Thursday 22 August 2019

The Apple Card is incompatible with leather, denim

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It's Thursday, August 22, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Ready to take a ride in a flying taxi? Cool, just try to find a place to put your Apple Card where it isn’t touching anything, and then we can all fly back to 1995 and play Panzer Dragoon.

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Just don’t put it in your wallet, purse or jeans.

Leather and denim can ‘permanently discolor’ the titanium Apple Card

Now Apple’s credit card is available to all users in the US, we have some information on how to care for the metal payment accessory. First step: Don’t use it like other cards. Seriously. According to Apple, storing it against leather or denim can cause permanent discoloration, and despite plastic linings in many wallets, it’s a little concerning. Oh, and one more thing -- don’t let it rub against other cards or sit anywhere loose against coins, keys or other abrasive objects.

Gamescom 2019.

‘Need for Speed Heat’ isn’t anything like ‘Payback’

If you’ve been disappointed by recent entries in EA’s street racing series, Ghost Games is hoping a more straightforward approach will pull you into the world of Need for Speed Heat. A day/night cycle means you can worry less about escaping from the police until after the sun goes down, and any vehicle can be tuned for drifting or speed. The game’s Palm City setting has a heavy Miami influence with plenty of neon to go around, and its story mode will still give your character a voice, without some of the overly chatty aspects of the last NFS entry, Payback.

The H U G E booty conundrum.

Porn bots are storming Twitter's trending topics

The goal of these spam accounts, all of which are pretending to be women, seems to be the same as their Instagram counterparts: to get you to visit a sketchy porn site that will ask for your personal information, including email address, age, location and, if you get far enough, credit card number.

How to make an investor deck that sells with Slides

Port over ‘Burning Rangers’ next, you cowards.

The Switch needs more Saturn games like ‘Panzer Dragoon’

Despite all the new titles on display, Nick Summers explains why he was delighted by this "wonderful conversion."

Meet VoloCity.

Volocopter reveals its first commercial autonomous flying taxi

Designed to serve as an on-demand, inner-city vehicle, it can carry two passengers and their hand luggage. It's capable of an estimated range of 35 km (roughly 22 miles) and an airspeed of 110 km/h (about 68 mph). This is the fourth-generation eVTOL, or electric take-off and landing aircraft, by the German company, and like models we've seen in the past, the VoloCity has 18 rotors, redundancy in all critical systems and a promise of low noise.

Now with WiFi 6 and Thunderbolt 3.

Intel's 10th-gen ‘Comet Lake’ CPUs for powerful ultraportables will reach six cores

The big selling point with Intel's first 10th-gen Core processors is the company's more efficient new 10nm architecture. But the next batch of 10th-gen chips, codenamed Comet Lake, won't be taking advantage of that or new Iris Plus graphics tech. Instead, they're more powerful 14nm chips with up to six cores meant for heavier workloads in thin, light machines like Dell’s XPS 13.

Johnny 5 is alive.

YouTube AI thought robot fighting was animal cruelty

In the latest example of the need for further human moderation, YouTube's automated system took down several videos after mistaking robot fighting matches as animal cruelty.

But wait, there's more...

1. MoviePass confirms breach that leaked credit card numbers

2. Dell's XPS 13 now comes with the latest Intel 10th-gen processors

3. Instagram photo-usage hoax fools celebrities and the US Secretary of Energy

4. Harley-Davidson is exploring electric bicycles

5. MSI's new 'content creator' laptops are powered by Intel's 10th-gen chips

6. Confidential Computing Consortium for data protection has backing from Google, Intel and Microsoft

7. Harvard creates electronic metalens that works better than the human eye

8. Microsoft tests more control for apps that restart with Windows 10

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Wednesday 21 August 2019

Editor's Pick: Facebook Gives Privacy-Minded Users Some Control Over Activity Tracking

Facebook Gives Privacy-Minded Users Some Control Over Activity Tracking

Richard Adhikari Aug 21, 2019 9:48 AM PT
	Facebook has announced the release of Off-Facebook Activity, a tool that will let members see which apps and websites supply information about their online activity, and clear that information from their Facebook accounts if they wish. Once members have cleared their off-Facebook activity, Facebook will remove their identifying information from the data it collects. [More...]

