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Tech News Flash: Monday -- March 19, 2018

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Fake News Has Become an Existential Threat
YouTube Aims to Put the Brakes on Online Conspiracies
Larry Page's Self-Flying Taxi Set for New Zealand Test Runs
New Raspberry Pi Packs More Power
Fitbit Highlights Versatility in New $200 Smartwatch
Gadgets: Smart Phones, Simple Phones, and Sparkling Water on Tap
SpaceChain, Arch Aim to Archive Human Knowledge in Space

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Fake News Has Become an Existential Threat
The scene in A Few Good Men with Jack Nicholson going off on handling
the truth has been coming to mind way too often of late. Sadly, this is
the world we are living in right now, and social media is at the heart
of it. I recently noticed a headline that implied a lot of people had
taken exception to something Gal Gadot tweeted about Stephen Hawking.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85204.html

YouTube Aims to Put the Brakes on Online Conspiracies
YouTube intends to ramp up its efforts to combat conspiracy mongers,
perhaps in response to the rash of conspiracy videos that trended
following the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, last month. Among
other things, YouTube will supply links to relevant Wikipedia pages and
other credible websites to provide viewers with a counter narrative,
according to CEO Susan Wojcicki.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85205.html

Larry Page's Self-Flying Taxi Set for New Zealand Test Runs
A new air taxi service financially backed by Google cofounder Larry Page
is set to take off in New Zealand. Page's Kitty Hawk company, the
developer of a new autonomous flying machine called "Cora," will begin
testing the service in rural Canterbury, according to Hayden Munro,
press secretary for Megan Woods, New Zealand's minister of research,
science and innovation.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85202.html

New Raspberry Pi Packs More Power
The Raspberry Pi Foundation on Wednesday launched the Raspberry Pi 3
Model B+. The new release comes two years after the introduction of its
predecessor, the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. The Raspberry Pi computer runs
the open source Raspbian operating system. The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+
is an incremental upgrade to a line of predecessors that have become
entrenched in education, hobbyist and industry markets.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85200.html

Fitbit Highlights Versatility in New $200 Smartwatch
Fitbit on Tuesday added a new smartwatch to its wearables line with a
pricetag of $199.95. The Fitbit Versa, which will reach global retail
outlets in next month, will be the lightest metal smartwatch in the U.S.
market. It includes a new dashboard that simplifies the way health and
fitness data is accessed on the device. Versa mixes health and fitness
programs.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85198.html

Gadgets: Smart Phones, Simple Phones, and Sparkling Water on Tap
Oh, look, it's a new flagship smartphone duo from Samsung. Shockingly
enough, they're called the "Galaxy S9" and "Galaxy S9+." They have a
similar appearance to the previous year's models, but there are also a
few differences, such as a new camera and stereo speakers. There's a
960-frames-per-second slow motion mode, and there's the option to add
music to clips or turn them into GIFs.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85195.html

SpaceChain, Arch Aim to Archive Human Knowledge in Space
SpaceChain has teamed with the Arch Mission Foundation to use open
source technology to launch an ambitious project involving the storage
of large data sets in spacecraft and on other planets. Arch Mission will
load large quantities of data onto SpaceChain's satellite vehicles with
the eventual aim of storing data on other planets. The joint effort will
help launch the Earth Library.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85196.html

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