In quite a direct language, Arm is specifically asking for the courts to force Nuvia to “destroy” the Nuvia Phoenix Core CPU. Furthermore, the company is seeking an injunction against Qualcomm for the trademark infringement and also wants “fair compensation”. Arm Vice President Phil Hughes issued a statement explaining why the company took legal action. He alleges Qualcomm tried to transfer Nuvia licenses without informing Arm. As a consequence, the company decided to end those license agreements in March this year....

The leaked version appears to be 76.0.182.0, which matches the latest x86 Canary version. Further, it’s digitally signed by Microsoft, which suggests it’s genuine. Unfortunately, users of this build won’t be able to update. The leak comes from ADeltaX, who says users can set the browser to canary with ‘–msedge-sxs’. The user is trusted for work on MobileShell, but you should always be wary of running installers from unknown sources....

This means Teams will power communication and inter-team work across 120,000 Barclays employees and service partners around the world. To facilitate the support, the company is cutting off or streamlining existing collaboration and communication services it uses. “Modern technology is essential to enabling our employees to deliver the highest level of service to our customers in a way that is resilient and sustainable,” says Craig Bright, global chief information officer, Barclays....

Microsoft says Project Reunion integrates its current Win32 and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) APIs. According to the company, this gives developers a unified standard platform for creating apps. Win32 apps are legacy applications, while UWP is Microsoft’s modern app API. Under Project Reunion, the tool will also be available independently from Windows, allowing dev’s to use tools like Budget. Applications built on the services will function across any device running Windows 10....

However, an industry association circulated new regulations on Friday that may have an even larger impact. With immediate effect, at least two auditors will have to check all video content to make sure they align with socialist values. The regulations include all genres, including documentaries, films, animation, and sports. According to the China Netcasting Services Association, prohibited content includes depictions of homosexuality, drug addiction, and more. Impossible to Enforce Vocal opposition has appeared online since the announcement, with arguments that it will severely hamper creativity....

Of course, defying such laws in China can have dire consequences and indeed cryptocurrency miners in the country face jail time if caught. Even so, the growing demand for crypto in the country is seemingly worth the risk, according to a report from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF). Chinese authorities have a blanket ban on cryptocurrencies, including trading and mining of platforms like Bitcoin and Ethereum. If an individual or organization is found to be doing either activity, they will face consequences....

A similar process occurred with Microsoft’s $26 billion LinkedIn acquisition, but the company was forced to make several concessions. It had to promise several things to give competitors a fair chance, including allowing OEMs to choose whether to pre-load any LinkedIn applications. An Unconditional Approval In the case of GitHub, there are no such concessions, and the Commission seems entirely happy with the purchase. “The market investigation confirmed that Microsoft would not have the market power to undermine the open nature of GitHub to the detriment of competing DevOps tools and cloud services....

Some of the most useful additions are improved drag and drop functionality and a new incremental zoom feature for the image gallery. They’re joined by less vital changes like hundreds of emoji’s and better loading times. Vital Bug Fixes However, Evernote has also taken the time to fix many bugs that were plaguing its userbase. These issues are a big part of the mediocre 3.3-star rating in the Windows Store, and should make it much less frustrating to use: “Fixed issue with clipped content which was not visible in notes....

“Defendant Facebook, Inc. (Facebook), an online social media corporation, failed to maintain and make available for public inspection documents and books of account specifying statutorily required information concerning political advertising sponsored through Facebook’s online platform,” reads a court document. On at least two occasions, Facebook failed to provide access to information required by law to members of the public.” “As a result, the State seeks relief under RCW 42.17A.765, RCW 42....

The company has today announced a major training program that seeks to aid businesses in progressing AI skills. Facebook will train individuals in important artificial intelligence skills. To kick the program off, the company has expanded AI investment and its scholarship in France. Ciaran Quilty, Facebook’s vice president of small businesses for Europe, Middle East, and Africa, was quick to point out how important the platform is for small businesses....

Hackers were able to exploit a vulnerability in Facebook’s “View As” feature and gain access tokens for 30 million accounts. In response to their data been accessed, several users started class-actions against the company in San Francisco. The members say the breach was possible because the company did not have adequate security. “This case involves the continuing and absolute disregard with which Defendant Facebook, has chosen to treat the PII of account holders who utilize Facebook’s social media platform,” according to the initial complaint....

You may be thinking you can just avoid those apps, but the problem is they happen to be some of the most popular on Android. Among the apps that share with Facebook are Kayak and Shazam. However, there are dozens of mainstream apps on the list. For clarity, the apps are doing nothing wrong, but by connecting with Facebook they are giving the company keys to all users, even those who are not members of the social network....

With Facebook Video, users can search and browser video suggested by the social network. Live streams are also available, while it is possible to view your own videos through the app. The app is now available from the Microsoft Store on Xbox One. Users can access the content by signing into their Facebook account. Facebook Video also comes with the network’s Watch on-demand platform. Launched last August, Watch provides original content by the company and its partners....

With its latest iteration, Firefox Reality adds support for 360-degree video, letting users easily watch YouTube and other sites in an immersive way. The feature is part of the browser’s existing theatre mode, which also lets you watch content as if it’s on a cinema screen. It’s joined by support for seven new languages, including Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Korean. These not only bring it to new audiences but include voice search support for quick navigation without a keyboard....

YouTube user TetchyOyvind has trialed the functionality on his Echo Spot and it looks surprisingly at home. Saying the phrase “Alexa, open Cortana” displays the blue rings we’ve come to love. However, though the integration looks nice, it’s definitely not the fastest. Naturally, using Alexa as a middleman delays the process, but Cortana also seems slow to respond. After the opening invoke, it takes 9-10 seconds until users can ask their question....

Brill’s position is a significant one, and she will report directly to president and chief legal officer Brad Smith. Speaking of the hire, Smith said, “Cloud computing, big data and artificial intelligence have the potential to drive profound and positive change across society, but they raise new issues and responsibilities as well. Julie’s deep expertise in privacy, keen intellect and strong international relationships will enable our customers to use the Microsoft Cloud knowing that we will help meet their global technology regulatory needs....

A Microsoft research project could eventually change that. Microsoft senior researcher Eyal Ofek has discovered a way to extend touchscreens beyond their physical bounds. It requires a front facing camera and, interestingly, sunglasses. He calls it GlassHands. “Using built-in front-facing cameras of unmodified handheld devices, GlassHands estimates hand poses and gestures through reflections in sunglasses, ski goggles or visors,” Ofek explains. “Thereby, GlassHands creates an enlarged input space, rivaling input reach on large touch displays....

“Echo Show and Fire TV now display a standard web view of YouTube.com and point customers directly to YouTube’s existing website. Google is setting a disappointing precedent by selectively blocking customer access to an open website. We hope to resolve this with Google as soon as possible.” Route of the Problem

Google Glass is getting its first software bump since September 2014. Bundled into the release is a MyGlass companion app update, Bluetooth support, and bug fixes. Bluetooth support is particularly welcome and interesting. It means the glasses can now be connected to Bluetooth enabled devices like a mouse and keyboard. The big question is whether Google Glass is even still some the company will pursue. While Google has moved on, Glass was never really killed off....

Either way, Google has been working to ensure Meet surpasses its competitors in some avenues and catches them up in others. We can file the recent leap forward in noise cancellation as blazing a trail and this latest feature as catching up. That new feature allows users to add images and include blur effects to backgrounds during video calls. As reported by 9to5Google, the feature allows users to pick their own background image or effect....