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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- October 27, 2016

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Headline Scan
Microsoft's New Tech Targets Human Creativity
Tech on TV: A Little Realism Goes a Long Way
Gadgets: Magnificent Mics, Intriguing E-Ink, and Compact Computers
Social Media Analytics, Meet Big Brother

Today's Story Highlights

Microsoft's New Tech Targets Human Creativity
Microsoft made a slew of announcements at its New York City event
Tuesday, focusing on the idea of user as creator. Among its new
offerings: the Surface Studio, an all-in-one desktop computer with a
touchscreen that's 12.5mm thick; the Surface Dial, a new input device
that provides haptic feedback; the Surface Book i7; VR headsets for
Windows 10; and a revamped Paint app with 3D capability.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84035.html

Tech on TV: A Little Realism Goes a Long Way
Watching TV shows often requires the suspension of disbelief -- that is,
a willingness to press pause on one's critical faculties in order to
believe the unbelievable. Realism often must be secondary to story, in
other words. This very often is necessary when computers are used to
advance plot lines, when programmers and hackers alike can produce
tremendous results in seconds.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84034.html

Gadgets: Magnificent Mics, Intriguing E-Ink, and Compact Computers
I've tried dipping my toes into the world of podcasting with a friend
this year. We haven't found it easy to get together to record, but for
the two trial runs we've had, I bought a Blue Snowball mic. I'm very
pleased with the sound quality, so I'm fairly certain I'd be happy to
have Blue's latest microphone, Raspberry. It's a gorgeous, portable
little thing.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84027.html

Social Media Analytics, Meet Big Brother
The ACLU recently uncovered evidence that led Twitter, Facebook and its
Instagram subsidiary to stop sharing data with Geofeedia, a firm accused
of improperly collecting social media data on protest groups, and
sharing that information with numerous law enforcement agencies.
Geofeedia, a developer of location-based analytics, had been marketing
its technology to law enforcement agencies.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84032.html

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ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter: Wednesday -- October 26, 2016

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This Week's Top News Headlines From the E-Commerce Times

Twitter May Kick 300 Employees Out of Its Nest
(Posted 25-Oct-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84029.html

Batterygate Will Kill Samsung's Holiday Shopping Season
(Posted 25-Oct-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84026.html

AT&T, Time Warner Brace for Regulatory Firestorm
(Posted 24-Oct-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84023.html

Airbnb Offers to Give a Little in NY, SF Tussles
(Posted 21-Oct-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84018.html

Samsung Bows Under Note7 Fallout
(Posted 20-Oct-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84012.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

Social Media Analytics, Meet Big Brother
(Posted 26-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84032.html

Microsoft Event: Come for Windows, Stay for Surface
(Posted 25-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84028.html

Battlefield 1: Big, Bombastic and Very Loosely Based
(Posted 25-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84024.html

New MacBook Will Headline Apple's Thursday Show
(Posted 25-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84025.html

Why Large Companies Can't Innovate
(Posted 24-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84017.html

DDoS Attack Causes Waves of Internet Outages
(Posted 22-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84022.html

Rez Infinite Rocks Worlds
(Posted 21-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84019.html

Tesla: Everyone Gets a Self-Driving Car
(Posted 21-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84016.html

Nintendo Switches It Up
(Posted 20-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84014.html

Microsoft AI Beats Humans at Speech Recognition
(Posted 20-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84013.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

Angry Customers Likely to Ditch Wells Fargo's Wagon
(Posted 26-Oct-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/84031.html

T-Mobile Fined $48M for Pulling Wool Over Customers' Eyes
(Posted 21-Oct-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/84020.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

Antique Kernel Flaw Opens Door to New Dirty Cow Exploit
(Posted 25-Oct-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/84030.html

Linux Foundation Spurs JavaScript Development
(Posted 21-Oct-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/84021.html

Red Hat and Ericsson Forge 5G, IoT Open Source Alliance
(Posted 20-Oct-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/84015.html

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Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- October 25, 2016

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Headline Scan
Microsoft Event: Come for Windows, Stay for Surface
Battlefield 1: Big, Bombastic and Very Loosely Based
New MacBook Will Headline Apple's Thursday Show
Why Large Companies Can't Innovate
DDoS Attack Causes Waves of Internet Outages
Rez Infinite Rocks Worlds
Linux Foundation Spurs JavaScript Development
Tesla: Everyone Gets a Self-Driving Car
Nintendo Switches It Up
Microsoft AI Beats Humans at Speech Recognition
New Tag Helps Google News Readers Unearth Facts
Assange Lives to Leak Another Day
Apple Downshifts Driverless Vehicle Plans

Today's Story Highlights

Microsoft Event: Come for Windows, Stay for Surface
Microsoft's Windows 10 event, scheduled for Wednesday, actually could
focus more on hardware than on the operating system, given that the next
Windows 10 refresh is expected in March. A new Surface device --
possibly an all-in-one computer with a 21-inch or larger screen -- could
be in the offing. "Microsoft hasn't had a desktop Surface product yet,"
noted tech analyst Rob Enderle.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84028.html

Battlefield 1: Big, Bombastic and Very Loosely Based
If filmmaker Michael Bay -- known for the Transformers and other over-
the-top films -- were to decide to make a World War I movie, and if he
chose to rely on comic books for research, the result would be very much
like Electronic Arts' newly released video game Battlefield 1 . This
latest entry in the popular series moves the action from recent modern
settings to the Great War.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84024.html

New MacBook Will Headline Apple's Thursday Show
A refreshed MacBook Pro likely will be the highlight of an event
scheduled for this Thursday at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino,
California. The update to its flagship MacBook line couldn't come at a
more critical time. "Apple has been under increasing pressure from Dell,
Lenovo and others in this space and needs to up its game considerably
lest it be accused of neglecting notebook users and customers," said
tech analyst Charles King.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84025.html

