Not the Walkie-Talkie of Your Childhood
Republic Wireless announced Relay, a walkie-talkie that allows parents to locate their children using GPS. It is water-resistant, connects over 4G LTE and Wi-Fi, and even has games, music, and Google Assistant. Now your kids can be the coolest, techiest kids on the block, and you’ll always know where to find them. (Source: The Verge)
Lyfting to a Higher Education
Lyft recognizes that 93% of their drivers are on the road for less than 20 hours a week because they are pursuing other long-term goals. Lyft partnered with Guild Education to offer its drivers between 5 to 20% off classes, certificates, and degrees from more than 80 online universities. Programs include Bachelor’s degrees, Master’s degrees, and certificates in topics like data science and HTML. (Source: TechCrunch)
Try to Pass the Password Test
Tech consultancy EPC Group recently conducted a survey on people’s awful password habits. Here are some key findings. (Source: CNET)
- 37% of respondents change their password only when a site tells them to
- 11% of respondents used the same password (or a variation of it) for at least 7 years
- 22% of respondents use the same password for every site they log into
- Men are 2.8 times more likely to use the word “password” as their password than women
- Women are 1.3 times more likely to use their lover’s name as their password than men
