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1		TITLE: Don't You Forget About Me	GUEST & TITLE: Andrew Mayne, author of books, thinker of thoughts, maker of magic URL: https://twitter.com/andrewmayne & AndrewMayne.com

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5	JuRY	This is the Daily Tech News for Thursday August 20th, I'm Justin Robert Young filling in for Tom Merritt on assignment
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7		Introduce Guest
8	JuRY	Andrew Mayne!
9	JuRY	And now, headlines
10	JuRY	The Verge has sources who say that Microsoft will hold a "massive" hardware launch event in October to unveil two new Lumia handsets -- a 5.2 inch 950 and 5.7 inch 950 XL. As reported last month, the XL will include support for Microsoft’s Surface Pen technology and a new smart cover that has a circular cut out for easy access to notifications. Both handsets will ship with a 20-megapixel PureView camera, with the XL sporting a triple LED flash. At the same event, Microsoft will also reveal the Surface Pro 4, and a Microsoft Band 2. The charging mechanism and overall design of the Surface Pro 4 will be similar to the Pro 3. There are no details about the new band just yet, and no date has officially been set for the event.	http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/20/9181253/microsoft-surface-pro-4-hardware-event-launch-october-rumors
11	JuRY	The BBC reports that a fresh set of files that appear to be leaked Ashley Madison data has been uploaded to a part of the internet known by some as the "dark web". The data dump was accompanied by a note addressed to the infidelity dating website's boss saying: "Hey Noel, you can admit it's real now." The name of one of the files indicates that it contains nearly 14 gigabytes worth of data from the chief executive's email account. One security expert who has managed to download some of the other files said they appeared to contain instructions used by computers to run the website.	http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34004741
12	JJ	Ars Technica reports that Google announced an Android Wear update today that will add interactive watch face support, allowing developers to write watch face apps with customized layouts and buttons that reveal information and trigger new activities. The update also has a special bonus for LG G Watch R owners -- Wi-Fi support. The update will roll out to all Android Wear devices in the coming weeks.	http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/08/android-wear-1-3-coming-with-interactive-watch-face-support/
13	JuRY	Microsoft introduced a new feature in Bing Search for Android that analyzes what’s on your screen to bring you useful, relevant information without switching apps. The new feature is similar to Google’s “Now on Tap” in the upcoming Android Marshmallow OS update. Venture Beat reports that the new Bing feature works with any app: just long-press the home button and it will read the contents of your screen — images and all — and display related information in an overlay. Microsoft also announced a new Bing knowledge and action graph API that developers can use to integrate Bing’s smarts into their apps. Microsoft will launch the new feature first on Android and will follow on Windows 10 desktop and mobile devices. The company is also exploring options to extend it to other platforms like iOS.	http://venturebeat.com/2015/08/20/microsoft-beats-google-to-the-punch-bing-for-android-update-does-what-now-on-tap-will-do/
14	JuRY	Amazon said that starting in September, it will no longer accept Flash ads on Amazon.com or on the Amazon Advertising Platform. According to digiday.com, Amazon said the move is a reaction to the recent anti-Flash tweaks from browser makers, which have taken aim at Flash over the past few months. The company posted a statement on its technical specs page, writing, “This change ensures customers continue to have a positive, consistent experience across Amazon and its affiliates, and that ads displayed across the site function properly for optimal performance.” SICK BURN, YO.	http://digiday.com/publishers/amazon-puts-another-nail-flashs-coffin/
15	JuRY	The Guardian reports that the UK's Information Commissioner's office has ordered Google to remove nine links to news stories about a 10 year old criminal offense, b/c the information WITHIN the stories was already removed from search under the EU's right to be forgotten dealio. The British ruling stated that "this is not a case where "the information is about an individual in public life or where making the information available would protect the public from improper or unprofessional conduct” and that “the information is not reasonably current.” Because obviously the commission can see the future and knows that removing this information will NEVER have any impact on unknown future decisions by unknown future people, said every journalist ever. Google now has 33 days to remove the links, but can appeal to a higher body. So much more to say about this in the discussion section.	http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/20/google-ordered-to-remove-links-to-stories-about-right-to-be-forgotten-removals
