Monday 28 August 2017

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It's Monday, August 28, 2017.

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Good morning! Over the weekend, we capped off a week of games coverage from Europe’s biggest video-game conference, and saw a Hyperloop pod hit over 200MPH. Uber, meanwhile, now has a new CEO.
 

Elon Musk reckons future teams could hit 600 miles per hour.
 

Hyperloop Pod Competition winner hits over 200MPH

Hyperloop Pod Competition winner hits over 200MPH

Adjacent to SpaceX headquarters, 25 teams gathered for another Hyperloop Pod Competition. This time the winner would be judged by how quickly they could go down the 1.25 kilometer (about .77 miles) track. On the final day of competition, three teams advanced to the finals and had the chance to push their pod to the limit. 
 

A number of Obama-era officials dropped out of the cybersecurity panel.
 

Trump's cybersecurity advisors resign en masse
 

Trump's cybersecurity advisors resign en masse<br />   

Another Trump panel has taken a hit after eight of its 28 members resigned en masse. Members of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC), which advises Homeland Security on matters of cybersecurity, have dropped out of the panel for several reasons. In the resignation letter obtained by NextGov, they said the president doesn’t give enough attention to the country’s cyber vulnerabilities. “You have given insufficient attention to the growing threats to the cybersecurity of the critical systems upon which all Americans depend, including those impacting the systems supporting our democratic election process,” the letter reads. 
 

Hajime Tabata explains what’s coming next.
 

The director of ‘Final Fantasy XV’ isn’t finished yet
 

The director of ‘Final Fantasy XV’ isn’t finished yet<br />   

Final Fantasy XV was a long time coming. After a decade of delays, it’s not surprising that both Square Enix and the game’s director, Hajime Tabata, are saying they aren’t finished with Noctis and his bro squad. With not even a whisper of Final Fantasy XVI, the rest of this year (and part of 2018) is focused on the Final Fantasy XV universe: PC versions, more chapter expansions, more mobile iterations and a multiplayer mode.
 

Both streams and TV were knocked out.
 

Mayweather-McGregor fight crashed pay-per-view servers
 

Did you pay for an expensive pay-per-view or streaming pass to watch the hyped-up boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, only to boil with rage as your access went down? You’re far from alone. Numerous reports have revealed that servers across the US crashed or buckled under demand for the fight, creating outages serious enough that organizers delayed the fight to make sure people could tune in. Mayweather himself said that pay-per-view servers in California and Florida crashed, while Showtime and UFC failed to load, ran into login trouble and otherwise couldn’t keep up with interest.
 

But wait, there's more...

1. 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' knocks 'Dota 2' off its Steam throne

2. Uber picks Expedia chief as its new CEO

3. 'Dishonored' gets unleashed in 'Death of the Outsider'

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