Technology

After the recent attempt by the FBI to force Apple to take an iPhone and open it up for inspection (looking for San Bernardino terrorist associates), the Tech giant has hired  Frederic Jacobs, the developer behind Edward Snowden’s favourite chat app “Signal” The security engineer responsible for Signal’s tough encryption will join Apple this summer, and will likely come up with a foolproof encryption software that will deter further temptation by those thinking of breaking into an Apple and compromising its integrity.

By EconMatters

The effects of a strong dollar the last 3 years can be seen quite dramatically in the Grain space - to the tune of 20 plus percent. People haven`t stopped eating, and there are more and more people on this planet every year, so the grains are probably a long term buy here over a five year time frame.

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The popular and free WhatsApp messaging service is pulling its support on a number of smartphones later on in the year. Fans of the growing instant messaging client need to upgrade their phones to Apple or the latest generation of smartphones and operating systems. Daily Star Sunday reports: From the end of 2016 WhatsApp won’t work on Nokia S40, Nokia Symbian S60, Android 2.1 and Android 2.2 and Windows Phone 7.1. But perhaps the biggest news is that WhatsApp will no longer work on Blackberry devices, including BlackBerry 10.

Authored by Robert Epstein, originally posted at Aeon.co,

The internet has spawned subtle forms of influence that can flip elections and manipulate everything we say, think and do

In today’s society almost everybody is glued to their phone almost all day and in every situation, and with a staggering six billion cell phone subscriptions worldwide the number is steadily growing.  People are constantly checking their notifications from emails, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media platforms, as well as sending and receiving text messages and making phone calls. Children are being enticed to use their cell phones more and more with the advent of apps for gaming.