The Morning After: The cheapest Tesla Model 3 ever

It's Friday, October 19, 2018. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Friday morning has arrived, and with it we’re looking at the cheapest Model 3 ever. Also, Apple opened orders for the iPhone XR and set a date for its event where we expect to meet new iPads and Macs. Plus, there’s groundbreaking news in the worlds of chipmaking and quantum computing.   A 2-in-1 that’s not just another Surface wannabe.   Samsung Galaxy Book 2 hands-on   This laptop packs a Snapdragon 850 processor that helps it achieve gigabit LTE speeds and last up to 20 hours on a charge. According to Qualcomm, that will increase its performance and battery life by 30 percent over previous models. Like other Snapdragon PCs, the Galaxy Book 2 will ship with Windows 10 S as its default operating system, though you can upgrade to full Windows 10 for free. The Galaxy Book 2 will be available on November 2nd for $1,000 -- with keyboard and S Pen included -- on Microsoft, Samsung and AT&T's websites and through Verizon and Sprint later this year. It costs $4,000 less than the previous cheapest option. Now there’s a cheaper Model 3 for you to buy According to Elon Musk, that promised $35,000 Model 3 (before any tax rebates are applied) is still months away, but the company has an alternative for people who would like to get theirs this year and still pay a little less. A new mid-range battery + RWD version is now the cheapest base model we’ve seen yet, dropping the entry price from $49,000 to $45,000.   Brooklyn bound.   Apple’s iPad and Mac event is scheduled for October 30th   Ungh, will everyone stop announcing phones, hybrid PCs and tablets for just a hot second? Apple is back (iPhone XR goes on preorder today), for what’s likely to be an iPad and Mac event, with roughly ten different event invites going out to journalists and analysts yesterday -- all in different artistic styles. Those rumored iPad Pros with a near bezel-free design could well be making an appearance.   Sponsored Content by StackCommerce You can learn any of these 10 awesome skills for under $40 Prepare yourself.   'Red Dead Redemption 2' starts its 100GB pre-release downloads   Rockstar’s new western will be released next week on PS4 and Xbox One, so of course gamers who have pre-ordered a copy of Red Dead Redemption 2 will be able to pre-load starting today. Just make sure you’ve got enough space available because it could need about 100GB (XB1) or 150GB of free space (PS4) just to complete the installation process. While you’re waiting for it to download and eventually unlock on October 26th, there’s also a new Launch trailer to check out, which focuses on the single-player story -- and that's key since multiplayer won’t be available until November.   You can drop the info into apps like Facebook Messenger, Line and WhatsApp.   Google Maps ETA sharing comes to iOS, third-party apps   After first introducing the feature in 2017, Google is giving users the ability to share their location and route in real-time with others on both Android and iOS devices -- and through third-party messaging apps. The Share Your Progress feature allows you to send your contacts a live look at your location, the route you're on, your phone's battery life and how long it will take for you to arrive at your destination.   But wait, there's more... 1. MoviePass parent company Helios and Matheson is under investigation for fraud 2. Apple opens pre-orders for the iPhone XR 3. Microsoft executive allegedly attempted to embezzle $1.5 million 4. Samsung has figured out EUV, the holy grail of chipmaking 5. US semiconductor company claims Huawei tried to steal its technology 6. IBM finally proves that quantum systems are faster than classical ones 7. Carving up London on the monster Mate X electric bike 8. Jabra's Elite 65t are the most versatile headphones you can buy 9. Facebook's confusion about its Portal camera is concerning

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6 Tips for Managing Data Before an Emergency Strikes
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2nd New MakuluLinux Release Offers Flash and Substance
The MakuluLinux Flash distro is splashy and fast with a spiffy new look
and new features. MakuluLinux developer Jacque Montague Raymer just
announced the second of this year's three major releases in the Series
15 distro family. The Flash edition follows last month's LinDoz edition
release. The much-awaited innovative Core edition will debut between the
end of November and mid-December.
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Building a Speed Bump for Tech Companies' Maniacal Data Race
Facebook has been in seriously hot water for its data monetization model
almost from the firm's beginning. The Cambridge Analytica, election
meddling and fake news scandals have turned up the heat. Facebook's
problems aren't limited to the public and government backlash that spans
several countries; the firm faces potentially devastating legal threats
too.
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DevOps: Let's Talk About Security
In spite of all the high-profile breaches that seem to sweep the
headlines with greater frequency, companies slowly but surely have been
getting a handle on internal security practices. At this point, it's
hard to imagine any employee, in or out of the tech sector, who hasn't
been run through antiphishing training. However, security is only as
strong as its weakest link.
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The Morning After: Can anyone trust Facebook?

