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• Losing face in seconds: the app that takes deepfakes to a new depth

  03-09-2019 16:20
  Zao, a new mobile app coming out of China, can replace characters in TV or movie clips with the user’s own facial picture within seconds, raising new privacy and fraud concerns.
  Developed by Momo, the company behind Tantan, China’s answer to Tinder, Zao went viral shortly after it was made available on the iOS App Store in China, Japan, India, Korea, and a couple of other Asian markets. It allows users to swap a character in a video clip for the user’s own face. The user would
  
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• Losing face in seconds: the app takes deepfakes to a new depth

  03-09-2019 16:20
  Zao, a new mobile app coming out of China, can replace characters in TV or movie clips with the user’s own facial picture within seconds, raising new privacy and fraud concerns.
  Developed by Momo, the company behind Tantan, China’s answer to Tinder, Zao went viral shortly after it was made available on the iOS App Store in China, Japan, India, Korea, and a couple of other Asian markets. It allows users to swap a character in a video clip for the user’s own face. The user would
  
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• oneM2M recognises contributions to IoT standards with Technical Excellence Awards

  03-09-2019 16:15
  Sophia Antipolis, France, 3rd September, 2019: Recognising individuals who have significantly contributed to the development and standardisation of the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, oneM2M has today announced that it has awarded three of its members with Technical Excellence Awards. Held at oneM2M's recent Technical Plenary meeting in Shanghai, China, the Technical Excellence Awards acknowledge the outstanding contributions of individuals to oneM2M’s global IoT specifications, includ
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER unveils world’s first truly copper less link to the antenna

  03-09-2019 14:30
  The new Direct GPS-over-Fiber (GPSoF) solution from HUBER+SUHNER is the first of its kind to facilitate a fiber optic connection to be made directly onto an antenna eliminating the need for a separate power line. This new capability has the potential to revolutionise the remote antenna application landscape by addressing power constraints at the remote end. This is expected to provide significant benefits to installations within the aerospace and defense markets Benefits of Fiber optic...Source:
  
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• telent upgrades Wi-Fi networks at cricket grounds across the UK

  03-09-2019 14:01
  Work was carried out at four stadiums ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019Warwick, UK, 3 September 2019: telent Technology Services Ltd (telent), a leading UK technology and network services company, has delivered high-density public Wi-Fi to Old Trafford, the venue for the next Ashes Test Match.Sky, Europe’s leading media and entertainment company and number one Wi-Fi in Stadia provider in the UK, chose telent as its partner to upgrade the legacy Wi-Fi infrastructure...Source: RealWire
  
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• The churches of Cambridge

  03-09-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  An old city with lots of wealth and people, has a lot of old churches to visit – so a perambulation around the Churches of Cambridge.
  A person could write a book on the churches of Cambridge (and probably have), but here are the ones I stumbled upon while wandering around.
  Great St Mary’s
  Set in the centre of the city, the church is large, interesting, and notable for one thing – you can climb up the tower.
  Like all medieval churches, the tower was never meant to be a tourist a
  
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• Poland signs agreement with US to shore up 5G security

  03-09-2019 12:37
  The US and Poland signed an agreement on 5G security, effectively barring Chinese companies from participating in building 5G networks in one of the largest markets in central Europe.
  The agreement was signed by Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish Prime Minister, and Vice President Mike Pence during his visit to Warsaw in place of President Trump, who stayed behind to deal with the expected landing of Hurricane Dorian. The presidential visit was made to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Hitler
  
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• Veon raises outlook as it unveils diversification strategy

  03-09-2019 12:29
  Telecoms group Veon has increased its EBITDA guidance for FY 2019 and is looking beyond connectivity for future growth.
  Veon serves over 200 million subscribers, mainly in central Asia, and things seems ticking along nicely. “Veon is performing well in the current financial year against our 2019 targets and today we are increasing our EBITDA guidance for FY 2019 from low to mid-single digit growth to at least mid-single-digit growth,” said Ursula Burns, Group Chairman and CEO. &ldquo
  
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• Huawei claims 50 5G commercial contracts worldwide

  03-09-2019 11:19
  At its Asia-Pacific Innovation Day Huawei announced it has now signed 50 commercial 5G contracts globally and shipped 200,000 5G modules.
  Huawei loves to host its own commercial events, at which it can control the message and invite partners to come on stage and talk about how great it is to work with Huawei. This kind of event is more important than ever for the company now that it’s fighting a running PR battle with the US government and strives to convince everyone else not to abandon i
  
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• WBA & NGMN examine options for convergence, management of Wi-Fi 6 & 5G

  03-09-2019 10:44
  White Paper Assesses Current Implementations, Identifies Solutions To Address Gaps, Explores Validation For Use CasesLondon, UK, 3 September 2019: Mobile operators today received further verification that Wi-Fi will play a critical role to the success of 5G, as illustrated in a new white paper developed by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) and the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance. Developed with input from mobile carriers, telecom equipment manufacturers and Wi-Fi advocates, t
  
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• Harry Potter and his adventures on the London Underground

  03-09-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A scene that was never shown in the first film, has Harry Potter and the giant Hagrid getting onto a Central line tube train.
  A surprisingly empty tube train, as there’s no way that Hagrid would have fitted onto one during the rush hour, which is hard enough for us mere muggles.
  The scene is from the first of the movies, Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone.In order to get to Diagon Alley, they take the tube, and Hagrid momentarily gets stuck in the ticket barriers, and probably
  
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• Vodafone Idea denies reports that it is set to pull out of key cities in India

  03-09-2019 02:00
  India’s second largest telco, Vodafone Idea, has been forced to deny reports that it is set to pull out of 6 locations across India, as it continues to lose market share.
  Vodafone Idea has lost significant numbers of subscribers, since its official merger late last year…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• MTS and Nokia hit speeds of 2.1Gbps in Moscow mmWave trial

  03-09-2019 02:00
  Russian mobile network operator, MTS, has achieved speeds of 2.1Gbps in its latest mmWave 5G trials.
  Using Nokia's AirScale mmWave Radio equipment and a Samsung S10 5G handset, MTS was able to achieve speeds far in excess of the speeds achieved in Europe's live 5G networks…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Interdigital takes Lenovo to court over IP patent infringement

  03-09-2019 02:00
  US based tech firm, Interdigital, has filed a patent infringement action against Lenovo in the UK. The decision comes following a decade of negotiations between the two firms over a number of key 3G and 4G patents.Interdigital currently holds more than 32…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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