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Tech News Flash: Friday -- April 19, 2019

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Disney Goes Over the Top: How Does Its Streaming Service Stack Up?
Everyone's a Winner in Apple-Qualcomm Settlement
Condres OS Conjures Up Pleasing Arch Linux Transition
Apple to Focus on Productivity With Next macOS, iOS Releases
EU's New Copyright Directive Could Break the Internet
Qualcomm: Rethinking AI in a 5G Quantum World

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Disney Goes Over the Top: How Does Its Streaming Service Stack Up?
The Walt Disney Corporation officially announced Disney+, its direct-to-
consumer streaming service, during its Investor Day webcast last week.
The new over-the-top service will become available on Nov. 12 for a
$6.99 month subscription. Disney+ will arrive with more than 25 new TV
programs, as well as more than 10 new movies. The service will expand to
include Disney classics and other IP.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85966.html

Everyone's a Winner in Apple-Qualcomm Settlement
Apple and Qualcomm unexpectedly announced a settlement as their case
entered the second day of a hearing in the U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of California in San Diego. In related news, Intel
announced it was getting out of the 5G smartphone chip business. The
Apple-Qualcomm settlement provides an unspecified one-time payment from
Apple to Qualcomm, among other terms.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85964.html

Condres OS Conjures Up Pleasing Arch Linux Transition
Condres OS, a distro much like the defunct Apricity OS, could be a
speedier replacement for Linux OSes that have turned slow to no-go in
recent new releases. Condres OS is an Arch-based distro that offers many
pleasing usability traits similar to three popular Debian-based distros:
Linux Mint; Peppermint; and Zorin, which bundles ICE and Wine
accouterments. Condres OS, as is typical of Arch distributions, comes
with a rolling release upgrade model.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85963.html

Apple to Focus on Productivity With Next macOS, iOS Releases
The ramp-up to Apple's Worldwide Developers' Conference this June has
begun, with reports circulating about the goodies the company will
include in the next generation of its desktop and mobile operating
systems. The latest revelations include macOS support for the iPad as an
auxiliary display, native to desktops and laptops, and iOS support for
multiple windows within apps.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85961.html

EU's New Copyright Directive Could Break the Internet
A copyright directive that some fear could break the Internet has
cleared the final hurdle in the European Union. The directive makes
platforms for user-uploaded content -- like Google and Facebook --
legally liable for violations of the rights of copyright holders. It
requires them to obtain the permission of the holders before posting
content to their sites.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85957.html

Qualcomm: Rethinking AI in a 5G Quantum World
It is expected that 5G will move aggressively into the market, with
near-complete major metropolitan coverage by the end of the year. This
technology is a game-changer, but it doesn't come without issues, one of
which is the massive change in network loading. 5G will shift the
bottlenecks from the wireless networks to the backhaul, where the
expected massive increase in traffic will force some rather impressive
network upgrades.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85948.html

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This Week's Top News Headlines From the E-Commerce Times

How SMBs Can Trade Stressful One-by-One Shipping for Streamlined
Operations
(Posted 18-Apr-19)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85949.html

Managing Sales Tax Complexities in Merchandise Returns
(Posted 17-Apr-19)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85960.html

Hackers Use Microsoft Help Desk to Pull Off Massive Email Breach
(Posted 16-Apr-19)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85958.html

The Rise of Headless Commerce
(Posted 15-Apr-19)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85956.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

Disney Goes Over the Top: How Does Its Streaming Service Stack Up?
(Posted 19-Apr-19)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85966.html

Everyone's a Winner in Apple-Qualcomm Settlement
(Posted 18-Apr-19)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85964.html

Apple to Focus on Productivity With Next macOS, iOS Releases
(Posted 17-Apr-19)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85961.html

EU's New Copyright Directive Could Break the Internet
(Posted 16-Apr-19)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85957.html

Qualcomm: Rethinking AI in a 5G Quantum World
(Posted 15-Apr-19)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85948.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

Disruption Plus
(Posted 17-Apr-19)
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Philanthropy Is Good for Business
(Posted 16-Apr-19)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/85959.html

Back to the Old School With Zoho
(Posted 13-Apr-19)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/85955.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

Condres OS Conjures Up Pleasing Arch Linux Transition
(Posted 18-Apr-19)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85963.html

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The Morning After: The Weather Channel got hacked

