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Tech News Flash: Friday -- July 22, 2016

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Headline Scan
Tinder Social Feeds More-the-Merrier Impulses
Snowden Puts His Mind to Designing Spy-Proof Smartphone Cases
Teal Pushes Drone Speed Limits
Splice Machine Creates Open Source, Enterprise Split
Twitter Lets Anyone and Everyone Apply for a Blue Badge
The Internet of Medical Things, Part 3: Safety First
Hackers Claim Credit for Pokemon Go No-Go

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Tinder Social Feeds More-the-Merrier Impulses
Tinder has announced the launch of Tinder Social, a new platform that
helps users plan group nights out. The new platform will help users plan
double dates or larger group events, creating new opportunities for
people to make connections, the company said. Tinder took the platform
for a test drive in Australia and found that users wanted a better way
to add friends to their night out in real time.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83726.html

Snowden Puts His Mind to Designing Spy-Proof Smartphone Cases
NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden and noted hacker Andrew "Bunnie" Huang
on Thursday published a paper on their collaboration to design a
smartphone case that will protect user privacy. The pair developed a
prototype compatible with the 4.7-inch iPhone 6, as it's "driven
primarily by what we understand to be the current preferences and tastes
of reporters," the paper states.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83725.html

Teal Pushes Drone Speed Limits
Teal Drones on Wednesday introduced what it billed as the world's
fastest production drone. Aside from its drone's capabilities, the
company is drawing attention because George Matus Jr., its founder and
CEO, is an 18-year-old recent high school graduate. The drone can fly at
70 mph in all weather conditions and has reached a top speed of 85 mph.
It can withstand 40 mph winds.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83722.html

Splice Machine Creates Open Source, Enterprise Split
Splice Machine has open sourced its Spark-powered relational SQL
database system. The company has set up a cloud-based sandbox for
developers to put its new open source Splice Machine 2.0 Community
Edition to the test. The company also announced the release of a cluster
version and the launch of a developer community site. Splice Machine is
designed for high-speed performance.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83723.html

Twitter Lets Anyone and Everyone Apply for a Blue Badge
Twitter on Tuesday announced it has opened up the application process
for verified account status, which previously was reserved for
celebrities and other high-profile users. Any user may now file an
online application to have an account verified. Twitter account
verification, denoted by a blue badge icon, flags individuals and
organizations as authentic, the company explained.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83719.html

The Internet of Medical Things, Part 3: Safety First
Though quick to capitalize on connected health devices and the coming
Internet of Medical Things, hardware manufacturers may be moving too
slowly when it comes to building the necessary protections into the back
end. The National Security Agency last month told participants in a
defense technology summit in Washington that it was looking into hacking
connected medical devices.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83717.html

Hackers Claim Credit for Pokemon Go No-Go
Pokemon Go , the augmented reality overnight sensation, experienced
sluggish performance over the weekend, possibly from a hacker attack on
its login servers. Shortly after Pokemon Go devs tweeted that the game
was rolling out to 26 additional countries, this tweet appeared:
"Trainers! We have been working to fix the server issues. ... We'll post
an update soon."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83713.html

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