The Morning After: One major computer error

It's Monday, August 06, 2018. Hey, good morning! This Monday morning, we’re reporting on a major computer error at Wells Fargo that cost some people their homes, and drone attacks on Venezuela’s president. About 400 people faced foreclosure due to the glitch.   Wells Fargo says hundreds lost homes to computing 'error'   An SEC filing from Wells Fargo has revealed that a "calculation error" in its mortgage loan modification underwriting tool led to about 625 customers either being denied loan changes or not receiving offers when they would have qualified. Shockingly, roughly 400 of those customers eventually lost their homes to foreclosure.   Seven soldiers were reportedly hurt.   Venezuela says Maduro was target of attempted drone attack (updated)   Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro may be the first major leader to have faced a drone-based assassination attempt. Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez claimed that at least one bomb-laden drone had exploded close to Maduro while he was giving a speech at a Caracas event on August 4th. The authoritarian leader was unhurt in the incident, but seven National Guard soldiers were reportedly injured.   Google's recent changes alienated many small-website developers.   Here attacks Google Maps with new freemium website plan   Developers tapping into Google Maps were recently thrown for a loop when the company announced new, more expensive pricing and demanded a credit card and Google Cloud account for all API access to Maps. To profit from this discord, Here has unveiled a new "freemium" plan that offers many more free "transactions" (page loads) than Google Maps, with no need to provide a credit card.   But wait, there's more... 1. 'Minecraft' movie delayed amid director changes 2. After Math: Score one for the good guys 3. When your Uber driver is a spy 4. ASUS' Android Go phone comes to the US for $110 5. Mixed-gene French grapes may lead to cheaper, safer wine 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, August 04, 2018. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. (View in browser.) Welcome to the weekend! Before looking back at some highlights from the last few days, we’re taking a look at how in-car navigation worked before GPS and digging into the latest Galaxy Note 9 leaks. Avoiding Google’s 30 percent cut. 'Fortnite' will skip the Play Store for its Android release When the popular battle royale shooter arrives on Android this summer, players will have to sideload it from Epic’s website instead of using Google’s Play Store. A temporary restraining order has been extended until August 28th. More states join lawsuit to keep 3D-printed gun plans off the internet An amended complaint added California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia to the list of states opposing the release of the files. Another attack vector brought to you by the gig economy. Bad Password: When your Uber driver is a spy Ferrying hackers and feds during "hacker summer camp" has got to be a dream gig for a spy.  Stuff that will help you save time and sanity. The best smart 'home' stuff for a dorm Aside from the library, your dorm is where you'll spend most of your time on campus. Why not make it a little more inviting?  Oops. Samsung accidentally leaked the Galaxy Note 9 again Samsung accidentally posted a video for its next flagship phone, the Galaxy Note 9. The brief teaser shows the overall design -- which Samsung had already leaked through a pre-order announcement -- and the yellowish S-Pen that ships with the blue model. It also confirms that a 512GB version will be available, with support for up to 512GB microSD cards.  No GPS necessary. The automated in-car navigator that predated satellites The concept of the modern navigator can be traced back to the early 1930s and the creation of the Iter-Auto. Manufactured by an Italian company based in Rome, the contraption was designed to be mounted to your car's dashboard and loaded with routes printed on long paper scrolls. It was hooked up to the vehicle's speedometer, and so the scroll would wind automatically in proportion with distance traveled. But wait, there's more... 1. 'Fortnite' streamer Ninja is the first to 10 million Twitch followers 2. Making a living scamming the scammers 3. 'No Man's Sky' finally delivers the grand adventure we were promised 4. Surface Go review: The ideal cheap Windows tablet... almost 5. Even automakers don't want Trump's emissions rollback 6. Back to School: The best desktops for students 7. How to recover deleted files 8. Apple is now a $1 trillion company 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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Tech News Flash: Friday -- August 3, 2018

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Microsoft Surface Go Earns Strong Marks
7 Ways to Supercharge Your Netflix Experience
ExTiX 18.7 Is Not Quite an 'Ultimate Linux System'
Homeland Security Unveils Center to Combat Cyberthreats
Televerde's Michelle Cirocco: Tech Enables Trust

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Microsoft Surface Go Earns Strong Marks
Early reviews of the Microsoft Surface Go two-in-one, now available in
stores, mainly have been positive. "This Surface Go is far closer to
what people seem to want in a small product that's more focused on
productivity than the iPad has yet been able to deliver," said Rob
Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. Reviewers have compared
it favorable to Apple's iPad and Google's Chromebook.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85483.html

7 Ways to Supercharge Your Netflix Experience
We've all been there: scrolling through a seemingly never-ending
carousel of shows and movies available on Netflix, trying to find the
one thing we might want to sit down and enjoy. Except we often end up
spending more time looking for something to kick back and view than
actually watching the thing itself. But fear not! You too can optimize
your Netflix viewing experience.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85482.html

ExTiX 18.7 Is Not Quite an 'Ultimate Linux System'
The latest release of the ExTiX Linux distro is a major disappointment.
ExTiX 18.7 has several shortcomings that make it troublesome to use. The
flaws easily might be fixed in a patched follow-up release. Still, to a
new Linux user, the problems inherent in ExTiX 18.7 give the Linux OS in
general a black eye. New releases of any software platform never come
with guarantees.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85481.html

Homeland Security Unveils Center to Combat Cyberthreats
DHS has announced the National Risk Management Center, part of a new
effort to combat cyberthreats to the U.S. The new agency's mission will
be to defend the critical infrastructure through greater cooperation
between the public and private sectors. The center will bring together
government experts and industry partners to work out ways that the
government can support the partners.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85479.html

Televerde's Michelle Cirocco: Tech Enables Trust
"Everybody's using technologies like artificial intelligence, predictive
analytics, marketing automation tools, search engine marketing and lead
analytics tools," said Michelle Cirocco, head of global marketing for
Televerde. "We're using all these tools and technologies to identify who
we should communicate with, and we use them to set the stage for our
marketing and demand-generation efforts."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85434.html

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