More Picks:

Yubico Offers Dual Lightning, USB-C Dongle to Secure Devices
Owners of iPhones looking for an extra measure of protection when using applications and logging into websites can get it with a new dongle from Yubico. Its new YubiKey 5Ci, which retails for $70, supports both USB-C and Apple's Lightning connectors on a single device. The dual connectors can give security-conscious consumers and enterprise users strong hardware-backed authentication. [More...]

Taking the Leap With B2B Customer Experience Tech
The business-to-consumer shopper experience has undergone a seismic shift in the past few years, thanks in large part to new technology. Improved personalization enables consumers faced with a vast field of purchase options to select the brand that best meets their needs and desires. Business-to-business buyers rarely enjoy the same rich buying experiences. [More...]

Avoid a Black Friday, Cyber Monday Disaster With Intelligent Testing
Many online businesses rely on Black Friday and Cyber Monday to drive their profit margins. During this four-day period, retailers will see traffic on their site skyrocket. How can retailers make sure their sites are robust and won't fail during this critical period? The answer is to ensure your site is completely bombproof and can handle the surge in load without a problem. [More...]

How to Distro Hop With a Web Browser
Getting familiar with Linux up close and personal is easy to do with a free service provided by DistroTest.net, which allows testing without ISO downloads or local installations. Are you a wandering Linux distro hopper looking for a way to streamline the selection process? Are you a Windows or macOS user who wants to try Linux? Linux has countless distributions and dozens of desktop environments. [More...]

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Yubico Offers Dual Lightning, USB-C Dongle to Secure Devices
Cerebras Debuts Big Chip to Speed Up AI Processes
Sanity-Saving Tips From a Heavy Traveler
YouTube as Political Influencer Takes the Spotlight
Slackel Linux Works Well Inside Its Openbox

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Today's Story Highlights

Yubico Offers Dual Lightning, USB-C Dongle to Secure Devices

Owners of iPhones looking for an extra measure of protection when using
applications and logging into websites can get it with a new dongle from
Yubico. Its new YubiKey 5Ci, which retails for $70, supports both USB-C
and Apple's Lightning connectors on a single device. The dual connectors
can give security-conscious consumers and enterprise users strong
hardware-backed authentication.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86194.html

Cerebras Debuts Big Chip to Speed Up AI Processes

Startup chip developer Cerebras has announced a breakthrough in high-
speed processor design that will hasten the development of artificial
intelligence technologies. Cerebras unveiled the largest computer
processing chip ever built. The new chip, dubbed "Wafer-Scale Engine" --
pronounced "wise" -- is the heartbeat of the company's deep learning
machine built to power AI systems.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86192.html

Sanity-Saving Tips From a Heavy Traveler

I'm on the road about 50 percent of the time, and I'm often asked for
advice on how to have a better trip -- what to carry with you, where to
sit, how to manage frequent flier programs, and so forth. One of my
first really bad travel experiences was during my stint in IBM Internal
Audit. I was auditing an IBM corporate site when the rules were three-
piece suit, white shirt and tie.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86190.html

YouTube as Political Influencer Takes the Spotlight

YouTube, which operates as one of Google's subsidiaries, is under
increased scrutiny after a report earlier this month highlighted the
role it played in the recent presidential election in Brazil. Among
concerns is YouTube's installation of a new AI system that can suggest
additional videos to watch. The goal arguably is not much different from
the way newspapers offer links to other stories.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86188.html

Slackel Linux Works Well Inside Its Openbox

The latest release of Slackel Linux renews and improves the mashup of
Slackware and Salix built around an Openbox pseudo desktop environment.
Slackel 7.2 hit the download servers on July 20, eight months after the
release of Slackel 7.1 Openbox edition. Slackel also is available in two
older versions running the KDE and Fluxbox environments. All releases
are available in 64-bit and 32-bit builds.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86185.html

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