FBI warns against dangers of Russian FaceApp
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation released a letter written to US Senator Chuck Schumer warning against the Russian-developed FaceApp and similar mobile applications that were made in Russia, saying they might pose national security risks to the country. The app exploded in popularity earlier in 2019 and allows users to manipulate images of themselves.
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Xiaomi’s Investment portfolio surpasses 300 companies
Chinese giant, Xiaomi announced today that it has backed more than 300 companies. Xiaomi known for its budget smartphones and a bevy of value-for-money gadgets said in a filing on Thursday that it has backed more than 300 companies as of March, totaling 32.3 billion yuan ($4.54 billion) in book value and 225.9 million yuan ($32 million) in net gains on disposal of investments in just the first quarter
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Coronavirus drives a 52% surge in data usage for mobile app downloads
According to a report published by Sensor Tower, mobile data usage for mobile app downloads surged 52% due to coronavirus as there is a sharp rise in consumer adoption of mobile apps, data reveals. The amount of data used for first-time installs of the top 250 mobile apps worldwide in Q1 2020 was up 52 percent to 596 petabytes from the three-year average of 391 petabytes for the first quarter
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Stanford teamed up with Apple to release an app
A new app from Stanford Medicine built with Apple 's help will help connect firefighters, police officers and paramedics in California to drive-through COVID-19 testing if they are showing symptoms of the coronavirus.
Apple helped Stanford Medicine with some of the development, Harrington said. Apple released a COVID-19 app with a screening survey that Americans can download, but it does't direct users to test sites.
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UK researchers' coronavirus tracking app goes viral
A startup called Zoe has, in collaboration with King's College Hospital in London, launched a viral app for self-reporting COVID-19 symptoms, called C-19 COVID Symptom Tracker, garnering over 750,000 downloads in the last 24 hours, becoming the third most popular app on Apple's app store. The app is not designed for diagnosis, but rather to help medical professionals better plan their responses, and will soon be released in the US.
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