The Morning After: Weekend Edition

It's Saturday, November 18, 2017. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to the weekend.  We’ll recap this week’s news highlights (take another look at Tesla’s new sports car) and check out notable stories from Friday. Time for a new gift idea. Apple’s HomePod smart speaker delayed Google and Amazon are already duking it out in the smart speaker market, but Apple won’t join them this year. The company announced on Friday that HomePod needs “a little more time before it's ready.” Now it’s scheduled for release in the US, UK and Australia in early 2018. What’s next, parkour? Watch Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot nail a backflip We've grown accustomed to seeing Boston Dynamics' impressive line-up of robots strutting about in periodic video updates, each more terrifying than the last. But, every once in a while, the company unleashes a clip so awesome you can't help but watch.  It’s way more than one election. Bad Password: Digital democracy's steep decline This week, columnist Violet Blue explains why we need to pressure Facebook, Google and other leading tech companies for information on what they’re doing to keep democracy-unraveling propaganda at bay. Temptation. LG has steep Black Friday discounts on its premium OLED TVs   LG’s 2017 OLED TVs are as impressive as they are expensive, but this week the company is cutting prices by as much as $1,000. The 55-inch B7A will be available for $1,500, while a 65-inch will cost $2,300 -- keep an eye out for the lower pricing starting on Sunday. Get to know Moira. Try the new ‘Overwatch’ hero this weekend for free Blizzard just delivered the newest Overwatch character (and a major nerf for Mercy) in an update, and it’s all just in time for a free play weekend on all platforms so you can see how the game has changed recently. Whether you’re intrigued by its eSports potential or not, you at least have a couple of days to play without spending any money.  Zero to sixty in 1.9 seconds. Tesla reveals a new Roadster, due in 2020   Elon Musk calls this four-seater “a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars.”   It can’t be worse than ‘The Emoji Movie.’ The Rock is Chicago's only hope in 'Rampage' After years of chatter, we're finally getting a look at the movie adaptation of the classic arcade game Rampage. But wait, there's more... 1. Surface Book 2 review: Microsoft gets closer to the 'ultimate laptop' 2. Hollywood strikes back against illegal streaming Kodi add-ons 3. Walmart will test Tesla Semi trucks for transporting merchandise 4. What you need to know before buying an EV 5. This week's tech titan 404s | Engadget Today 6. Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' prequel will need to forge its own identity 7. HTC Vive Focus hands-on: a promising start for next-gen mobile VR 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: Tesla reveals its new Roadster

It's Friday, November 17, 2017. Hey, good morning! Friday is here -- you made it. Over the last 24 hours, Tesla revealed a new prototype Roadster with a ridiculous spec sheet. Oh, and the company showed off its new all-electric big rig. Meanwhile, OnePlus announced its latest smartphone, the 5T, which looks much pricier than it is.   Surprise!   Tesla’s new Roadster will be the fastest production car ever - in 2020   At last night’s big Semi event, Elon Musk and Tesla had a special surprise, a prototype of the company’s next Roadster. A follow-up to its original EV, the new car is a four-seater with a removable roof, a 200kWh battery capable of going 620 miles, and incredible performance specs. With a claimed 0 - 60 MPH time of 1.9 seconds, 8.9 second quarter mile and top speed of over 250 MPH, Musk claims it will be the fastest production car ever. The only problem? It’s not coming out until 2020, and getting in line for a pre-order will cost $50k of the $200,000 base price, or $250,000 up front for a limited “Founders Edition” model.   Keep on truckin’.   Meet the Tesla Semi   Tesla also showed off its Semi, an all-electric big rig with a 500 mile range, plus Enhanced Autopilot technology. Inside, a pair of Model 3 displays inform the driver of what’s going on, while its four independent motors are powerful enough for a 0 - 60 time of 5 seconds when empty, and 20 seconds while hauling 80,000 pounds of cargo. It’s supposed to start production in 2019.   These are the AAA and indie games that are worth your money.   The best Nintendo Switch games   Nintendo’s hybrid console isn’t quite a year old, but it can already claim two of 2017’s best games in its line-up. Barring Mario and Link, what else is worth playing?    A stronger hinge and a stronger offering.   Surface Book 2 review: Microsoft gets closer to the 'ultimate laptop'   The Surface Book 2 is one of the most powerful and well-designed Windows laptops on the market. And thanks to its improved hinge, it doesn’t feel any different than a traditional notebook. It’s the best MacBook Pro competitor we’ve seen yet. Check out our full review.   Spend a bit more, get more.   Hands-on: OnePlus 5T’s fancy screen and upgraded dual cameras cost $499   The OnePlus 5T is official -- and it's at once everything you expected and a bit more. The centerpiece, as you've no doubt guessed, is the 6-inch, 2,160 x 1,080 AMOLED display -- and that sub-$500 price. The fingerprint reader is now on the back as a result of the taller screen, but it means a larger canvas for your apps and videos in a device that's roughly the same size as its predecessor. Compared to the not-that-old OnePlus 5, we’re getting a device that looks decidedly more modern -- we’ve already taken it for an early spin.   It will be one of the Extremely Large Telescope's most interesting subjects.   Neighboring exoplanet could be one of the most habitable   A team of astronomers have discovered an Earth-like exoplanet that's only 11 light-years away and is one of the most potentially habitable celestial bodies we've ever come across. Ross 128 b’s star doesn't emit as much solar flare as the Proxima Centauri, so it's not as exposed to deadly ultraviolet and X-ray radiation that destroy life. In addition, it could still have an atmosphere to support life, since its slow rotation and weak magnetic activity means its atmosphere isn't likely to erode that quickly.   It could be the end for several popular add-ons  Hollywood strikes back against illegal streaming Kodi add-ons   An anti-piracy alliance supported by many major US and UK movie studios, broadcasters and content providers has dealt a blow to the third-party Kodi add-on scene after it successfully forced a number of popular piracy-linked streaming tools offline. In what appears to be a coordinated crackdown, developers including jsergio123 and The_Alpha, who are responsible for the development and hosting of add-ons like urlresolver, metahandler, Bennu, DeathStreams and Sportie, confirmed that they will no longer maintain their Kodi creations and have immediately shut them down.   But wait, there's more... 1. Amazon Key flaw could let a courier disable your Cloud Cam 2. China wants to build a nuclear-powered space shuttle by 2040 3. MegaBots wants to crowdfund a tournament for 2018 4. The best smart home and kitchen gadgets to give as gifts 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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E-Commerce Minute: Thursday -- November 16, 2017

