Saturday 17 December 2016

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Saturday -- December 17, 2016

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Uber Staff Still Stalking Customers, Claims Suit
Yahoo Suffers Major Data Breach Deja Vu
Docker Delivers Containerd to Open Source Community
Nvidia Takes Self-Driving Journey to California Roads

Today's Story Highlights

Uber Staff Still Stalking Customers, Claims Suit

The controversy over Uber staff using the company's tech to track
people's movements was reignited this week when information in a pending
lawsuit began circulating in the tech press. Uber employees can pull
customer data at will, alleged Ward Spangenberg, the company's former
forensic investigator, in a court declaration filed earlier this fall.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84184.html

Yahoo Suffers Major Data Breach Deja Vu

Yahoo has revealed that Net bandits stole data associated with 1 billion
of its user accounts -- one of the largest data breaches in Internet
history. The theft, which occurred in 2013, is distinct from the theft
disclosed earlier this fall, in which 500 million accounts were
compromised, Yahoo CISO Bob Lord explained. Stolen data may include
names, email addresses, telephone numbers and more.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84182.html

Docker Delivers Containerd to Open Source Community

Docker on Wednesday announced that it will spin out containerd, a key
component of its Docker Engine, for open source use. Containerd will
provide an open, stable and extensible base for building non-Docker
products and container solutions, the company said. Some of the top
cloud providers have committed to making contributions to the project,
giving it instant credibility within the community.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84181.html

Nvidia Takes Self-Driving Journey to California Roads

Nvidia last week began test-driving autonomous cars on California roads,
after the state's Department of Motor Vehicles gave it the green light.
The company is testing its Drive PX2 autonomous driving platform, said
Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. Nvidia recently has
made several well publicized moves in the autonomous car arena.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84177.html

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Friday 16 December 2016

The Morning After: Riding in a luxury EV and Instagram keeps growing

It's Friday, December 16, 2016.

Hey, it's Friday!

The weekend is almost here. We have luxury EVs, a gaming laptop that's ready for VR, and Nintendo's patent sketches tell us all about its incoming Switch console.

Busy day in the Oval Office

It’s safe to leave bad reviews again

President Barack Obama signed several new laws on Thursday, and a couple are relevant to your internet interests. One of them banned the use of ticket-buying bots nationwide, so maybe you have a chance at those Taylor Swift seats after all. Meanwhile, the Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016 is meant to keep businesses from punishing customers that leave negative reviews. Oh, and also his press secretary suggested Vladimir Putin personally authorized the hacking of DNC officials email accounts.

XBMC connect

Put some Plex in your Kodi

Why choose just one media center setup? Plex and Kodi already share roots in XBMC, and now you can use them together to display all of your media. The Plex add-on for Kodi is currently in testing and available to PlexPass subscribers before it rolls out for everyone.

They just had to press the turbo button

Microsoft says Xbox One downloads are speeding up by as much as 80 percent

Depending on your connection, your next download from Xbox Live could go a lot faster. The latest system update claims that, for gamers with high-speed connections of over 100Mbps, downloads will be up to 80 percent faster, while those with slower connections could see a boost of up to 40 percent. Game installs, patches and expansions have resulted in a lot of waiting around for updates during this console generation, so anything to make that faster is a welcome addition.

A healthy discount from Withings. Take 40% off Body Cardio, the world's most advanced heart health and body composition WiFi scale.

That’s more than we’ve seen from Faraday Future

Going for a ride in Lucid’s luxurious Air EV

Forget the affordable Model 3, this new EV company plans to debut a $100,000 set of wheels in 2018. The Lucid Air has a lot of Tesla-like dreams (large touchscreen displays, self-driving features) but it’s not production ready yet. Roberto Baldwin’s ride in a prototype lasted just long enough to appreciate the leather accents -- and the exposed wiring.

Your portable VR machine

Review: ASUS ROG Strix GL502VS gaming laptop

Most laptop buyers are looking for something to type a few papers on, but if you also desire some graphically-intensive gaming then you’ll need a bit more oomph. That’s where the Strix comes in. It has enough power to feed your VR headset, without a ridiculous pricetag or too much weight. You will give up something in battery life, and its orange highlights won’t be to everyone’s taste, but some compromises are worth making.

