Short Daily Gadget & Tech News - 20210316

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5 years ago

Google

People with sleeping problems can now use the "Nest Hub", the smart speaker from Google. The second version of this device will get the new function 'Sleep Sensing' that can analyze the user's sleeping behavior. Not even a sensor should be worn. A form of radar technology, 'Soli', is used for this, which analyzes the movements. There are no cameras involved. The microphones can also pick up coughing and snoring noises, and light and temperature sensors are used to monitor the environment.

Russia / Twitter

In Russia, Twitter is obliged to delete its messages with illegal content within a month. If they don't, then the social medium will be blocked. This was reported today by the Russian news agency TASS. Russian Twitter users are already struggling with longer loading times due to government measures. This measure was taken deliberately.

(source:nu.nl)

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