WhatsApp With The Money?
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| WhatsApp With The Money? | |
| Number | 3478 |
| Broadcast Date | FEBRUARY 28, 2019 |
| Episode Length | 30:00 |
| Hosts | Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang |
| Guests | Justin Robert Young |
Tipping users on Twitter, Amazon announces Project Zero to fight counterfeits, and YouTube will disable comments on all videos featuring minors.
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Quick Hits
- Samsung says the Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus will ship with a preinstalled plastic screen protector, similar to what OnePlus does. The ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor means not all third-party screen protectors will work. Samsung will sell extras of the protector for $29.99. While current tempered glass screen protectors do not seem to work with the S10's fingerprint sensor, some companies claim they'll have compatible screens.
- Motorola told Engadget this week that it indeed plans to launch a foldable phone, first seen in a patent filing from the company, which describes a smartphone that features a large internal display that bends in half when the device is closed. Motorola VP of Global Product Dan Dery says they're also exploring a dual-hinge device with a single screen that folds twice, leaving only a third of the display exposed when in phone mode.
- Reddit is testing letting users tip real money to posters. Reddit users can choose $3, $5, $10 or enter a custom amount. A Reddit admin said 78.5% of the money will go to the tipped user, 18.5% to Reddit and 3% to Stripe. A Reddit spokesman warned, "Only a small percent of experiments get implemented.” The test only works with one Reddit user, known for adding the WWE themed line to the end of posts "...in 1998 when the undertaker threw mankind off hеll in a cell, and plummeted sixteen feet through an announcer's table."
Top Stories
- Amazon announced Project Zero in an effort to eliminate counterfeit products from its site. Companies can apply to be given the power to flag and remove listings of their products that they believe are counterfeit. Right now companies have to submit a request to Amazon to have such products removed. Amazon will train employees of Project Zero companies, which must maintain a high bar of accuracy to keep their Project Zero privileges. Amazon is also letting companies submit logos, trademarks and other info for an automated removal system. And for a service cost of 1-5 cents per unit, Amazon will scan products as they leave the warehouse to look for a special serial code.
- Amazon launched Amazon Day for Prime members in the US to let them control what day of the week their orders arrive. Amazon says orders will arrive together on the selected Amazon Day in fewer boxes and allow for more predictable delivery. The company says it tested Amazon Day with a group of Prime members, and the results reduced packaging by “tens of thousands” of boxes over several months.
- YouTube announced it will disable comments on all videos featuring minors. YouTube previously disabled comments on millions of videos in order to prevent communication between pedophiles. A small number of creators that closely moderate comments and demonstrate a low risk of predatory comments will be allowed to keep them open on videos with minors in them. YouTube also says it improved its comment classifier that can identify and remove predatory comments on any video automatically.
- IBM's X-Force Threat Intelligence Index (which monitored 70 billion security events per day in more than 130 countries) indicates criminals are moving away from malware and ransomware in favor of fileless attacks. Criminals are also moving towards cryptojacking-- stealing computer power to mine cryptocurrency-- rather than stealing Personally Identifiable Information which requires more knowledge and resources to profit from. 57% of cyberattacks studied used administrative tools like PowerShell to escape detection. Targeted phishing attacks accounted for 29% and 45% of phishing attacks used targeted Business Email Compromises. PowerShell is a powerful scripting language that provides access to a machine’s inner core, including unrestricted access to Windows APIs. It can run remotely through WinRM.
- A quick check of Strategy Analytics estimates for the wearables market shows Samsung and Fitbit quadrupled the number of smartwatches shipped in Q4 2018 vs the previous year. Apple grew by 1.4 million units over the previous year too but its marketshare dropped 15%. Apple still shipped 9.2 million units to number two Samsung's 2.4 million and Fitbit's 2.3 million. The overall smartwatch market grew 56%.
- The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration issued new rules around lithium ion batteries in cargo holds. The new interim final rule disallows lithium ion cells and batteries in the cargo area of passenger airplanes, though it doesn't go so far as to ban them. If you must put an electronic device in checked baggage, you'll have to turn it off completely and pack it to be protected from damage. For Cargo planes, Lithium ion batteries must have less than 30 percent charged. So those days of getting a phone in the mail with almost a full charge are over my American friends.
- The New York Times reports its sources say WhatsApp will launch a cryptocurrency, pegged to multiple fiat currencies, that would let users send cash across international borders. WhatsApp has supposedly approached cryptocurrency exchanges about listing the currency. Telegram and Signal are also reportedly working on cryptocurrencies as well.
Mailbag
- I use the Apple Watch to track my sleep every night. There is a fantastic app called Auto Sleep which uses the motion sensor data and heart rate monitor in the watch to give you night-by-night analysis of how well you slept. It shows how long you were in “deep” sleep, “light” sleep, how effective your sleep was, what your daily to-bed and awake trends are, and makes suggestions for improvement.
As for the charging issue, I charge my watch while getting ready in the morning or during my commute. Apple sells a short Apple Watch-USB charger that I use in my car during my 30 minute commute, which is enough to keep it going.
As an aside, I enjoy using my Apple Watch as an exercise tracker as well, where I have paired it with a Polar chest strap monitor. This gives extraordinary heart rate accuracy for activities the watch normally doesn’t track as well, such as weight training or interval training.
The Apple Watch isn’t perfect, but I have really enjoyed it for these use cases. - Sent by Brian in soggy Raleigh, NC
- I use the Apple Watch to track my sleep every night. There is a fantastic app called Auto Sleep which uses the motion sensor data and heart rate monitor in the watch to give you night-by-night analysis of how well you slept. It shows how long you were in “deep” sleep, “light” sleep, how effective your sleep was, what your daily to-bed and awake trends are, and makes suggestions for improvement.
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