Nicole Kobie
Latest articles by Nicole Kobie
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Chrome updates on Android paused after discovery of data-eating bug
By Nicole Kobie published
News App developers complain of deleted data while using Chrome 79
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ORG claims voter profiles are inaccurate and illegal
By Nicole Kobie published
News Open Rights Group demands leading parties stop using claimants data for microtargeting election campaigns
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Ericsson shells out $1bn to settle bribery charge
By Nicole Kobie published
News Swedish telecoms giant's subsidiary admits bribery in massive US DoJ case spanning five countries
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Facebook lets users port photos and videos to Google
By Nicole Kobie published
News Data portability tool part of wider project spurred on by new regulations
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How AI can save bananas... and deliver our shopping
By Nicole Kobie published
In-depth AI is helping farmers spot disease and food manufacturers create new recipes, as well as streamlining shopping and making our food tastier
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Automating the end of discrimination
By Nicole Kobie published
In-depth Tech tools such as AI and bots can help improve equality, but only if we humans build and use them the right way
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UPS starts scaling drone delivery after FAA approval
By Nicole Kobie published
News Delivery giant is first company to get full approval from US regulators for drone delivery
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Cisco WebEx and Zoom video hit by security flaw
By Nicole Kobie published
News Web conferencing platforms could let attackers snoop on conference calls, says Cequence Security
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Carbon Black: Attacks and breaches "new normal" for business
By Nicole Kobie published
News Most UK companies surveyed have suffered data breaches, as attacks increase in volume and sophistication
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WeWork halts IPO plans
By Nicole Kobie published
News Coworking startup says it will regroup and try to list again, but needs to find funding first
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Cloud computing is the best invention ever
By Nicole Kobie published
Opinion Nicole Kobie's journey through a decade's worth of laptops is a showcase of how not to backup your files
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The reality of working from home isn't on Instagram
By Nicole Kobie published
Opinion Instagram isn't even good for shopping and home decorating, it turns out
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How AI is helping Heathrow's connected vision take flight
By Nicole Kobie published
In-depth Robot baggage handlers and facial scanners are just some of the ideas being trialled at the world's most frantic airport
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I miss the good old days of email... there, I said it
By Nicole Kobie published
Opinion Lamenting the death of long-form emails in favour of emoji and WhatsApp chats
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2020 vision: The tech predictions we got right and wrong
By Nicole Kobie published
In-depth Jetpacks? Flying cars? We explore the predictions we got right about 2020, and where our crystal ball went haywire
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Tech has turned nasty... perhaps we're just growing up
By Nicole Kobie published
Opinion Remember when tech firms were lauded for their ideas rather than castigated for selling our data?
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The future of cashless payments is in Queensland
By Nicole Kobie published
Opinion Australia has widely flipped to wave-and-pay, meaning tourists need never worry about cash
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Context-aware computing is here – and it's getting smarter
By Nicole Kobie published
In-depth Alexa knows when you're getting ill and researchers are listening using vibrations
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Amazon’s HR proves artificial intelligence is truly dumb
By Nicole Kobie published
Opinion We don't know how neural networks see our world, and that's hilarious and scary
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Seeking digital wellness? Then ignore the numbers
By Nicole Kobie published
Opinion Android and iOS will track how long you spend on your phone, but that's not enough for wellness
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Microsoft wants you to be happier at work
By Nicole Kobie published
Opinion It's high time someone started using data analytics to make life better, rather than just busier
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Microsoft brings AI transcription to OneDrive
By Nicole Kobie published
News Microsoft adds more machine learning and AI tools to Office 365
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Microsoft adds automated transcription to OneDrive
By Nicole Kobie published
News AI and machine-learning tools aim to make it easier to search for audio and video files