Friday 28 June 2019

Jonny Ive is leaving Apple

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It's Friday, June 28, 2019.

Hey, good morning! 

Welcome to Friday! We made it. The big news we’re waking up to? Jony Ive is leaving Apple, launching his own design firm that will work with a number of companies. Including, er, Apple. Elsewhere, the Pentagon has a laser that can ID you from your heartbeat, 200 meters away, and Philips’ Hue bulbs are getting a Bluetooth version, which means you won’t need to buy a hub to use them.
 

LoveFrom’s first customer is… Apple?
 

Jony Ive is leaving Apple to start his own design firm
 

In an interview with the Financial Times, Apple design chief Jony Ive announced that, after more than two decades of making its products look and feel the way they do, he's leaving the company. His new venture is called LoveFrom, and it will have Apple as its first client. Ive felt that it was time given the completion of projects like the new Apple Park headquarters.

In a statement, CEO Tim Cook said “Apple will continue to benefit from Jony's talents by working directly with him on exclusive projects, and through the ongoing work of the brilliant and passionate design team he has built.” Once Ive’s transition is complete later this year,  VP of industrial design Evans Hankey and VP of Human Interface design Alan Dye will report directly to Apple COO Jeff Williams.
 

A vast majority of teenagers buy vape supplies online, not in stores.
 

San Francisco's grand plan to ban online e-cigarette sales
 

San Francisco's grand plan to ban online e-cigarette sales<br />   

Nearly 90 percent of all San Francisco high school students who vape get their fix by shopping online or through friends. Just 13.6 percent actually buy their pods at a physical store. So how will the city confront these sales, after announcing that it will ban the sale of e-cigarette products at stores based in the area? Jessica Conditt reports.
 

Taking a nine-year road trip to Saturn’s largest moon that starts in 2026.
 

NASA's Dragonfly mission is sending an eight-rotor drone to Titan
 

NASA's Dragonfly mission is sending an eight-rotor drone to Titan<br />   

Dragonfly, the latest mission from NASA's New Frontiers program, was selected because of Titan's unique makeup, which makes its one of the more promising candidates for discovering signs of microbial life. It will spend nine years in flight, covering 840 million miles before finally making a two-hour descent to the surface of Titan. Once it lands, the dual-quadcopter will spend 2.7 years making short flights of up to 5 miles around the moon. 
 

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These Bluetooth lightbulbs make setting up smart lighting easier.
 

New Philips Hue smart bulbs don't need a hub
 

New Philips Hue smart bulbs don't need a hub<br />   

So I’m probably going to buy some now. The new Hue bulbs connect through Bluetooth, meaning the Hue hub bridge is no longer needed -- and they will work with both Alexa and Google Assistant. If you want your lighting to work with Siri, however, you’ll still need that hub.

There's a standard white light for $14.99, a white ambience light that lets you adjust its color temperature for $24.99 and a white and colored option for $49.99.

You can't disguise your heartbeat.
 

The Pentagon has a laser that identifies people by their heartbeat
 


The Pentagon has developed a laser that can identify people -- from a distance -- by their heartbeat. The technology, known as Jetson, uses laser vibrometry to identify surface movement on the skin caused by a heartbeat. It can work from 200 meters away.

Everyone's cardiac signature is unique, and unlike faces and fingerprints, it can't be altered in any way. As with facial recognition and other biometrics which rely on optimal conditions, though, Jetson does have a few challenges. It works through regular clothing, such as a shirt, but not thicker garments, such as a winter coat. It also takes about 30 seconds to collect the necessary information,
 

Shenmue! Sonic Adventure! Bass Fishing!
 

How much did you love your Sega Dreamcast?
 

How much did you love your Sega Dreamcast?<br />   

As the 20th anniversary of the Dreamcast's release in the United States and Europe approaches this fall, we’re asking you, reader, to reflect upon the things you miss and appreciated about the console. What game would you love to be able to play again? Tell us how you feel about the Dreamcast, past or present, with a user review. 
 

#SaveODAAT did it.
 

This time a canceled Netflix show got saved by one of the TV networks
 

This time a canceled Netflix show got saved by one of the TV networks<br />   

The fourth season of the rebooted series One Day at a Time will run on CBS-owned Pop TV for 13 episodes next year, with the whole core cast returning. The first three seasons will stay on Netflix for the foreseeable future, though Pop will be able to air them, too. Sony Pictures Television, which produces the show, was prohibited from taking it to another streaming service for several years under its Netflix deal, though there was no such clause preventing it from selling the series to a broadcast network.

But wait, there's more...

