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Elasticsearch new features: 2020 year in review Itamar Syn-Hershko Now that 2020 is (finally!) over, we highlight the changes and additions Elasticsearch received during the year, that we believe could make a big difference to you - a developer working with Elasticsearch. What a year 2020 has been! Social distancing and a lot of very weird situations. For some it was a year full of difficulties, and hopefully a lot of growth and some good things too. It has definitely been an intere...

Spying devices known as stingrays. the goal the former officials tell politico was to spy on top white house staff and the president who is known to often use a cell phone whose security has been repeatedly questioned. >> if im a foreign intelligence officer in washington, i would want to listen in to his calls and his closest aides. >> reporter: in april 2018, the department of homeland security confirmed to oregon democratic senator ron wyden that they found stingray-like activity in washingto...

>> reporter: in 2018, it was confirmed to senator joau ron w that they found stingray activity but did not say who was behind it. >> that can really be an entry point, a glide path for people who represent an extraordinary danger to our country. >> reporter: the stingray is technically known as an ims catcher, is signals cell phones to connecting to them. the stingray can capture location, calls, text and other data streams. extremely valuable information on potentially very serious subjects. u....

>> absolutely not. we have a directive. i have a directive. no intelligence collection in the united states. no spying and its rigorously enforced without any exceptions. its complete fabrication. >> reporter: joining me right now is the reporter who broke this story, daniel litman, white house reporter who broke the story. good to see you. >> good to see you too. >> why are government officials confident this is likely the work of israel. >> these are the type of devices called sting rays, cell...

Re-create cell phone towers. so a cell phone will latch on to it and whoevers using the device will then be able to track that cell phone. listen in on calls read text messages and surveil other data streams. now, in reaching out to former officials about the possibility that israel did carry this out, they say absolutely. despite the fact that the u.s. has a lengthy and productive intelligence sharing relationship with israel, it is highly possible that israel not only uses these stingray devic...

So every year some forty thousand people move here to the german capital of berlin and up with pressure on the job and real estate markets and places new stress on infrastructure like public transportation water or gas at the moment berlin has just over three point five million inhabitants its just a tenth the size of one of the worlds biggest cities tokyo the pressure on megacities like these are immense but so are the opportunities so how can it all be managed one answer could come from the gr...

And up with pressure on the job and real estate markets and places new stress on infrastructure like public transportation water or gas at the moment berlin has just over three point five million inhabitants its just a tenth the size of one of the worlds biggest cities tokyo the pressure on megacities like these are immense but so are the opportunities so how can all be managed one answer could come from the growing data streams around us. big cities are more popular than ever they can be a mode...

That are cheap and actually nice to live in. so every year some forty thousand people move here through the german capital of berlin and up with pressure on the job and real estate markets and places new stress on infrastructure like public transportation water or gas at the moment berlin has just over three point five million inhabitants its just a tenth the size of one of the worlds biggest cities tokyo the pressure on megacities like these are immense but so are the opportunities so how can i...

The three years of ups and downs the books are almost empty even worse orders are being cancelled with quantas airways scrapping their eight super jumbos and emirates reconsidering its own orders a three eighty could soon be gone for good. now on to germany germanys federal cartel office has ruled that facebooks ability to to rake in personal information outside of its namesake platform that is across the internet and its various other apps represented and competitive behavior and thats one more...

Whats not platforms. according to the ruling these data streams give facebook an overwhelming advantage in the digital advertising market is this officials argue requires users consent. is being used as a given as it was for fans in the whole conclusion is that facebook. data on its platform invited. facebook facebook can also continue to gather data on its other services like whats up or instagram or on third party sites. but they may in the future such only with the users explicit consent of t...