The Morning After: UFC's high-tech bet to keep fighters fighting

It's Monday, November 13, 2017. Hey, good morning! Welcome to your Monday morning. We jump into the UFC’s high-tech battle against fighter injury, how the Pixel 2 delivers silky smooth video and Russia’s Twitter influence beyond the US. Predictive algorithms are the key to shake-free footage.   Google explains the Pixel 2's super-stable video recording   Google's Pixel 2 phones have a clever trick up their sleeve when recording video: they can use both electronic and optical image stabilization, delivering largely jitter-free clips even if you're walking down the street. Google uses some of its machine learning know-how to incorporate both anti-shake technologies -- most phones can only use one or the other, and rarely combine the two together. However... Meanwhile...   The Pixel 2 XL has another screen issue Complaints with Google’s Pixel 2 XL display won’t stop. While some users are experiencing premature screen burn-in and seeing a bluish tint, others are apparently having trouble with its responsiveness. Comments posted on the Pixel 2 community website have revealed that some units are having issues getting their phones to register touches near the edges of the screen.    Russia's social media disruption campaign was far-reaching.   Russian Twitter accounts tried to influence the UK's EU departure   Russia's attempt to influence Western politics through Twitter certainly wasn't limited to the 2016 American elections. Findings like this could be crucial to an official investigation into Russian influence over Brexit -- and also underscore how easy it can be to mount a modern propaganda campaign. An international audience can now be targeted with minimal effort.   Can high-tech sports science solve MMA's injury problem?   The UFC's big bet to keep fighters fighting   MMA's authentic brutality has long been both a key selling point and criticism.  Damage to the body is a byproduct of every sport, but in MMA, harming your opponent is the entire point. When athletes pull out of one of the UFC's 500 or so annual fights, it's not enough for the promoter to simply find a willing replacement. Fight cards are both soap opera and athletic contest: A fight that captures the fan's imagination can mean the difference between a million viewers paying for the live action versus 100,000. The issue has plagued MMA for years. Can its biggest promoter keep athletes fit enough to maintain bankable stars with lengthy careers and regular fights? To find an answer, the UFC is turning to technology. But wait, there's more... 1. Internet giant Alibaba crushes one-day online shopping record 2. Qualcomm plans to reject Broadcom's takeover bid 3. Recommended Reading: Trust your gut 4. Netflix's comic books are a preview of potential franchises 5. Google study shows how your account is most likely to be hijacked 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.

Editor's Pick: Fixes MIA for Many Linux Kernel Flaws

Fixes MIA for Many Linux Kernel Flaws

Jack M. Germain Nov 11, 2017 11:00 AM PT

A Google code security researcher's recent discovery of 14 flaws in Linux kernel USB drivers led to last-minute fixes in the Linux 4.14 release candidate code set for distribution on Sunday. The flaws, which Google researcher Andrey Konovalov disclosed this week, affect the Linux kernel before version 4.13.8. All 14 have available fixes. However, there are other flaws that have not been fixed. [More...]

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Driving Digital Transformation by Making Citizen Developers Heroes Corporate executives know that if they don't transform their companies into digital enterprises they're going to be at a significant competitive disadvantage. Yet many corporate leaders have been unable to make significant progress transforming their organizations. Many executives have found that changing their corporate cultures is a lot harder than adopting cloud-based applications and services. [More...]

Microsoft Partners Up to Boost Windows Defender Threat Detection Microsoft has partnered to integrate threat detection products from Bitdefender, Lookout and Ziften into Windows Defender, extending security to macOS, iOS, Linux and Android devices. No additional infrastructure will be required, Microsoft said. Once the integration is set, new events from onboard macOS, iOS, Android and Linux devices will begin surfacing on the Windows Defender ATP console. [More...]

Dreamforce Pivot Dreamforce 2017 is in full swing this week in San Francisco, which means that Salesforce is changing, shedding a skin to reveal a new and improved creature. This time, rather than announcing a new cloud or a mountain of technology, the company seems focused on improving what it has and delivering a tighter and more powerful solution set for a future that's just emerging. [More...]