Why Large Companies Can't Innovate
One of the things that has made Dell World very different is that at the
end, one or more controversial speakers take the stage and provide an
incredible amount of insight for the folks who haven't left early. All
three of the last three speeches were fascinating, but it wasn't until I
wove them together that it became clear to me why innovation seems to
evaporate the larger a company becomes.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84017.html

DDoS Attack Causes Waves of Internet Outages
Hundreds of websites -- including those of biggies such as Netflix,
Twitter and Spotify -- on Friday fell prey to massive DDoS attacks that
cut off access to Internet users on the East Coast and elsewhere in the
U.S. Three attacks were launched over a period of hours against Internet
performance management company Dyn. The first attack started at about
7:10 a.m. EDT.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84022.html

Rez Infinite Rocks Worlds
Rez Infinite this week earned praise from early reviewers for its
graphics and immersing qualities. Sony announced the game -- an update
of a remake -- last year. Featuring support for 1080p resolution
graphics, along with 3D audio sound, Rez Infinite is designed for the
PSVR, but it's also compatible with the regular PlayStation 4.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84019.html

Linux Foundation Spurs JavaScript Development
The Linux Foundation earlier this week announced the addition of the JS
Foundation as a Linux Foundation project. The move is an effort to
inject new energy into the JavaScript developer community. By rebranding
the former JQuery foundation as the JS Foundation and bringing it under
the Linux umbrella, officials hope to create some stability and build
critical mass.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84021.html

Tesla: Everyone Gets a Self-Driving Car
Tesla on Wednesday announced plans to install hardware that will allow
all of its cars to become driverless. The equipment will enable self-
driving at a safety level substantially greater than human-driven cars,
according to the company. The hardware includes eight cameras to provide
360-degree visibility; 12 ultrasonic sensors to detect hard and soft
objects; and forward-facing radar.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84016.html

Nintendo Switches It Up
After months of speculation and buildup, Nintendo on Thursday officially
unveiled its new gaming system, the Nintendo Switch. Previously known
only by the codename "NX," rumors about this latest video game console
began last year with a hint from Satoru Iwata, the company's late
president. At the time Iwata suggested only that Nintendo was working on
a new video game system.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84014.html

Microsoft AI Beats Humans at Speech Recognition
Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence and Research Unit earlier this week
reported that its speech recognition technology had surpassed the
performance of human transcriptionists. The team last month published a
paper describing its system's accuracy, said to be superior to that of
IBM's famed Watson artificial intelligence.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84013.html

New Tag Helps Google News Readers Unearth Facts
Google last week launched a Fact Check tag to help readers find fact-
checking in major news stories. Readers will see tagged articles in the
expanded story box on news.google.com and in the Google News & Weather
apps for iOS and Android. One factor the Google News algorithms consider
in determining whether an article might contain fact checks is the
Schema.org ClaimReview markup.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84010.html

Assange Lives to Leak Another Day
The status of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange grew a bit murky on
Tuesday after the group accused the U.S. State Department of pressuring
Ecuadorian officials to block him from posting additional emails linked
to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The Ecuadorian foreign
ministry on Tuesday acknowledged restricting Assange's access, saying it
did not wish to interfere in a foreign election.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84008.html

Apple Downshifts Driverless Vehicle Plans
Apple appears to be shifting its driverless car ambitions into a lower
gear. Changes in the company's automotive strategy reportedly have
resulted in hundreds of job cuts and the shelving of plans to build a
car of its own. Project Titan's shift in direction follows months of
disagreements, leadership uncertainty, and supply chain problems within
the project.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84007.html

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ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter: Wednesday -- October 19, 2016

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This Week's Top News Headlines From the E-Commerce Times

Year-End Deals on Track for Federal IT Providers
(Posted 19-Oct-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84009.html

Twitter Hopes Fade as Salesforce Deal Slips Away
(Posted 18-Oct-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84005.html

Verizon Signals Cold Feet Over Yahoo Deal
(Posted 17-Oct-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84002.html

Big Data and Analytics: Creating New Value
(Posted 14-Oct-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83998.html

Snap Lines Up Bankers for Spring IPO
(Posted 13-Oct-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83993.html

Amazon Throws the Books at Prime Subscribers
(Posted 13-Oct-16)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83971.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

Assange Lives to Leak Another Day
(Posted 19-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84008.html

Apple Downshifts Driverless Vehicle Plans
(Posted 18-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84007.html

Battlefield 1 Delivers Great War Action, Say Early Reviewers
(Posted 18-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84004.html

This Election May Be Scarier Than You Think
(Posted 17-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83999.html

Fake News Taints Facebook's Trending Topics
(Posted 15-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84001.html

What Should be on the Next President's Cyberagenda?
(Posted 14-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84000.html

HP Debuts Flashy New Computers
(Posted 14-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83992.html

Amazon Music Unlimited Rolls Gently Down the Stream
(Posted 13-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83996.html

US Considers 'Proportional Response' to Russia's Election Tampering
(Posted 13-Oct-16)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83991.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

Microsoft Adds Muscle to Dynamics 365
(Posted 18-Oct-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/84006.html

Aviso CEO K.V. Rao: Humans, Machines and Magic
(Posted 14-Oct-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/83994.html

FCC Slaps Comcast With $2.3M Overbilling Fine
(Posted 13-Oct-16)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/83995.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

Meet Maui 1, the Slick New Hawaiian Netrunner
(Posted 18-Oct-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/84003.html

Fedora 25 Beta Resets the Linux Performance Bar
(Posted 14-Oct-16)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/83997.html

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