Monday, 8 July 2019

Aircraft lands itself for the first time

Engadget Email Newsletter

It's Monday, July 08, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Welcome back to the Morning After. Over the weekend, our team tried out AMD’s latest Radeon GPUs, Google tested out a global video play/pause button for Chrome and an airplane managed to land all by itself.

No airport assistance required.

Aircraft lands itself truly autonomously for the first time

Researchers at Technische Universität München have successfully tested a system that uses a combination of computer vision and GPS to have the aircraft land itself. The technology uses GPS to navigate but combines that with visible light and infrared cameras to spot the runway and obtain an accurate sense of its position, even when fog or rain hurts visibility. From there, the aircraft can calculate a glide path and touch down all on its own. Yes, many airliners can land automatically, but they don't really land autonomously -- the airport guides them in with a radio signal. This could help create true end-to-end autonomous flights in the future.

Sony added everything we'd want in truly wireless earbuds.

Sony's revamped wireless noise-canceling earbuds are a revelation

The WF-1000XM3 ($230) match Sony’s premium noise-canceling tech with truly wireless earbuds. A new digital audio converter (DAC) and amplifier delivers 24-bit audio -- or at least, as close to that resolution as Bluetooth can provide. And the new hardware also gives both earbuds the ability to connect directly to your device. After our early testing, these could well be your next pair of truly wireless earbuds.

They're a solid pair of mid-range GPUs.

Radeon RX 5700 and 5700 XT review: AMD brings the fight back to NVIDIA

AMD’s Radeon 5700XT is an ideal mid-range GPU. It’ll get you beyond 100FPS in most modern titles, which is perfect for 144Hz displays. You might even be able to squeeze some decent 4K performance out of it. Devindra Hardawar tests out the new cards.

These $250 wireless Bluetooth earbuds are only $99 today

The best things in life might be free.

The best free-to-play games

Capping off our week of refreshed games guides, we’ve got all the best free-to-play games. No in-app payments needed.

But wait, there's more...

1. Huawei is helping all the UK's top carriers build their 5G networks

2. Google is testing a global video play/pause button for Chrome

3. The surprising story behind the Apple Watch's ECG ability

4. X-rays help astronomers detect spinning black holes

5. Russia says it will give soldiers bomb-carrying drones

The Morning After is a new daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't subscribe.

Craving even more? Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.

Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? Send us a note.

Our mailing address is:
AOL
770 Broadway #4
New York, NY 10003

You are receiving this email because you opted in at engadget.com.

Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe from this newsletter.

Saturday, 6 July 2019

E-Commerce Minute

E-Commerce Minute: Saturday -- July 6, 2019

The E-Commerce Times -- E-Business Means Business
https://www.ecommercetimes.com
Part of the ECT News Network

Headline Scan
How to Run a Profitable Business on Amazon
The Threat of a Deepfake Fiasco
5 Effective Ways to Reduce E-Commerce Churn
The Growing Menace of Weaponized Deepfakes
LinkedIn Tweaks Its Algorithms to Skew Feeds to User Interests

Message From Our Sponsor
Lower Your Electric Bill Using Clean Energy Solutions
Reduce utility costs with Arcadia Power. Accessible to anyone who pays
an electric bill, this service monitors the energy market for you, giving
customized and trackable clean solution recommendations that'll help
you save money and go green. Sign up and get a $20 Amazon e-gift card!
http://www.ectnews.com/adsys/link/?crid=10250/Arcadia_Power

Today's Story Highlights

How to Run a Profitable Business on Amazon

Selling on Amazon can be an extremely profitable business all on its
own. Third-party sellers like small business owners and authors on
Amazon's marketplace account for 58 percent of gross merchandise volume.
This provides a huge opportunity for entrepreneurs to make a massive
profit. However, most entrepreneurs stop the process at taking a sale
rather than scaling it into something great.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86112.html

The Threat of a Deepfake Fiasco

An AI technology called "deepfake" may be the next big threat we face as
a society. Consider a recent video clip of Facebook CEO Marc Zuckerberg
saying some outlandish things. You might think it is real -- but it's a
deepfake. It's his image, and it sure sounds like him, but he never
actually made that speech. "Can't be," you might think. "That has to be
Zuckerberg talking." Wrong.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86109.html

