The Morning After: The new Surface Pro + Google's $5,000 whiteboard

It's Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Microsoft stripped the numbers from its new Surface Pro hybrid, and we talk the future of fashion, as well as why the perfect prosthetic hand is still many years way. Meanwhile, Google’s AI-powered Go player beat the world’s best human Go master. There are, however, still two matches left. The refreshed Surface Pen also adds tilt sensitivity. Microsoft made the Surface Pro both lighter and quieter Microsoft has left the Surface Pro line untouched since late 2015, but the company finally gave it a subtle refresh today. Announced at an event in Shanghai yesterday, the new Surface Pro has updated 7th-gen Intel Core processors and enhanced 12.3-inch PixelSense display, plus an LTE option due later this year. Microsoft calls this "the lightest, the best sounding, the fastest and the quietest Surface Pro ever," and the company was keen to stress that its machine is 1.7 times faster than the iPad Pro. But is it more a laptop, or a tablet?  Smart fabrics and power laces are just the beginning. Fashion and technology will inevitably become one There's no denying that the technology world is obsessed with fashion. Amazon, Apple and Google, three of the biggest names in tech, are all trying to carve their path into the fashion space. And the interest is mutual, with mainstream and high-end labels testing out 3D-printed, embedded sensors and more. Now more than ever, it feels like high-tech fashion is on the verge of being more than just a gimmick. In the not-too-distant future, you could even be 3D printing your own shoes or clothes at home. Instead of going to a store, you'll buy designs straight from the designer. And we're quickly heading toward a world in which "wearable" will be more than a fancy word for a smartphone accessory.    A lightsaber might have better odds. We're not getting Luke Skywalker's prosthetics anytime soon As robots and machines get increasingly more efficient, smarter and faster, they still can't hold a candle (literally) to the dexterity, sensitivity and graspability of the human hand. What if we could design a robotic hand that's just as good as a biological one? It turns out there’s a lot of hurdles when it comes to replicating their dexterity, sensitivity and reactionary strength. It was close. Google’s AlphaGo AI defeats the world’s best human Go player Google's AI star, AlphaGo, wins again. It bested Ke Jie, the world's best Go player, by just half a point -- the closest margin possible. After the match, Google's DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis explained that this was how AlphaGo was programmed: to maximize its winning chances, rather than the winning margin. This latest iteration of the AI player, nicknamed Master, apparently uses ten times less computational power than its predecessor that beat Lee Sedol, working from a single PC connected to Google's cloud server. The next match kicks off tomorrow, and AlphaGo will also go up against five Go pros (not the cameras) at once in a special match later this week. For $1,299, the Galaxy Book needs to be just about perfect. Samsung's pricey Galaxy Book is a flawed powerhouse Samsung's Galaxy Book isn't the company's first attempt at taking the Surface Pro head-on: Last year's TabPro S clearly drew inspiration from Microsoft's convertible. But sluggish performance and a cramped keyboard made the whole experience a bit painful. This time around, the Galaxy Book features a Core i5 processor rather than the weaker Core M in the TabPro S. The keyboard is larger, too. But the things that we liked about the TabPro S, including its stunning, pressure-sensitive display, are also still intact. That said, after a couple of days with the Galaxy Book, Nathan Ingraham is at once impressed and infuriated with the experience. And a free play weekend ‘Overwatch’ celebrates its first year with new maps, skins and an Anniversary event The Anniversary Overwatch event has begun, with three new Arena maps available for 3v3 play in the game’s Arcade mode. Blizzard has also released a new GOTY version with some special skins and loot boxes (existing owners can upgrade to it for $10). Players who want the new items will have to move fast to get all those new rewards -- the Anniversary loot boxes disappear after June 12th. But wait, there's more... 1. Uber admits New York drivers were underpaid for years 2. Hackers fooled the Galaxy S8's iris scanner with a printout 3. Google's $5,000 4K digital whiteboard goes on sale 4. Huawei's MateBook X looks a lot like the 12-inch MacBook The Morning After is a new daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't subscribe. Craving even more? Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? Send us a note. Copyright © 2016 Aol Inc. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: AOL 770 Broadway #4 New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you opted in at engadget.com. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe from this newsletter.

