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Linux Group Shares Its First Open Dataset for Creating Real Google Maps Alternatives
If you’re not Google (or, to a much lesser extent, Apple), map apps are damned hard to make. Last year, several major heavy hitters in tech, including the likes of Meta, Microsoft, TomTom, and Amazon, decided to lay down their arms and meet under a flag of parlay held aloft by the Linux Foundation to make…
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Tech News: 5 Things to Know in Australia Today
From robots at Bunnings to a sort of plan for AI, here are five things headlining tech news in Australia.
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Celebrate Prime Day By Deleting the Data Amazon Has on You
Many of us spend a lot of time interacting with Amazon’s apps and services — speaking to its smart speakers, watching videos on its streaming platform, ordering items online — and all of those interactions leave a digital trail behind. If you want to view, download, and maybe delete any of this data, these are…
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What Your Amazon Echo’s Flashing Colours Are Trying To Tell You
Amazon Echo smart speakers are versatile, capable little gadgets that keep getting better over time — but they don’t, by design, have displays attached to them (you’ll have to buy an Echo Show for that). That means their only way to display visual updates is through an LED ring that can flash different colours. Here’s…