Friday 24 November 2017

The Morning After: Black Friday time

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It's Friday, November 24, 2017.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Black Friday is here. With some help from our friends at Wirecutter, we’ve distilled some of the best deals right here. As you process yesterday’s carbs and bird protein, take a look at some of the tech news you might have missed.

Speakers, tablets and the rest.

Here are some of the best early deals for Black Friday

We’ll have more temptation coming later today, but Wirecutter’s bargain hunters have sniffed out the best of the early stuff. Still looking for that killer PS4 Pro deal, though…

‘We honestly hadn’t really expected that was on the table.’

Idol Minds had been making video games for 20 years when it rebranded as Deck Nine in May. But it’s not just the studio’s name that changed -- its entire mission refocused. Instead of working on titles like Cool Boarders 2001 and Pain, developers built a suite of storytelling tools ideal for crafting narrative-driven games. Deck Nine hired experienced writers and shopped itself around to major publishers, offering to take on emotionally complex projects with branching dialogue paths. Then Square Enix came into the picture with Life Is Strange....

Elon Musk saved himself $50 million by easily building it within 100 days.

Tesla completes its giant Australian Powerpack battery on time

Tesla has completed its 100 megawatt Powerpack battery backup system in South Australia within 100 days (easily), as Elon Musk had promised. That means the company essentially won the bet and won’t be on the hook for the entire cost of the project, estimated at $50 million. More importantly, it means that some 30,000 homes in South Australia will have a power backup in case there’s no breeze at the Hornsdale Wind Farm, about two hours from Adelaide.

But who watches the watchers?

Pornhub owner may become the UK’s gatekeeper of online porn

Mindgeek may be the most powerful company that you’ve never heard of, or at least, a company you’ll claim never to have heard of in front of your parents. It owns some of the world’s most visited porn sites, including Pornhub, RedTube and YouPorn. Now, it may soon have a powerful political role in the UK, which will ensure its dominance for decades to come. That’s because, within the next year, Mindgeek may become the gatekeeper between the country’s internet users and their porn.

But wait, there's more...

1. These are the best ways to spend time with your PS4

2. BMW hopes AI-managed electric-bike roads will ease traffic

3. 'Untrained Eyes' explores how computers perceive you

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Thursday 23 November 2017

The Morning After: The FCC is trying to end net neutrality

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It's Thursday, November 23, 2017.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

To go along with the Thanksgiving feast, we have the FCC’s plan to kill net neutrality. It’s not much of a treat but should provide some reading material if you have the day off. Otherwise, we have an alert about Intel CPUs, and a peek at Apple’s work on self-driving cars.

Speak up before the commission votes December 14th.

FCC releases the final draft of its proposal to kill net neutrality

The FCC has released the final draft of its proposal to rollback 2015 net neutrality protections. If enacted, the order would reclassify broadband internet service as an information service and Title II regulations would no longer apply. While chairman Ajit Pai says his process is more transparent than previous efforts, it’s unpopular across wide swaths of the internet, and as written places a lot of trust in ISPs to do the right thing. How much faith do you have in Comcast, Verizon, AT&T and the rest?

No hybrid tax

BMW 530e review

With a sticker price that’s the same as its all-gas 530i counterpart, the 530e offers hybrid power minus the premium. They also match in horsepower; however, the hybrid setup does add some extra torque -- if that’s what you’re looking for. It can even drive up to 19 miles in all-electric mode. There are some other small differences, but check out Roberto Baldwin’s review to find out if a slightly greener experience can still be just as luxurious.

FYI.

Intel’s latest Core processors have serious security flaws

Sixth-, seventh- and eighth-generation Core chips (Skylake, Kaby Lake and Kaby Lake R), along with Pentium, Celeron, Atom and multiple Xeon chips, have a security flaw in their Management Engine. Security researchers have identified several ways someone could take advantage of them to take over systems, but there is some good news: Only one of the vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely. Still, PC makers are working on firmware updates to patch the holes, so keep an eye out for updates coming soon.

More than just multiplayer.

‘Gran Turismo Sport’ brings back a classic solo-racing mode

In December, an update for the newest Gran Turismo game will introduce GT League, a new single-player mode. Like cup tournaments in previous games, some of the races will require certain cars, and Polyphony Digital says it will expand with more races in 2018. Plus, there are some new cars on the way -- look forward to driving 12 more next month (including the Ferarri F40 and Enzo) and 50 more next year.

But wait, there's more...

1. 'Dance with flARmingos' hides a deeper discussion behind goofy moves

2. YouTube goes after child-exploiting channels and videos

3. Samsung may offer a peek at the Galaxy S9 at CES in January

4. Amazon's party-ready Echo Buttons are available to pre-order

5. Apple research gives a peek at its self-driving car plans

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Wednesday 22 November 2017

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Trump Puts Federal Cloud Investments on Front Burner

One of the few policies that President Donald Trump's administration has
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Which Is Best for You: iPhone 8, iPhone X or Galaxy S8?

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E-Commerce Provides Fertile Ground for B2B Growth

Business-to-business firms view increased online activity as an
effective way to boost their growth, according to a new report from
CloudCraze. Eighty-nine percent of the 400-plus B2B decision makers
CloudCraze surveyed in the United States and Europe expected digital
commerce would help their businesses grow. E-commerce has altered the
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