Tech Roundup: Amazon Prime Air, Zika Vaccine Trials & More

[A recurring feature on the latest in Science & Technology.]

• Human trials for Zika vaccine begin in Brazil, a month ahead of schedule.
• Researchers at MIT create a new AR/VR technology based on vibrations called Interactive Dynamic Video (IDV) to interact with videos.
• American retail giant Wal-Mart in talks to acquire web retailer Jet in a bid to regain lost ground from Amazon, reports Wall Street Journal (paywall).
• Popular password manager 1Password becomes the latest app/service to begin monthly individual subscriptions as app developers go full throttle on subscriptions as a means of monetising their efforts.
• YouTube's kids-friendly variant joins YouTube Red; lets you watch videos ad-free/offline.
• Google and Dashlane partner together to create a new open-sourced password management API called You Only Login Once (YOLO).
• Online retailer Amazon launches Prime Air, its own dedicated cargo planes to speed up deliveries.
• Apple acquires machine learning startup Turi as part of its ongoing efforts to beef up its Artificial Intelligence efforts.
• Popular GPS-based augmented reality game Pokémon Go gets banned in Iran due to security concerns.
• Facebook takes on clickbait articles in News Feeds by suppressing them in latest algorithmic tweak; begins testing Snapchat and MSQRD-like features into its flagship app.
• Cloud storage service Dropbox's note-taking app Paper debuts on Android and iOS as a public beta.