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10 things in tech you need to know today

10 things in tech you need to know today

Bill Gates

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Forbes says Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is the richest man in the world (again).

Good morning! It's a cloudy day in London today. Here's the tech news you need to know this Tuesday.

1. $4 The company says it will start at a "small scale" to "show what's possible." It'll be a "virtual" network operator, buying wireless spectrum from other companies, and will scale up if successful.

2. $4 There's multiple high-profile tech figures on the list, and Bill Gates is number once again.

3. $4 Beijing is considering strict new counter-terrorism laws that would require tech companies to install "backdoors" in their software to allow government access.

4. $4 This may have been a security risk.

5. $4 Jepsen previously worked for Google's secretive Google X labs, where she led the "Display" division when Google Glass was launched.

6. Multiple people fell asleep at Mark Zuckerberg's speech at Mobile World Congress. >$4The Facebook CEO was at the Barcelona conference to talk about Internet.org, an attempt to bring Internet to the developing world.

7. $4 Xiaomi is often referred to as the "Apple of China," and despite boasting impressive specs, the new camera costs just $82.

8. $4 The company had previously pledged to have all Android 5.0 Lollipop phones use strong encryption as standard, but this is no longer the case. The company says it still plans to implement default-on encryption in a "future" version of Android.

9. $4 A "ship to Cuba" button was added to the site for the first time on Monday, but it is not yet operational.

10. $4. In a special deal, Netflix customers using ISP iiNet will not have to pay for the data used while streaming video on the platform.

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