I’m Old and Slow and Everyone Kills Me
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| I’m Old and Slow and Everyone Kills Me | |
| Number | 3467 |
| Broadcast Date | FEBRUARY 12, 2019 |
| Episode Length | 29:11 |
| Hosts | Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang |
| Guests | Patrick Beja |
EA’s ‘Apex Legends’ has received 25 million sign-ups in a single week besting the previous title holder ‘Fortnite’. Will ‘Apex Legends’ be the next “it” game?
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Quick Hits
- Google announced new features when right-clicking on an email beyond the current three options: Archive, Mark as Read, or Delete. Users on Gmail's rapid release schedule will start to see the new features including reply options, snoozing options, and muting options today, and the rollout to everyone will begin on February 22.
- Sony Interactive, Sony's gaming business, is swapping its top executives. Deputy president Jim Ryan will step up to president and CEO while current president and CEO John Kodera will become deputy president. Sony says Kodera will continue to work on building up gaming and content services. Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida said he wants Ryan to oversee the stability of PlayStation while Kodera focuses on expanding PlayStation network.
- Legislation to give Russia more control over its internet traffic passed its first three readings in the Duma, Russia's lower chamber of parliament. The bill would route data through state-controlled infrastructure, install equipment to identify traffic sources and block banned content and develop a national Domain Name System for use in case the country was cut off from the internet. The bill must pass two more votes in the Duma before being voted on in the upper chamber and if passed in all those cases, signed by the President.
- Adobe Lightroom's next version will introduced a feature called "Enhance Details" that uses a neural network to power demosaicing. Using machine learning in macOS and Windows, it can deliver 30 percent more resolution in Bayer and X-Trans RAW files, organically from a camera's sensor. It can increase detail while reducing moire and false colors.
Top Stories
- Apple has named Frank Casanova its first head of marketing for augmented reality. Casanova moved from leading iPhone marketing for wireless carriers into the new role this month. Casanova is an Apple veteran, having worked at the company for about 30 years, and is credited for his work with carriers to promote the iPhone, and developing older Apple products, like the QuickTime video player.
- Developers David Wilkinson and Ognjen Apic have created a Chrome extension called Language Learning with Netflix. It lets you watch Netflix shows with two subtitles on at the same time so you can pair translations to help increase vocabulary. Hovering over a word shows a dictionary and clicking a word lets you hear it. You can choose to slow dialogue and even pause playback at the end of every subtitle. The extension is free though the developers have plans for premium features.
- Amazon is buying mesh router maker Eero to fit into its smart home plans. But most people are concerned about privacy with this deal. Eero's privacy policy is written in plain language and Eero tweeted that it “does not track customers’ internet activity and this policy will not change with the acquisition.” Dieter Bohn at The Verge notes that your router does know when you're home and can see your traffic patterns telling when you're streaming video for instance. Also Eero knows what gadgets connect to your system. Zack Whittaker at TechCrunch notes, however, that things like https can prevent your router seeing what sites you visit and your ISP knows a lot more about your traffic than any router. Also with AWS, Amazon probably knows way more about you than it could glean from your router.
- In an article about the popularity of Apple AirPods, their fast sales and frequent appearance in memes, Neil Cybart at AboveAvalon.com says, "A product which the tech press declared too awkward-looking to ever go mainstream has now made headphones with wires look out of style." Discuss.
Discussion
- EA's 'Apex Legends' tops 'Fortnite' record with 25 million signups in a week
- AN UPDATE ON APEX LEGENDS FROM VINCE ZAMPELLA
- Daniel Ahmad on Twitter: "Here is a rough comp. Number of Apex Legends players after: 8 hours - 1m 1 day - 2.5m 3 days - 10m 1 week - 25m Number of Fortnite BR players after: 2 weeks - 10m 6 weeks - 20m 11 weeks - 30m 16 weeks - 40m"
Mailbag
- I was listening on my way to work yesterday’s podcast and the story about Apple making records available to veterans. One thing that was not noted but I believe is important is that the VA signed a contract with Cerner Corporation last year to completely modernize their electronic health records. This comes subsequent to the DoD signing a contract with a Leidos consortium to do the same with Cerner as a key member to that DoD contract. The Coast Guard has also signed on. With all of that said, I don’t know what the involvement of Cerner in this latest Apple effort but I wouldn’t be surprised if Cerner is invoked. It certainly is possible that this is connected to the VA’s existing VistA system that is the system that will be replaced.
Just thought you might like a little more background. - Sent by Tom
- I was listening on my way to work yesterday’s podcast and the story about Apple making records available to veterans. One thing that was not noted but I believe is important is that the VA signed a contract with Cerner Corporation last year to completely modernize their electronic health records. This comes subsequent to the DoD signing a contract with a Leidos consortium to do the same with Cerner as a key member to that DoD contract. The Coast Guard has also signed on. With all of that said, I don’t know what the involvement of Cerner in this latest Apple effort but I wouldn’t be surprised if Cerner is invoked. It certainly is possible that this is connected to the VA’s existing VistA system that is the system that will be replaced.
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