If you enjoy keeping up to date with the latest technology related news, you’ve come to the right place. As you’ll be able to find out about all of the latest technology news to make international headlines.
The latest technology news:
1. China implements facial recognition payment systems
You may be surprised to learn that China is one of the most advanced countries in the world when it comes to implementing digital technology.
In fact, in recent months Alipay, which is a popular form of payment in China has rolled out an innovative smile to pay system in over 100 cities across China. As the smile to pay systems are the size of an iPad, it’s predicted that facial recognition payment systems will soon be trialled in other parts of the world. So don’t be too surprised if credit cards become less and less common, with every year that passes.
2. Porsche releases its first fully electric sports car
Porsche has just released the Taycan, which is Porsche’s very first fully electric sports car. In order to promote the Taycan, Porsche decided to hold simultaneous events to lacuna the Taycan in Germany, China and Canada. As electric cars are becoming increasingly more sought after as the world turns to renewable energies, you can expect more luxury car brands to unveil their own fully electric sports cars in the near future.
3. Asus releases the world’s lightest 14 inch laptop
Asus has officially released the world’s highest 14 inch laptop, the AsusPro B9. The AsusPro B9 only weighs 1.9 pounds. A few hours earlier Acer released their lightest 14 inch laptop, the Swift 5, which weighs 2.1 pounds. However Acer were taken by surprise when Asus released a laptop which is lighter than their own light weight 14 inch laptop.
4. Samsung finally launches their first foldable tablet the Samsung Fold
Samsung has just released their very first foldable tablet, the Samsung Fold. However, the Samsung Fold is currently only available in South Korea. Although it is expected to launch in the US within a matter of weeks. The Samsung Fold was developed to appeal to tablet users who like using a large screen but who want to easily be able to transport and store their tablet.
5. Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey gets hacked
Twitter was forced to temporarily disable tweeting via SMS message after its CEO Jack Dorsey discovered that his official Twitter account had been hacked. It is thought that hackers were able to compromise Dorsey’s account after hacking his phone number and using Dorsey’s phone number in order to post on his account using SMS messages.
As a result Twitter have promised to up their security measures to prevent other individuals from having their Twitter accounts and personal details hacked.
6. YouTube has been made to pay $170 million dollars in fines after breaking children’s privacy laws
As YouTube have been deemed guilty of letting children’s data to target ads to minors, Youtube has been fined $170 million dollars. As a result of breaking children’s privacy laws.
Hopefully you now feel up to date with all of the latest developments in technology. After reading about six of the top, trending technology news.
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