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Facebook: An Update on Our Plans to Restrict Data Access By Mike Schroepfer, Chief Technology Officer Two weeks ago we promised to take a hard look at the information apps can use when you connect them to Facebook as well as other data practices. Today, we want to update you on the changes we’re making to better protect your Facebook information. We expect to make more changes over the coming months — and will keep you updated on our progress. Here are the details of the nine most important changes we are making. Events API: Until today, people could grant...

SportsInnovation 2018 in Düsseldorf: experience the future of sports technology live     It’s a real premiere: at the inaugural SportsInnovation event, to be held in Düsseldorf, Germany, on May 8–9, well-known technology providers will showcase their latest products live and in real time, including in three specially organized football matches in the ESPRIT arena. SportsInnovation 2018 is being organized by Messe Düsseldorf in partnership withDFL Deutsche Fußball Liga.“Since its establishment DFL has been driving innovation, and taking part in the SportsInnovation event is the next logical step in this process,” says Christian Seifert, Chief Executive Officer of DFL. “The...

MAGIX releases its first virtual reality software: Photostory Premium VR creates extraordinary virtual worlds Berlin, 2018 –  MAGIX Software announces Photostory Premium VR,  its first virtual reality software. Now impressive virtual worlds can be created in just a few steps with conventional photos and videos, and no additional hardware is required. The release of Photostory Premium VR complements MAGIX's successful Photostory product family with a new, innovative way of editing photos and videos. The program includes an extensive set of VR functions, the full functionality of Photostory Deluxe and numerous additional effects. Photostory Premium VR offers users various options to...

Tech Brands Boom with Expansion Beyond Traditional Domains Valued at over US$150 billion, Amazon becomes world’s most valuable tech brand, leaving Apple and Google behind Chinese tech brands surge in value, with Alibaba, Tencent & Huawei climbing Brand Finance Tech 100 ranking Samsung beats out competitors to become tech sector’s strongest brand View the full list of the world’s 100 most valuable tech brands here Amazon has become the world’s most valuable tech brand, with its value surging by 42% to US$150.8 billion, according to the latest Brand Finance Tech 100 report. Apple (up 37% to US$146.3 billion) has retained...

Faster, cheaper, nano-based manufacturing Scalable and cost-effective manufacturing of thin film devices Spherical silver nanoparticles and nanowires after being fused by intense pulses of light. Credit: Rajiv Malhotra/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Engineers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Oregon State University are developing a new method of processing nanomaterials that could lead to faster and cheaper manufacturing of flexible thin film devices -- from touch screens to window coatings, according to a new study. The "intense pulsed light sintering" method uses high-energy light over an area nearly 7,000 times larger than a laser to fuse nanomaterials in seconds. Nanomaterials are materials characterized...