Video Tech Insights (21 Jun 2019)

Facebook Libra, Smart Home Malware and AR YouTube Ads

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Here’s our selection of last week’s top stories, the ones we are most excited about and happy to share with you. Hope you like this little update! 📺

(AR)
Youtube adds AR features for virtual product testing:

Immersive branded experiences in YouTube and display ads

(Future)
One step closer to SciFi — Self driving cars will now deliver your Pizza (If you live in Houston)

Domino's® and Nuro Partner to Bring Autonomous Pizza Delivery to Houston

(Tech)
To scan or not to scan? For a brief moment Samsung advised their customer to regularly scan their Smart TVs for Malware. Yet another pointer that Smart devices comes also with risk:

Samsung tells homes to virus-check TVs

(Tech)
Apple TV will get a picture in picture mode:
https://9to5mac.com/2019/06/17/tvos-13-beta-2-picture-in-picture/

(Future)
Open Source has been shaping IT. Meanwhile everything is IT. Can everything become Open Source?
Bionic legs as it seems can:

Open-Source Leg - Open-Source Leg

(Crypto)
In case you missed it so far, here’s a rundown of facebooks “Cryptocurrency” Libra.

Facebook announces Libra cryptocurrency: All you need to know

See also some more views on the controversy around it: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-06-17/facebook-libra-crypto-currency-is-another-zuckerberg-threat

(Tech)
Why did Google+ Fail? An interesting view:

Why Google+ Failed

(Tech)
Yet another example of the risk with “everything connected”. A Tesla3 has been diverted from the planned route:

Tesla Model 3 Spoofed off the highway - Regulus Navigation System Hack Causes Car to Turn On Its…

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