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Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- October 25, 2016

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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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