31 October - Technology - Global / Google (CA) / The Next Web

Global News

• Tech trouble hobbles Hubble Space Telescope 23 days ago  –  NASA says the Hubble Space Telescope has been put into 'safe mode' due to problems with its pointing mechanism.
• Facebook wants customers to trust its new camera-enabled home gadget 23 days ago  –  Facebook is launching a new camera-enabled digital assistant called Portal, with the goal of connecting more people through video calls.
• Spectacular SpaceX launch lights up California night sky 23 days ago  –  SpaceX launched and landed its first rocket on the West Coast on Sunday in a spectacular display that many Californians captured on camera.
• Facebook exec, longtime friend of Kavanaugh, draws criticism for attending Senate hearing
• Apple and Amazon deny Bloomberg report that China spied on them with a tiny chip
• New law in New Zealand forces travellers to unlock your smart phone, or pay thousands in fines
• Irish data regulator opens Facebook probe that could cost company over $1 billion in fines
• Houston short circuits Canadian company’s plan to open robot brothel
• U.S. sent a ‘Presidential Alert’ text to all American cellphones
• New Canadian cybersecurity centre to look at election interference threats

• Facebook revises number of accounts hacked, says 29 million were affected 19 days ago  –  An additional 1 million accounts were accessed, but hackers didn’t get any information from them.
• U.S. senators urge Justin Trudeau to drop China’s Huawei from Canada’s upcoming 5G network 19 days ago  –  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been sent a letter from American politicians urging him to ban Chinese company Huawei equipment from the Canadian wireless network.
• Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot can now parkour, one step closer to destroying us all 19 days ago  –  The folks over at Boston Dynamics gave one of its robots a bit of an upgrade — the humanoid model now has the ability to leap and jump over objects.
• Zombie accounts: Should you be deleting old logins and forgotten profiles?
• Air India plane hits wall during takeoff, makes emergency landing 3 hours later
• Amazon ditches AI recruiting tool that didn’t like women
• Instagram to use machine learning to detect signs of bullying in photos
• Google attempts to undercut Apple’s iPhone XS with cheaper Pixel 3
• SpaceX’s billionaire moon passenger undeterred by Musk’s tweets
• Google+, Google’s social network, to shut down after bug exposes users’ data

• 3 Ottawans launch charter challenge against Mayor Watson over Twitter blocking 14 days ago  –  The group's lawyer, Paul Champ, said this marks the first time a legal challenge of this kind has been filed in a Canadian court and suggested the court's decision could have a ripple effect beyond Ottawa.
• Paul Allen dead: Microsoft co-founder dies from cancer aged 65 16 days ago  –  Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has died at the age of 65, according to a statement from his investment firm Vulcan Inc.
• More than 1 in 5 Canadian companies hit by cyberattack in 2017: StatCan 16 days ago  –  The Statistics Canada survey also said businesses are spending $14 billion on cybersecurity as they confront greater risks in the digital world.
• Facebook to ban false info about voting, polling stations ahead of U.S. midterm elections
• Facebook hack: Find out if you were affected, and what it means
• Government says self-driving cars could kill more than 1 million jobs
• Canadians should be taxed for streaming TV shows and movies, music composers say
• Study finds 60% of white U.S. population identifiable using DNA and genealogy websites
• Second NASA telescope in less than a week goes offline
• Pentagon reveals cyber breach of potentially 30,000 workers’ personal information

• NYPD suspends use of body camera model after one explodes 9 days ago  –  The NYPD says an officer noticed smoke coming from the Vievu LE-5 body camera on Saturday night. The officer removed it and the device exploded. No one was injured.
• First law firm in Canada focusing on eSports opens in Toronto 10 days ago  –  Two Toronto lawyers launched MKM group to help those who play video games professionally get an even footing in negotiations.
• Could there ever be more than one internet? Experts say we’re closer than you think 11 days ago  –  Could there ever be more than one internet? Experts argue that, due to rising political tensions, we could be on that path.
• Twitter shuts down hundreds of suspected bots which shared pro-Saudi views on Jamal Khashoggi
• Say cheese: U.S. airports plan to scan your face at security, bag check and boarding
• Facebook unveils its ‘war room’ — an attempt to stop election meddling ahead of midterms
• Facebook tentatively concludes spammers were behind recent data theft: Wall Street Journal
• U.S.-based Lime to launch 1st Canadian bike-sharing program in Calgary ‘within days’
• Facebook shareholders back proposal to remove Mark Zuckerberg as chairman
• Apple launches tool that allows users to control data collected