There goes your excuse for getting in a random stranger’s car

Uber Beacon guides you to the right ride

In order to help riders pick out their driver’s grey sedan or SUV, Uber is testing out a system of colored lights called Beacon. Similar to Lyft’s Dashboard, it attaches to the driver’s windshield and displays whatever color you choose in the app. Beacons are currently lighting up in Miami, Denver and Nashville.

But wait, there's more...

1. Instagram's growth is accelerating, and now it's up to 600 million users

2. Nintendo Switch patent filing hints at potential for VR

3. FCC chairman Tom Wheeler announced he plans to step down on January 20th, 2017

4. 21st Century Fox is buying UK's Sky for $14.6 billion

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Thursday 15 December 2016

E-Commerce Minute

E-Commerce Minute: Thursday -- December 15, 2016

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Headline Scan
Amazon Prime Air Zips Through British Countryside
Facebook Investors Slam Zuckerberg, Andreessen
Salesforce Releases Texting Customer Service Chatbot

Today's Story Highlights

Amazon Prime Air Zips Through British Countryside

Amazon on Wednesday announced that it had completed its first drone
delivery in the UK. During the private customer trial period, packages
of up to 5 pounds will be delivered within half an hour. The first live
delivery took place a week ago, when a highly automated drone delivered
a bag of popcorn and an Amazon Fire TV to a customer near Cambridge. It
took 13 minutes for the order to arrive.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84172.html

Facebook Investors Slam Zuckerberg, Andreessen

Facebook investors have accused director Marc Andreessen of secretly
coaching CEO Mark Zuckerberg regarding a major sale of shares he held.
The structure of the sale enabled Zuckerberg to refocus on philanthropic
activities while maintaining lifetime control over the company. The suit
alleges that Andreessen secretly tipped off the CEO about concerns
raised by other members of Facebook's board.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84167.html

Salesforce Releases Texting Customer Service Chatbot

Salesforce has released LiveMessage, a chatbot that lets enterprises
users engage customers through messaging apps such as Facebook
Messenger, SMS or MMS directly within its Service Cloud. Service agents
can respond to customers on Facebook Messenger after accessing their
records, for example, and the conversation automatically is appended and
can be resumed later if necessary.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84169.html

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Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Thursday -- December 15, 2016

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Gates Spearheads $1B Clean Tech Effort
Uber's Self-Driving Fleet Takes On San Francisco
Apple AirPods Finally Good to Go
CrateDB Launches Machine Data Innovations
Magic Leap Catches Flak Over Tricky Video

Today's Story Highlights

Gates Spearheads $1B Clean Tech Effort

One year after a powerhouse group of technology executives and venture
capital icons met to form the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, the group,
led by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, has launched a $1 billion
investment fund to support clean energy startups around the world. The
Breakthrough Energy Fund, chaired by Gates, is designed to jumpstart an
entire new generation of entrepreneurs.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84173.html

Uber's Self-Driving Fleet Takes On San Francisco

Uber on Wednesday rolled out a fleet of self-driving cars in San
Francisco, the second U.S. city to participate in its pilot project.
Pittsburgh was the first. Riders who request an UberX -- the lowest-
priced Uber vehicle -- will be matched with one of the self-driving
Volvo XC90 SUVs if one is available and if the customers are willing,
according to Anthony Levandowski, head of Uber's Advanced Technology
Group.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84170.html

Apple AirPods Finally Good to Go

Apple has begun taking online orders for its wireless AirPods, and said
it would start delivering the $159 earphones to customers, Apple Stores,
resellers and carriers next week. At the iPhone 7 launch in September,
Apple SVP Phil Schiller said the AirPods would be available in October.
Missing the deadline for release of any hot product is bad news for a
company.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84168.html

CrateDB Launches Machine Data Innovations

Crate.io has announced the general availability of the first non-beta
release of CrateDB 1.0, an open source SQL database that enables real-
time analytics for machine data applications. CrateDB is an SQL database
alternative to NOSQL machine data management solutions. It gives
mainstream SQL developers access to machine data applications that
previously were available only using NoSQL solutions.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84171.html

Magic Leap Catches Flak Over Tricky Video

It turns out the awe-inspiring video Magic Leap unveiled last year is
not a demo of its still-secretive mixed reality technology, but a bit of
sleight of hand from special effects firm Weta Workshop, which is
credited at the beginning and end of the clip. Magic Leap's post --
titled "Just another day in the office at Magic Leap" -- claims the
video shows a game being played around the office.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84166.html

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