Making millions from esports

It's Monday, August 26, 2019. Hey, good morning! Welcome to Monday! If you weren’t built for sports (guilty), then esports might offer similar financial rewards, with this year’s Dota 2 tournament offering up more money than major traditional sport events. Also: accusations of crimes IN SPACE.   It was also the first repeat victory in The International's history. 'Dota 2' champions won more money than top Wimbledon players   OG has won Valve's The International Dota 2 tournament for the second year in a row (the first time any team has won back-to-back), pulling in a record-setting $15,603,133 out of an even larger $34,292,599 prize pool. That's not just the largest top prize in esports history -- it could also be a windfall for each of the five team members. Tiger Woods, for context, 'only' pulled in $2.07 million at the 2019 Masters. Even the Wimbledon singles champs Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep took home $2.9 million each. While golf and tennis frontrunners may be more famous overall, top-tier esports players are feeling the financial benefits of an (e)sport in ascendence. Some people. FAA: Please don't weaponize your drone Yes, arming your drone is a bad idea, but it appears that some people didn't get the memo. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a warning against weaponizing drones, noting that it's a violation of the agency's rules on top of any federal or state offenses you might commit in the process. The FAA added that it can bring "significant harm to a person and to your bank account," alluding to the $25,000 maximum fine. "Making programming is hard, but our hand is very good at that." For Disney, it's all about ‘quality over quantity’ with Disney+ The Disney+ Showcase at the D23 Expo started with a live performance from the cast of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. And that wasn't just about getting the crowd fired up. For Disney, it was an opportunity to give its biggest fans a taste of one of the original shows that will anchor its upcoming streaming service, Disney+. Along with other originals like The Mandalorian and blockbuster movies such as Captain Marvel, the High School Musical spin-off is a key part of how Disney hopes to lure people into signing up for Disney+, which launches November 12th for $6.99 per month. In an interview with Senior Editor Edgar Alvarez, Disney’s Streaming Services President Michael Paull said that Disney+ will be all about "quality over quantity." Without naming any names, he said Disney's edge over other streaming services is that the company has been "in the content creation business for very long," and it plans to use its know-how in the space to ensure Disney+ stands out from the rest of the competition. "This is where we, as Disney, have a real advantage," Paull said. Sponsored Content by Stack Commerce Pre-owned VIZIO soundbars are only $99 today 'El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie' has Jesse Pinkman fleeing the law. The 'Breaking Bad' movie comes to Netflix on October 11th Netflix's Breaking Bad movie has a name -- and importantly, a release date. The service has released a teaser revealing that El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie will premiere on October 11th, 2019.  El Camino is billed as a Netflix exclusive, suggesting it won't be coming to AMC. If so, that reflects just how much Breaking Bad came to depend on Netflix over the years. While it certainly made its initial name on conventional TV, show creator Vince Gilligan has claimed that Netflix "kept us on the air" by helping viewers catch up and watch the final episodes.  Not the greatest milestone for spaceflight. Divorce dispute leads to accusation of crime in space Former Air Force intelligence officer Summer Worden and her family have filed complaints accusing Worden's estranged spouse, astronaut Anne McClain, of committing a crime while in space. When McClain appeared to know of Worden's spending habits despite an ongoing separation battle, Worden found that McClain had accessed their still-linked bank account while aboard the International Space Station -- supposedly committing the crimes of identity theft and improper access to private financial records. It could possibly be the first crime committed from space.   But wait, there's more... 1. Volvo's Polestar engineered XC60 is fast, but still reserved 2. Papercraft-inspired math turns any sheet into any shape 3. The best (and mostly free) apps to help you keep up in class

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Hands on with Disney+ 4K and HDR streaming

