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Author: Andreas

  • Facebook is working on an AI voice assistant similar to Alexa

    Facebook had a rough 2018 and 2019 didn’t really start too well either, when Instagram leaked passwords. Meanwhile, Amazon’s Alexa had it’s own scandal when it turned out that not machines but humans listened to their customers commands. With all of this combined, it doesn’t sound like a great idea to offer more surface for…

  • Meanwhile in Japan

    Science Professor Reportedly Admits to Making MDMA With His Students Because What the Hell A pharmaceutical science professor in Japan allegedly taught his students how to make the illegal drug MDMA, and claimed it was important for their education. Source: Science Professor Reportedly Admits to Making MDMA With His Students Because What the Hell

  • 26 incredibly useful Google Calendar tips

    Google Calendar is sure popular with people in likewise positions. The linked article has a bunch of pointers that I had no clue about yet. Those are useful for me, thought I share. Upgrade your agenda with this cornucopia of advanced options, shortcuts, and features for Google Calendar. Source: 26 incredibly useful Google Calendar tips

  • #SAP Leadership Announcement

    Some huge changes to start the Weekend with at #SAP. As Executive Board Member and President of the Cloud Business Group Robert Enslin decided to step back from his role and pursue an external opportunity,  Jennifer Morgan will succeed him as president of the Cloud Business Group (CBG). Adaire Fox-Martin will assume the role of president…

  • Chinese woman carrying malware arrested at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort

    In Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s ganz eigenem Lieblings-Golfresort, ist eine Frau mit Malware auf einem USB Stick verhaftet worden. What a time to be alive. Es fehlt eigentlich nur noch, dass Sicherheitsdienste ausgebildete USB Spürhunde mitbringen. A worrisome development for the US Tweeter-in-Chief Source: Chinese woman carrying malware arrested at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort – The Verge

  • Uploadfilter: Twitch nicht mehr in Europa

    Neulich so: “‘Artikel 13’ betrifft kaum Platformen und Nutzer, maximal 5%” Heute so: Vor einer Woche ist die umstrittene EU-Urheberrechtsreform verabschiedet worden. Als erste große Plattform deutet jetzt der Videostreamingdienst Twitch Uploadfilter und Source: Uploadfilter: Twitch erwägt Ausschluss von EU-Nutzern – Golem.de

  • WhatsApp features

    Endlich. WhatsApp is finally rolling out a feature that will prevent anyone from adding you to a group without your permission from today. Aber vielleicht ist Signal doch die mehr zu empfehlende Lösung. Source: WhatsApp finally lets you prevent people from adding you to their shitty groups

  • Skrillex reduces Mosquito bites

    From the ‘Not the Onion’ department: Skrillex reduces Mosquito bites. Sound and its reception are crucial for reproduction, survival, and population maintenance of many animals. In insects, low-frequency vibrations facil… Source: The electronic song “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” reduces host attack and mating success in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti – ScienceDirect

  • Tech for Managers

    First, I was excited to see a “Web Technologies for Managers” course exists. Then, I reminded myself how often I rant on the internet that “tech is dead” and all industries get digitized. It’s not too long ago that successful companies required their managers to have an understanding of the business they are in. That…

  • State of tech

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