Alternatively, go to Settings > Privacy >
Microphone then look for Facebook. Note that you can toggle the mic on
and off for other apps, too.
On Android, open
Settings> Applications > Application Manager. Look for Facebook,
and tap App Permissions, then toggle the microphone off
How to delete the recordings: Your Google Smart Speaker is always listening
Hey, smart speakers, are you listening?(Photo: Reviewed.com) 4. Alexa records everything you say
Smart assistants built into smart speakers give you
the weather, spew out the latest headlines, and offer you a ’90s
playlist at a moment’s notice. But none of this is possible without you
first speaking the magical wake word like “Hey, Alexa,” “Hey, Siri,” and
“OK, Google.”
The problem is that these smart assistants get easily
confused. Alexa wakes up when it hears “unacceptable,” “a letter,” or
“election.” Say “Hey Jerry” or “a city” and Siri is ready for your
commands. Try not to say OK when a Google smart speaker is in the room.
“OK, who’s reading” or “OK cool” wakes it up. For anyone who uses
Microsoft’s Cortana, it responds to “Montana.”
Tuned in: Is Amazon's Alexa really always listening?
Smart speakers record what you say after the wake
words. Big Tech says that they only use the recordings to make their
devices more accurate. You can take back your privacy. You can review as
well as delete your recordings.
Want to be shocked? Tap or click here for the steps to listen to your recordings and remove them.
Smart thermostats do more than control the temperature.(Photo: Photo courtesy of ARS/Rescue Rooter) 5. Smart thermostats save you big money
Smart thermostats learn your schedule and adjust
accordingly. These thermostats know how often you adjust it, the outside
temperature, how long it takes for the room to reach a certain
temperature, and whether you’re away or home. Paired with your smart
assistant, you can raise or lower the temperature using your voice.
Somehow, the number 25% has been associated with how
much money you could save on your heating and cooling bills. You will
save money but not that much.
The best-selling Nest Thermostat claims to save 10% to
12% on heating and 15% on cooling. They estimate an average savings of
$131 to $145 a year based on typical energy costs.
But there may be more money to be had if you add more
smart devices to your home. Zillow reports that smart homes sell for
almost 23% more than comparable properties in the same ZIP code.
If you’re buying or selling a home equipped with smart
devices, you need to take a few steps to secure all that tech. Tap or
click here for directions.
We often look for how many bars register to assess signal strength.
The signal bars are meant to indicate how strong the connection is
between your phone and the cell tower, but no industry standard dictates
how those bars are calculated.(Photo: Sean Gallup / Getty Images) 6. More bars = Better service
You’re having trouble keeping a cellphone call
connected. You check your phone and you see plenty of bars. What is
going on here? Why are you still having trouble? It’s because those
little signal-strength bars don’t necessarily mean what you think they
do.
Signal bars are meant to indicate how strong the
connection is between your phone and the cell tower, but no industry
standard dictates how those bars are calculated. It's up to the phone
manufacturer to decide how to handle it. That means two different phones
connected from the same spot to the same tower might show different
numbers of bars. There can also be variations in the signal based on
which carrier you use and its network technology choice.
Let's go back to that original problem. Your phone has
plenty of bars, but you're still not able to keep a connection. This
underlying issue might be network congestion, which can happen in urban
areas and during big events when many people are all trying to use the
network at the same time. While the number of bars is usually a good
indicator of the signal, it's not foolproof.
Russia fund claims talks over tech investments with SoftBank
Russia’s sovereign wealth fund has said it is discussing making joint investments in Russian technology companies with SoftBank, after deciding against taking part in a second Vision Fund.The talks began last year when the Japanese technology conglomerate was searching for investors for what it hoped would be a $108bn Vision Fund 2, according to four people familiar with the discussions.
Any such discussions about co-operating with the Russian state would be likely to trigger US scrutiny, given the wide-ranging sanctions in place against the Kremlin.
Moscow ultimately declined over concerns about risk, the people said. The equity value of some of the first Vision Fund’s key investments later fell by $18bn.
But Kirill Dmitriev, chief executive of the state-run Russian Direct Investment Fund, said talks on a separate joint venture are continuing.
“We have been having some discussions on co-operation with SoftBank,” Mr Dmitriev told the Financial Times. He added that the discussions are “mostly on joint investments in some Russian technology businesses and technology companies”.
SoftBank denied it had ever discussed a potential deal with the Russian fund, saying it had had “no discussions on fund 2 or on joint investments” with RDIF.
SoftBank intended the Vision Fund’s second round to eclipse its $98bn first fund, which was itself the largest pool of money ever raised privately. But the governments of Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, which provided 60 per cent of the funding for the first round, stalled over their involvement, forcing SoftBank to turn to sources such as the National Investment Corporation of the National Bank of Kazakhstan.
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