• Canadian, British officials join forces to call on Mark Zuckerberg to testify on fake news 4 hours ago  –  The so-called “international grand committee” session would be held Nov. 27 and could include lawmakers from other countries.
• Tesla sued over autopilot crash that left Florida man with permanent injuries a day ago  –  Shawn Hudson said in the lawsuit filed in state court in Florida that Tesla made false statements about the autopilot safety.
• Boeing aircraft in deadly Indonesia crash a popular new model in Canada and abroad 2 days ago  –  Both WestJet and Air Canada told Global News they are not currently investigating their Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, which are the same model as the Lion Air flight that crashed in Indonesia.
• Gab.com — the website suspected Pittsburgh synagogue shooter frequented — is fighting to stay online
• Donald Trump says new Twitter policy lost him followers, but numbers show otherwise
• Google fired 48 employees — with no severance package — for alleged sexual harassment
• London, Ont. company that makes LAVs for Saudi Arabia lays off 37 workers
• Toronto Overwatch esports team name and colours unveiled
• Apple’s Tim Cook blasts ‘weaponization’ of data, calls for tougher privacy laws
• Twitter removes accounts linked to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and Infowars

Google ( CA )

Android Circuit: New Galaxy S10 Details Leak, Latest Note 9 Failure, Mate 20 Pro Fights iPhone XR 5 days ago  –  Android Circuit: New Galaxy S10 Details Leak, Latest Note 9 Failure, Mate 20 Pro Fights iPhone XR  

• DJI's Mavic 2 Enterprise is a modular drone for commercial use 2 days ago  –  DJI's Mavic 2 Enterprise is a modular drone for commercial use  VentureBeatDJI Unveils Mavic 2 Enterprise, The Powerful Everyday Tool For Professionals Ready To Put Drones To Work  Canada NewsWire (press release)DJI's new drone features swappable search and rescue accessories  The VergeFull cover...
• Release of the Week for 10/29/18-11/4/18: Call of Cthulhu 2 days ago  –  Release of the Week for 10/29/18-11/4/18: Call of Cthulhu  PlayStation LifeStyleCall of Cthulhu Review: An Engaging Lovecraftian Horror Game  Den of Geek USPS4 Review - 'Call of Cthulhu'  WorthPlaying.comFull coverage
• Release of the Week for 10/29/18-11/4/18: Call of Cthulhu
• DJI Unveils Mavic 2 Enterprise, The Powerful Everyday Tool For Professionals Ready To Put Drones To Work
• iPhone XS deals, price and specs: iFixit labels iPhone XR is a 'cross between an iPhone 8 and iPhone X'
• Red Dead Redemption 2 Legendary Animals Map Location And Rewards
• Video shootout: Apple's iPhone XS Max versus Google's Pixel 3 XL
• Microsoft Research demos prototype smartphone cover with e-ink display
• ASUS ZenFone 6 prototype images reveal in-display camera and triple rear cameras

Here's the Full iOS 12.1 Changelog a day ago  –  Here's the Full iOS 12.1 Changelog  iClarifiedGroup FaceTime Tested: It Actually Works Well  Tom's GuideHands On With Apple's Dual SIM in the US  PCMagFull coverage

Apple Highlights Mac Mini Use in Live Concerts, Theater, and Data Centers

Apple Releases iOS 12.1 With Group FaceTime, Dual-SIM Support, New Emoji, More [Download]

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• Resident Evil 2 Giving Free Classic Costumes 2 hours ago  –  Resident Evil 2 Giving Free Classic Costumes  GameSpotRevisiting Resident Evil 4 re-opens the wound that Leon Kennedy still isn't in a Marvel vs. Capcom game  EventHubsResident Evil 2 Adds an Extra Dose of Nostalgia With Original Costumes  PlayStation LifeStyleFull coverage
• Adding USB-C to the iPad isn't enough to fix Apple's messy port strategy 2 hours ago  –  Adding USB-C to the iPad isn't enough to fix Apple's messy port strategy  The VergeApple's New iPads Are a Mess for Music Lovers. Here's How to Fix Your Headphone Headaches  TIMENew MacBook Air threatens both MacBook and MacBook Pro with Function Keys  AppleInsiderFirst look: iPad Pro – Big price...
• What car wouldn't be better with this 1000-horsepower 'Hellephant' engine?
• Apple Just Can't Stop Throttling iPhones
• Solutions for computer and life issues
• You could buy two Poco F1 phones for the price of a OnePlus 6T, should you?
• Honor Magic 2 Hands-On: Slider Phone With Six Cameras
• Google Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL Go on Sale in India: Price, Specifications, More
• 95 percent of most downloaded apps for young kids target them with ads, study finds
• Gboard Gets New Emoji Minis Sticker Packs on Android and iOS

