Russia detains prison official accused of literal highway robbery

In Russia, the road can be stolen right out from under you, apparently.

The Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained the acting deputy chief of the federal prison service, Alexander Protopopov, for allegedly stealing a 30-mile stretch of highway in the northern Komi Republic, according to Russia’s Investigative Committee, the country’s version of the FBI.

See also: Russia sentences blogger to 5 years in Siberian prison as Internet crackdown intensifies

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Russia detains prison official accused of literal highway robbery

Do Americans Care About Privacy? It Depends, Because Privacy Is Personal…

There have been plenty of premature obituaries for privacy falling from the lips of tech company CEOs in recent years. Yet the idea that people have a sub-set of personal information they wish to keep outside the public sphere persists — despite all the incentives and encouragements for the proverbial user to be as naked as can be when it comes to sticking their data online. Read More

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Do Americans Care About Privacy? It Depends, Because Privacy Is Personal…

This bizarre medieval manuscript has never been deciphered

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This bizarre medieval manuscript has never been deciphered

Wi-Fi Assist is improved in iOS 9.3 beta 1, to allow users to track the amount of data used

Earlier this month, we told you about the teenager who received a $2000 bill from his carrier thanks to Apple’s Wi-Fi Assist. The feature takes a weak Wi-Fi connection and automatically switches it to a cellular connection belonging to the user’s mobile operator. Since Wi-Fi Assist is on by default, someone with an iPhone running iOS 9 could ring up huge overage charges without knowing about it.

The subject of class action suits, Wi-Fi Assist is getting something new with iOS 9.3 beta 1. Underneath the toggle used to turn Wi-Fi Assist on or off, you will find a figure that shows how … – Source

Wi-Fi Assist is improved in iOS 9.3 beta 1, to allow users to track the amount of data used

Xiaomi Mi 5 to be unveiled on February 20th, launched the next day?

Over the last three weeks, we have seen what appears to be legitimate leaks of the Xiaomi Mi 5. That left us wondering (along with everyone else in the industry) when Xiaomi’s new flagship model might be available for sale. The answer might have come today in the form of a Weibo poster who claims that the handset will be unveiled on February 20th, and launched the very next day.

Last week, Xiaomi co-founder Liwan Jiang said that the phone is currently being mass produced, and that the unit would be launched after the Spring Festival in China. That holiday begins on February 9th. Reportedly, … – Source

Xiaomi Mi 5 to be unveiled on February 20th, launched the next day?

All Hail Juno, Our Record-Breaking Solar-Powered Emmissary to Jupiter

Juno broke the interplanetary distance record for solar-powered spacecraft on Wednesday morning. The Jupiter explorer is close to half a billion miles from the Sun, setting a new standard for using solar power for deep space exploration.

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All Hail Juno, Our Record-Breaking Solar-Powered Emmissary to Jupiter

Babylon, The U.K. Digital Doctor App, Scores $25M To Develop AI-Driven Health Advice

Hot on the heels of PushDoctor’s $8.2 million Series A, another U.K. startup playing in the digital health app space has picked up funding. Babylon Health, which like PushDoctor, lets you have video consultations with a doctor (and a lot more), has raised a $25 million Series A round led by Investment AB Kinnevik, the Swedish listed entrepreneurial investment. Read More

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Babylon, The U.K. Digital Doctor App, Scores $25M To Develop AI-Driven Health Advice

Skype's Translator feature now available to all Windows users

Skype has announced that it has completed the roll out of its Translator feature – it’s now available to all Skype for Windows users. The feature – as the name suggests – allows those speaking different languages to communicate in near real-time, making sure that the essence of conversation isn’t lost.

For those who are new to the feature, you can use it by just clicking on the globe in the upper right hand corner of the app (see image below).

Supported languages (for voice-to-voice translation) include Chinese Mandarin, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

The Redmond, Washington-based company also revealed some interesting facts related to the feature. For example, French to English is the most popular language pair, and the number of calls per day has increased 400% since the feature launched.

If you are a Skype of Windows user, and your app still doesn’t have the feature, you’re probably using an older version – download the latest one…

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Skype's Translator feature now available to all Windows users

Valve deploys 100Gbps ports to support Steam gaming growth

Gaming firm Valve upgrades its network infrastructure with Level 3 to support the growth of its social entertainment and gaming platform Steam – Source

Valve deploys 100Gbps ports to support Steam gaming growth