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Google Gives Job Searchers Salary, Location Details
Retailers, Etailers Brace for Invasion of the Black Friday Shoppers
Content Analytics' VP Kenji Gjovig: There's Chum in the E-Commerce Waters
Amazon Denies Rumored Plans for Ad-Supported Prime Video Service
Revisiting Show Season
IBM Adds 2 New Processors to Quantum Computing Ecosystem
Real Human Interactions Beat Automation, Survey Says

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Google Gives Job Searchers Salary, Location Details
Google on Wednesday announced the addition of new functionality for its
recently launched job search portal, including features that display
salary range and street-level location information. Salary information
-- among the things users have requested most, according to Google --
will improve the likelihood of matching qualified applicants with the
jobs they desire.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84959.html

Retailers, Etailers Brace for Invasion of the Black Friday Shoppers
A total of 164 million Americans, or 69 percent of the U.S. population,
plan to shop Thanksgiving weekend, according to a new survey by the
National Retail Federation. Upwards of 115 million people, or about 70
percent, plan to shop on Black Friday, the report shows, while 78
million plan to shop on Cyber Monday, 71 million on Small Business
Saturday, and 32 million on Thanksgiving Day.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84955.html

Content Analytics' VP Kenji Gjovig: There's Chum in the E-Commerce Waters
Content management is all about making sure that a product item page
"has all of the information that a customer needs to buy an item or have
a good experience with it afterwards," said Content Analytics VP Kenji
Gjovig. "A content management system has the ability to set up new
items, post images and video, and create a robust title and detailed
item description."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84957.html

Amazon Denies Rumored Plans for Ad-Supported Prime Video Service
Amazon has denied a report that it has been working on a free, ad-
supported video platform to complement its subscription-based Amazon
Prime Video service. Amazon has been in talks with various television
networks, movie studios and other media entities about providing content
to the site, according to the Monday report. Such a service would place
Amazon in direct competition with Apple.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84953.html

Revisiting Show Season
Show season changes the CRM market. One day you're in the vanilla
application software space, and a week later you understand the need to
incorporate social media or analytics or machine learning, or you see a
need for enhanced integration and development through platform services.
It goes on. Today, in the wake of many companies' trade shows, we're
again taking a look at the available suites.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84954.html

IBM Adds 2 New Processors to Quantum Computing Ecosystem
IBM on Friday announced 20-qubit and 50-qubit quantum processors for its
IBM Q early-access commercial systems. The 20-qubit processor --
featuring improvements in superconducting qubit design, connectivity and
packaging -- has coherence times of 90 microseconds, which allows high-
fidelity quantum operations, IBM said. The 50-qubit processor is an
operational prototype.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84947.html

Real Human Interactions Beat Automation, Survey Says
Customers prefer human interactions to IVR systems or other automated
customer service offerings, according to a new report from B2B ratings
firm Clutch. Businesses need to move carefully when outsourcing customer
service operations, the research also suggested, because there are big
differences depending on a number of factors, including how familiar
reps are with the local language.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84950.html

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