Summary: El Kaiser and J.D. are back this week with the usual suitcase full of technology news to unpack, including Samsung’s announcement that its Bixby virtual assistant is open (source) for business. And while Blue Apron is folding up a bit of its workforce, and Google’s DeepMind A.I. software is folding proteins. Oh, and let’s not forget, the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update started to show up on PCs everywhere this week. Now, if only we can get to the sweater weather…slip on your flip-flops come on along for Episode 251!<br> Links to Stories Mentioned on This Week’s Show<br> <br> * <a href="https://news.samsung.com/global/bixby-2-0-the-start-of-the-next-paradigm-shift-in-devices" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bixby 2.0: The Start of the Next Paradigm Shift in Devices</a> (Samsung Global Newsroom)<br> * <a href="http://www.samsungmobilepress.com/news/experience-samsung-360-round,-a-high-quality-camera-for-creating-and-livestreaming-3d-content-for-virtual-reality-(vr)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Experience Samsung 360 Round, a High-Quality Camera for Creating and Livestreaming 3D Content for Virtual Reality</a> (Samsung Mobile Press)<br> * <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/18/facebooks-discovery-focused-explore-feed-hits-the-desktop/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Facebook officially rolls out its discovery-focused ‘Explore Feed’</a> (TechCrunch)<br> * <a href="https://deepmind.com/blog/alphago-zero-learning-scratch/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">AlphaGo Zero: Learning from scratch</a> (DeepMind)<br> * <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/18/its-able-to-create-knowledge-itself-google-unveils-ai-learns-all-on-its-own" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">‘It’s able to create knowledge itself’: Google unveils AI that learns on its own</a> (The Guardian)<br> * <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/technology/google-fake-ads-fact-check.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Google Serves Fake News Ads in an Unlikely Place: Fact-Checking Sites</a> (The New York Times)<br> * <a href="http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/356066-popular-twitter-account-claiming-to-belong-to-tennessee-gop-was-run-by" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Twitter account claiming to belong to Tennessee GOP was run by Russian trolls </a> (The Hill)<br> * <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/18/facebook-ad-disclosure-bill-243914" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">McCain signs on to Democrats’ Facebook ad disclosure bill</a> (Politico)<br> * <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-18/facebook-and-google-helped-anti-refugee-campaign-in-swing-states" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Facebook and Google Helped Anti-Refugee Campaign in Swing States</a> (Bloomberg)<br> * <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/dodging-russian-spies-customers-are-ripping-out-kaspersky" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dodging Russian Spies, Customers Are Ripping Out Kaspersky</a> (The Daily Beast)<br> * <a href="http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-news/press-release.html?id=2523733#.WegIb9uZPHo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">HP Unveils World’s Most Powerful and First Detachable PC Workstation</a> (HP Newsroom)<br> * <a href="https://www.axios.com/blue-apron-announces-layoffs-2498229108.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Blue Apron announces layoffs</a> (Axios)<br> * <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/18/legos-official-women-of-nasa-set-goes-on-sale-november-1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Lego’s official ‘Women of NASA’ set goes on sale November 1</a> (TechCrunch)<br> <br> Windows 10 Fall Creators Update<br> <br> * <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/17/whats-new-windows-10-fall-creators-update/#hFA2vJQ8EkR2tEqs.97" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">What’s new in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update</a> (M...
