The Morning After: A leaky toilet on the ISS

It's Thursday, February 07, 2019. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. This morning, yet another reminder to switch on two-factor authentication on your digital services -- especially if they involve cameras. Disaster strikes the International Space Station after their toilet… messes up, and in the run up to MWC, LG is teasing its next smartphone, nice and early. (View in browser.) Um, good to know? Researcher finds macOS bug but won’t share details with Apple Linus Henze posted a demo video of the KeySteal exploit this week. It seems to grab passwords from login and system keychains without requiring administrator privileges, with a simple click of a button. Yet Henze won't help Apple patch the exploit because its bug bounty program only pays out to researchers for disclosing bugs on iOS and not macOS.  Update your calendars. SpaceX postpones first Crew Dragon flight until March 2nd SpaceX and NASA have set a new target date for the Crew Dragon's first test flight: March 2nd. The capsule was supposed to blast off on top of a Falcon 9 rocket and head to the ISS for the first time on January 7th, but the partners rescheduled it twice since then. Seriously, turn on 2-factor authentication. Nest reminds owners to secure their cameras after creepy scares Nest VP Rishi Chandra sent an email to users today to reiterate that the company's devices have not been hacked, and that there are some simple tips they can take to increase security. Foremost among those is turning on two-step verification and, of course, using a strong and unique password for your Nest account. This is in response to a number of fairly alarming reports about cameras being taken over by "hackers," who use their access to spy or broadcast potentially terrifying messages. Sponsored Content by StackCommerce Here's how you can master Raspberry Pi for as low as $19 All hands on the poop deck. ISS toilet leak dumps two gallons of 'water' on crew Is there anything worse than a busted toilet? Yes, a busted one in space. Astronauts at the International Space Station had to contend with 9.5-liter leak, fixing the zero-g spillage with towels. Shudder. You probably won’t miss it. Google is killing its Notifications Widget Introduced in 2011 alongside Google+, the bell icon in the top-right corner of every Google page was designed to alert users to activity on the social network, eventually expanding to include Google Photos and Hangout Chat. Now, though, a warning message indicates that the service will end on March 7th.  It could pack a built-in optical zoom lens. Someone at Samsung thinks a stylus with a camera is a good idea Samsung already jacked up its Galaxy Note 9 stylus with the addition of Bluetooth, now it could be plotting a camera for it, too. In a patent recently granted, the company lays out an S-Pen with an integrated snapper that lets you wirelessly send images to your phone or tablet. The upgraded stylus would boast optical zoom, a feature that most phones tend to skip nowadays to stay trim -- remember the bulky Galaxy S4 Zoom? Is this the next level for AR and facial recognition? LG's G8 will fight the iPhone’s FaceID with its own 3D front-facing camera LG isn't ready to show off all of the details around its next flagship phone just yet, but it’s happy to start the drip-feed. It has revealed that the G8 ThinQ's front-facing camera will include a Time of Flight image sensor made by Infineon. LG claims it can deliver features like facial recognition, augmented reality and better selfies in all kinds of lighting conditions. Eight airlines send check-in links via unencrypted email that could be hijacked. E-ticketing flaw could allow hackers to print boarding passes E-ticketing systems used by eight major airlines, including Southwest, suffer from a lax security that could expose personal information and result in tampering with seats and boarding passes.  While there is no evidence of any significant breach, the vulnerability may still give travelers pause. The issue stems from the use of unencrypted check-in links sent to passengers via email. Because the links are unencrypted, researchers at Wandera warn that a malicious actor connected to the same WiFi network could intercept the link request and gain access to the person's check-in page. The loss of licensing fees from other streaming services will cost the company $150 million. 'Captain Marvel' will be the first Disney movie exclusive to Disney+ Disney is pushing through with its plan to stop offering superhero flicks on Netflix after Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp. In fact, the next entry to Marvel's Cinematic Universe will mark the end of Disney's relationship with the streaming platform and the beginning of a new era. Company chief Bob Iger has confirmed that Captain Marvel will be the first Marvel title that won't be available on Netflix -- and that's because it's earmarked for Disney+, which is launching later this year. But wait, there's more... 1. Self-repairing shoes may be a reality thanks to 3D-printed rubber 2. Hayabusa 2 will finally start mining an asteroid on February 22nd 3. Microsoft's Build developer conference starts May 6th 4. How Harvard's human computers helped invent modern astronomy 5. Burn FilmStruck, spoil UltraViolet, but you can't take my DVDs 6. Subaru's Forester combines driver monitoring tech with outdoor style 7. 2018 was the fourth-hottest year on record

