The Morning After: Equileaks

It's Friday, September 08, 2017. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. It’s Friday. We have some bad news for you. Yes, yours. Probably. Equifax leaks personal info of 143 million US consumers   One of the largest US credit bureaus revealed that hackers attacked its website and may have stolen information tied to 143 million US customers (plus some in Canada and the UK). The information stolen includes names, social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, birth dates and presumably the details of your most embarrassing dream, too. There’s a website set up to let people know if they’re in the lucky 44 percent of Americans affected, but it involves handing Equifax six digits of your SSN, so we can understand why you might not want to do that again so quickly. We’ll make this quick. Intel’s Optane SSDs, explained. A few months ago, Intel launched Optane, the first new memory technology to hit the PC market since Toshiba released commercial flash memory over three decades ago. Intel claims this new storage medium will be more durable than flash, and an order of magnitude faster. Join us on a brief journey through the past, present and future of PC storage, as we explain why you should (and shouldn’t) care about Optane right now. Long live Backup and Sync. Google Drive on PC/Mac is dead If you use Google Drive and/or Photos on PC and Mac, beware that both apps are being eliminated starting December 11th, 2017, and shut off completely in March of next year. In their place is the new Backup and Sync app that handles your photos and other data. Has anyone considered Oklahoma City? Amazon wants US cities to bid for its second major HQ Famously based in Seattle, Amazon is looking for a city to host its HQ2. The company says it’s bringing up to 50,000 new jobs and “tens of billions of dollars in additional investment,” so the competition will likely be fierce. That’s the cheap one. Meet Sony’s new $5,000 ‘true 4K’ projector While other companies rely on technological tricks to get 4K out of their projectors, Sony’s SXRD tech is bringing every single pixel. Of course, that will cost you, but now the company has introduced a new entry level projector that’s significantly cheaper than its other options. The only catch? The VPL-VW285ES still costs just under $5,000. All-in-one charging. Pebble founder’s comeback is a battery case for iPhone and AirPods While his smartwatch company is a footnote after its acquisition by Fitbit, Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky isn’t done with the hardware game. His current Kickstarter is this $99 iPhone case, the PodCase, which can charge your mobile device and a pair of AirPods all at once. ‘A gaming laptop for everyone’ HP Omen 15 review (2017) According to Devindra Hardawar, “The new Omen 15 fixes everything wrong with the previous model.” There’s still short battery life, and it doesn’t quite have the power needed for 4K gaming, but it’s just right for 1080p and all the VR we could find. But wait, there's more... 1. Florida Gov. tells residents: Use Google Maps for real-time road closure updates 2. Inside the London store that only accepts personal data as currency 3. Marvel and Star Wars films will be Disney streaming exclusives… in 2019 4. Trailer for Netflix's 'Neo Yokio' anime shows the brand is strong 5. A huge solar flare temporarily knocked out GPS communications 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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The Morning After: A projector that hides in plain sight

It's Thursday, September 07, 2017. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Good morning! T-Mobile is willing to pick up the tab for your Netflix habit, and trackball mice are back. Really. Here’s the car that AI steering wheel is made for. All Jaguars will have electric drivetrains in 2020 Jaguar has announced that within a few years, all of its new cars will be some type of hybrid or EV. To go along with the news, it also announced two concept vehicles, including this Future-Type autonomous vehicle, shown above, that works with its Sayer AI-powered steering wheel. The other is its E-Type Zero, a classic roadster reworked to fit a 220 kW electric motor. Out of the shadows. Epson's ultra bright projector can hide in plain sight Meet the new Home Cinema LS100, an "ultra short-throw" laser display. Basically, according to Epson, this $2,000 projector can be mounted within a few inches of a nearby wall and display a 120-inch 1080p image, even in a brightly lit room. Plus, the laser light source is supposed to last 10 years or more without needing a replacement. This has never happened before. Computer Love: The surprisingly lackluster rise of VR porn Two years after his first visit to the world of virtual reality porn, Editor in Chief Christopher Trout is revisiting the platform. Despite great expectations, it seems that very little has changed, and some key players have retreated from their 360-degree efforts. Now it’s time to figure out if this is a VR "killer app" or just another niche. It could be the first one. India wants its own 27-mile Hyperloop Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding to investigate creating a route between Vijayawada and Amaravati. The company claims it could shrink the current 70-minute travel time to just six minutes. Back like it never left. Logitech is bringing back the trackball mouse The MX ERGO marks Logitech’s first new trackball in almost 10 years, pairing an adjustable hinge for better wrist posture and pronation with a subtler color scheme. From the track to the street. Williams redesigns the chassis for lighter and stronger EVs The F1 company is showing off a lightweight electric car chassis designed to make electric rides lighter, safer and greener. They’re listening even when you can’t. Alexa and Siri are vulnerable to silent, nefarious commands Chinese researchers have developed a technique they call DolphinAttack, which uses ultrasonic frequencies to command voice-controlled services without alerting their human operators. Binge on. T-Mobile family plans now include free Netflix streaming It’s still 480p, though. But wait, there's more... 1. 'Dragonfly' hackers are actively targeting US and European power grids 2. Microsoft to unveil new Surface gear on October 31st 3. Martin Shkreli is selling his $2 million Wu-Tang album on eBay 4. Facebook: Russian group spent $100,000 promoting 'divisive' stories during 2016 election 5. 'Flip-flop' design makes quantum computers more affordable 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.