Netflix price hike coming and researchers are undoing paralysis
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The Apple versus the US government battle continues.
Netflix is pricing is changing researchers had figured out a way to undo paralysis and everything else you need to know.
Here's the latest in the Apple versus the US FBI Situation.
The FBI finally cracked that iPhone 5c belonging to a San Bernardino shooter.
Apple wants to now how the FBI got in.
Well the hack was done by a company that isn't talking.
There's a chance the FBI itself doesn't even know How the phone was cracked.
Meanwhile, a new bill was introduced by US Senators Burr and Feinstein, and it's called the Compliance With Court Orders Act Of 2016.
It would require companies to help the government break encryption under a court order.
Netflix is raising prices.
If you were still on the old $7.99 plan, the new rate will be $9.99.
Starting on May 1st for paying $8.99 your price increase happens in October, over in the UK all their plans covering streaming to two devices will cost 7 pounds and 49 pence a month later in April.
In new report published in a journal nature.
Revealed that a quadriplegic man named Ian Burkhart can now control his hand since a nerve bypass.
Here's how it works.
Burkhart has a chip implanted into his brain.
Researchers can view his brain activity when connected to this chip.
Burkhart then views animations of hand manipulations.
A computer learns what's going on in his brain at this time.
His arm is then wrapped in a sleeve that can stimulate the muscles.
When Burkhart thinks of controlling this hand, the thoughts are sent out of his brain and to the sleeve.
This is bypassing the nerve.
And it's the first time a person has been able to control his own body part using the method.
There's a lot more news to know.
It's time to go rapid fire.
Microsoft filed a lawsuit against the U-S Department of Justice over customer data collection.
The future of Facebook was revealed at Facebook's F eight conference.
You'll be talking to bots instead of apps.
If you're trying to figure out bots we've got an [INAUDIBLE] at CNET.
Google introduced Google Goals.
It's a new part of calendar that will help you accomplish whatever you'd like to.
And Variety reports Michael Keaton is in the running to play the villain in the new Spider-Man homecoming movie.
Batman versus Spiderman?
Sort of.
Now you're all caught up in tech.
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