• Helium implicated in weird iPhone malfunctions 25 minutes ago  –  Helium implicated in weird iPhone malfunctions  Ars TechnicaHelium temporarily bricks iPhones and Apple Watches in Chicago hospital, Android devices immune  9to5MacSpooky miasmic gas bricks hospital iPhones (mwah ha ha ha)  Naked SecurityMRI disabled every iOS device in facility : sysadmin - Redd...
• NES Classic Mini and SNES Classic Mini Combined Sales Are Now At 10 Million Units 32 minutes ago  –  NES Classic Mini and SNES Classic Mini Combined Sales Are Now At 10 Million Units  GamingBoltNES and SNES Classic consoles pass the 10 million global sales mark  DestructoidSNES Mini And NES Mini Combined Global Sales Surpass 10 Million Mark  Nintendo LifeFull coverage
• Halloween FAIL! The most disastrous pumpkin carving attempts revealed in hilarious gallery that are more trick than treat
• New Jeep Pickup Truck Confirmed To Debut At 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show
• YouTubers take issue with Canadians' favourite snacks
• Google and iRobot team to turn your Roomba robo-vac into an IoT mapper
• Mobile games like Hidden Folks are perfect for the Switch
• Samsung and Huawei both just lost the race to unveil the first phone with a foldable screen
• Apple Releases iOS 12.1.1 Beta [Download]
• 2019 Hyundai Veloster N Review

The Next Web

• PSA: Buggy cryptocurrency price ticker exposes Mac users’ funds to theft a day ago  –  Cryptocurrency ticker apps can be handy little tools for staying up-to-date with the fluctuating price of your cryptocurrency hodlings. That is, when they’re not installing backdoors that open your computer to potentially malicious attack. One keen eyed Malwarebytes forum user recently noticed th...
• Google’s Pixel 3 XL grows another notch lmao a day ago  –  In a cruel twist of fate, the most disliked feature of the Google Pixel 3 XL is multiplying. Yes, that’s right, a second notch has appeared on some users‘ phones. Reported on by Android Police, the glitch has been posted on Twitter… So my Pixel randomly grew another notch today. 😂 https://t.co/c6...
• iOS 12.1 supports dual-SIM, group FaceTime, and stops ‘fixing’ selfies
• Here’s what to expect at tomorrow’s Apple event
• Google’s USB-C Pixel Buds are kind of a steal at $30
• Physicists might have created quantum entanglement in bacteria
• Sony reveals the rather disappointing list of games for the PS One Classic
• De Beers secures world’s biggest diamond miners for blockchain pilot
• Review: The OnePlus 6T is now the easiest phone to recommend to most people
• The OnePlus 6T is just a OnePlus 6 in disguise

• Spooky data visualization reveals most haunted cities in the US a day ago  –  It’s that time of year when humans as well as their pets dress up in Halloween costumes and discussions around trick-or-treating, candy, and of course, paranormal entities take the limelight. I wanted to get into the proper holiday mood, and we all know nothing does the trick like a good ol’ data...
• Apple is finally updating the MacBook Air with a Retina display a day ago  –  Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the New York event today by announcing an all-new Mac Book Air. The entry-level Macbook is getting its first refresh in nearly a decade. First up, the Air is finally getting a Retina display. And it’ll be 17% smaller (less volume, as Apple described it) weighing 1/4 ...
• Want to create Windows applications? C# can get you there. Learn how for under $30
• UK mulls banning cryptocurrency assets, says they have ‘no intrinsic value’
• US man faces 5 years in prison for unlicensed trading of over $3.2M in Bitcoin
• Coinbase completes $300M funding round to become an $8B company
• This Day in Deals: Celebrate Maradona’s birthday with these fake hands
• The average of these 5 death clocks could be the day you die
• Report: Bitcoin volatility hits low as cryptocurrency trading volume tanks
• Hands-on: Xiaomi’s Mi Mix 3 is a modern ode to the sliding phone

