TNT Shownotes #6 (2014)


1	TITLE: Amazon Echos Siri * 1130	CO-ANCHOR: Elise Hu

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7	[Anthony Nielsen]
8	[Elise Hu]
9	[Thing o' the day: Amazon Echo]
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11	Amazon this morning release a new, $199 hardware product called Amazon Echo -- by invitation only. It's an always-on, always-listening connected microphone and speaker that functions as a Siri-like virtual assistant for your home. Let's take a look at the promotional video Amazon released a few minutes ago.	I'M GOING TO THROW TO THIS VIDEO RIGHT OFF THE TOP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkOCeAtKHIc	http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/06/amazon-echo/
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13	A: $99 for Prime members for a limited time A: Lab126
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16	A new malware campaign called WireLurker is designed to damage files and steal data from Apple customers in China. The company that discovered the malware is Silicon Valley-based Palo Alto Networks, and they called it the biggest malware campaign they have ever seen. WireLurker has infected 467 OS TEN applications available through a third-party Chinese online store called the Maiyadi App Store. Once installed, these OS TEN programs can infect iPhones or iPads that are connected physically to the infected Macs. Apple told iMore.com that quote: "We are aware of malicious software available from a download site aimed at users in China, and we've blocked the identified apps to prevent them from launching. As always, we recommend that users download and install software from trusted sources."	http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2014/11/wirelurker-new-era-os-x-ios-malware/	http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/malicious-software-campaign-targets-apple-users-in-china http://www.imore.com/heres-why-most-us-dont-have-worry-about-wirelurker-malware
17	Seth Rosenblatt writes for CNET. Q: Who should be concerned about this? Q: Has Apple really already fixed the problem?	Seth Rosenblatt Senior writer, CNET @sethr
18	A: steals serial number, phone number, UDID, and Apple ID A: attempts to determine if the device is jailbroken A: may have impacted hundreds of thousands of users. A: Doesn't require jailbroken phone to install enterprise-signed apps to the device A: If user approves install, then malware can run A: Apple has revoked the app's certificate A: WireLurker’s creators can steal address book, read iMessage texts, request updates from attackers’ command-and-control server. A: creator’s ultimate goal is not yet clear A: malware is actively being updated A: Palo Alto Networks has provided a detection tool for Macs on GitHub
19	Seth Rosenblatt * cnet.com * @sethr
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23	Microsoft released new versions of Office for iPad and iPhone and in the new releases, it's making the core editing functionality free, the same way it already does on Android.	http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2014/11/06/office-everywhere/ http://news.microsoft.com/2014/11/06/microsoft-brings-office-to-everyone-everywhere/	http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-refreshes-office-for-ipad-iphone-more-features-now-free-for-consumers-7000035513/
24	Mary Jo Foley writes for CNET and is a host of TWiT's Windows Weekly netcast. Q: This is an about face: What was the company doing before? Q: When will see the first ever Android tablet app from Microsoft? Q: What do these moves by the company symbolize in terms of the company's strategy? Q: What happened to that watered down old app, Office for Mobile, for iPhone? A: Keep in mind that you'll still need an Office 365 subscription to unlock certain advanced editing tools, but most of those are probably better-suited to business users anyway.	Mary Jo Foley Columnist, ZDNet @maryjofoley
25	A: Advanced Technology and Projects team at Motorola
26	Mary Jo Foley * blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft * @maryjofoley
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28	Facebook is using is muscle to try and fight ebola. The company announced it's providing communications support, helping raise money and awareness to the unprecedented outbreak, which has claimed nearly 5,000 lives so far. Recode's Kurt Wagner joins us to talk about how Facebook is trying to help ... Kurt, hello.	http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2014/11/coming-together-to-fight-ebola/
29	Q: To what extent can a major Silicon Valley company help in places that don't have running water? Q: What was the motivation for this? Q: Should we be asking why companies with corporate social responsibility teams aren't doing more? A: Rolled out three initiatives: a Donate feature to make it easy to give to International Meical Corps, Red Cross and Save the Children. A: Also, health education -- collaborating with UNICEF to show info on Ebola symptoms and treatment to people in targeted regions A: Emergency voice and data services -- to give communications capacity to medical aid workers in hardest hit regions.	Kurt Wagner Reporter, Recode @KurtWagner8
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31	Kurt Wagner * recode.net * @KurtWagner8
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33	Remember the Lytro -- that camera that lets you shoot first and focus later? It's mostly failed in the market because of the quality of the product and the high price. But now Lytro is opening up its technology with an "LDK" -- a Lytro Development Kit. The kit comes with a lens, a sensor and a processing platform, software, algorithms and a Python API. Already the LDK has two massive customers -- NASA and the Pentagon. Lytro also says they've already got customers in the energy and healthcare industries. Like the Lytro camera, the LDK isn't cheap. It costs $20,000 a year.	START FULL SCREEN AT 0:15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx0HMY7E9R0	http://www.fastcompany.com/3038079/lytro-looks-at-a-future-beyond-photography
34	Alice Truong writes for Fast Company. Q: What's NASA going to do with Lytro's technology? Q: What's the Pentagon going to do with it?	Alice Truong West Coast Correspondent, Fast Company @alicetruong
35	A: NASA putting light-field cameras into deep space and planetary rovers A: Pentagon improving night vision
36	Alice Truong * fastcompany.com * @alicetruong
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60	[ELISE] It seems like nobody's happy with mobile chip giant Qualcomm. We reported in the past about the company's possible $1 billion fine in China after an antitrust investigation there. The company admitted yesterday that they face a new investigation by the European Commission about rebates and other financial incentives offered with its chips. And they also said the US FTC is launching a preliminary investigation of the company over a possible breach of licensing terms. * * *		http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/05/us-qualcomm-results-idUSKBN0IP2P020141105
61	We've been telling you about Will.i.am's Puls smartwatch all year. Well now review prototypes are out there, and it ain't pretty. The most vivid review comes from The Verge's Dan Seifert, who is calling the Puls the worst product I've touched all year. He says its uncomfortable, un-responsive, counter-intuitive, hard to type on with its full qwerty keyboard and plagued with other problems. Representatives from the company told Dan that he saw an early developer model, and that retail units will have newer software with improved usability. The other weird thing about the project is that Will.i.am says the reason he launched a consumer electronics company in the first place is to gain the respect of children from the neighborhood where he grew up. * * *		http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/5/7162861/will-i-am-puls-smartwatch-is-terrible
62	[ELISE] We told you yesterday about how CNN talking heads were apparently caught using their Microsoft Surface tablets -- on the news desk as part of a product placement deal with Microsoft -- either to prop up or to hide their iPads. But one journalist says appearances can be deceiving. CNN Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper says he likes and uses the Surface tablet, and on election night was using it to monitor exit polls, while using his iPad to send tweets.		http://www.cultofmac.com/302214/cnn-anchor-denies-using-microsoft-surface-ipad-stand/
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66	bye guys		http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/5/7163933/qcut-custom-jeans-400-sizes-using-algorithms-kickstarter
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89	Amazon drops a virtual assistant gadget for the home!
90	Plus: Chinese Apple users are hit with a new malware attack!...
91	Microsoft makes some versions of office Free!...
92	Google wants to make movies more like video games....
93	And Facebook wants to eradicate ebola!
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