The Morning After: 'Fortnite' will still be free on the Switch

It's Monday, September 17, 2018. Hey, good morning! Good morning! You’re waking up to a lot of transport tech news: Germany has restarted running an electric-hybrid train, Tesla is ending free Supercharger access to new car buyers and Uber is relying more on its own traffic estimates in a bid to beat gridlock. We’ll also learn the name of SpaceX’s first Moon-bound passenger. Oh, and you will be able to play Fortnite for free on the Switch, even if Nintendo’s online gaming service costs money. What can you expect this week? Deeper dives on Apple’s new hardware, ahead of launch day and much more. (Read online here) It's the first of its kind to operate in Europe in over 60 years.   Bombardier revives the battery-powered train   Canadian transportation firm Bombardier has (re-)introduced the battery powered train. In Berlin, it launched the Bombardier Talent 3 electro-hybrid train, the first of its kind in Europe in over 60 years, the company said. The train took its maiden voyage with local luminaries, including the federal commissioner for rail transport and the Brandenburg transport minister. "Around 40 percent of the German rail network is not electrified," said Bombardier German transportation chief, Michael Fohrer. "The Bombardier battery-operated train is an attractive option to counter that, both economically and ecologically speaking." Developed with $4 million worth of support from the German government, the train uses Bombardier's MITRAC powertrain, which allows for different combinations of motors and batteries.   It's finishing the referral program that kept the offer alive. Tesla is ending its lifetime free Supercharging offer   Tesla's offer of free, unlimited Supercharger network access was supposed to have ended in early 2017, but it's held on until now. Unless you were buying a regular Model 3, you could get access to free charging by ordering your EV with a referral code from an existing owner. Now, however, even that exception appears to be coming to an end. Now, owners will only get to hand out $100 in Supercharging credit to new Model S, Model X and Model 3 Performance buyers -- just enough for a few top-ups.   It doesn't want to risk the White House suppressing climate science.   California plans to launch its own climate satellite   The current White House doesn't accept climate science, and California is worried that this may lead to NASA switching off climate probes under pressure from President Trump. The state's solution? Build its own probe. In a speech at the Global Climate Action Summit, Governor Jerry Brown declared that California would launch its "own damn satellite" to detect pollution and address climate change.    Sponsored Content by Bring the Heat Sign up for priority access to exclusive pre order offers. Other exceptions are likely coming as well.   'Fortnite' on Switch won't require an online subscription   Nintendo’s Switch Online service, like PlayStation Plus, requires a subscription. But will gamers have to pay to play free titles like Fortnite? The answer is a resounding "no." The company has posted a Switch Online FAQ that mentions "some games," including Fortnite, won't require the subscription plan when it goes live on September 18th.   But wait, there's more... 1. After Math: Oh boy, new toys! 2. A third-party app can use Grindr to expose your exact location 3. Uber tests its own traffic estimates as it moves beyond cars 4. FEMA will test mobile 'Presidential Alert' on September 20th

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The Morning After: Weekend Edition

It's Saturday, September 15, 2018. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to your weekend! Before looking back at some highlights from the last few days, we’ll point out a NASA launch happening early Saturday morning, and take a look at Google’s latest Pixel 3 teaser. (View in browser.) Oh, that’s a switch that exists? Google changed a battery setting on some Android phones by mistake Google’s Pixel team wrote on Reddit Thursday that an internal test "was mistakenly rolled out to more users than intended." That test meant some devices running Android Pie had their battery saver activated remotely.  Do not lick. Google's Pixel 3 might come in a mint flavor Google Japan has posted a "coming soon" teaser page that cycles through three colors when you click the company's "G" logo: black, white and (most importantly) mint green. The day after Google’s Pixel launch event. Razer is expected to unveil its second phone on October 10th Razer sent out invitations Friday for an October 10th event where we anticipate it will unveil its Razer Phone 2. The invite doesn't say as much, but the company noted in a financial report last month that it was working on a follow up to its Razer Phone and some reported images of the new phone leaked earlier this week.  Sponsored Content by Bring the Heat Sign up for priority access to exclusive pre order offers. AI and pipeline improvements could be the key to 8K graphics. NVIDIA’s RTX cards are a gamble on the future of gaming Ray-tracing stole the headlines, but it's the efficiency that really excites Aaron Souppouris about RTX. Misogyny, weaponized (again). Bad Password: Why PayPal’s crackdown on ASMR creators should worry you Capitalizing on entrenched and easily exploitable anti-sex policies by internet giant payment processors and a new internet sex panic ushered in by FOSTA, trolls have started a campaign to mass-report attractive women who make ASMR videos.  But wait, there's more... 1. NASA will launch its ice-tracking satellite ICESat-2 on Saturday at 8:46 AM ET 2. iPhone Xs and Xs Max hands-on: The new normal 3. Apple Watch Series 4 hands-on: Subtle improvements 4. iPhone Xr hands-on: Premium power for everyone 5. Google and Samsung partner to take next-gen texting mainstream 6. A project to remove 88,000 tons of plastic from the Pacific has begun 7. HP's Metal Jet could be a huge leap for commercial 3D printing 8. Verizon's 5G Home internet and TV service launches October 1st

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Editor's Pick: Facebook Goes Into High Gear to Fight Election Meddling, Fake News

Facebook Goes Into High Gear to Fight Election Meddling, Fake News

Richard Adhikari Sep 14, 2018 9:41 AM PT

Defending against foreign interference in American elections is one of the priorities Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he has been focusing on this year. The issue is highly sensitive, and it is one that has garnered a great deal of discussion in media reports and on the Web. Special counsel Robert Mueller warned in a court filing this spring that foreign interference efforts were still going on. [More...]

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