The Morning After: Homemade rockets and Facebook apologizes again

It's Monday, March 26, 2018. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome back! This morning: What is the best way to clean your touchscreen? How well did Huawei’s new ultrabook fare in our review? Oh, and a guy that thinks the world is flat launched his own homebrew, steam-powered rocket.   How about that pop-up webcam?   Huawei MateBook X Pro review: A polished-yet-quirky laptop Huawei’s latest laptop might look like a MacBook Pro clone, but it adds in features that make it better for pros on the go. A traditional USB A port and a 14-inch display in a 13-inch body are both big pluses, plus it has excellent audio that makes it a cut above some others. You may not be so thrilled with the pop-up webcam, or the fact that it’s hard to pick up in the US.   Except it’s missing a key feature.   Hyundai’s Kona is ready for almost anything The Kona is a great little SUV that hits all the right marks. It looks better than the rest of the pack of small crossovers, and it’s chock full of the tech you crave. That said, it’s missing something pretty important.   He's proved he can launch a rocket, but the Earth is as round as ever.   Flat Earth advocate finally launches his homemade rocket   For years, "Mad" Mike Hughes has not only insisted that the Earth is flat but has maintained he could prove it by launching himself into space with his own rocket. He even claimed to have launched a homebrew rocket in 2014 but didn't have evidence of it besides his recovery from the landing. However, he finally did it -- not that he's about to change scientists' minds. Hughes' steam-powered vessel launched near Amboy, California, climbing to about 1,875 feet before coming down in the Mojave Desert. Despite his clear lack of safety measures, paramedics determined that Hughes should be fine.   They're decidedly more affordable than last year.   Sony's 2018 OLED TV starts at $2,800   To call Sony's original OLED TV expensive would be an understatement -- when it started at $5,000 brand new, you had to be a huge fan of the design and image processing to ignore the affordable alternatives from brands like LG. That won't be quite such a problem in 2018. Sony has outlined the pricing for this year's A8F sets, which start at $2,800 for a 55-inch model and climb to $3,800 for the 65-inch variant. That's still more expensive than the competition (the LG C8 starts at $2,500), but it's considerably easier to justify if you crave the A8F's screen-as-speaker technology.   But wait, there's more... 1. Facebook apologizes for privacy breach with full-page newspaper ads 2. Tesla Model X driver dies in Mountain View crash 3. Mondaine's second smartwatch finally adds notifications 4. Ask Engadget: What's the best way to clean my touchscreen? 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: Weekend Edition

It's Saturday, March 24, 2018. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to the weekend! While the folks at Facebook are probably ready for a break, we’re highlighting all of the gaming news from GDC 2018 and preparing for next week’s Apple event. ‘Once you commit to a television format, you're a TV movie.’ Spielberg doesn’t think Netflix should win Oscars In an interview, Steven Spielberg stated that content on Netflix should be considered television...and ineligible for Oscars. Count the apologies. Bad Password: Let’s stop pretending Facebook cares Columnist Violet Blue reminds us of a critical factor in this Cambridge Analytica mess: That Facebook only pretends to care -- in the ways least affecting its business model -- isn't new. Most companies put two test drivers in each vehicle. Uber's self-driving policies, tech face questions after fatal crash While we still haven’t seen a final determination of fault in the incident where a self-driving Uber SUV struck and killed a pedestrian, the New York Times points out statistics that suggest its technology isn’t yet up to par with the competition. Additionally, Jalopnik found that Uber is an outlier when it comes to having a single test driver in the car, and sensor provider Velodyne claims its Lidar should’ve detected the woman in the road -- but it’s up to Uber’s technology to hit the brakes or avoid her. March 27th, 11 AM ET. What to expect from Apple’s education-themed ‘Field Trip’ event Normally, when Apple goes to the trouble of putting on an event, it's somewhere near the company's home base in sunny Cupertino. Not this time! After deciding not to hold a March keynote last year, Apple now has plans to hold court in Chicago's prestigious Lane Tech College Prep school. This "field trip," as Apple's calling it, is far from business as usual, but with days to go before the event kicks off, we've got a few ideas about what you can expect Apple to unveil in the Windy City. Oh, and get ready for a liveblog experience -- this one won’t have a video stream. Much-maligned, sometimes-loved. The story of the Duke, the Xbox pad that existed because it had to Somehow, while Microsoft was studying people's living rooms before it launched the original Xbox, it seemingly never took notice of how big the gamepads for competing consoles were or thought about how the console would be perceived outside the US. Find out how the Duke controller happened, as well as how and why it’s making a comeback. But wait, there's more... 1. Deleting Facebook is easier said than done 2. 48 hours with an always on, always online laptop 3. Lab-grown meat is inevitable. Will we eat it? 4. A live-action 'Street Fighter' TV show is in development 5. How to buy a high-end camera in 2018 6. Postmodern dining with the Japanese art of useless gadgets 7. Mark Zuckerberg is sorry 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: YouTube to Enforce Broad Ban on Gun-Related Videos

YouTube to Enforce Broad Ban on Gun-Related Videos

Peter Suciu Mar 23, 2018 7:00 AM PT
	YouTube has announced that it will ban videos related to the sale or assembly of firearms, as well as certain gun accessories including bump stocks. Under the new rules, all videos that show how to construct or even repair a firearm are banned -- even those from long-established YouTube channels. The new policy also bans videos that show how to reload ammunition. [More...]

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YouTube to Enforce Broad Ban on Gun-Related Videos
YouTube has announced that it will ban videos related to the sale or
assembly of firearms, as well as certain gun accessories including bump
stocks. Under the new rules, all videos that show how to construct or
even repair a firearm are banned -- even those from long-established
YouTube channels. The new policy also bans videos that show how to
reload ammunition.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85222.html

Researcher Cracks 'Hacker-Proof' Crypto Wallet
A virtual currency hardware wallet with millions of users has been
compromised. Saleem Rashid explained how he cracked the firmware on the
wallet produced by Ledger using what's known as a "supply chain" attack.
That means a targeted device is compromised before any users get their
hands on it. The attack on Ledger's $100 Nano S wallet creates a
backdoor on the device.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85219.html

DeleteFacebook Movement Gathers Steam
Many Facebook members reportedly have shuttered their accounts following
reports that Cambridge Analytica, a voter profiling company working for
Donald Trump's presidential campaign, harvested data from 50 million
users, unbeknownst to them. Indignation over Facebook's role in the data
leak has mushroomed, and some users have taken to Twitter to announce
their liberation from the social network.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85212.html

Nest Builds More Security, Flexibility Into Smart Home Products
The Nest Hello video doorbell and the Nest x Yale Lock are now
available, along with a new Nest Temperature Sensor -- the latest
addition to the company's smart home lineup. Owners of the Hello video
doorbell can use the Nest app for iOS or Android to see and converse
with people without opening their door. The x Yale Lock -- a tamper-
proof, key-free deadbolt -- also connects with the Nest app.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85210.html

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