It's Saturday, May 20, 2017. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.  Welcome to the weekend. We’re looking back at all the big Google I/O news, as well as an easy way to fix WannaCry. Fly free A Washington DC court has struck down regulations that required hobbyist drone owners to register their equipment with the government. Surprisingly, the drone industry is for “reasonable” registration, and it’s possible that Congress may step in to establish the FAA's authority here firmly. | | Keep this link handy  After a week, the rate of WannaCry ransomware infections has mostly ebbed, but if you do get hit there may be an easy fix. Security researchers created a program called wanakiwi that can find the encryption keys and restore your files for free, but it will only work if the affected device hasn’t been restarted yet. | | The fight against ‘right to repair’  But back in January, five states introduced "right to repair" bills that would force Apple and other device manufacturers to give the public access to proper instructions and components. Unfortunately, tech giants are lobbying to kill those bills before they’re passed. | | Did you see these?  Earlier this week we received renders that may represent the look of the iPhone 8. According to our source, we’ll see a device with a vertically-oriented rear camera setup, plus a dual front camera and a home button that’s integrated with the screen. | | Can’t hide that pen.  While Microsoft has said, “there’s no such thing as a Surface Pro 5.” @evleaks has a picture of an as-yet unannounced device that will simply go by the name “Surface Pro.” | | But wait, there's more... | |
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