tracing tech

April 24, 2020
The app for Apple and Google’s contact tracing solution, due out soon, will be able to encrypt metadata associated with smartphones and randomly generate keys for identifying phones to make it harder to identify an individual or track people. A seed version of the app will be released Tuesday for iOS users, supporting Apple devices released within the last 4 years, in order for public health…
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OnePlus kills off its original icon pack, commits to updates on newer packs

April 24, 2020
With a OnePlus smartphone, customization is the core of the software experience and that includes icon packs to re-theme the homescreen. This week, though, OnePlus has announced it is pulling the plug on its original self-made icon pack, even stripping it from Google Play. In a forum post, OnePlus details this decision which, frankly, comes as no surprise. The original “OnePlus Icon Pack”…
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OnePlus ends the OxygenOS Open Beta program for the OnePlus 6 and 6T

April 24, 2020
OnePlus has ended the immensely popular OxygenOS Open Beta program for the OnePlus 6 and 6T. The decision has come shortly after the official launch of the OnePlus 8 series and was confirmed over on the OnePlus Forums. For those currently running the OxygenOS Open Beta, it is wise to roll back to the latest stable OxygenOS 10.3.2 build for your OnePlus 6 or OnePlus 6T — as you won’t be able…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Terminal taps AI to help companies build remote engineering teams

April 24, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has thrust the issue of remote working to the top of corporate agendas globally, with online communication and collaboration tools gaining traction. But many companies already operated remote “distributed” workforces — WordPress parent Automattic has long embraced remote working, as have GitLab, GitHub, and Basecamp. Last year, payments giant Stripe launched a new remote…
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