The Morning After: Galaxy S10 leaks and Amazon's robot safety vest

It's Saturday, January 19, 2019. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to your weekend! This week included Nike’s real self-tightening basketball shoes, a Model 3 road trip assisted by AutoPilot and Google’s big smartwatch purchase.  Also, we might have gotten an early look at Samsung’s Galaxy S10. (View in browser.) Here we go again. Galaxy S10 leak suggests a lineup with three variants Prolific phone leaker Evan Blass tweeted a family Galaxy S10 photograph that’s supposedly showing off three versions wrapped in cases. Left to right, you're apparently looking at the S10E, S10 and S10+. The Plus seems to have a double-hole punch up front, while the rear cameras have a different multiple-lens alignment and count than the quad-camera Galaxy A9 that Samsung released last year. All should be revealed February 20th, one way or another. Must protect squishy organics. Amazon made a vest to keep robots from pummeling humans TechCrunch reports that this Robotic Tech Vest signals to robots that a human is entering a space to avoid any sort of collision. Amazon is rolling out the device to improve safety as it increases the use of automated systems in its warehouses. Wear OS could certainly use the help. What does Google get out of buying Fossil’s smartwatch tech? Google has long believed in creating "a diverse set of devices" for its smartwatch platform. Fossil's ability to churn out model after model of what was essentially the same device except with different designer clothes makes it a great match for that vision. Sponsored Content by StackCommerce Get a lifetime of Ableton music production training for just $29 The perfect fit. A closer look at Nike's Adapt BB auto-lacing basketball shoes So why would anyone need shoes that tighten themselves? Edgar Alvarez put on the $350 Adapt BB to find out, testing not only the automatic tightening but also the shoe’s manual controls and ability to set a fit via smartphone app. Right now they’re set up for basketball players who might need to change tightness as their feet swell during a game, but the FitAdapt tech could also make life easier for people who are unable to tie their own shoes. For now, though, they measure up by being much more comfortable than last year’s HyperAdapt 1.0. But wait, there's more... 1. Hulu beats Netflix with its own Fyre Festival documentary debut 2. LG sale slashes OLED TV prices by up to $1,000 3. Microsoft ends support for Windows 10 Mobile this year 4. Netflix is raising prices across of all of its tiers 5. Motorola's next RAZR revival could be a $1,500 foldable phone 6. CERN plans to build a collider four times bigger than the LHC 7. Facebook might be facing a hefty fine from the FTC

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Editor's Pick: Top CRM Blogs of 2018: Countdown, Part 2

Top CRM Blogs of 2018: Countdown, Part 2

Chris Bucholtz Jan 18, 2019 5:00 AM PT
	The Top 10 blogs on our top 20 list are written by people well known to CRM professionals. There's a reason for that: In order to understand and appreciate the discipline of CRM, you must be a person who values other people, and part of valuing people is being able to communicate with them. As a result, these bloggers bring a unique combination of insight and personality to their posts. [More...]

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How My E-Commerce Business Soared From 0-$100K in Less Than 4 Months Over the past 10 years, I've been a part of at least that many startups. The tools of the trade have changed rapidly, but the core elements of successful entrepreneurship remain relatively unchanged. When I first started out, "social media marketing" was a brand new concept. Now entrepreneurs have a slew of tools to amplify their brand and grow their e-commerce revenue. [More...]

NetSuite's Revelations at NRF NetSuite announced results of its sponsored study at this week's National Retail Federation show in New York, shedding light on technology adoption in a retail setting. The study suggests that merchants are not doing what customers would want and that they have a misguided perception of the situation. The findings indicate that merchants may have gotten some things very wrong. [More...]

The Evolution of Software Security Best Practices Independent software vendors, along with Internet of Things and cloud vendors, are involved in a market transformation that is making them look more alike. The similarities are evident in the way they approach software security initiatives, according to a report from Synopsys. Synopsys has released its ninth annual Building Security in Maturity Model, or BSIMM9. [More...]