1. New 'Overwatch' Lego sets feature Wrecking Ball, Junkrat and Roadhog

2. Google makes it easy to share GIFs from search

3. Going forward, Twitter will label and downrank tweets from politicians that violate its rules

4. 'Apex Legends' S2 trailers promise 'Kings Canyon will never be the same'

5. Apple starts selling diabetes monitors in its stores

6. Harvard's RoboBee X-Wing can fly under its own power

7. Spotify's album pre-saves share personal data you might not be aware of

8. Apple Music now has 60 million paid subscribers

9. Google Maps can predict how crowded your train or bus will be

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Thursday 27 June 2019

Editor's Pick: NSA Admits Improper Collection of Phone Data, 2nd Time Around


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LinkedIn Tweaks Its Algorithms to Skew Feeds to User Interests
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Oppo's under-screen camera kills the phone notch

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It's Thursday, June 27, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Good morning, there! The latest company to hitch a ride on Amazon Prime is eBay, promising its own deals if Amazon’s site goes down. Elsewhere, Oppo is trying to make pinhole and notch phones’ displays a relic of 2018, and some Google employees want to ban the company from SF Pride.

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There's room for improvement, though.

Oppo's under-screen camera is real and taking photos in Shanghai

Oppo's under-screen camera is real and taking photos in Shanghai

Probably the best way to remove the notch or pinhole from our smartphones is to make the camera invisible. And that’s what under-screen cameras promise. Several Chinese phone makers are hustling to make this a reality, and Oppo was the first to put one in front of journalists, at MWC Shanghai.

For now, the solution needs a slightly transparent display and a camera that’s customized to make the most of less light. It’s not the finished product, but it’s proof that these under-screen cameras can work -- they just need to work better.

A certification test flight isn't expected to take place until July 8th at the earliest.

FAA discovers another potential risk with the Boeing 737 Max

FAA discovers another potential risk with the Boeing 737 Max

CNN reports government pilots found an issue with a microprocessor that may lead to the plane pointing downwards if the chip fails. The agency simply stated “The FAA recently found a potential risk that Boeing must mitigate.”

It will be worth the wait.

'Hollow Knight: Silksong' is a faster, more elegant sequel

'Hollow Knight: Silksong' is a faster, more elegant sequel

While we still don’t know a launch date, the sequel to the gorgeous Hollow Knight looks almost ready. Mat Smith got to test out two demos of the action-platformer, and he can’t wait to play more.

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The employees say they're 'no longer content to wait' for change.

Google employees petition to ban the company from SF Pride

Google employees petition to ban the company from SF Pride

Some Google employees want the San Francisco Pride board of directors to revoke Google's sponsorship of Pride 2019 and to exclude Google from the Pride Parade on June 30th. Employees say they have spent countless hours advocating for Google to improve its policies regarding the treatment of LGBTQ+ people. Google CEO Sundar Pichai told Gayglers (a group for Google's LGBT employees) that the company will conduct more internal discussions aimed at addressing its harassment policies. But those who signed the petition say they are "no longer content to wait."

With the Pride Parade a few days away, a sudden revocation was unlikely, and SF Pride said in a statement that Google would remain a partner in the 2019 parade, adding that Google "has been a considerate partner of SF Pride for a number of years."

It's more than just a nostalgia play.

'Super Mario Maker 2' is another love letter to Nintendo’s 2D platformers 

'Super Mario Maker 2' is another love letter to Nintendo’s 2D platformers 

SMM2 on Nintendo’s Switch is more of what made the first Mario level-making title so attractive to stage builders and gamers looking for high-level challenges. There’s now a single-player mode, and even the ability to craft challenges from Super Mario 3D World, but it’s a little different to the usual 2D-level building. 

The company simulated a parachute failure for Starliner's final qualification test.

Boeing is closer to ISS spaceflights after Starliner's final parachute test

Boeing is closer to ISS spaceflights after Starliner's final parachute test

Boeing's Starliner capsule has successfully touched down even after disabling two of its parachutes. It was part of the final and most difficult qualification test it needed to pass to fly astronauts to the ISS. This success could mean Starliner's first flight could well happen sometime this summer. And, if all goes well, astronauts might go to space in the Starliner by the end of the year.

But wait, there's more...

1. Amazon Prime Day adds a July 10th concert with Taylor Swift, SZA and Dua Lipa

2. HTC's Cosmos VR headset features a sharper display and six tracking cameras

3. Steam's Summer Sale for 2019 gives you the chance to win free stuff

4. Xperia 1 pre-orders come with Sony's latest premium headphones

5. Facebook, Google and others come together to set benchmarks for AI

6. Google now lets you auto-delete your location history

7. British Airways will let you track your luggage with RFID tags

8. Apple hires one of ARM's top chip designers

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