5 Effective Ways to Reduce E-Commerce Churn

The subscription model forms the backbone of the revenue streams of many
SaaS companies. In fact, more than 90 percent of software providers
expected to migrate to a subscription-based business model by 2022,
according a Gartner report. Despite the higher rates of adoption,
companies often struggle with keeping subscription customers, leading to
high churn rates and lost revenue.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86107.html

The Growing Menace of Weaponized Deepfakes

The U.S. House Intelligence Committee recently heard expert testimony on
the growing threat posed by "deepfakes" -- altered videos and other AI-
generated false information -- and what it could mean for the 2020
general elections, as well as the country's national security overall.
The technologies collectively known as "deepfakes" can be used to
manipulate and falsify images and videos.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86103.html

LinkedIn Tweaks Its Algorithms to Skew Feeds to User Interests

LinkedIn has disclosed algorithm changes designed to favor conversations
catering to niche professional interests. The criteria for posts showing
up in members' feeds can be summed up as "people you know, talking about
things you care about," said LinkedIn Senior Director of Product
Management Pete Davies. LinkedIn tested 100 variations of its feed
models through online A/B testing last year.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86098.html

News Alerts From ECT News Network
Get the day's top business and technology news delivered
to your inbox as stories break. Sign up today -- it's free!
http://www.ectnews.com/adsys/link/?crid=2202/News_Alerts

How to Advertise in This Newsletter
To advertise in this newsletter or elsewhere on ECT News Network,
please call our sales department toll-free at (877) 328-5500, or view
our online media kit at
https://www.ectnews.com/advertising/

Subscribing and Unsubscribing
You are receiving this newsletter in response to your request on
the E-Commerce Times Web site for our daily newsletter. If you wish
to make changes to your newsletter subscription, or if you wish to
receive other free newsletters from the ECT News Network, please click
here: Newsletter Management Wizard

If this e-mail was forwarded to you and you wish to subscribe to
this FREE newsletter, please use our newsletter sign-up wizard:
http://www.ectnews.com/perl/newsletter_registration.pl/

Feedback
We welcome your feedback. Contact us online at
http://www.ectnews.com/perl/contact_form.pl?to=editorial

Follow Us

AMD's pre-release Radeon RX 5700 price drop

Engadget Email Newsletter

It's Saturday, July 06, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Welcome to your weekend! While Steve Ballmer celebrates a couple of new LA Clippers arrivals, Microsoft spent this week dropping teasers for Windows 1.0. We also had some EV news from the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and AMD just dropped a surprise on NVIDIA’s Super new graphics cards.

(View in browser.)

Pre-release price drop.

AMD fires back at 'Super' NVIDIA with Radeon RX 5700 price cuts

AMD unveiled its new Radeon RX 5700 line of graphics cards with 7nm chips at E3 last month, and with just days to go before they launch on July 7th, the company has announced new pricing. The standard Radeon RX 5700 with 36 compute units and speeds of up to 1.7GHz was initially announced at $379, but will instead hit shelves at $349 -- the same price as NVIDIA's RTX 2060. The 5700 XT card that brings 40 compute units and up to 1.9GHz speed will be $50 cheaper than expected, launching at $399 -- lower than the $499 2070 Super.

Ready to go to the beach, or to Burning Man.

Volkswagen’s Type 20 electric concept merges old-school and new

The VW Type 20 concept car is essentially a tech-filled 1962 Microbus with its engine swapped for a battery pack and electric motor.

Here’s why everyone is waiting for iPadOS.

Engadget readers love the iPad Pro 12.9 -- but not iOS 12

While the iPad Pro 12.9 is an "impressive technical achievement," our reviewer Chris Velazco ultimately wanted more from the software side and gave the tablet a solid, but not spectacular, score of 84. Users were actually more disappointed by iOS 12, awarding the device an average score of 78.

Sticker price £300,000.

Charge's Mustang hides an EV inside classic American muscle

So why this 1960s Mustang shell? Well, Charge knew it would be a head-turning project. The car's enormous size, though, also made it easier to squeeze in all of the necessary EV components. Plus, Charge's version is effectively a brand-new car powered by modern and, hopefully, more reliable components.