Tech news digest #18

Amazon robots, Nintendo Switch exploit, Kubernetes load balancer, Google and your personal data

Amazon Has a Top-Secret Plan to Build Home Robots

The project called “Vesta” should release a robot that would embed sensors like self-driving cars. The features of the robot are unknown, although it means that Amazon really want to be everywhere in your house. (www.bloomberg.com)

The “unpatchable” exploit that makes every current Nintendo Switch hackable

A flaw has been found in Nvidia Tegra X1-based systems making it possible to run arbitrary code. Fail0verflow just released the exploit. They also warn anyone trying the exploit that it can cause irreversible damage on the Nintendo Switch. (arstechnica.com)

Heptio launches an open source load balancer for Kubernetes and OpenStack

The company is focusing on tools to make it easier to use Kubernetes. Gimbal is their latest open source product. It helps route traffic in both Kubernetes clusters and OpenStack deployments. (techcrunch.com)

Who Has More of Your Personal Data Than Facebook? Try Google

The many ways Google harvests personal data. They likely know more about users than Facebook does, thanks to Gmail, apps on mobile and more services. (www.wsj.com)

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