uk-hotdailynews: 2015-06-21 U.K. Technology

Facebook and Google get neural networks to create art
Engadget
For Facebook and Google, it's not enough for computers to recognize images... they should create images, too. Both tech firms have just shown off neural networks that automatically generate pictures based on their understanding of what objects look like.
From The Eyes of Google's AI   News Every day
Teaching image-recognition algorithms to produce nightmarish hellscapes   Boing Boing
Facebook's Neural Networks Make Realistic Images, Google's AI Network Make ...   BizTek Mojo
iProgrammer
Tech Times
Mashable
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Whatsapp blasted over government access
The Australian
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has blasted WhatsApp, the mobile messaging app bought by Facebook last year, for not requiring a warrant from governments seeking user information, for not disclosing its policies on turning over data, and for other issues.
WhatsApp and AT&T Fail to Keep Our Data Safe, New Study Finds   Gizmodo
WhatsApp Comes Up Short Protecting User Data, Privacy Watchdog Says   TIME
If Facebook wants our trust, it needs to explain when and why it censors things   Fortune
Christian Science Monitor
Times of India
Irish Examiner
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Report: Nokia CEO Talks Mobile Comeback
PC Magazine
Nokia isn't done with mobile phones just yet. After selling its handset business to Microsoft last year, the Finnish company is officially looking to make a comeback in the mobile space. But it's not planning to go at it alone. Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri (pictured) ...

Brace yourself, planet Earth, says Nokia CEO – our phones ARE coming back ...   The Register
Nokia phones are making a comeback of sorts in 2016   T3
Was the Nokia 3210 the greatest phone of all time?   The Guardian
eWeek
The Next Digit
PCWorld
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Microsoft to give away Windows 10 for free to preview users
IBNLive
New Delhi: While the official release is more than a month away, Microsoft is constantly clearing out confusions about how it will be making the next version of Windows OS available to its users. Windows 10 will be available as a free upgrade to those running ...

With a nod and a wink, Microsoft gives away Windows 10 to anyone who asks   ZDNet
Windows Insiders Getting Free Windows 10   PC Magazine
Microsoft tweaks Windows 10 preview program as it enters OS's final stretch   Computerworld
VentureBeat
The Verge
InformationWeek
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VR 'disappoints' at E3 games show
BBC News
Virtual reality (VR) was supposed to get less virtual and more real at E3 this year. Before the gaming expo got going, experts and analysts said they expected VR to feature heavily and for there to be demos of pioneering games that made great use of the ...

Sony's VR Headset Feels Great. Now It Needs More Games   Gizmodo Australia
Summer Lesson for Project Morpheus E3 2015 Hands-on – Realistic Voyeurism   Niche Gamer (registration) (blog)
Sony VR Tech Demo Hints at Certain Market Possibilities   HardOCP (press release)
Wired.co.uk
VRFocus
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Soon, cars that can read your mind, health
Financial Express
Giant car companies are working on technology that will allow cars in future to read driver's mind, health and predict their actions. By: ANI | June 20, 2015 3:19 pm. G+. Giant car companies are working on technology that will allow cars in future to read driver's ...

Jaguar redefining sports saloon   Irish Examiner
Accelerating a career in sports car production   Telegraph.co.uk
Jaguar, NASA Team for Car That Can Read Your Mind   PC Magazine
The Verge
Engadget
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Switching your broadband supplier just got really easy
Engadget
When Ofcom announced that consumers can ditch their contract if broadband speeds aren't as advertised, it also said it would also make changing providers even easier. This new "one touch" process comes into effect today, finally putting the responsibility of ...

Brits who don't bin their broadband providers are losing £83 million each year   Easier (press release)
Easier broadband switching from today   Southgate Amateur Radio Club
Brits lose out on £83m per year by not...   uSwitch.com (Tech)
Pocket-lint.com
Mobile News
BetaNews
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Future Internet technology with bulk of internet things
Lauderdale Daily News
Future Internet: It's sad but consistent rule of technology that all cool future inventions must be given really terrible, confusing, complex and obtuse names. Let's Guess – future Internet: Future Internet. This is how Future Internet is going to be. The first time ...

Welcome to the future with the Internet of Things   Hindustan Times
How the Internet of Things is changing business   The Globe and Mail
Opportunities for Internet of Things in Public Safety Sector   IT Business Net
AviationPros.com
Business 2 Community
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Best new smartphone and tablet apps for iOS, Android and Windows: Kamcord ...
Digital Spy UK
Each week, Digital Spy rounds up the biggest mobile apps for tablets and smartphones. This week's highlights include an Android app for recording gameplay footage and fun music creation software for kids. 1. Virgin Media WiFi Buddy Available on: iOS ...

WISE OWL SUNDAY SELECTION   Belfast Newsletter
iOS vs. Android: User differences between iPhone and Android apps   Easier (press release)
The best new features coming from Apple, Google   Charlotte Observer
Android Authority (blog)
Fast Company
Wicked Local
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Drink-driver caught going wrong way along A24
AOL Travel UK
A 78-year-old man was so drunk he did not notice he was driving the wrong way along the A24. Godfrey Maclauchlan was seen by members of the public driving his blue Ford Mondeo north on the southbound carriageway of the road at Cowfold at about 6am ...

COUNTY NEWS VIDEO: Drunk motorists drives the wrong way up main A road   Rye and Battle Today

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