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Tech News Flash: Monday -- October 23, 2017

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Fighting Off the Harvey Weinsteins of the World Through Technology
Harman Kardon's Cortana-Powered Smart Speaker Underwhelms
Apple, GE Join Forces on Industrial IoT Apps
Samsung to Give Linux Desktop Experience to Smartphone Users
Google's Pixel 2 Earns High Marks in Spite of Dull Design
Companies Turn Blind Eye to Open Source Security Risks
Microsoft Unveils Power-Packed Surface Book 2

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Fighting Off the Harvey Weinsteins of the World Through Technology
Harvey Weinstein just went from most powerful man in Hollywood to
punching bag -- and while he deserved this, perhaps greater attention
should go toward taking aggressive measures to prevent future Weinsteins
-- and there will be future Weinsteins. We need to stop acting surprised
when this stuff comes out and instead take stronger steps to prevent
this kind of thing in the future.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84900.html

Harman Kardon's Cortana-Powered Smart Speaker Underwhelms
Early reviews of the Harman Kardon Invoke with Cortana -- the smart
speaker that features Microsoft's personal assistant -- have been
lukewarm at best. The speaker will be available in the U.S. starting
Sunday. Like Amazon's Echo line and Google's Home speakers, Invoke lets
users play music, manage calendars, set reminders, check traffic, get
news reports, and control other smart home devices.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84902.html

Apple, GE Join Forces on Industrial IoT Apps
Apple and General Electric on Wednesday announced a new software
development kit for iOS that enables developers to create applications
for Predix, an Internet of Things platform made by GE. Applications
developed with the new SDK could give industrial operators more insight
and visibility into the performance of their equipment and operations on
an iPhone or iPad.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84894.html

Samsung to Give Linux Desktop Experience to Smartphone Users
Samsung has announced a new app, Linux on Galaxy, designed to work with
its DeX docking station to bring a full Linux desktop experience to
Galaxy smartphone users. Samsung earlier this year introduced DeX, a
docking station that connects to a monitor to give Galaxy smartphone
users a desktop experience. With the Linux on Galaxy app, users will be
able to run full Linux desktop distributions.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84896.html

Google's Pixel 2 Earns High Marks in Spite of Dull Design
As Google's new Pixel 2 smartphones get ready to hit the shelves,
reviews of the models have begun mushrooming online. While the new
phones generally have received positive grades, many reviewers found the
their design boring. "The Pixel 2 hardware is ho-hum," observed Patrick
Moorhead, principal analyst at Moor Insights and Strategy. "Google
didn't take many risks in its design."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84889.html

Companies Turn Blind Eye to Open Source Security Risks
Many software developers and enterprise users have been lax or oblivious
to the need to properly manage open source software. A new report
highlights the consequences of failure to establish open source
acquisition and usage policies, and to follow best practices. Flexera
polled more than 400 commercial software suppliers and in-house software
development teams within enterprises.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84890.html

Microsoft Unveils Power-Packed Surface Book 2
Microsoft on Tuesday launched the Surface Book 2, positioning it as the
laptop of the future. The device is powerful enough for the next wave of
computing, characterized by mixed reality, artificial intelligence,
machine learning and immersive gaming, said Microsoft Devices Corporate
Vice President Panos Panay. Integration between the Surface Book 2 and
the Adobe Creative Cloud has been improved.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84891.html

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