Google Chrome on the desktop will get an easier way to access emojis

While it’s easy to access emojis to use for Chrome on mobile, the case isn’t the same for desktop. But this will change soon. The latest Canary version of Chrome will let you access Chrome emojis by simply right-clicking on the browser to pull up a menu with the emojis you want to use. It is already possible to use emojis on Chrome right now but there’s an extra hurdle for both Mac and Windows users to get to them.

For Mac users, it’s easier. Just hold Control + Command + Space to launch the emoji selector. Meanwhile, Windows users need to click on the keyboard icon in the task manager and look for the emoji button there. Unfortunately, there is no keyboard shortcut to access the emojis on Windows. This feature, if you’re waiting for it, will likely come to the stable version of Chrome in the coming weeks.

Source: Android Authority

University of Waterloo launches Artificial Intelligence Institute

The University of Waterloo launched the Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute today, bringing together a large group of researchers and businesses to advance technology and prepare Canada for future economic disruption.

Waterloo AI uniquely focuses on end-to-end innovation ranging from foundational to operational AI. Foundational AI advances the field as a whole through research in a number of areas, including statistical learning, deep learning, game theory and data science. Operational AI develops scalable, secure and transparent solutions for a wide range of applications.

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Your Amazon Echo speakers can now work as an intercom

For Canadian and U.S. owners of Amazon Echo speakers, you can now turn your speakers into a one-way intercom system. The setup of Alexa Announcements isn’t complicated. All you need to do is talk to Alexa and say things like, “Alexa announce that dinner is ready.” And then all the Echo devices in your home will make the announcement. Or you can use other hot words like “Alexa, tell everyone…” or Alexa, broadcast…” It isn’t clear yet if this will work on other Alexa-enabled devices but for now we’re assuming it’s only for Echo speakers.

Source: Android Authority

Facebook says personal data of 622,161 Canadian users were harvested by Cambridge Analytica

According tor Facebook Canada, they estimate 622,161 Canadians had their data “improperly shared” with Cambridge Analytica. The U.K.-based firm, which served the Trump presidential campaign and Brexit, used data harvested through an innocous personality quiz app that collected personal information about users and their social network.

It is sobering news, that the personal information and data of more than half a million Canadian Facebook users was harvested by political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica who used this information to profit from targeting voters.

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