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It's Monday, December 03, 2018.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Welcome back! We’re kicking off a new week with a review of the second-generation Mighty player for Spotify, plus news for Disney’s streaming Star Wars series and some curious hints about NVIDIA’s next major graphics card.

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A better way to play 'telemarketer or friend with a new number?'

Google's call screening transcripts roll out to Pixel owners

You no longer have to stare at your Pixel to see whether or not that Assistant-screened call was worth answering. Pixel owners have reported that Call Screen transcripts are starting to reach older devices as well as the Pixel 3. Check the recent calls in your phone app, choose Call Details and -- if you have the feature -- you'll find a See Transcript option.

A much improved iPod Shuffle for Spotify.

Mighty Vibe review

Billy Steele’s excitement for an "iPod Shuffle for Spotify" waned after reviewing the first-gen Mighty player, largely due to a list of items that made it a burden to use. However, the company has addressed many of those directly with the updates present on the Vibe. Features like shuffle, podcast syncing and improved Bluetooth links make it a much better device to live with, and now the battery life can consistently last five hours. At less than $100, Mighty Vibe is a worthy investment for active folks and people who would rather leave their phone behind at times when music remains essential.

A bigger redesign could be waiting in 2020.

Apple may release AirPods with wireless charging early next year

Historically accurate analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has claimed that AirPods with wireless-charging support should arrive in the first quarter of 2019. He also suggested there would be more changes than you might expect. They'd update to a newer Bluetooth spec (presumably Bluetooth 5.0), possibly a new W-series chip, and would include design changes like a more heat-resistant hinge. One thing not mentioned in the note, however, is Apple’s wireless-charging AirPower mat.

Meet your intelligent organization system.

Preparing for launch in 2019.

Disney+ pencils in big names for streaming ‘Star Wars’ shows

Variety reports Nick Nolte has joined the cast of Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian, joining other big names including Pedro Pascal and Gina Carano. There's nothing mentioned about the role Nolte will play (Disney isn't commenting), but the casting is eerily appropriate -- Nolte was one of the candidates to play Han Solo in the original Star Wars movies. Simultaneously, Deadline has learned that the other series, following the story of Cassian Andor before his appearance in Rogue One, will have The Americans veteran Stephen Schiff as its showrunner. There are fewer details surrounding this show, but it will have Diego Luna reprising the role of Andor.

What a coincidence.

NVIDIA teases the Titan RTX, its upcoming flagship GPU

A bunch of social-media personalities have teased the Titan RTX, NVIDIA's next flagship GPU, in what looks like a coordinated campaign. The Titan RTX will likely pack 72 RT cores and 12GB of GDDR6 memory, according to previous leaks, besting the RTX 2080 Ti's 68 RT cores and 11GB of GDDR6 memory.

But wait, there's more...

1. Apple and Qualcomm face off in court on April 15th

2. Netflix's 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' continues April 5th

3. After Math: Let's shake things up

4. Uber may acquire Bird or Lime to accelerate its scooter plans

5. Netflix will order original shows from Africa in 2019

6. Amazon tests checkout-free shopping for larger stores

7. 'Firewatch' comes to Nintendo Switch on December 17th

8. The first 8K TV broadcasts launched in Japan

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It's Saturday, December 01, 2018.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Welcome to your weekend! If you were in Japan, then you could be watching 8K TV right now, but even Super Hi-Vision can’t save you from the latest massive security breach. Take a look below for some of the week’s biggest stories plus highlights from Friday, and don’t forget to flip through our LA Auto Show coverage.

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Chains hit include W Hotels, St. Regis, Sheraton, Westin and Element -- but not Marriott.

Marriott says Starwood data breach could affect 500 million guests

This week Marriott revealed that the records of 500 million guests had been stolen from Starwood's guest reservation database. The hotel chain says it determined on November 19th that an "unauthorized party" had accessed the data as early as 2014. Around 327 million of those records included some combination of name, mailing address, phone number, email address, passport number, Starwood Preferred Guest ("SPG") account information, date of birth, gender, arrival and departure information, reservation date, and communication preferences.

Time to forget 4K?

8K TV broadcasts launched today in Japan

As scheduled, at 10 AM local time on December 1st Japanese TV networks began publicly broadcasting 4K and 8K channels via satellite. We've only seen the beginning of a push for 8K this year, but now that there's actually a channel on the air somewhere it seems likely that things will ramp up next month at CES 2019.

‘Firefly,’ ‘Buffy’ and ‘Angel.’

Facebook Watch wants you to binge on free Joss Whedon shows

As part of a deal with 20th Century Fox, every episode of these programs from Joss Whedon are available to watch for free on Facebook. Facebook is also hosting some major watch parties since it’s all a promotion to boost the new social viewing feature. You can join the Angel Watch Party at 3 PM ET today, and get in on the Firefly Watch Party starting at 3 PM ET on Sunday afternoon.

Must learn tech skills to help you land your next job, promotion, or stoke your curiosity.

Local politics aren’t boring at all.

Elon Musk’s Boring Company abandons plan for LA Westside test tunnel

The controversial 2.5-mile project underneath Los Angeles' 405 freeway and Sepulveda Boulevard had been the focus of a lawsuit filed by two neighborhood groups, accusing LA officials of violating state law by exempting the plans from environmental review. The company's LA/Hawthorne test tunnel is due to open next month, with Musk promising free rides to the public. In a tweet, Musk said “Based on what we’ve learned from the Hawthorne test tunnel, we’re moving forward with a much larger tunnel network under LA.”

Are you ready for a search-focused security platform?

Inside Chronicle, Alphabet’s cybersecurity moonshot

Chronicle started as a project inside X, the semi-secretive "moonshot factory" owned by Google parent Alphabet. It was announced last January and immediately spun out into a standalone business underneath the Alphabet umbrella. So what is it, really? We’ll try to explain.

Next step: figure out where to deploy its instruments.

NASA’s InSight lander settles into its Martian 'sandbox'

With its 7-foot-wide solar panels fully deployed, InSight has already set a record for the most energy generated in a single day by any lander or rover on Mars at 4,588 wH. Also, the protective covers are coming off of its cameras, which should enable higher-resolution images.