Missouri high school requiring students to hand over biometric data
Tweet Excelsior Springs High School in Missouri is the latest educational institution to require fingerprints from students. It hopes to track the students as it tries to implement a new learning regime. Read more… Neowin
Read more...HBO accidentally showed next Game of Thrones episode early – and now it’s all over the web
Tweet HBO said “the upcoming episode of Game of Thrones was accidentally posted for a brief time on the HBO Nordic and HBO España platforms”, but stressed that it was not related to a recent hack. Read more… Neowin
Read more...Despite smartphone delay, Andy Rubin’s Essential is now valued at over a billion dollars
Tweet Andy Rubin’s Essential is now valued at over a billion dollars thanks to a new investment. Although the firm has yet to ship its handset, it is expected to announce more information on August 25. Read more… Neowin
Read more...Google plans to introduce new ad filters to give advertisers more control over ad placement
Tweet After several advertisers pulled their ads from Google’s network in the turmoil of a YouTube ad mishap, Google is preparing to introduce new ad filters that will give advertisers greater control. Read more… Neowin
Read more...Android usage: the latest version of Nougat is finally on over 1% of Google Play devices
Tweet Nearly a year after it was released, Android Nougat is only on 13.5% of Google Play devices, although just 1.2% are on the latest version, 7.1. Marshmallow gained some usage, and the rest declined. Read more… Neowin
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