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Canada town votes against having a Muslim cemetery

A Canadian town has voted to oppose a zoning change that would allow a Muslim cemetery to be built. The referendum was held on Sunday in Saint-Apollinaire, a town of about 5,000 located just outside Quebec City. Provincial rules meant only 49 people were eligible to vote;

Samsung Acquires Innoetics, a Text-to-Speech Tech Startup

HIGHLIGHTS Samsung reportedly acquired Innoetics for less than $43 million Innoetics specialises in advanced synthetic speech tech Samsung may use this tech to leverage Bixby Samsung has acquired a Greek tech startup called Innoetics. The financial details of the buyout deal were not disclosed, but Samsung reportedly

The A to Z of Choosing the Best Website Builder

If you want to succeed in the modern world, you need to have a website — whether that’s for your business, your blog or your professional portfolio. Thankfully, there are many free or inexpensive web builders available to help you make your website a reality. For most entrepreneurs and aspiring bloggers,

Social Media A need for growth

Social media is still a relatively new concept as people are still discovering its impact. Though the influence of various social media platforms has been discussed over the years, its intensity remains to be fully understood. Among billions of social media users in the world, studies show

New social media updates spark a need for privacy updates

Tips: Here are a few safety tips to keep in mind before pressing ‘Post’: Update the privacy settings: All social media platforms – Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat – including dating apps have privacy settings. Residents can restrict their location for automatically posting or filter who can or cannot

Is Chrome OS right for you? A 3-question quiz to find out

Google’s Chrome OS is among the world’s most misunderstood computing platforms. Chromebooks are foundationally totally different from conventional PCs, in any case — and consequently, there are a whole lot of misconceptions about how they work and what they will and can’t do. Since individuals are all

Master the newest Android operating system and start coding today with a $15 training course

This is a paid placement and if you buy something through this article or on the BGR Store we will receive compensation from retail partners. The newest Android operating system, Android Oreo, is now available for developers. So if you’re an app developer, what are you waiting

A secret to Netflix’s success: Social media

There’s a secret to Netflix’s success: social media. The subscription-based video on demand site is more conducive to producing “viral” original content, which could give it a sustainable advantage over traditional networks and other on-demand providers such as Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, said Jefferies analyst John

Google Stakes Its Future on a Piece of Software

Early in 2015, artificial-intelligence researchers at Google created an obscure piece of software called ­TensorFlow. Two years later the tool, which is used in building machine-­learning software, underpins many future ambitions of Google and its parent company, Alphabet. TensorFlow makes it much easier for the company’s engineers

A smarter way to protect your smart home?

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2 — As smart home products and connected devices grow in popularity, so will the cyber risks they potentially pose to their owners. “A smart home can quickly become a fool’s paradise when IoT devices are not properly secured,” said BullGuard CEO, Paul Lipman. However,