It's Friday, April 19, 2019. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Add The Weather Channel to the list of ransomware victims, and we have some news about the Google vs. Amazon tiff. Also, the Child’s Play remake will have Chucky terrorizing people via their smart-home devices. Welcome to 2019. (View in browser.) Storm warning. Ransomware interrupted The Weather Channel’s morning show On Thursday morning, from 6AM to 7:39AM, viewers weren't able to learn any useful weather information from The Weather Channel. The TV network had to show a taped program instead of airing its morning show AMHQ because it suffered a security breach that took it off air. The network explained that it experienced issues due to a "malicious software attack," which the FBI told the Wall Street Journal took the form of the all-too-familiar ransomware attack. Is that settled? Google and Amazon end their ridiculous streaming-video spat A tiff that has run since late 2017 is finally over. YouTube will be available on Amazon's Fire TV devices in the coming months, and Amazon Prime video will work with Chromecast and Android TV devices as well. Note: this only applies to Fire TV devices -- there are still no plans for an official YouTube app on the Echo Show. And there's no YouTube app planned for Amazon's Fire tablets. Well, maybe not. Google and Amazon both launched ad-supported music streaming for their smart speakers If you don’t want to pay for a music subscription, but you do want to stream tunes from the cloud to your smart device, Spotify and Pandora aren’t your only options. Yesterday, Google announced a free version of YouTube Music available on Google Home devices -- with ads. Later on, Amazon revealed that Alexa has access to a free catalog from Amazon Music -- also with ads. Sponsored Content by StackCommerce These $200 noise-cancelling headphones are just $50 right now When’s the last time a highly anticipated release came out on CD first? Russia worked hard to recruit social-media users to campaign for Trump Released yesterday -- on CD-ROM -- the report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller, titled "The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election," highlights how the IRA created thousands of accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Tumblr to create posts in "support for the Trump Campaign and opposition to candidate [Hillary] Clinton." At $160, it’s $40 cheaper than the original Versa, but it needs to go even lower. Fitbit Versa Lite review According to Cherlynn Low, this is a capable fitness tracker, thanks to long battery life and robust workout features. But when you can get a faster, better watch for what amounts to the price of two dinners, it’s hard to justify buying the limited Fitbit Lite. It also includes 13 other vision assists. Microsoft’s SeeingVR toolkit uses software to emulate bifocals Virtual reality can be a rush to the senses, but not if you have vision problems. Microsoft researchers are trying to solve that problem via a tool kit for Unity VR developers to help players with low vision. Since vision problems vary by individual, the research team at Microsoft decided on a kit approach, so players can customize their experience. The kit includes a bifocal lens, a magnifier, controls to adjust for brightness and contrast, edge enhancement and depth measurements. There’s also support for reading text out loud or audio descriptions of what’s in a particular scene. But wait, there's more... 1. Facebook stored millions of Instagram passwords in plain text 2. T-Mobile's Money banking app makes its nationwide debut 3. 'Child's Play' trailer shows Chucky controlling smart homes and drones 4. The 'Halo' TV series has found its Master Chief: Pablo Schreiber 5. 'Stranger Things' plagiarism lawsuit heads to trial 6. Original 'Burnout Paradise' servers shut down August 1st 7. Instagram test visualizes hiding 'Like' counts from viewers

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Editor's Pick: How SMBs Can Trade Stressful One-by-One Shipping for Streamlined Operations

How SMBs Can Trade Stressful One-by-One Shipping for Streamlined Operations

Katie May Apr 18, 2019 10:16 AM PT
	E-commerce continues to grow at an unprecedented pace. Total retail sales, excluding the sale of items not normally bought online -- like fuel, automobiles, and food at restaurants -- hit $3.628 trillion last year, up 3.9 percent year over year from $3.490 trillion. E-commerce accounted for a 14.3 percent share of that total, and 51.9 percent of all retail growth. That is substantial. [More...]

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Managing Sales Tax Complexities in Merchandise Returns As the world has become increasingly digital, the retail industry has gone through tremendous transformation. To survive in the competitive landscape and keep up with evolving customer preferences, merchants have had to adapt and learn how to deliver the seamless omnichannel experience that shoppers expect. Delivering that efficiency and convenience comes with challenging operational intricacies. [More...]

Disruption Plus There's a chicken-and-egg issue with digital disruption. Making decisions based on numbers instead of gut instinct is recognized to be a superior approach in many situations, but before you can get to decision making, people have to be able to use things like AI and ML. Humans are not naturals when it comes to numbers; thinking back to high school algebra is all it takes to convince most of us. [More...]

Everyone's a Winner in Apple-Qualcomm Settlement Apple and Qualcomm unexpectedly announced a settlement as their case entered the second day of a hearing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Diego. In related news, Intel announced it was getting out of the 5G smartphone chip business. The Apple-Qualcomm settlement provides an unspecified one-time payment from Apple to Qualcomm, among other terms. [More...]

Apple to Focus on Productivity With Next macOS, iOS Releases The ramp-up to Apple's Worldwide Developers' Conference this June has begun, with reports circulating about the goodies the company will include in the next generation of its desktop and mobile operating systems. The latest revelations include macOS support for the iPad as an auxiliary display, native to desktops and laptops, and iOS support for multiple windows within apps. [More...]

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