2019 Daily Tech News Show


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3			Coming up on DTNS the cutest little quadcopter you ever did see, Samsung still trying to know when to fold them, and HBO takes it to the MAX	Twitch Chat
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6			This is the Daily Tech News for Wednesday Oct 30th, 2019. In LA, I'm Tom Merritt
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15		tm	Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted that Twitter will stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. Dorsey wrote, "We believe political message reach should be earned not bought."	https://twitter.com/jack/status/1189634360472829952
16		pb	DeepMind's Starcraft II playing AI system called AlphaStar now ranks above 99.8% of active players in the game. DeepMind published an article in Nature Wednesday describing its use a kind of reinforcement learning where it played against itself, becoming better at Starcraft through trial and error. DeepMind programmed one version of AlphaStar not to win-- but to expose flaws in the other version. DeepMind believes its findings can be applied to other things like digital assistants, self-driving cars and more.	https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614650/ai-deepmind-outcompeted-most-players-at-starcraft-ii/
17		tm	Canalys estimates Huawei took 42% of the Chinese smartphone market in Q3 as local consumers supported the brand as a result of trade restrictions with the US. Apple market share in China fell from 7% to 5%, its weakest sales quarter in China in five years. The rest of Huawei's increase came at the expense of Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi.	https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-smartphone/huawei-tightens-grip-on-china-smartphones-with-record-42-share-in-third-quarter-canalys-idUSKBN1X907R?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews
18		pb	Nikkei reports its sources say Apple will release 5G phones next year running on Qualcomm's X55 5G modem and A new Apple chip supposedly called the A14 Bionic. That new chip is expected to be Apple's first 5 nanometer chip. Huawei is thought to be working on a 5 nanometer chip for next year as well.	https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/30/20939686/apple-iphone-2020-qualcomm-x55-5g-modem-5nm-chipset-process
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20	:33	tm	Image sensor company Sony reported operating profit rose 16% in Q2 as strong image sensor sales offset falling earnings from its gaming division. Sony operating income was 279 million yen, 19% higher than expected. Image sensor profits rose 59%. Sony announced plans to build a new image sensor plant in Nagasaki, Japan. Gaming profits fell 28% though Sony noted the PlayStation 4 console, now in its 6th year, has sold a total of 102.8 million to make it Sony's second-best selling console behind the PS2. Sony Pictures Entertainment profits rose 73% on the strength of Spider man and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Sony music saw streaming revenues rise 21.4% and physical sales rose too, bringing overall Sony Music revenue up 10.5%. Sony raised its full year profit estimates by 4%.	https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sony-results/sony-in-record-second-quarter-profit-image-sensor-demand-offsets-slide-in-gaming-earnings-idUSKBN1X90GK?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews
21			--	https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/30/sony-earnings-ps4-console-sales/
22			--	https://deadline.com/2019/10/sony-earnings-second-quarter-profit-spider-man-far-from-home-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-1202772312/
23			--	https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/sony-recorded-music-revenues-up-10-5-for-quarter-streaming-soars-21-1203388267/
24	:37	pb	DJI announced its smallest quadcopter yet. The foldable Mavic Mini weighs 249 grams, small enough not to require registration with the US FAA. The Mavic Mini can fly 4 kilometers away for up to 30 minutes while capturing 2.7K video at 30 frames per second. Preorders for two bundles are available now. A Mavic Mini with remote control, one battery and extra propellors costs $399. A package that has a 360-degree propellor cage, two-way charging hub, three batteries, three extra propellers and a carrying case costs $499. Both bundles ship November 11.	https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/30/djis-palm-sized-mavic-mini-can-fly-for-up-to-30-minutes/
25	:39	tm	At the Samsung Developer Conference, Samsung teased a clamshell foldable phone. A video from Samsung showed the foldable working in a laptop shape with video playing in the upright portion and playback controls on the flat portion. It could also be used to prop up the phone during a live stream.	https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2019/10/29/samsung-teases-another-folding-phone-but-this-ones-a-clamshell/
26	:42	pb	Facebook monthly users rose 1.65% last quarter to reach 2.45 billion. Daily active users grew 2 percent to 1.62 billion. Facebook reported revenue of $17.35 billion and $2.28 earnings per share. Separately, Facebook agreed to pay the UK £500,000 in fines but admit no fault as a result of an investigation by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office into data given to Cambridge Analytica without permission by Dr. Aleksandr Kogan. The ICO led the European investigation into accusations that Facebook unfairly processed user data and granted app developers access without clear consent. Facebook’s associate general counsel Harry Kinmonth said the ICO “has not discovered evidence that the data of Facebook users in the EU was transferred to Cambridge Analytica."	https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-30/facebook-to-pay-symbolic-fine-in-cambridge-analytica-settlement