It's Saturday, August 24, 2019. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to your weekend! Besides revisiting some of the week’s most important stories -- The Matrix is back -- we’re looking at highlights from Friday including a number of big Disney+ reveals. Also, right now is a great time to make sure you have The Morning After queued up in your favorite podcast app. (View in browser.) 4 streams at a time, plus 4K and HDR for everyone. A first look at Disney+ Just last week, Disney announced Disney+ will have apps for iOS, Apple TV, Android and Xbox One, along with previously known devices such as the PlayStation 4 and Roku. Edgar Alvarez spent some time with the Apple TV app and found it surprisingly polished for a service that hasn’t even launched yet, with plans to use both algorithms and human editors to sort content. The Disney+ mobile app, meanwhile, will support offline downloads. Disney says the number of shows and movies you can download is unlimited, so the only restriction is the amount of free storage you have on your smartphone or tablet. That's on top of the fact Disney+ will stream content in 4K, HDR and Dolby Atmos -- which is included with the standard $6.99 plan Disney+ streaming content revealed at D23 ‘Ms. Marvel,’ Lizzie McGuire, ‘The Mandalorian’ and much more During last night’s D23 Expo event, Disney also promoted its service to fans by teasing even more content. We saw our first real The Mandalorian trailer, while also learning that Ewan McGregor is coming back as Obi-Wan Kenobi in an unnamed new Star Wars show and  learned that Clone Wars will premiere its new season in February. For Marvel fans, the “Phase Four” group of TV shows has grown by three, with new ones for Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk and Moon Knight. Lizzie McGuire is going to make another go-round, and even Jeff Goldblum’s National Geographic show has a new trailer to watch. The service launches November 12th -- good luck avoiding it. Engadget is turning its stories into sound. Listen to Engadget's daily newsletter (and more stories) in audio form! Technology wields more influence on our lives than ever before, and there's a lot to take in. To help you get a handle on that, we launched this very newsletter back in 2016. Now with smart speakers and devices in millions of homes, not to mention the podcast renaissance, we're bringing the news to your ears, too. We're producing a fresh daily audio bulletin, packed with all the tech news that matters in under five minutes. And to our American listeners, we promise we'll have it ready in time for your commute every morning. May Smith will be the British voice on the other side, so you can send all complaints regarding how I say router, al-u-min-i-um and the letter 'z' straight to his Twitter DMs. You'll be able to stream the broadcast from Engadget's Morning After posts each day. We'll also be sharing audio versions of a few standalone Engadget news stories throughout the day in a separate feed called Engadget News. Both The Morning After and Engadget's audio news stories will be available across Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio and Google Play. You can listen to everything through your smart speaker by saying the appropriate voice command, whether that's "Alexa, open Engadget" or "Hey Google, talk to Engadget."  Sponsored Content by Stack Commerce This $140 AquaSonic electric toothbrush is just $40 today Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss are back.  A fourth 'Matrix' movie is happening Sixteen years since the end of the trilogy, Warner Bros. says another movie will be joining the Matrix universe, crucially starring Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss -- Neo and Trinity, if you will. Only one of the Wachowski sisters (Lana) is involved, but she'll direct, co-write and co-produce. The Matrix was ahead of its time when it came to a grab-bag of tech themes -- with some of them arguably even more relevant in 2020.  Disney+ isn’t here yet. Netflix test brings human-curated 'Collections' to streaming Netflix leans on algorithms for virtually all of its show suggestions, but it's trying something radical: curation from real, honest-to-goodness humans. The service is testing expert-crafted Collections that, much like music playlists, offer selections based around certain themes. You can check out a collection of light-hearted fare if you're looking for relief from a stressful week, or go for prizewinning titles if you only want critically-praised pieces. ‘The experience I was waiting for.’ ‘No Man’s Sky: Beyond’ review Despite a debut that "underdelivered" in 2016, Dan Cooper was more than ready to give No Man’s Sky a try after the new Beyond expansion appeared last week. Less of a game and more of an experience, he can explain why "the lack of a story means that I'm making one up in my own head, and it's probably better than whatever Hello Games could have crafted. It presents you with a hostile world and tasks you with coming up with strategies to think around your own problems." 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 given the 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.  But wait, there's more... 1. Supreme's 'burner' phone is built for hypebeasts 2. An old Instagram hoax is back, and it's duping celebrities 3. Bloomberg: Apple plans to launch TV+ in November for $10 per month 4. Playing 'The Witcher 3' on the Switch shouldn't work, but it does 5. Ask Engadget: How can students score free A/V software? 6. NVIDIA ray-tracing on 'Minecraft' looks surprisingly cool 7. iDevices' Alexa-powered smart light switch finally goes on sale 8. Gamescom 2019: Sega is becoming its weird and wonderful self again 9. ThinkPad X1 Carbon review (2019): Sometimes it's good to be boring 10. Android Q is now simply Android 10 11. iPhone Pro, new iPad and 16-inch MacBook Pro details emerge

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Making It in Multichannel E-Commerce
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Security Pros: Be on High Alert for Certificate Changes
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Facebook Gives Privacy-Minded Users Some Control Over Activity Tracking
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US Backs Off Huawei Export Ban for 90 Days
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Will Consumers Balk at 5G Phone Prices?
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Major Browsers Block Kazakhstan Government's Fake Safety Cert
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Fighting Cybercrime: Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics Are the New A-
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Yubico Offers Dual Lightning, USB-C Dongle to Secure Devices
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Cerebras Debuts Big Chip to Speed Up AI Processes
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Cryptocurrency OS Makes It Easy to Buy and Spend Digital Cash
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E-Commerce Minute: Friday -- August 23, 2019

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Making It in Multichannel E-Commerce
Security Pros: Be on High Alert for Certificate Changes
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Making It in Multichannel E-Commerce
Contemporary e-commerce means selling through a variety of channels
beyond traditional company-owned websites -- including a plethora of
social media, mobile and other platforms. Multichannel selling quickly
has become the norm, and consumers increasingly expect to be able to
shop wherever they happen to be in the digital world. "Today, retailers
have countless options of channels to choose from," said Marcel
Hollerbach, CMO of Productsup.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86205.html

Security Pros: Be on High Alert for Certificate Changes
They say that the key to good security is constant vigilance. As a
practical matter, this means that it's important for security and
network pros to pay attention to two things: changes in the threat
landscape, so they can be on the alert for how their systems might be
attacked; and changes and developments in the technologies they employ.
These consequences matter quite a bit.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86202.html

Facebook Gives Privacy-Minded Users Some Control Over Activity Tracking
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.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86195.html

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