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The Morning After: Weekend Edition

It's Saturday, November 11, 2017. Hey, good morning! It's the weekend! The weekend has landed. If you're already holiday shopping, you're a smarter person than I. Engadget can help, as we kicked off our gift guide this week. We've also showcased some of the experiences that will be premiering at the Engadget Experience, which kicks off next Tuesday. The FBI was struggling to unlock criminals' phones again, and we all learn that aluminum foil could actually help your WiFi signal. There's science to back it up and everything. The FBI apparently didn't ask for its assistance.   Apple offered to help FBI unlock Texas shooter's phone   Earlier in the week, FBI special agent Christopher Combs complained how the agency couldn't get into the Texas shooter's phone during a press conference. Turns out all they had to do was ask Apple for help. In a statement the company has released to the media, it said it "immediately reached out to the FBI after learning from their press conference on Tuesday that investigators were trying to access a mobile phone." Cupertino offered its assistance and even promised to "expedite [its] response to any legal process." Bust out the tinfoil.   Aluminum foil can actually improve your wireless signal   No, you’re not crazy. Researchers say that kitchen staple can improve WiFi reception -- if you place it right.   119 picks in just about every category you could imagine.   Introducing Engadget's 2017 holiday gift guide!   We’ve got ideas for everyone. An unexpected weapon against bots.   Augmented reality could be the perfect way for Nike to sell hyped sneakers   Buying limited-edition shoes is complicated and not as fun as it should be. The rise of violence in sneaker culture led companies like Nike to launch hyped products almost exclusively on digital channels. But selling sneakers on a website or doing raffles on Twitter came with challenges of its own. Resellers started using bots, automated computer scripts, to buy or reserve pairs faster than a human could. But Nike may have a secret weapon against auto-buying tools, and the only way sneakerheads could buy the company’s latest limited edition pair was through a new AR feature.   The free ride didn't get off to a good start.   Las Vegas' self-driving bus crashes in first hour of service   Las Vegas’ self-driving shuttle service marked its return by getting into a minor collision.  Navya’s autonomous electric vehicle shuffles around at 15MPH on a 0.6 mile circuit in the downtown Fremont East district. But, just an hour into its year-long trial (which follows a successful stint in January), the shuttle was hit by a delivery truck that was backing up.   But wait, there's more... 1. Quark fusion makes ten times as much energy as nuclear fusion 2. Matrix PowerWatch hands-on: The promise of a world without chargers 3. Bloodhound: The long wait for a 1,000MPH car 4. Engadget Experience: 'Your Hands Are Feet' puts you inside a psychedelic egg yolk 5. 'Dinner Party' relives an interracial couple's alien abduction in VR 6. A mirror exposes AI's inherent flaws in 'Untrained Eyes' 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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Driving Digital Transformation by Making Citizen Developers Heroes
Corporate executives know that if they don't transform their companies
into digital enterprises they're going to be at a significant
competitive disadvantage. Yet many corporate leaders have been unable to
make significant progress transforming their organizations. Many
executives have found that changing their corporate cultures is a lot
harder than adopting cloud-based applications and services.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84948.html

Microsoft Partners Up to Boost Windows Defender Threat Detection
Microsoft has partnered to integrate threat detection products from
Bitdefender, Lookout and Ziften into Windows Defender, extending
security to macOS, iOS, Linux and Android devices. No additional
infrastructure will be required, Microsoft said. Once the integration is
set, new events from onboard macOS, iOS, Android and Linux devices will
begin surfacing on the Windows Defender ATP console.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84945.html

5 Ways Etailers Can Make Online Shoppers Feel Safe
At least 145 million Americans were impacted by a data breach at Equifax
that netted thieves personal information such as names, addresses,
birthdates, Social Security Numbers and driver's license numbers. That
pales in comparison to the earlier Yahoo breaches, which affected more
than 1 billion accounts. However, those incidents may be just the tip of
a very large iceberg.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84941.html

Facebook Messenger Jumps to Business Websites
Facebook on Tuesday announced that it was preparing a plugin to its
popular Messenger platform that will allow a website's visitors to chat
with a human or bot without leaving the location. Customer Chat is one
of a number of changes in the version 2.2 update of Messenger platform
revealed at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. The chat plugin will be
available on desktop and mobile devices.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84940.html

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