• Apple’s 2018 MacBooks come a chip that protects against eavesdropping 10 hours ago  –  Apple’s new security chip T2 is probably the most understated feature of new MacBooks released this year. A new security guide released by the company reveals that it disconnects the microphone when the lid is closed to ensure no one can eavesdrop on users. The guide suggests that because this is...
• Social media mobs are worse for society than the people they shame 11 hours ago  –  Back in 2013, Justine Sacco was getting ready to visit her family in South Africa, and before she boarded her flight, she made an insensitive joke on Twitter: “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!” By the time her flight was over, she had become the world’s leading tre...
• Nintendo’s Switch just outsold the GameCube
• Intel’s AI strategy for 2019 goes beyond chips
• D’Angelo slipped a brand new song into Red Dead Redemption 2
• Everything Apple announced at their October 2018 hardware event
• Here’s what a cryptocurrency ETF is (you’re welcome)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 has biggest opening weekend in entertainment history
• Apple unveils new iPad Pro with tiny bezels, Face ID, and USB-C
• Surprise – Apple’s Mac Mini has a new color and higher specs

• Goldman Sachs launches Bitcoin derivatives – but only for a special few 6 hours ago  –  According to a direct source, investment banking Goliath Goldman Sachs is launching Bitcoin derivatives, reports The Block. It has been confirmed that Goldman Sachs has been signing up a few select clients to its “Bitcoin non-deliverable forward contracts.” That’s fancy banker speak for a type of...
• Trendy challenger bank Monzo is Britain’s latest unicorn startup 6 hours ago  –  Banking startup Monzo became the latest UK firm to reach coveted unicorn status after a secured a £85 million funding round, giving it a valuation of £1 billion (or $1.3 billion). We're excited to announce that we've closed a new round of funding! 🎉https://t.co/n27ZoN7KW5 — Monzo (@monzo) October...
• India’s porn ban is ridiculously easy to get around (thank God)
• Review: Amazon’s new 4K Stick is the Fire TV you want
• Hackers launch cunning affiliate scheme to incentivize Bitcoin ransomware
• Here’s a list of known Pixel 3 issues and what Google’s doing about it
• The top 3 blockchain trends we’ll dive into at Hard Fork Decentralized
• This Day in Deals: A weed vape for toasting important trade treaties
• Nasdaq integrates Microsoft Azure to build a blockchain for blockchains
• When your boss knows everything about you

• MediEvil the first of many PlayStation All-Stars that needs a remake an hour ago  –  Sony today revealed the first trailer for the new MediEvil game, a full remake of the first game that arrived on the PlayStation 20 years ago. Bony protagonist Sir Dan reappears after nearly a decade of obscurity — and hopefully he’s the first of many of his fellows. MediEvil is one of those fran...

  MediEvil the first of many PlayStation All-Stars that needs a remake an hour ago  –  Sony today revealed the first trailer for the new MediEvil game, a full remake of the first game that arrived on the PlayStation 20 years ago. Bony protagonist Sir Dan reappears after nearly a decade of obscurity — and hopefully he’s the first of many of his fellows. MediEvil is one of those fran...
• Good internet things, brought to you by new media artist Omayeli Arenyeka 3 hours ago  –  We sometimes have new media artists take over our daily newsletter, Big Spam. If you like what you’ve read, you can subscribe here. Hi everyone! Hope you’re doing well, today I’m going to do what every newsletter swears they won’t do and spam you! But first, a little bit about me. My name is Omay...
• South Korea: North Korea is still hacking our computers to mine cryptocurrency
• Bitcoin turns 10, but would Satoshi even recognize it?
• Kualto doesn’t just count your money, it forecasts your financial future
• JP Morgan CEO on Bitcoin: ‘I just don’t give a fuck’
• EY unveils blockchain prototype that makes Ethereum transactions private
• India considers outlawing cryptocurrency use (but blockchain is still cool)
• Java is still the no. 1 programming language in the world. Learn it now (and get paid) for only $29
• Indian traders are fighting Amazon by trying to get their town blacklisted