Summary: The Consumer Electronics Show is over for another year, leaving a pile of press releases, product releases and demo videos in its wake. El Kaiser and J.D. discuss the highlights of the 2017 mega-gadgetfest, and sample a few other stories in the tech headlines this week. Also on the show, <a href="http://www.poptechjam.com/ad-astra-per-aspera/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">J.D. points NASA fans in the direction of the new movie Hidden Figures</a> — and the apps and sites celebrating these inspiring women. Through hardships to the stars, indeed.<br> Links to This Week’s News Stories<br> • <a href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/01/ces-2017-alexa-ai-oled/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">I have seen the future: Alexa controls everything</a> (Ars Technica)<br> • <a href="https://www.cnet.com/pictures/ces-2017-all-the-cool-new-gadgets-pictures/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">All the cool new gadgets at CES 2017</a> (CNET)<br> • <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/the-battle-of-the-ces-2017-coffee-and-tea-robots/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Battle of the CES 2017 coffee and tea robots</a> (CNET)<br> • <a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/features/nokia-6-asus-zenfone-ar-and-other-ces-2017-launches-vodafones-rs-499-plan-more-news-this-week-1646127" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nokia 6, Asus ZenFone AR and Other CES 2017 Launches, Vodafone’s Rs. 499 Plan, More News This Week</a> (Gadgets360)<br> • <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/marissa-mayer-is-resigning-from-yahoos-board-2017-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Marissa Mayer is resigning from Yahoo’s board </a>(Business Insider)<br> • <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/business/dealbook/yahoo-would-become-altaba-after-selling-its-internet-business.html?_r=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">After Verizon deal, Yahoo to become ‘Altaba’ and Marissa Mayer to step down from board</a> (The New York Times)<br> • <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1011006/000119312517005896/d316156d8k.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">United State Securities and Exchange Commission Form 8-K</a><br> • <a href="http://www.recode.net/2017/1/9/14211466/facebook-video-advertising-midroll" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook is going to start showing ads in the middle of its videos and sharing the money with publishers</a> (Recode)<br> • <a href="http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm535843.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified in St. Jude medical’s implantable cardiac devices and Merlin@home transmitter</a> (FDA Safety Communication)<br> •<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-16_en.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Commission proposes high level of privacy rules for all electronic communications and updates data protection rules for EU institutions </a>(EU Commission press release)<br> • <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/01/10/continuing-commitment-privacy-windows-10/#CRgKdZUeQWkZew6A.97" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Our continuing commitment to your privacy with Windows 10</a> (Windows blog)<br> • <a href="https://account.microsoft.com/account/manage-my-account" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">One place to manage your privacy</a> (Microsoft)<br> • <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/01/09/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-15002-pc/#prfULtMbvr8vlOHC.97" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15002 for PC</a> (Windows blog)<br> • <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/upcoming-features" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Coming Soon to Windows 10</a> (Microsoft)<br> • <a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/01/facebook-google-strict-eu-privacy-rules-ad-revenues-2/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook, Google face strict EU privacy rules that could hit ad revenues</a> (Ars Technica)<br> • <a href="https://9to5mac."></a>
