What’s new
UK government pledges £16 million investment in 5G test network
The UK is set to take a major step forward in the development of 5G networks following the release of new research funding by the government. Tests of the next-generation networks are set to begin in 2018. Universities which have been at the forefront of telecoms research in the past, Kings College London and the Universities of Surrey and Bristol will be the beneficiaries of the funding.
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DARPA is spending $65 million to fund brain-computer interfaces that could cure diseases
DARPA announced that it has selected its five grant recipients for the Neural Engineering System Design (NESD) program, which it began at the start of this year. Brown University, Columbia University, The Seeing and Hearing Foundation, the John B. Pierce Laboratory, Paradromics Inc and the University of California, Berkeley will all receive multi-million dollar grants to help develop various aspect of the brain-computer interface.
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New products
LG Q6
The phone has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. It comes with a 13MP rear camera, a 5MP front camera and a 3,000 mAh battery.
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Leica TL2
The Leica TL2 will have a 24-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor and a Maestro II image processor. It will come with 3.7-inch LCD screen and is capable of recording 4K video.
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Ubuntu Linux is available in the Windows Store
Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux is now available in the Windows Store, which makes it easier for users to install the Linux OS. The Ubuntu installation through the Windows Store is sandboxed, and is aimed at running command line utilities like bash, SSH, Git, and Apt. “Now, Windows is the only platform that can run both Windows apps and Linux apps side-by-side,” said Microsoft.
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Twitter adds more mute options
Twitter said its “advanced filter settings” will now have options for users to mute notifications from accounts that they do not follow as well as from accounts that do not follow them. Users can also filter lower-quality content from notifications such as content that appears to be automated and mute notifications related to certain words and phrases.
More info can be found here.
Fun stuff
Google unintentionally highlights pirate sites in US
According to Engadget, the internet firm’s search results in the US are unintentionally highlighting popular pirate sites when users search for “best torrent sites”. Several music and video industries have criticized the tech giant and accused it of not doing enough to prevent piracy.
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