Wednesday 4 October 2017

The Morning After: That Yahoo hack is back

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It's Wednesday, October 04, 2017.

Hey, good morning!

We’re just a few hours away from meeting Google’s new Pixels -- check the liveblog here at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT. Until then, catch up on all the other news, including Tesla’s big-rig leak, and the bad news about Yahoo’s 2013 security breach.

And ‘Halo Recruit’ is coming to mixed reality.
 

Samsung shows off its Windows Mixed Reality headset
 

Samsung shows off its Windows Mixed Reality headset<br />   

Microsoft had big news to reveal about its “mixed reality” efforts, including Samsung’s $499 HMD Odyssey headset, which comes with high-quality headphones and an impressive AMOLED screen. To make the most of that picture quality when the next Windows update arrives, gamers may want to check out Halo Recruit. It’s a new arcade experience built just for VR and yes, we tried it.

Gotta start somewhere.
 

How Google’s smartphones have evolved since 2007
 

How Google’s smartphones have evolved since 2007<br />   

Before we see the new Google smartphones, let’s take a look back at what came before. Chris Velazco recaps the company’s mobile history, from Sooner to G1 to Nexus and everything in between. Remember when phones had trackballs?
 

Quick update.
 

Yahoo’s 2013 hack impacted all three billion accounts
 

Yahoo’s 2013 hack impacted all three billion accounts<br />   

Remember last year, when Yahoo announced that in 2013 hackers stole a ton of info from one billion user accounts? Verizon announced that after further investigation it has revised that number -- turns out hackers snagged info from all three billion accounts that existed at the time.
 

Can TouchID read a green thumb?
 

The Grow planter is the ultimate no-fuss gardening kit
 

The Grow planter is the ultimate no-fuss gardening kit<br />   

For $200, Grow is offering a connected planter, soil and even seeds. This system is meant to be outdoors and should make growing your own salads easy, by letting its app and sensors monitor water levels, light, humidity and temperature, so you know just what to do.
 

RIP

Former Intel CEO Paul Otellini has passed away at 66
 

Former Intel CEO Paul Otellini has passed away at 66<br />   

Paul Otellini, Intel’s previous CEO, died in his sleep on Monday. Otellini served as Intel’s fifth chief executive from 2005 through 2013 and leaves behind a legacy of the company’s dominance in x86 processors.
 

The dog ate it.
 

Former Equifax CEO blames breach on one IT employee
 

Now-former Equifax CEO Richard Smith spoke to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and explained how his company leaked all that info. A technician didn’t apply a patch, and an automated scan missed the vulnerability. And now the social security numbers for 145 million people are out there forever.
 

But wait, there's more...

1. Tesla's electric big rig spotted in the wild

2. 'Overwatch' Halloween bash begins on October 10th

3. North Korea now has a second internet link through Russia

4. A hyperloop route may zip between Kansas City and St. Louis

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Tuesday 3 October 2017

The Morning After: PlayStation boss calls it a day

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It's Tuesday, October 03, 2017.

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This Tuesday morning, PlayStation’s boss steps down, Roku makes a 4K streaming stick and Google Street View offers one artist relief from anxiety.
 

New levels.
 

Andrew House steps aside as the boss of all things PlayStation
 

Andrew House steps aside as the boss of all things PlayStation<br />   

When Andrew House took over PlayStation in 2011, the brand was in rough shape, but he’s leaving it looking much stronger. The days of the PS3 and PSN hack are (almost) forgotten as the PS4 dominates its competition in system sales and exclusive game releases. That’s why it came as a surprise when Sony announced that the exec is no longer CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment and will leave the company at the end of this year.
 

$10 per month for monitoring and cloud storage.
 

Ring launches its own DIY home security system
 

Ring launches its own DIY home security system<br />   

Ring is expanding its product offerings beyond video doorbells, with a new security system. Ring Protect promises effective security at a fraction of the cost of regular setups, with a price starting at $199 for the base station, keypad, a contact sensor (for a window or a door), a motion detector and a range extender.
 

The Roku Ultra is just $100
 

Roku’s latest hardware refresh includes a 4K-ready stick
 

Roku’s latest hardware refresh includes a 4K-ready stick<br />   

Roku’s capable family of media streamers is expanding, with several new options -- including its $70 4K-capable Stick+. The cheapest option is the $30 Roku Express, while the top-of-the-line Roku Ultra brings its 4K chops home for $100. All will support the new Roku OS 8 with new voice control features, a smart guide and single sign-on that can log in to all of your cable TV apps at once.

Confronting anxiety with Google Street View.
 

Agoraphobic photographer Jacqui Kenny captures the world without leaving home
 

Agoraphobic photographer Jacqui Kenny captures the world without leaving home<br />   

And her Manhattan exhibition opened last month.

The first of many?
 

Open data from the Large Hadron Collider sparks new discovery
 

Back in 2014, CERN released Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiment data on an online portal called the Open Data portal. It’s not completely up to date; there's a three-year embargo on results, so, generally speaking, the most recent data is from 2014. This was the first time results of any particle collider experiment have been released to the public, and now it’s produced results. This is revolutionary because there’s been a reluctance in particle physics to make information available publicly. Jesse Thaler, one of the scientists on the project, told Phys.org, “The worry was if you made the data public, then you would have people claiming evidence for new physics when actually it was just a glitch in how the detector was operating.”
 

Just credit.
 

New York’s next Shake Shack doesn’t want your cash
 

New York’s next Shake Shack doesn’t want your cash<br />   

Later this month in New York City, Shake Shack is opening a new location that will play host to a few logistical quirks. Its Astor Place burger joint is going the self-checkout direction and will have digital kiosks rather than staff to customers’ orders. Whatever -- I’ll take a Smokestack and a vanilla milkshake.
 

But wait, there's more...

1. Facebook: 10 million people saw Russian political ads

2. What we're listening to: Rayana Jay, 'Destiny 2' and Cobalt

3. HP Enterprise let Russia review the Pentagon's security software

4. Scientists made the first 'unhackable' quantum video call

5. GM will have 20 electric car models on the road by 2023

6. Parrot's Mambo FPV puts you in the mini-cockpit

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Monday 2 October 2017

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