Monday 24 June 2019

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6 Things We Won't Be Able to Live Without in 2035
Uber Drones to Make Meal Drops This Summer
Firefox Users Warned to Patch Critical Flaw
In Zuck We Trust: Facebook to Launch Own Cryptocurrency
Instagram Targets Account Hijacking
Improving Digital Literacy in the Workplace

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6 Things We Won't Be Able to Live Without in 2035

Things rarely happen as fast as we think or progress as slowly as we
hope. We all thought we'd have flying cars by the end of last century,
for instance, but we are due to be up to our armpits in them by the end
of next decade if the impressive number of trials continue to go well. I
touched on the drone drop issue a little last week, and I have been
thinking about it ever since.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86091.html

Uber Drones to Make Meal Drops This Summer

Uber Elevate, the aerial arm of rideshare service Uber, will test a fast
food delivery by drone service later this summer in San Diego. Delivery
destinations won't be houses or apartment buildings, however, but
instead will be "designated safe landing zones." Those landing zones
could include the roof of a parked Uber vehicle in one scenario. An Uber
courier would hand-deliver it to the consumer.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86092.html

Firefox Users Warned to Patch Critical Flaw

Firefox users should update their browsers immediately to fix a critical
zero-day vulnerability. Anyone using Firefox on a Windows, macOS or
Linux desktop is at risk. Mozilla issued a patch Tuesday, but the
vulnerability was discovered by Samuel Groß of Google Project Zero on
April 15. Mozilla's fix came after Coinbase reported exploitation of the
vulnerability for targeted spearphishing attacks.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86090.html

In Zuck We Trust: Facebook to Launch Own Cryptocurrency

Facebook's plans to mint its own digital coin will test the company's
consumer credibility. After being savaged for months for its cavalier
attitude toward users' privacy, the social network will be asking those
same users to trust its new cryptocurrency. The currency, called
"Libra," will be stashed in a digital wallet, the first product of new
Facebook financial services subsidiary Calibra.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86085.html

Instagram Targets Account Hijacking

Account hijacking has become a nettlesome problem at Instagram so it has
decided to do something about it. The social media company has begun
testing a simpler method for users to reclaim their compromised
accounts. It allows users locked out of their hacked accounts to ask for
a six-digit code to be sent to the email address or phone number
originally used to open the account.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86087.html

Improving Digital Literacy in the Workplace

It's anticipated that in the next five years 90 percent of the workforce
will require at least basic computer skills, such as using email or
company software. In the next 2-3 years, over 50 percent will need to be
able to use, configure and build digital systems. Those who lack digital
literacy may soon find themselves at a huge disadvantage.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86075.html

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US 'launched cyber-attack' on Iranian weapons systems

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It's Monday, June 24, 2019.

Hey, good morning!

Good morning, there! If you’ve been waiting on making your own media hub, a new 4K-ready Raspberry Pi model might be exactly what you’re after. Elsewhere, the US used a cyberattack to take down an Iranian missile control base.

The president reportedly signed off on the digital strike.

US cyberattack reportedly knocked out Iran missile control systems

Washington Post sources say the president greenlit a cyberattack that took down Iranian missile control computers late last week. The exact impact of the Cyber Command operation isn't clear, but it was described as "crippling." Officials have declined to comment -- the department doesn't want to jeopardize its operations by discussing its online efforts.

It has eyes!

Robot 'duck' keeps weeds out of rice paddies

A Nissan technician is testing a robot 'duck' that roams rice paddies, muddying the water to prevent weeds from getting enough sunlight to grow -- it's really a Roomba (and a cute one at that) for watery fields. Although it's a personal project, it's fully realized with GPS, a WiFi connection and solar power to minimize its environmental impact.

It also packs better Bluetooth and USB connectivity.

The new Raspberry Pi 4 is ready for 4K video

The newly released Raspberry Pi 4 Model B combines familiar tiny computer-on-a-board design with some major boosts to performance, particularly for media. With a more potent 1.5GHz quad-core Broadcom processor with H.265 decoding, two micro-HDMI ports and up to 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, the Pi 4 can output 4K video at 60 fps. It could well be your next, slightly more future-proofed DIY media hub.

Canada and much of Europe are included.

'Harry Potter: Wizards Unite' rolls out to 25 more countries

While Harry Potter fans in the US and the UK have had all weekend to dabble (Level 11 professor right here, hold your applause), the augmented reality game from Niantic is now out in Canada and much of Europe. The staggered launch mimics how the company dealt with the popularity of Pokémon Go. Will the wizarding world prove as popular?

But wait, there's more...

1. Blizzard's global esports director quits amid turmoil

2. This week in tech history: Nintendo's N64 goes on sale in Japan

3. After Math: The price of technological progress

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Saturday 22 June 2019

The problem with the PlayStation Classic

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It's Saturday, June 22, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Welcome to your weekend! We’ll recap a few highlight stories from the last week, plus some new items like our thoughts on Google getting out of the tablet business and a hands-on test of Tesla’s latest in-car games. Oh, and if you prefer to read this recap in the afternoon, it’s alright -- we understand.

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Users who found value in the system were collectors or had low expectations going in.

Why is the PlayStation Classic so unpopular?

Readers tell us why they liked it even less than we did.

‘Beach Buggy Racing 2’ is playable with the car’s steering wheel and pedal.

Control a fake Tesla while charging your real Tesla

Tesla's vehicles have an array of goofy Easter Eggs. From fart noises to Atari video games, the company isn't afraid to fly its freak flag. So it was no real surprise when the world found out that Tesla would be adding more games and that an SDK would be available for developers to port their titles to the cars.

Give the people what they want.

Google getting out of the tablet game was inevitable (and smart)

When Google announced it was working on bringing Android apps and the Play Store to Chromebooks in 2016, it was pretty clear that Android tablets as we knew them were dead. And while Android apps on Chromebooks are still far from perfect (they're still somewhat buggy and often not optimized for keyboard and mouse), a Chrome OS device with Android apps is far more useful than any Android tablet ever was. That’s why Nathan Ingraham calls the news that Google will no longer build its own tablets “logical.”

Find the answers when it launches July 5th.

'Sea of Solitude' looks like a brilliant, emotional horror show

Faith is the soul of EA’s Sea of Solitude. Who can you trust, when you can't believe the reality your brain is presenting? When your mind has spiraled into paranoid, depressed delusion and nothing makes sense? Who, and what, can you trust, when you're at your most vulnerable? According to Jessica Conditt, Sea of Solitude asks these questions in a poignant, beautiful game filled with spatial puzzles and giant beast battles.

Like an El Cami-Nikolai.

YouTuber known for 'shitty robots' turns Tesla Model 3 into a pickup truck

YouTuber and inventor Simone Giertz needed a truck to carry materials for her creations but didn't want a gas-guzzling pickup. So the 28-year-old robotics enthusiast decided to buy herself a brand spanking new Tesla Model 3, carve out the back seat and the trunk, and perform a bunch of other mods to the $35,000 vehicle that will make some of the Musk faithful wince. Fortunately, she documented the entire messy process in a 31-minute YouTube video. Look on with horror or admiration. And if you’re not into hacking apart your beloved ride, you can always play a game on the dash screen.