16	JJ	In an effort to make selfies less painless to take, the Verge reports that Huawei is putting the camera on its new Honor 7i smartphone on a pivot. The pivot allows the camera to flip over and use the high quality f-2 aperture camera, as well as the flash below it, to take a selfie pic instead of relying on a low quality user facing camera on most smartphones. The Honor 7i runs Android on a Snapdragon 616 processor with LTE on a 5.2-inch, 1080p screen, and offering a choice between 2GB of RAM plus 16GB of storage or 3GB of RAM with 32GB of onboard storage. It is is available now but only in China with prices starting at around $250. No one has yet come up with an effort to makes selfies less painless to look at.	http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/20/9181927/huawei-honor-7i-camera-fingerprint-scanner-android
17	JuRY	The Verge reports that Gamefly’s streaming gaming service is now available on select Samsung smart TV’s. Support for Samsung TVs was already available in a few countries, but today support will expand to a number of key markets including the US, Canada, Mexico, Britain, Ireland, Poland and most of western Europe. Gamefly says that the service should work on "most" Samsung smart TVs made from 2014 onwards.	http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/20/9156705/gamefly-streaming-samsung-tvs
18	JuRY	The Verge reports that Sony officially unveiled its Smartband 2 after accidentally publishing details earlier this year. The Smartband2, which Sony calls a "life-logging device" now has a heart rate monitor, but doesn't have a screen, Instead it uses vibration and LED to convey notifications from the users Android or iOS smartphone. The SmartBand 2 goes on sale in September for around $132, and will be available in black and white at launch, with pink and indigo versions added "shortly after."	http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/20/9181251/sony-smartband-2-price-availability
19	JJ	PSFK reports that Chaotic Moon studios is developing the prototype for another kind of wearable. The Freewheel is designed to track activity for people who use wheelchairs. The device that attaches to wheelchairs without interfering with the user’s movements or the wheelchair’s function, and collects different types of data including incline, decline, acceleration and speed. The information is then transferred via Bluetooth to the user’s smartwatch or mobile app, and can be used for fitness purposes. The data could also be used to contribute to a crowdsourced map of terrain for other wheelchair users. The company is working on finding the right partner to release the wearable.	http://www.psfk.com/2015/08/activity-tracker-for-wheelchair-freewheel.html
20	JuRY	The Daily Tech News Show team is very fond of the function in Slack that allows us to endlessly post GIPHY GIF's inside our chatspace. But sometimes Giphy doesn't quite deliver the right GIF for our exact intent. Well today Giphy released a new app that allows iOS users to create their own 5 second long GIF's with stupendous ease, add some meme-friendly graphics, and share it across most social media platforms. The app even switches the file over to a looping video in apps like Instagram that don't support GIFs. One limitation, the app doesn't yet allow you to cobble together previously shot images inside your camera roll, but requires users to take fresh video.	http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/20/giphy-cam/
21	JuRY	NEWS FROM YOU
22	JuRY	flyingspatula sent us the latest Terms of Service Sure To Cause Handwringing courtesy of Forbes: Spotify pushed out a privacy policy today. If you accept it, you'll be allowing Spotify access the sensor information on your phone so it can determine whether you’re walking, running or standing still. It also wants to know your GPS coordinates, grab photos from your phone and look through your contacts. And it may share that information with its partners, so a whole load of companies could know exactly where you are and what you’re up to. When asked for comment, Spotify said "“Throughout, the privacy and security of our customers’ data is – and will remain – Spotify’s highest priority.”	http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/08/20/spotify-creepy-privacy-policy/
23	JuRY	Inge_Aning sent us the Techspot report that a Google data center in Belgium lost data after it was struck by lightning 4 times. Google’s incident report indicated automatic auxiliary systems quickly restored power but that the systems were also on battery backups that had experienced extended or repeated battery drain. Google said manual intervention was required to restore the systems to their normal state and unfortunately, a small amount of data was permanently lost. The company said it takes full responsibility for the data loss and said it is also in the process of upgrading to storage hardware that is less susceptible to the power failure mode that triggered the incident.	http://www.techspot.com/news/61821-google-data-center-hit-four-successive-lightning-strikes.html	23:10-23:27
