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Junge Revoluzzer

(Young revolutionaries)

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Newspaper | Welt
Date | 1.7.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | computer programming, emojis, privacy, smartphone, youth
Summary | Older generations always complain about how the youth today is virtually tied to their smartphones and Computers and how they do not Show much interest for anything else. They have however developed fantastic programming skills and business ideas. The finalists of a start-up competition in Berlin have come up with various ideas: coffee mugs indicating the optimal drinking temperature with emojis, computer encryption software to protect one's privacy, and many other ideas.
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Apple unfurls more millennial-friendly texting tools including 'emoji prediction'

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Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 14.6.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, emojis, privacy
Summary | Apple talked about the latest updates/developements concerning its products at its annual developer conference in San Francisco. For instance, they talked about the possibility for iPhone users to add larger emojis or emojify their texts. They also discussed the use of digital assistants and AI, and privacy features.
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WhatsApp wird zur geheimen Sache

(WhatsApp becomes a secret affair)

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Newspaper | Appenzeller Zeitung
Date | 7.4.2016
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | emojis, privacy, WhatsApp
Summary | After repeatedly being criticized by the public for only poorly providing privacy to its users, WhatsApp has incorporated end-to-end encryption in its newest update. Now, federal security organizations can no longer spy on fathers sending their daughters celebratory emojis after their favorite football team has scored. This encryption is only needed by people who oppose privacy violation, criminals, and terrorists.
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