PTJ 242: So Long, Old Paint?




POP | TECH | JAM show

Summary: <a href="http://ew.com/movies/2017/07/25/close-encounters-rerelease-trailer/">Close Encounters of the Third Kind</a> is coming back for a 40th-anniversary run, but a couple of old standbys are getting boxed up for the software attic. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/prrosado/">El Kaiser</a> and J.D. take a stroll through the week’s headlines and talk later about Google Street View — and how those who love it can make their own outdoor 360-images. Punch that Play button and come on along!<br> Links to Stories on This Week’s Episode<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-socialmedia-eu-consumers-idUSKBN1A92D4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">EU increases pressure on Facebook, Google and Twitter over user terms</a> (Reuters)<br> * <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-results-idUSKBN1A92GZ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Alphabet adds to cash pile despite higher costs, antitrust fine</a> (Reuters)<br> * <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-8-launch-date-apple-earnings-call-2017-7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">iPhone 8 launch date: Expect hint in Apple’s earnings call next week</a> (Business Insider)<br> * <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/second-version-hololens-hpu-will-incorporate-ai-coprocessor-implementing-dnns/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Second version of HoloLens HPU will incorporate AI coprocessor for implementing DNNs</a> (Microsoft Research blog)<br> * <a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/07/perverse-malware-infecting-hundreds-of-macs-remained-undetected-for-years/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">“Perverse” malware infecting hundreds of Macs remained undetected for years</a> (Ars Technica)<br> * <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-irobot-strategy-idUSKBN1A91A5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Roomba vacuum maker iRobot betting big on the ‘smart’ home</a> (Reuters)<br> * <a href="https://www.globe.gov/news-events/globe-news/newsdetail/globe/nasa-invites-you-to-become-a-citizen-scientist-during-us-total-solar-eclipse" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">NASA invites you to become a citizen scientist during US total solar eclipse</a> (GLOBE.gov)<br> * <a href="https://observer.globe.gov/about/get-the-app" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">GLOBE Observer app</a><br> * <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/search/helping-people-crisis/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Helping people in a crisi</a>s (Google blog)<br> * <a href="https://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2017/07/adobe-flash-update.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Flash &amp; the future of interactive content</a> (Adobe Conversations blog)<br> * <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/24/technology/microsoft-paint.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Microsoft Paint’s days may be numbered</a> (The New York Times)<br> * <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/07/24/ms-paint-stay/#qRlEzhbBZ8eCBvMX.97" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">MS Paint is here to stay</a> (Windows blog)<br> * <a href="https://www.google.com/streetview/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Google Street View</a><br> * <a href="https://www.google.com/streetview/apps/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Google Street View apps</a><br> * <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/20/technology/personaltech/finding-the-date-on-a-map-image.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Finding a map’s date on Google Street View</a> (The New York Times)<br> * <a href="https://www.instagram.com/prrosado/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Pedro Rafael Rosado’s Instagram feed</a><br> * <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jdbiersdorfer/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">J.D. Biersdorfer’s Instagram feed</a><br> * <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wandering_livestock/" target="_blank" rel="nofollo..."></a>