High-Impact Technology For Climate Change Is Already Here
The problem is that CleanTechnica is all over clean tech like white on rice, so how do you choose, for example, between cheap solar cells that can be painted on any surface [...]
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AT&T is adding a spam filter for phone calls
Today, AT&T introduced a new service for automated blocking of fraud or spam calls. Dubbed AT&T Call Protect, the system identifies specific numbers believed to be [...]
Signal Claims Egypt Is Blocking Access to Encrypted Messaging App
Egypt has been censoring access to encrypted messaging app Signal, according to Open Whisper Systems, the company behind the app. The move highlights that as privacy-focused [...]
How Google’s Search business and humanity’s information is disappearing
Search, Google’s crown jewel, and humanity’s way of finding the world’s information, has big problems. These problems threaten the internet as we know it; if they’re [...]
London fintech startup Curve brings mobile wallet and all-your-cards-in-one app to Android
After launching on iOS, all the way back in February, London fintech startup Curve has finally brought its wares to Android. The mobile wallet lets you sync your debit and [...]
Ramsay Health app gives doctors more hours in a day
In the world of healthcare, time is everything. It’s why CIO John Sutherland and his team at Ramsay Health are striving to give clinical staff the right tools to best [...]
Netflix adds offline viewing for smartphones and tablets
Netflix has finally delivered on something users have been asking for basically since it first arrived; offline playback. The streaming media company announced that users [...]
Using an app that remembers all my digital activity felt like putting my brain in a jar
It sounds appealing and then again it doesn’t. Atlas Recall, created by Napster co-founder Jordan Ritter, is what he calls a “juicy” idea. It remembers everything you [...]
Uber wants to track your location even when you’re not using the app
Some riders feel ‘icky’ about the new permissions. Should Uber be able to track you even when you’re not using its app? Uber seems to think so, but some customers are [...]
National Lottery accounts feared hacked
About 26,500 National Lottery accounts are feared to have been hacked, according to its operator Camelot. The firm said it did not believe its own systems had been [...]