Advertisement

Selasa, 23 Mei 2017

10 things in tech you need to know today

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS  |  UNSUBSCRIBE  |  VIEW ONLINE

May 23, 2017

Advertisement

Good morning! Here is the tech news you need to know this Tuesday.

1. Apple just launched a new attack on Android. The iPhone maker has launched a website aimed at persuading people who currently have an Android phone to buy an iPhone from Apple.

2. An internal Google email reveals more evidence of the company's tip line for reporting whistle-blowers. The email comes from a lawsuit filed by an anonymous Google employee who claims the company runs a "spying program" that encourages employees to report each other for leaking information to the press or public.

3. Facebook activated its Safety Check feature in the UK after an explosion left over 20 people dead and more than 50 injured in Manchester. Safety Check asks people in the area of the incident if they are safe, and publicly marks them as such if they say they are.

4. A Wall Street analyst predicts the iPhone 8 will start at $870. However, it could cost as much as $1,070.

5. Google DeepMind's AlphaGo AI beat the best Go player in the world in its opening match at the Future of Go Summit. The summit is being held in China this week.

6. The founder of LeEco, a Chinese Netflix-to-Tesla-like conglomerate, has stepped down as the CEO of the group's main listed unit. The company is starting to streamline and cut debt after rapid expansion led to a cash crunch.

7. The next major game from the folks behind "Grand Theft Auto" just got delayed until 2018. "Red Dead Redemption 2" now has a launch window of "spring 2018."

8. Someone in 2010 bought 2 pizzas with 10,000 bitcoins. Today, the same amount of bitcoins would be worth $20 million.

9. Mark Zuckerberg wants to make Facebook more like the Peace Corps and Alcoholics Anonymous. Zuckerberg touched on how he wants Facebook's role in society to evolve in a lengthy post on Sunday summarizing some of his learnings from touring the US.

10. Cybersecurity firm Symantec believes it was "highly likely" that a hacking group affiliated with North Korea was responsible for the WannaCry cyber attack. The attack infected more than 300,000 computers worldwide and disrupted operations at hospitals, banks, and schools across the globe.

Share this:

Facebook Share Twitter Share Email Share
  

Email sent to:     |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe

Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy

150 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor New York, NY 10011
Sailthru

Tidak ada komentar:

Posting Komentar