It's Thursday, October 18, 2018. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. It’s time for OITNB to say goodbye, advertisers claim Facebook lied about its video stats for over a year and we’re giving streaming games a try. Clearly, it’s Thursday morning. (View in browser.) Good to know. RED Hydrogen One graphic outlines the holographic phone's specs RED director Phil Holland published a "tech overview" infographic showing just what buyers of the company’s holographic phone will get. Some of them you may be very familiar with, such as the 5.7-inch "holographic" LCD, dual front and back cameras and the pogo pin connector for add-ons. Others may be relatively new to you, such as the 6GB of RAM, 4,500mAh battery and the "deep cavity" stereo speakers. Enjoy ‘endless’ artist radio. Spotify Premium redesign borrows one of Pandora's best features Starting today, paying subscribers can enjoy streamlined navigation, personalized search and a feature called Endless Artist Radio. For that last one, just choose a favorite band or song, select the Artist Radio playlist and you'll get an endless stream of music based on what you've chosen. Also, Spotify is ready for more wrists with a standalone Wear OS app that will launch in the next week.  Lies, damned lies and statistics. Facebook stands accused of lying to advertisers about video-view stats Back in 2016, online marketing agency Crowd Siren sued the social network for inflating its metrics -- now the company claims Facebook knew as early as 2015 that it was over-reporting figures. The social network had reported average viewing time of video ads -- only counting views that lasted more than three seconds when it worked out “average duration of video viewed” --  inflating the average length of a view. Facebook disclosed the issue in 2016, claiming it had "recently discovered" the error at the time. In a statement, a Facebook spokesperson said, "suggestions that we in any way tried to hide this issue from our partners are false." Sponsored Content by StackCommerce Get this $260 Philips Sonicare alternative for just $50 Lock it down. Google details the Pixel 3's Titan M security chip   The chip is tied into Android's secure boot process and saves the last known-safe Android version to prevent attackers from rolling you back to an insecure firmware version. It also blocks attempts to unlock the bootloader from within Android, and no one can update your firmware unless you've entered your passcode. Also, apps that use Google's StrongBox KeyStore framework can generate and store transaction keys in the secure hardware, and protected confirmation ensures that you're the one who authorizes a payment. Google's Project Stream is a breath of fresh air. The next generation of streaming video games is on its way Much like Netflix forever changed the way we consume TV and movies, Project Stream or Project xCloud could be the catalysts that usher the video-game industry into a new era of play. Thanks to Google’s game-streaming service, Jessica Conditt queued up Assassin’s Creed Odyssey on a 2015 Macbook Air and found that it worked smoothly, even though PlayStation Now frequently chugs on the same connection. The future is… now? It may take a few days for Apple to prepare your info. Apple enables data downloads for US customers Apple allowed its customers in the EU to download copies of the data the company held earlier this year, complying with General Data Protection Regulation rules. Now, Apple has updated its privacy website and is letting its customers in the US grab their data, too -- it just may take a few days for Apple to prepare your info, but judging from our own investigations into GDPR and tech companies, Apple doesn’t hold all that much information on your digital life. But wait, there's more... 1. Netflix's 'Orange is the New Black' will end with season seven 2. Verizon launches a smartwatch version of its kid-tracking wearable 3. Tesla buys the land it needs for its Shanghai Gigafactory 4. Researchers 3D print custom-sized lithium-ion batteries 5. Rocket Lab selects NASA's Virginia facility as its US spaceport 6. Google's Chrome 70 lets you unlink your web and browser sign-ins 7. Sony brings its 100-percent renewable-energy goal forward from 2040 to 2030

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Editor's Pick: Where Online Shopping Search Has Gone Wrong

Where Online Shopping Search Has Gone Wrong

Amir Konigsberg Oct 17, 2018 5:00 AM PT

While online shopping has exploded over the last decade and innovation around e-commerce has skyrocketed, there has been very little development around quality improvements in product search, navigation or discovery, notwithstanding the success of generic and open source search solutions, such as Elastic. That is ironic, as great search can make all the difference for an etailer's bottom line. Here's the problem: Define exactly what "great search" is. [More...]

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OpenWorld Preview As of this writing, I haven't been prebriefed on what Oracle will be announcing at OpenWorld regarding CRM -- or as it refers to it, "CX" -- so this is a good time to express my own opinions. Oracle's direction in the last few years increasingly has been toward cloud computing and the autonomous database, and each has several flavors or divisions. The company has three levels of cloud. [More...]

Building a Speed Bump for Tech Companies' Maniacal Data Race Facebook has been in seriously hot water for its data monetization model almost from the firm's beginning. The Cambridge Analytica, election meddling and fake news scandals have turned up the heat. Facebook's problems aren't limited to the public and government backlash that spans several countries; the firm faces potentially devastating legal threats too. [More...]

DevOps: Let's Talk About Security In spite of all the high-profile breaches that seem to sweep the headlines with greater frequency, companies slowly but surely have been getting a handle on internal security practices. At this point, it's hard to imagine any employee, in or out of the tech sector, who hasn't been run through antiphishing training. However, security is only as strong as its weakest link. [More...]

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