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ByJohn

This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I spoke about these tech topics for Wired Wednesday with Ben Wilson:

  • Firefox Monitor will let you know if your data has been stolen (source)
  • Shopify Adds AR Shopping Support for 600,000 Stores in Update for iOS 12 (source)
  • Amazon unveils many Alexa devices at special event (source)

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