Amazon announce that users can delete recordings made by their Echo device via Alexa voice commands, not just the website and app.
Angry Face Emoji Protestors at Facebook Annual Meeting
Protestors armed with an angry face emoji attended Facebook’s annual shareholder meeting Wednesday. They were airing concerns about the scandals currently engulfing the firm. As Reuters noted, attempts to get reform in the company can easily be outvoted by Mark Zuckerberg and those close to him. However, the meeting will give a good indication as to whether investors share the protestors’ angry face sentiment.
The measures had little chance of succeeding, as a dual class share structure gives Zuckerberg and other insiders control of about 58% of the votes. Many investors have shrugged off the scandals swirling around the company, as it has beaten Wall Street’s estimates for revenue growth and continues to add users globally. Zuckerberg declined to answer a shareholder question on why he would not agree to create an independent board chair, instead restating his view that regulators should set the rules for companies around privacy and content.
Cardiogram Will Judge Most Exciting Parts of WWDC Keynote
What gets your heart racing at WWDC? Cardiogram is going to find out. The Apple Watch heart rate sensor app is going to monitor the heart rates of those who want to play along during the WWDC keynote, and reveal what the most exciting moment was, reported AppleInsider.
Cardiogram will be allowing its users to start recording their heart rate on the Apple Watch continuously before the WWDC keynote begins, one which uses the Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor. The data is shared minute-by-minute with the company, which is then compiled with data provided by other users. During the event, a dedicated live heart rate chart will update to show what the current heart rate of participants taking part in the monitoring scheme is, and what the group rate was in previous minutes. In theory, the heart rate will be highest shortly after major new announcements.
Halide Photo Contest Celebrates Second Anniversary
The iPhone camera app maker is celebrating its second anniversary with a Halide photo contest between May 28 and June 28.
Apple Pay London Express Transit is Coming
Apple Pay London Express Transit is coming, and Transport for London confirmed it on Twitter.
GCHQ Officials' Encryption-Bypassing Idea Criticised in Letter Signed by Apple
Apple, Google, Microsoft, and WhatsApp signed an open letter criticizing proposals to bypass encryption made by GCHQ officials.
Sneak Peek of Cloudflare Warp VPN Shows Split Tunneling
Cloudflare Warp VPN is a new service the company announced back in April. Currently there is a waiting list, but Andrew got his hands on some screenshots.
Splinternet, WWDC Wishes – TMO Daily Observations 2019-05-30
Bryan Chaffin and Andrew Orr join host Kelly Guimont for a discussion of walled-off sections of the internet and a look ahead at WWDC.
Apple Shares Two WWDC 2019 Developer Stories
Apple shared two WWDC 2019 developer stories, one from a first-time attendee, and the other on his 17th visit.