Monday 28 August 2017

The Morning After: Hyperloop's pods are getting faster

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It's Monday, August 28, 2017.

Hey, good morning!

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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Saturday 26 August 2017

The Morning After: Weekend Edition

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It's Saturday, August 26, 2017.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Welcome to the weekend. We’ll take a look back at some of the big stories from earlier this week -- remember the eclipse? -- and some of Friday’s big stories including our review of the Samsung Chromebook Pro.

It’s coming back.

‘Black Mirror’ season four teaser trailer

‘Black Mirror’ season four teaser trailer

Black Mirror is coming back to depress us all, and Netflix has revealed the cast and directors for season four's episodes in a 50-second teaser trailer. Yes, it looks like one of them is about a killer robot.

We like big phones.

The Galaxy Note 8 has arrived

The Galaxy Note 8 has arrived

And it hasn’t exploded yet, which is good. Check out our hands-on preview plus all the coverage from Samsung’s event right here.

Easier to get than Nintendo’s SNES Classic Edition.

The Xbox One X may be a tough sell, but Microsoft says it’s selling

The Xbox One X may be a tough sell, but Microsoft says it’s selling

Sure, Devindra isn’t convinced by Microsoft’s sales pitch for the Xbox One X, but apparently someone is. Microsoft announced the Project Scorpio Edition has sold out, claiming it has more pre-orders in five days than any Xbox ever. Details for pre-orders of the standard edition will come next month, before the “world’s most powerful console” ships November 7th.

One tiny problem.

Samsung Chromebook Pro review

Samsung Chromebook Pro review

This Chromebook Pro “has a great screen that flips around so you can use it as a tablet and it's one of a few Chromebooks that supports Android apps.” Unfortunately, despite being delayed, Nathan Ingraham found that Samsung’s Core m3-powered convertible laptop suffers from relatively short battery life and a price that’s higher than the similar Asus Chromebook Flip.

Oreo is officially the next name for Android

It’ll be on the Pixel very soon.

It’ll be on the Pixel very soon.

Google loves to make a big splash when it reveals the name for the latest version of Android. But the company is going all out this year, using the solar eclipse as an opportunity to reveal that Android O will henceforth be referred to as Oreo. It makes at least a little sense to tie this reveal into the eclipse -- those iconic photos of the solar event are a bit evocative of Oreos, after all.

But wait, there's more...

1. Amazon's answer to 'Black Mirror' is 'Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams'

2. Life with AI: One week with Microsoft Cortana

3. Essential PH-1 review: A beautiful blank slate

4. 'Half-Life' writer reveals the story that could've been Episode 3

5. Bad Password: The connected person's guide to surviving an alt-right protest

6. Nintendo's SNES Classic Edition is better than its predecessor, but not perfect

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