2019 Daily Tech News Show


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3			Coming up on DTNS Coming up on DTNS, talking to your smart speaker by laser! Plus computer parts get cheap, but are they cheap enough? And Patrick Norton's tales of life with only mobile internet.	Twitch Chat
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6			This is the Daily Tech News for Tuesday Nov 5th, 2019. In LA, I'm Tom Merritt
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11			Patrick Norton - Host of AV Excel and This Week in Computer Hardware
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14	:31	TM	Let's start with a few tech things you should know...
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17		sl	Uber reported its Q3 earnings that beat analyst expectations on revenue at $3.81 billion, and a loss per share at 68 cents vs. 81 cents expected. Uber reported a net loss of $1.16 billion for the quarter, which included $401 million in stock-based compensation. During the same quarter last year, Uber lost $986 million CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says the company expects to reach profitability in 2021.	https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/04/uber-uber-q3-2019-earnings.html
18		tm	The Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday that AT&T will pay $60 million to settle a case alleging the company lied to customers about its “unlimited” data plans, which throttled data over a certain threshold. AT&T must now deposit that $60 million into a fund providing “partial refunds” to customers who signed up for unlimited data plans before 2011. ATT also must disclose any restrictions its unlimited plans have going forward.	https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/5/20949850/att-fine-unlimited-data-plan-fake-throttling
19		sl	When new users sign up for Disney+ and ESPN+ they will see a box promoting sign-ups for the Starz streaming service. The deal was made by Disney in order to get back streaming rights for some movies that had been licensed to Starz.	https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/5/20941540/disney-plus-starz-ads-star-wars-force-awakens-espn-streaming-wars-licensing
20		tm	Google incubator Area 120 launched an app called Pigeon last year in New York City that crowd sources transit information to let users know if they may see delays in buses and trains. Pigeon is now launching in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Pigeon is available for iOS with an Android version on the way.	https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/05/google-pigeon-app-public-transit-waze-rollout-ios-android/
21		sl	Malaysia will allow motorcycle-hailing firms like GoJek to start limited operations beginning in January. GoJek said it will work with malaysian regulators to determine how best to enter the market. A six-month pilot project will be limited to the Klang Valley, where the capital Kuala Lumpur is located. Gojek will compete with local company Dego ride and car-hailing service Grab.	https://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-gojek/malaysia-oks-gojeks-entry-ride-hailing-firm-says-talks-still-on-idUSKBN1XF08F?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews
22		tm	Google, ETH Zurich, G+D Mobile Security, Nuvoton Technology and Western Digital have partnered to create a OpenTitan, an open source secure chip design project. the idea is to build secure chips for data centers, storage and computer peripherals that can be easily inspected for back doors. OpenTitan will build off Google's own Titan chip design used in Google's Android phones and multi-factor security keys. OpenTitan will be run but the nonprofit LowRisc community.	https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/05/google-opentitan-secure-chip/
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24	:34	sl	Google is launching something called Google Play Points in the US. You can earn points for things you do in Google Play like downloading apps, subscribing to services, buying movies, books and TV shows, etc. Points can be redeemed for other things you would do in Google Play, like in-app purchases for Pokemon Go or renting a movie or buying an audiobook. Google Play Points first launched in Japan in September 2018 and came to South Korea in April of this year. The US program has four levels, Bronze through Platinum and points are worth more the higher the level you reach. Points can be used on a few dozen apps as well as some charitable causes. Google funds the points so developers don't lose any money by participating.	https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/04/google-plays-u-s-store-adds-a-rewards-program-with-points-for-purchases-downloads-more/
25	:38	tm	Researchers from Tokyo's University of Electro-Communications and the University of Michigan have demonstrated how lasers could activate voice assistants. Microphones in mobile devices and smart speakers use micro-electro mechanical systems or MEMS to detect vibration in the air from sound and convert it to electrical signals. The diaphragm used in MEMS to detect sound also reacts to variations in laser light. So a laser pointed at a MEMS microphone and modulated properly is read as voice by the mic but you can't hear it. To pull this off an attacker would need a laser source, like a laser pointer, a laser driver and audio amplifier. The laser driver is intended for lab use so requires experience to assemble properly. The researchers tested Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook devices and found that almost all of the smart speakers registered the commands from at least 164 feet away, though an iPhone was only vulnerable from a range of around 33 feet, and two tested Android phones were only controlled within 16 feet.	https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/11/researchers-hack-siri-alexa-and-google-home-by-shining-lasers-at-them/
26	:42	sl	Facebook announced a corporate rebranding with an all-caps version of the word Facebook in grey, or whatever color fits with a sub-brand like Instagram or WhatsApp. Those brands will have the new logo in the form of "from FACEBOOK" at the bottom of pages. The idea is to distinguish the Facebook company from the Facebook social network. To be clear the social network is not changing its logo.	https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50300142
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28	:46	tm	Freedom House issued its internet freedom rankings, finding a worldwide decline. Iceland and Estonia remained at the top fo the charts. China and Iran are at the bottom. While censorship is one fo the factors it measures, disinformation and propaganda have seen significant increases. Freedom House president Mike Abramowitz said “Many governments are finding that on social media, propaganda works better than censorship.” Surveillance, which has a chilling effect on speech, also is not eh rise. The US and China have both expanded monitoring of social media. Freedom House was founded in 1941 by Wendell Wilkie and Eleanor Roosevelt and is currently 86% funded by US government grants.	https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/04/disinformation-censorship-freedom-house/
29	:49	sl	Micron's revenue dropped 23%. Seagate revenue dropped 25%. Samsung reported a 52% fall in profit. This is not great news for their investors but it's excellent news if you're building a PC. PC parts in general have been getting cheaper all year. A 16GB DDR4 kit that might have cost you north of $150 in recent memory, now sells for around $75. And with singles day coming in China 11/11 and Black Friday to follow in the US at the end of the November, deals on already cheap parts are going to be very attractive if you like to build or modify your desktop. Patrick Norton follows this closely, Patrick, what's the good news?	https://www.pcgamer.com/should-you-buy-a-pre-built-pc-or-build-your-own-gaming-rig-over-black-friday/
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39	:53		Patrick Norton's mobile life
40			AKA, the hell of mobile Internet. It's very simple: nobody wants to sell data in bulk.
41			Also, unlimited data? 128Kbps is worthless. Even for a lot of web pages!
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49			Regarding the Airpods Pro and their new noise cancelling feature. I had the opportunity to attend some live music this weekend and forgot my earplugs. I did however have the new Airpod Pros in my pocket. Since I was wearing my Apple Watch, I knew that the ambient sound levels were around 110 decibels sustained. However popping in my airpods and turning on the noise reduction prevented my getting any tinnitus the next day. So while that probably isn't an advertised use of them, it worked great in my case and I'm thankful for having had them. Regarding the data storage on glass. I work for a large research university's library as a programmer and we have VERY large datasets that don't change once established. Something like the glass type of data storage would be perfect for our needs. I'm especially curious how it will could be used for things like our digital collections, eg. the DARE fieldwork recordings. Currently we use a few options (yes even tape backups) one of which is a service like Amazon Glacier, which is super cheap to store and keep but costs a bit more to restore. Having another medium like the glass storage mentioned would be really valuable to us. Thanks for the show! Dave in Madison, WI		https://uwdc.library.wisc.edu/collections/amerlangs/
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