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The Morning After: Google's smartwatch and Netflix vs. 'Fortnite'

It's Friday, January 18, 2019. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Good Friday morning. No self-lacing sneakers today, but we do have a giant tractor. Less randomly, Google is buying Fossil’s smartwatch tech arm, we take a closer look at the AIs that gamble and a robot dog picks itself up. (View in browser.) NVIDIA is very aware... AMD is edging closer to breaking NVIDIA's graphic dominance After AMD released its seven-nanometer Radeon VII graphics card, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang responded by essentially trashing it. But he should be worried: According to a CES performance tease, the AMD’s Radeon VII actually beat NVIDIA’s RTX 2080 in several tasks. It also bested the RTX 2080 when playing Strange Brigade and other titles, especially at 4K resolution. NVIDIA notably attacked AMD's lack of (NVIDIA-exclusive) features like ray tracing, G-SYNC and AI-powered DLSS anti-aliasing. However, these features aren’t yet the killer apps NVIDIA needs them to be -- if AMD keeps pushing the chip-design envelope, the next couple of years could get rough for its rival. Farm tech. John Deere wants to remind the world it’s a tech company Why was there a giant tractor at the world’s biggest tech show? Roberto Baldwin explains. AI systems are turning the professional gambling world on its head. AI is better at bluffing than professional gamblers The gambling on games of chance has been around for as long as the games themselves. And for as long as there's been money to be made wagering on them, people have been leveraging mathematics to give them an edge on the house. In 2019, as gaming has moved from bookies and casinos into the digital realm, gamblers are beginning to use modern computing techniques, especially AI and machine learning (ML), to increase their odds of winning. The house doesn’t always win. Sponsored Content by StackCommerce Get a lifetime of Ableton music production training for just $29 Fossil is not bowing out of smartwatches. Google will buy Fossil smartwatch tech for $40 million Google has agreed to buy some of the intellectual property behind Fossil's smartwatch technology in a $40 million deal. While the two aren't specific about the technology trading hands, the arrangement will see a "portion" of Fossil's research and development team sign on with Google. According to Google, this shows its dedication to smartwatches and will help by "enabling a diverse portfolio" of connected wristwear. They kicked it around to prove their point. Researchers train robot dog to pick itself back up after a fall Researchers have taught a robot dog to overcome one of the toughest challenges for a four-legged droid: how to get back up after a fall. In a paper published in the Science Robotics journal, its Swiss creators describe how they trained a neural network in a computer simulation to make the ultimate guard bot. Then they went and kicked the canine around in real life (because that's what researchers do) to see if their technique worked. It did. An intelligent personal assistant learns the driver’s preferences. BMW launches a performance 7 Series PHEV The 745e xDrive has a plug-in hybrid 389 HP V6 with a 12.0 kWh battery that should allow for some grocery-getting purely on electrons (BMW hasn't released range figures yet). That combo will accelerate you to 60 mph in just 4.9 seconds, but if that's not fast enough, there's also a 523 HP V8 on the 750i xDrive or a 600-horsepower twin-turbo V12 on the 760i. BMW also unveiled a new version of its iDrive system, powered by "Live Cockpit Professional." The active driving assistant comes with an active lane-keeping assistant with side-collision avoidance, steering and traffic-jam assistant, automatic lane change, evasion assistant and more. HoloLens creator Alex Kipman will co-host a press event at MWC. Microsoft might surprise us with HoloLens 2 next month Microsoft has hinted it could reveal the long-awaited HoloLens 2 next month. It sent out invites to a press event taking place on February 24th, which CEO Satya Nadella, CVP Julia White and technical fellow Alex Kipman will host. Given the names involved, it seems Microsoft has something significant up its sleeve -- and the company usually has little to show at MWC, a conference that centers on mobile tech and software. Mixed reality is a good fit. But wait, there's more... 1. Tesla is laying off 7 percent of its full-time employees 2. Shareholders ask Amazon to halt sales of facial recognition tech 3. Tesla's referral perks are going away 4. Spotify's Car View helps cut the distractions for drivers 5. Netflix points to 'Fortnite' as competition after its price hike 6. Swiss watchmaker makes a timepiece that looks like an Apple Watch, but with no hands

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