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28			Apple earnings	https://www.imore.com/apple-q4-2019
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35	:46	tm	HBO Max will launch in May for $14.99 a month, the same price as HBO Now. Customers who pay HBO for an HBO Now subscription or who get HBO from an AT&T service will be able to log into HBO Max. HBO max will feature human curated lists as well as content grouped by source like Studio Ghibli, TNT, DC, Cartoon Network, etc. It will also let users follow actors who will post recommendations fo what to watch along with video "stories". The mobile version of HBO Max will feature show-related podcasts as well. Later next year HBO Max will let users select more than one profile as watching a show so it shows up in watched lists for everyone watching. An ad-supported version and live news and sports programming will launch in 2021.	https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/29/20939183/hbo-max-interface-warnermedia-disney-netflix-launch-date-ui-gallery
36			AT&T also announced new unlimited plans where its top tier includes a subscription to HBO which will become a subscription to HBO Max in May. $50 a line for up to 4 lines	https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/30/att-unlimited-elite-plan-hbo-max/
37			AT&T says it will spend up to $4 billion on content for HBO Max by 2025. Netflix is expected to end up spending $15 billion on content in 2019 alone, but HBO Max can draw on content from WarnerMedia networks including HBO itself.	https://www.reuters.com/article/us-media-at-t-hbo-max-focus/behind-atts-plan-to-take-on-netflix-apple-and-disney-with-hbo-max-idUSKBN1X4163
38			HBO Max will feature a series set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones, called House of the Dragon, telling the story of the Targaryens from George R. R. Martin's book Fire and Blood. It skips piloting and got a 10 episode order. GoT Battle of the Bastards director Miguel Sapochnik will co-showrun with Ryan Condal.	https://deadline.com/2019/10/game-of-thrones-new-series-house-of-the-dragons-targaryen-hbo-max-greenlight-1202771886/
39			88 originals in 2021, 38 from HBO. Originals Raised by Wolves from Ridley Scott about Androids raising human children. College Girls from Mindy Kaling Jellystone - Hanna Barbera Tooned Out from Robert Zemeckis Looney Tunes (80 11-minute shorts) Sesame Street Catalog DC films South Park Rick and Morty - 5 months after season finale. (also stay on Hulu) Scooby Doo Looney Tunes Hanna Barbera Friends The Big Bang Theory HBO canceled plans for the Game of Thrones prequel series sometimes referred to as The Long Night, being run by Jane Goldman and starring Naomi Watts.	https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/29/20939183/hbo-max-interface-warnermedia-disney-netflix-launch-date-ui-gallery
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44			Patrick's Shadow check-in
45			Blade - Developpers of the Shadow PC streaming service, announced a number of things yesterday:
46			- Three tiers, cheapest at 12,99 / 14,99 (half current price for the same service (with a GTX 1080 - Storage is limited by default but you can buy more)). - Middle tier includes an RTX 2080 card (cheaper than current price). - Higher tier is just silly. - New tiers launch in February - Partnership with OVH (Internet infrastructure company / CDN) - New phone and TV apps, with easier access to game libraries - Experimenting on VR with the Oculus Quest wireless VR headset
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48			I have been talking about Shadow for a couple of years, as a proof of concept. They have improved the service and the UI significantly, to the point that I can now recommend it (if you have the connexion). The price includes a Windows 10 license but that's it. There are still some kinks (keyboard mapping?) but there are advantages too. They are present in multiple countries (including most US states).
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50			Shadow lève 30 millions d'euros et divise par deux son prix pour contrer Google	https://www.latribune.fr/technos-medias/innovation-et-start-up/shadow-leve-30-millions-d-euros-et-divise-par-deux-son-prix-pour-contrer-google-831898.html
51			Shadow rend la « vraie » VR enfin accessible	https://www.frandroid.com/produits-android/console/636065_shadow-rend-la-vraie-vr-accessible
52			Shadow : 17 questions pour tout savoir sur le PC dans le cloud made in France	https://www.numerama.com/tech/203045-shadow-tout-savoir-sur-le-pc-du-futur-en-19-questions.html
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60			Nik wanted to share his thoughts on yesterda's news story on EA coming back to Steam. He writes: As for EA rejoining the Steam community. I'm really frustrated with Origin. There seem to be just enough bugs to make it undesirable to buy and play games there. I know I'm not alone as I know of others that are experiencing issues with Origin. So EA returning to Steam is a very welcome move among myself and my gaming community. There is one request we have though. When EA left Steam they allowed you to take your Steam keys and CD keys for EA Games and enter them into Origin to give you an Origin copy of the EA Games you owned elsewhere. I know we would be very grateful if EA allowed a transfer of games and DLC bought on Origin prior to this announcement from Origin to Steam. It's been great to see people so positively react to this move by EA and Valve as it's an unfortunately rare occurrence these days.
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