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The Morning After: Elon's $35,000 EV arrives (almost)

It's Wednesday, February 06, 2019. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. The $35,000 EV is real -- sort of. We’ll explain. Also there’s a new Chrome extension you should install to find out if your passwords have leaked, and the Emoji Consortium has announced what new icons are coming our way later this year. (View in browser.) Well, almost. Elon Musk: Model 3 price now starts at $35,000 Tesla has lowered the Model 3’s price across all versions by $1,100, so you can now get the mid-range battery option for $42,900 before incentives. Meanwhile, the car's long-range version now costs $49,900, while the performance option will set you back $60,900. Elon Musk said that means the Model 3 now has a starting price of $35,000, though that's after you apply tax credits and fuel savings -- you'll have to wait a bit more for the long-promised Tesla car with a $35,000 base price. Google’s new feature takes a page from Firefox Monitor. Chrome can tell you if your passwords have been compromised Once installed, Google’s Password Checkup extension will simply sit in your Chrome browser and alert you if you enter a username / password combination that it "knows to be unsafe." The company says it has a database of 4 billion credentials that have been compromised in various data breaches that it can check against. When the extension detects an insecure password, it'll prompt you with a big red dialog box to immediately update your info. It's handy, but users might wonder exactly what Google can see -- to that end, Google says the extension "never reveal[s] this personal information." And the Microsoft Studios name is dead. A 'Halo' amusement park will tour the US this summer Halo: Outpost Discovery is a 300,000 square foot traveling amusement park packed with experiences from Xbox's pivotal sci-fi series, and it's set to start touring the US this summer. The show will land in Orlando, Philadelphia, Chicago, Houston and finally Anaheim between July and September, complete with laser tag, a Halo Ring dome-projection experience and a Warthog. Meanwhile, Sea of Thieves is tossing out free game invites for your friends, and Microsoft Studios will rebrand as, wait for it, Xbox Game Studios. Sponsored Content by StackCommerce How TotalAV protects your device while boosting its performance Is it though? ‘Apex Legends’ isn’t ‘Titanfall 3’, and that’s okay Nick Summers is just as fired up as the rest of you about Respawn serving up yet another battle-royale game before going back to the mechs (although EA said during its earnings call that a “premium” Titanfall experience is on the way), but he still gave Apex Legends a chance. So what did he find? A polished game, “with varied heroes and a few subtle nods to Titanfall lore.” Expect to see them roll out this fall. New emoji for 2019 include wheelchairs, waffles and sloths The Unicode Consortium’s selection of 59 new base emoji (230 if you include all gender and skin variations) is both inclusive and eclectic. To start, Apple's accessibility emoji play a central role: You'll find wheelchairs, guide dogs and deaf people, among other additions. Beyond those, you'll find many different couple combinations based on skin color and gender. We just need a new power cable, that’s it. Apple retail VP Angela Ahrendts leaves after five years Ahrendts came to Apple after leaving the CEO role at Burberry, and her influence on the tech giant's retail experience was conspicuous. She envisioned Apple's stores as community spaces, introduced more creative workshops and introduced displays that were as much about experiences (such as smart homes or music) as they were selling products.  But wait, there's more... 1. Gocycle's GX ebike is a fast-folding Brompton alternative 2. Earth's fast-moving magnetic north pole is messing with navigation 3. 'High Maintenance' meets 'Civilization' in 'Weedcraft Inc' 4. Facebook finally lets you unsend messages in Messenger 5. Self-charging pacemakers are powered by patients' heartbeats 6. How McCormick and IBM will use AI to create the next big spice 7. Planet-shaping survival game 'Astroneer' launches today 8. Toyota's Kinto car subscription service rewards you for safe driving 9. The National Parks 'font' has finally been digitized

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Editor's Pick: New Android Apps Come to the Aid of Hearing-Impaired

New Android Apps Come to the Aid of Hearing-Impaired

John P. Mello Jr. Feb 5, 2019 5:00 AM PT

Google has announced two new Android applications designed to make life easier for deaf and hard-of-hearing people. One of the apps, Live Transcribe, turns live speech into real-time captions by using a phone's microphone; the other, Sound Amplifier, improves a phone's sound output. Live Transcribe, which works on Android 5.0 Lollipop and up, will be available in 70 languages and dialects. [More...]

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