24	jj	starfuryzeta sent us the Engadget article about scientists from The George Washington University (my school) who recently presented to The American Chemical Society. Turns out they've worked out a solar-powered process to pull carbon out of the atmosphere and turn it into carbon nanofibers. Since most scientists agree that the earth already has way too much CO2 in the air. In an article in the MIT Tech Review, it's claimed that with a large enough facility, the process could actually return the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere to pre industrial levels in just a decade. But what can you make with those carbon fibers? Oh, you know, aircraft fuselages, cars, and artificial diamonds. So Lucy? Turns out your diamonds really were in the sky after all.	http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/20/carbon-from-the-air//?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget&ncid=rss_semi
25	JuRY	Discussion Stories
26		"The Guardian reports that the UK's Information Commissioner's office has ordered Google to remove nine links to news stories about a 10 year old criminal offense, b/c the information WITHIN the stories was already removed from search under the EU's right to be forgotten dealio. The British ruling stated that ""this is not a case where ""the information is about an individual in public life or where making the information available would protect the public from improper or unprofessional conduct” and that “the information is not reasonably current.” Because obviously the commission can see the future and knows that removing this information will NEVER have any impact on unknown future decisions by unknown future people, said every journalist ever. Google now has 33 days to remove the links, but can appeal to a higher body. "	http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/20/google-ordered-to-remove-links-to-stories-about-right-to-be-forgotten-removals
27		List of BBC web pages which have been removed from Google's search results	http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/internet/entries/1d765aa8-600b-4f32-b110-d02fbf7fd379
28		Why the BBC is wrong to republish ‘right to be forgotten’ links	http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/01/bbc-wrong-right-to-be-forgotten
29		US v Europe - a cultural gap on the right to be forgotten	http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27421969
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39	JuRY	Pick of the day
40		Average Random Joe has our pick of the day: "My picks are the books by Clayton Christensen, Innovator’s Dilemma and Innovator’s Solution. These are mainly business books but deal with sustaining and disruptive technology and how it impacts businesses. Granted, these were written a while ago so the technology (such as dirt bikes, transistor radios, and hard drives) is very outdated but the principles can be brought forward to today. …Large companies can’t disrupt easily or often. …Disruption goes after small profits while large companies fall into the profit trap. They need growth in profit growth for rising stock value which disruptive technology can’t provide at first. Disruptive and out-maneuvering your competitor are different. It also discusses the oscillation of modularization and demodularization, which today would be talking about iOS and android. These books …are an excellent bridge between business and technology I highly recommend."
41	JuRY	Send your picks to feedbackatdailytechnewsshow.com and you can find MY picks at	http://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/picks/
42	AM	Messages of the day (feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com)
43		Ryan in perpetually cloudy Rochester, NY writes: "Hey guys, I had to email in about the film that changes based on the viewers state of mind, where Scott mentioned brothers viewers having thoughts like "don't go in there" causing the system to load the scene where the character doesn't "go there". I really think the technology for movies that can do that will be better suited to responding to a specific mood (frustration from a rough day at work, as one example) as opposed to specific thoughts, and alter the outcome of the film from there to try and evoke a more positive mood. It could also work on the contrary, someone who's upbeat might be more inclined to tackle a tear jerker."		Brain-Computer Interface reads your emotional state and makes choices on your behalf in a choose-your-own-adventure style film experience. Instead of making conscious decisions, the system determines which path best fits your mental state and you watch as the film unfolds. And they're calling it "Scanners," so that's awesome:
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47				"The opportunities that allowed us was rather than making a linear film, we made a film that was much more quantum. We had multiple stories or happenings at the same time. And we were able to show what's happening inside somebody's mind, what's happening in, almost, their imagination at the same time as the reality," the creator Richard Ramchurn added
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51				Ramchurn said that the rhythms of the editing and the way the film jumps from scene to scene depended on the mindset of the person watching it; and this is largely out of the person's control.
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61		Tomorrow, Darren Kitchen and Shannon Morse finish up the week with some Hak5 style
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