Tuesday 13 November 2018

The Morning After: 'Detective Pikachu' and real-life Iron Men

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It's Tuesday, November 13, 2018.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

The lines between reality and fantasy are blurring in odd ways this morning, whether it’s due to superhero-like stunts inspired by characters from the mind of Stan Lee (RIP) and Marvel, or a Roger Rabbit-like new trailer for Detective Pikachu.

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‘Loft: The Jetman Story’

Watch real-life Iron Men do the first jetpack launch from the ground

Autonomous. Jetpack. Flight. Jetman Yves Rossy and his two protégés (Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet) show off some incredible stunts in a trailer for their upcoming documentary about developing the personal flying machines.

Bezos is coming.

Amazon's split HQ2 announcement could happen later today

The announcement could be official by the time you read this, but word from the Wall Street Journal says Amazon will announce its plans for a “second headquarters” as soon as today. Previously rumors have pointed to Long Island and northern Virginia as the choices after a process that has stretched out for over a year, but there may be other cities with “major” sites as well.

Just 200 bucks.

PlayStation’s Black Friday deals include a ‘Spider-Man’ bundle and discounted PSVR.

Microsoft made the first move, revealing a week-long $400 Xbox One X sale ahead of Black Friday. Now Sony’s own offers are out there: 200 bucks for a PS4 with Spider-Man packed-in. A polite reminder: Black Friday isn’t for another few weeks.

Salesforce Essentials means faster, smarter service.

A new report suggests it will debut in March.

Samsung's foldable phone could cost over $1,700

So how much will the (possible) future of smartphone design cost you? According to Korean news agency Yonhap, it could be over $1,700. Yikes. Its sources believe the phone could eventually land just after the Galaxy S10 is officially unveiled, and could go by the moniker Galaxy F or Galaxy X. F for folding, X for expensive?

The system has huge potential, but Canon needs a better camera for it.

Canon EOS R review: Brilliant mount, but flawed 4K video

The EOS R, Canon’s first full-frame mirrorless camera, heralds an all-new lens-mount system. While it’s loaded with potential to produce beautiful sharp images and video, the camera itself is a bit disappointing. Yes, you can definitely take fabulous photos with it, but 4K video is crippled by a 1.8x crop, 30 fps max shooting speed and bad rolling shutter.

On top of that, it lacks in-body stabilization, putting it at a disadvantage against rival cameras. According to Steve Dent, it’s not a bad first effort, but at this price, and at this point, Canon must up its game for the next model.

It’s okay to be creeped out.

‘Detective Pikachu' movie trailer offers a look at lifelike Pokémon

We finally get our first look at the Ryan Reynolds-helmed live-action Pokémon movie, and Pikachu the detective, brought to life. A furry electric mouse might look like nightmare fuel to some, but the movie looks like it will pack in plenty of fan favorites when it launches next year.

But wait, there's more...

1. What's on TV: 'Narcos: Mexico,' 'Pokémon: Let's Go' and 'Fallout 76'

2. Samsung's redesigned One UI will come to Galaxy S8 and Note 8

3. Marvel legend Stan Lee dies at 95

4. A brief history of when trains ran on air

5. Jack Dorsey says a Twitter edit function has to be done 'the right way'

6. LG's OLED TVs get modest discounts for Black Friday

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Monday 12 November 2018

Tech News Flash

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Let's Create a TV Show to Fix Silicon Valley
The Internet's Precarious Health
IBM Dons Red Hat for Cloudy Future
Cryptohackers Breach StatCounter to Steal Bitcoins
Got a Screwdriver? GalliumOS Can Turn Chromebooks Into Linux Boxes
How to Protect Your Online Privacy: A Practical Guide
Overcoming Your Terror of Arch Linux
Mobile Phone Security: All You Need to Know

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Let's Create a TV Show to Fix Silicon Valley

Startups have been creating employee hell in Silicon Valley. That was on
my mind as I read the book Lab Rats: How Silicon Valley Made Work
Miserable for the Rest of Us . I think this book should be required
reading for anybody who thinks working for a startup in Silicon Valley
would be fun. Unless you are into humiliation and abuse you probably
should avoid these startups like the plague.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85674.html

The Internet's Precarious Health

Mozilla has launched the first full edition of its Internet Health
Report. The report is "an open source effort to explore the state of
human life on the Internet," said Mozilla Executive Director Mark
Surman. It consists of research and analysis about the Internet compiled
by researchers, engineers, data scientists, policy analysts and artists
in Mozilla's extended community.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85675.html

