Saturday 8 September 2018

The Morning After: Weekend Edition

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It's Saturday, September 08, 2018.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Welcome to your weekend! Before looking back at some highlights from the last few days, we’ll make sure NASA’s Kepler spacecraft is still going, and discuss the incredibly detailed version of NYC contained inside Sony’s new Spider-Man game. 

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We’re going to science the heck out of this.

Planet-hunting Kepler telescope declares that it is not, in fact, dead

Planet-hunting Kepler telescope declares that it is not, in fact, dead

Even though its fuel level is critically low and it's had its share of mechanical issues, the telescope is once again back to work collecting scientific data and looking for new exoplanets.

Yes, everyone is playing it.

New York shines in Sony’s new ‘Spider-Man’ game

New York shines in Sony’s new ‘Spider-Man’ game

The latest Spider-Man video game, developed by Ratchet & Clank studio Insomniac, treats New York as a character. A place that can pose real, relatable problems for Peter Parker and his alter-ego. The studio has captured the look and, more importantly, the feelings that many people have about the city.

Now it's an Android exclusive.

Apple yanks Alex Jones' InfoWars app

Apple was not specific about what caused the move, merely referring to its guidelines about objectionable content in the store. 

Jerome Guillen ‘will oversee all automotive operations.’

Tesla's new President takes control of automotive operations

Tesla's new President takes control of automotive operations

Tesla wrapped up an interesting week -- CEO Elon Musk took a puff or two from a joint live on Joe Rogan's podcast, its recently-hired chief accounting officer quit after less than a month on the job and its HR chief announced she would not return from a leave of absence -- by announcing a round of executive promotions.

Somehow their designers didn’t think about that.

How fitness- and health-tracking apps failed me during my pregnancy

How fitness- and health-tracking apps failed me during my pregnancy

Swapna Krishna explains why she had to stop using her fitness and weight tracking apps: they can’t account for her pregnancy.

We put a vacuum in your vacuum’s base.

There’s finally a Roomba that can empty itself

There’s finally a Roomba that can empty itself

The $949 Roomba i7+ is smarter than ever before, and it can unload up to 30 dirty bins on its own without any help. Rosie the Robot, here we come.

But wait, there's more...

1. Pentagon pledges $2 billion for AI research

2. Theranos is shutting its doors for good

3. Google redesigns Chrome to celebrate its 10th anniversary

4. Microsoft is hosting a Surface event in NYC on October 2nd

5. Bad Password: The US government comes for Google, Facebook, and Twitter

6. China's richest man Jack Ma will retire on Monday

7. The biggest news from IFA 2018

8. Google will reveal its latest Pixel phones October 9th

9. 'Overwatch' is part of October's $12 Humble Bundle

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