The Morning After: The future of nuclear warfare

It's Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Hey, good morning!  The newest TV technology is a stretchable OLED display, a patent troll lawyer meets karma, and this week we’re talking about Tomorrow. No, not Wednesday, the conceptual one. It bends both ways.   Samsung's extra-stretchable display can survive dents   Samsung’s Display arm has a few new prototypes to show off this week, including a “stretchable” 9.1-inch OLED screen that can bend in either direction. If the tech comes to market, it could make for extremely durable screens on your phone, car or watch. Only when it’s ready.   ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ is delayed until 2018   Rockstar Games announced that we won’t get our first current-gen taste of its old-west franchise this year, as Red Dead Redemption 2 has been pushed back until next spring. The company says that: “This outlaw epic set across the vast and unforgiving American heartland will be the first Rockstar game created from the ground up for the latest generation of console hardware, and some extra time is necessary to ensure that we can deliver the best experience possible for our fans.”     Why not?   HP debuts a tablet for artists at Cannes for some reason   Usually, movies make their debut at Cannes, but HP has decided the event is a perfect place to show off its new tablet and a few Envy laptops. The tablet is the Spectre x2, a Surface Pro-like slate with an Ink-certified stylus and detachable full-size keyboard. It has HP’s fast-charging tech, a battery that can last up to eight hours and enough horsepower to support two 4K external monitors -- expect to see it next month with a price tag starting at $1,599. Both the GS8 and full-sized Galaxy S8+ made the cut.   New in our buyer's guide: The Galaxy S8 and Gear VR controller Our latest buyer’s guide update adds Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and S8+, as well as the company’s Gear VR controller. Rounding out the additions, we've added BlueAnt's Pump Zone wireless exercise headphones, which are worth their (sharply reduced) asking price.    Interesting.   Valve quietly hired the team behind 'Kerbal Space Program'   Kerbal Space Program developer Squad is one of the darlings of Steam’s early access program, and as it turns out, Valve snapped up the team a few months ago. There’s no word on what they’re working on, but the move could indicate a deeper commitment to game development. Let's talk about the future.   Welcome to Tomorrow, the home of stuff that hasn’t happened yet   We’re adding a new section to Engadget, one that executive editor Dana Wollman says will focus on “the products, technologies ideas and people that will drastically change the way we live.” We have over a dozen stories going up this week, covering topics like sex, warfare, video games, big data, solar energy, space, robotics, fashion, media and transportation. When everyone has the power to destroy the world, no one does.   Nuclear warfare and the technology of peace   “This is what peace looks like in an atomic world: stability balanced on the back of a constant threat. While terrifying in its own way, the idea of mutually assured destruction has effectively halted all world war.”   But wait, there's more... 1. Copyright troll lawyer is finally disbarred for fraud 2. 'Far Cry 5' is set in the US 3. Supreme Court shuts down location loophole for patent suits 4. What's on TV: 'War Machine,' 'Get Out,' and 'Beat Shazam' The Morning After is a new daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't subscribe. Craving even more? Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? Send us a note. Copyright © 2016 Aol Inc. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: AOL 770 Broadway #4 New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you opted in at engadget.com. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe from this newsletter.

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How Deep Learning Could Fix Trump and Healthcare
Nvidia Is Off to the Autonomous Car Races
Data Watchdog Cautions Google and UK Health Partner
Report: Cybersecurity Dangerously Lax at Mar-a-Lago

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How Deep Learning Could Fix Trump and Healthcare
Nvidia earlier this month launched a massive new push for intelligent
machines, including what is likely the most expensive volume workstation
in the world designed for this purpose. IBM, which has a tight
relationship with Nvidia, launched a quantum computing processor that
has a good chance of massively increasing the speed and intelligence of
thinking systems.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84545.html

Nvidia Is Off to the Autonomous Car Races
Nvidia recently announced that Toyota will use its Drive PX AI car
computer platform for advanced autonomous vehicles slated for
introduction over the next few years. Nvidia is combining breakthroughs
in AI and high-performance computing to build Nvidia Drive PX, the brain
of the autonomous car, said CEO Jensen Huang at Nvidia's GPU Technology
Conference earlier this month.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84549.html

Data Watchdog Cautions Google and UK Health Partner
A British data watchdog has raised questions about whether it was
appropriate for a healthcare trust to share data on 1.6 million patients
with DeepMind Health, an AI company owned by Google. The trust shared
the data in connection with the test phase of Streams, an app designed
to diagnose acute kidney injuries. However, the sharing reportedly was
performed without an appropriate legal basis.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84544.html

Report: Cybersecurity Dangerously Lax at Mar-a-Lago
Internet security at Mar-a-Lago -- the private club President Trump owns
and has dubbed the "Southern White House" -- is weak, based on a recent
investigation. Trump has used the resort to meet with staffers and
foreign heads of state on official business. In February, he took a call
about a North Korean ballistic missile launch in Mar-a-Lago's dining
room, with members and waiters present.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84548.html

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