IBM Dons Red Hat for Cloudy Future

IBM's deal to acquire Red Hat caught everyone by surprise when it was
announced less than two weeks ago. While concerns spread quickly about
what it would mean for the largest enterprise Linux platform, IBM and
Red Hat executives assured employees and customers that Red Hat would
continue to operate independently -- at least for now. Intel made a
similar acquisition of Wind River in 2009.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85673.html

Cryptohackers Breach StatCounter to Steal Bitcoins

Hackers planted malware on StatCounter to steal bitcoin revenue from
Gate.io account holders, according to Eset researcher Matthieu Faou, who
discovered the breach. The malicious code was added to StatCounter's
site-tracking script last weekend, he reported. The malicious code
hijacks any bitcoin transactions made through the Web interface of the
Gate.io cryptocurrency exchange.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85668.html

Got a Screwdriver? GalliumOS Can Turn Chromebooks Into Linux Boxes

GalliumOS is a Chromebook-specific Linux variant. It lets you put a real
Linux distro on a Chromebook. My recent review of a new Chromebook
feature -- the ability to run Linux apps on some Chromebook models --
sparked my interest in other technologies that run complete Linux
distros on some Chromebooks without using ChromeOS. GalliumOS can be a
handy workaround.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85667.html

How to Protect Your Online Privacy: A Practical Guide

Do you take your online privacy seriously? Most people don't. They have
an ideal scenario of just how private their online activities should be,
but they rarely do anything to actually achieve it. The problem is that
bad actors know and rely on this fact, and that's why there's been a
steady rise in identity theft cases from 2013 to 2017, often resulting
in loss of reputation or financial woes.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85663.html

Overcoming Your Terror of Arch Linux

A recent episode of a Linux news podcast I keep up with featured an
interview with a journalist who had written a piece for a non-Linux
audience about giving it a try. It was surprisingly widely read. The
writer's experience with some of the more popular desktop distributions
had been overwhelmingly positive, and he said as much in his piece and
during the subsequent podcast interview.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85666.html

Mobile Phone Security: All You Need to Know

We rely on our phones to process and store reams of personal digital
data. Our digital activities -- from checking bank balances to paying
for a product with a tap of the screen, to sending friends and family
messages over social media, to accessing work emails remotely -- have
turned our phones into a goldmine of personal information. How secure is
your mobile device?
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85661.html

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The Morning After: Air purifier and headphones together at last?

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It's Monday, November 12, 2018.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Welcome back! This Monday, we’re preparing ourselves to reinstall Overwatch, boggling our minds over China’s Alibaba sales and imagining some new headphones that could double as an air purifier.

It will bring some pretty substantial back-end changes to the game.

You'll have to reinstall 'Overwatch' to get its next big update

Blizzard’s next patch for its online hit Overwatch is so enormous, it’s not even a patch any more. A company rep posted a warning on its forum, telling players to prepare for a massive rollout that will force the client to fully reinstall itself. The rep said the patch will bring some pretty substantial back-end changes to Overwatch, and Blizzard couldn't find a way to get it to install over the current version of the game. Oh, and it will likely include new gunslinging character Ashe, we hope.

Prosecutors want to know if there's audio evidence.

Judge tells Amazon to provide Echo recordings in double-homicide trial

A New Hampshire judge has ordered Amazon to provide recordings from an Echo speaker for three days in late January 2017 to aid investigations in a double-homicide case. Timothy Verrill has been charged with murdering Christine Sullivan and Jenna Pellegrini at the home of Sullivan's boyfriend Dean Smoronk. The court decided there was probable cause to believe the speaker might have captured audio of the murders.

Amazon didn't acknowledge the presence of any recordings, adding that it wouldn’t provide customer data unless there was a "valid and binding legal demand properly served on us."

The likelihood of unearthing a recording that will help the case isn't high. Like many smart speakers, the Echo only captures audio when someone uses the speaker's hotword (typically "Alexa".)

It expanded the scope of private spaceflight.

Rocket Lab completes its first commercial launch

Rocket Lab has finally completed its first commercial mission, successfully launching its Electron rocket into orbit, and it’s carrying six small satellites, including five cubesats as well as a small weather satellite. The mission was meant to launch back in April, but Rocket Lab pushed it back to June after discovering a motor-controller fault in a first-stage engine. It delayed the launch again after the fault reemerged and decided to alter the controller's design to provide a more substantial fix.

While this is only Rocket Lab's third orbital flight, the company plans to step up the pace. It already has another flight scheduled for December, when it will carry a bundle of cubesats from NASA's 19th Educational Launch of Nanosatellites.