We examine the latest trends in the hearables category of assistive technology. Plus ZTE has been a denied the ability to export sensitive technology and how Welsh police convicted 11 people using fingerprints taken from a WhatsApp pic.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Lamarr Wilson.
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- Quick Hits
- (00:55) Indian ride-hailing firm Ola to add 10,000 electric three-wheelers to fleet | reuters
- (01:10) Russia Blocks Telegram, Forcing Kremlin to Switch Service | bloomberg
- (01:35) Sony’s Xperia XZ2 Premium has a 4K display and cameras built for ‘extreme’ low-light shooting | the verge
- More Top Stories
- (02:30) Russia accused of global net hack attacks | bbc
- (04:30) Commerce Blocks China’s ZTE From Exporting Tech From U.S. | bloomberg
- (07:35) Who’s most ready for 5G? China, not the US, leads all | cnet
- (10:00) WhatsApp photo drug dealer caught by ‘groundbreaking’ work | bbc
- (12:05) Samsung’s Galaxy J2 Pro Phone Can’t Access the Internet | pc world
- Discussion Story (16:30)
- Thing of the Day
- Messages of the Day
- (24:25) Oleg – Telegram in Russia
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