Uber will make more personalized ride recommendations
"Uber's app is getting a little smarter. TechCrunch reports that the company will begin making more personalized ride recommendations that take into account the length of your trip, your destination and your previous ride history. Ultimately, the goal..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/18/uber-personalized-ride-recommendations/MIT finds a smarter way to fight Spectre-style CPU attacks
" Many companies have developed patches to mitigate Meltdown- and Spectre-like speculative memory attacks. However, they can come with compromises: they can leave major gaps and still slow down your system. MIT researchers may have a better way. They'v..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/18/mit-dawg-fights-spectre-attacks/10月19日のできごとは「Nintendo Switch 4.0.0配信」「グランツーリスモSPORT発売」ほか：今日は何の日？
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https://japanese.engadget.com/2018/10/18/10-19-nintendo-switch-4-0-0-sport/Google Maps ETA sharing comes to iOS, third-party apps
" The overhaul of Google Maps is continuing, this time with ETA sharing. After first introducing the feature in 2017, Google is giving users the ability to share their location and route in real-time with others on both Android and iOS devices—an..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/18/google-maps-eta-sharing-ios-third-party-apps/Vertu rises from bankruptcy ashes with $4,000 Android phone
" Like a very expensive phoenix emerging from gold-and-sapphire-tipped flames, Vertu has returned from its bankruptcy with its latest luxury smartphone. Aster P is a handmade device with a price tag that reflects that handiwork and the premium materials used to…"
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/18/vertu-aster-p-android-bankruptcy-return/Facebook’s confusion about its Portal camera is concerning
"Facebook couldn't have picked a worse time to introduce Portal, a camera-equipped smart display designed to make video chatting in your home easier. And, if the rumors are true, the company is reportedly also preparing to launch a video chat camera f..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/18/facebook-portal-camera-ads-data-privacy/Wirecutter's best deals: Save $20 on an Anova Precision Cooker Nano
" This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissions that support its work. Read Wirecutter's continuously updated list of deals here."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/18/wirecutters-best-deals-anova-precision-cooker-nano/YouTube and Eventbrite sell concert tickets through music videos
" YouTube is making it easier to translate raw enthusiasm for a band into seeing them play live. The streaming giant has struck up a deal with Eventbrite that will show tour listings right below videos from Official Artist Channels. Tap a "tickets" but..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/18/youtube-eventbrite-concert-tickets/Amazon's Alexa 'whisper mode' starts rolling out today
" One of the new features introduced at last month's Amazon hardware event was the ability to whisper to your Amazon Echo device -- and have Alexa whisper back to you. Amazon confirmed to Engadget that this feature, called "whisper mode," is now rollin..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/18/amazon-alexa-whisper-mode-rolls-out-today/IBM finally proves that quantum systems are faster than classicals
" In 1994, MIT professor of applied mathematics, Peter Shor, developed a groundbreaking quantum computing algorithm capable of factoring numbers (that is, finding the prime numbers for any integer N) using quantum computer technology. For the next deca..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/18/ibm-math-proof-quantum-computers-shor-algorithm/ https://http://www.engadget.com/ 