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The article details how Anthem has delayed it's road map which to some players is vital to see if they still want to continue playing the game or not. Could Anthem come back from this and some how impress everyone that has played
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Yesterday was the Red Wedding of news for Anthem. While an update brought some quality of life changes, some buffs and a new Stronghold, BioWare finally said what we all knew what was coming, but perhaps didn't want to believe.

The entire Anthem roadmap is now delayed. BioWare delivered on practically nothing that was supposed to get here in April other than yesterday's Stronghold and a live event or two, but now everything else that fans assumed would not be crammed into the final week of the month has indeed been delayed.

That would be things like a mastery system, guilds, leaderboards, various freeplay events, more legendary missions and also May's Cataclysm, which BioWare will now talk about in May, but it almost certainly won't be out next month. There is no revised roadmap, there are no new dates or months attached to any of these items, only a statement from BioWare that their mistake was talking about things too soon, and they'd wait to reveal stuff closer to when it was actually ready going forward.

Perhaps most biting was the section about loot in the update post, namely that BioWare knows that loot and progression are a problem, and they are working on fixes yet they have nothing to announce on the topic. No drop rate increases, no additional sources of legendaries, no word on new or missing items. And again, no promised dates for any potential upcoming changes.

This all culminated in one of the most awkward livestreams I've ever seen, with a dev/community team playing through the new Stronghold as chat spammed "LOOT" and all other manner of anger and confusion while the community manager explained they would only be talking about Stronghold, and referred everyone to the update post explaining that everything was delayed and loot wasn't going to be fixed indefinitely. It was painful.

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I have been one of Anthem's most prominent optimists, despite my criticism, but something feels different now. The winds have changed. The oxygen has been sucked out of the room. It feels like there may just be too much wrong with Anthem to fix, and even if many loot shooters struggle in their early days, we're in a spot where things feel worse than we ever saw with Diablo, Destiny or The Division. There is simply no reason to play the game as you can easily go for hours without making an iota of character progress, and if you do play, there is no reason to do anything but GM1 Heart of Rage runs over and over as the only mildly efficient way of getting loot, given current drop rates and the way activities work. There need to be massive changes made to almost every aspect of Anthem outside of its core combat, and I genuinely don't know if it can be done. If BioWare won't even do incredibly minor and obvious things like bump the legendary drop rate to appease their remaining players, how can we trust them to fix the much, much larger issues?

This update may have been honest, but it was dispiriting for fans who were hoping for if not fixes themselves, at least a timeline for fixes, but all it did is explain why the previous timeline didn't pan out (there was too much other stuff to fix), and news that now we really won't have any idea what fixes are coming or when. Longer term, we have no clear vision of where things are headed. We know Anthem has no DLC or true expansions, so how can it ever have its Taken King or Reaper of Souls moment for a grand turnaround? They can't continue releasing content in tiny, random chunks like we see with this Stronghold, as that's just wasting it. But it's been months and we can't even get a coherent explanation of what something supposedly concrete and near-term like the Cataclysm is.

In some ways, this feels like the end of the road for Anthem. I cannot predict the future, as the industry has been known to surprise us with comeback stories like No Man's Sky or Final Fantasy XIV, but between Anthem's current slate of problems and the fact that this is money-hungry EA and leadership-challenged BioWare we're talking about here, the odds sure seem heavily stacked against Anthem at the moment, no matter how hard the team may be working to fix a game that clearly should not have been released this year in the first place.
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The article explains that Facebook may start to lose more money if they don't start to put something serious for the privacy of users. Could they make privacy better for their app?

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A billion here and a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.

Facebook has offered a glimpse of the magnitude of the penalty that it could be facing as it negotiates a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over improperly offering up users' personal information to the U.K. firm Cambridge Analytica.

How much? Up to $5 billion, a figure that would dwarf any previous settlement the FTC has reached with tech firms involving privacy and their data practices.

In its quarterly earnings report, Facebook posted a charge of $3 billion to account for the potential penalty it will get hit with in a settlement with the FTC . The company said that "the range of loss in this matter" could reach $5 billion.

"The matter remains unresolved, and there can be no assurance as to the timing or the terms of any final outcome," Facebook said in its earnings release.

So even if all the details have yet to be worked out, and even if talks over a deal fall through and the matter ends up getting litigated, it is telling that the FTC appears to be seeking a penalty on that scale.

Facebook, of course, could be considered a recidivist offend e r in the Cambridge Analytica matter . T he firm committing to certain privacy protections, including securing users' consent before sharing their information with third parties. signed onto a 20-year consent decree with the FTC in 2011,

For perspective, in 2012, Google $22.5 million in a settlement agreed to pay over its own violation of a pervious agreement with the FTC , which the agency said at the time was the largest penalty it had ever assessed for a violation of a commission order.

But of all the tech heavyweights, Facebook might have the most baggage with the privacy issue. The firm has had an enduring history of pushing the outer limits of what regulators foreign and domestic will tolerate in terms of how it handles its users' data.

And CEO Mark Zuckerberg's March codifying the "right to be forgotten has been announcement that he would seek to fundamentally reorient the company around a commitment to user privacy, marked by new sharing limitations and , " his company negotiating a potentially massive, record-setting settlement with the nation's chief privacy enforcement authority, it 's easy to see a political and economic rationale behind the move. met with a fair measure of skepticism. But in the context of

Meantime, Facebook has added to its senior leadership a veteran of the Washington privacy debates . Earlier this week, the company announced that it is bringing on Jennifer Newstead as its general counsel. Newstead, a senior official at the State Department, was a key figure in shepherding the Patriot Act through Congress in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. That bill dramatically expanded the government's surveillance authorities, and helped establish a legal framework that put the government at odds with some leading tech companies, which have protested the bulk collection of metadata about their users under the bill's authorities.

But for Facebook, Newstead's hire could signal a new seriousness about the regulatory pressures the company is facing both in the United States and overseas. At the same time, Facebook is also bringing on one of the more prominent critics of the surveillance and data-collection regime created under the Patriot Act in the person of Kevin Bankston, an alum of civil liberties groups like the ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation, who is joining the firm as the company's director of privacy policy in June.

So it is that Facebook heads into a new phase marked by close government scrutiny, it seems to be betting the spread with a diverse legal team. With billions of dollars on the table, that might be wise.

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With Billions At Stake, Is Facebook Getting Serious About Privacy?

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A billion here and a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money. Facebook has offered a glimpse of the magnitude of the penalty that it could be facing as it negotiates a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over improperly offering up users' personal information to the U.K.

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The article exposes that Tesla has to start finding new ways of financing after losing $700 million in the first quarter. Could Tesla come back from this and figure out what financing they need and what they don't?

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Tesla may face higher financing costs and growing questions over Morgan Stanley's and Goldman Sachs' banking relationships with the electric car maker, the FOX Business Network has learned.

"They are very concerned over Tesla's souring finances, both the banking community and the banks are, and the growing competition," FOX Business' Charlie Gasparino reported from the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California.

During a recent earnings call, Musk indicated the electric automaker will need to raise more cash after having posted a $700 million loss for the first quarter.

"There is merit to the idea of raising capital at this point," Musk said last week. "It is very important as the company scales to make sure we are on a solid foundation and that we have the appropriate financial discipline across the company and that we are spending money very efficiently. At this point, I think we are doing that."

Bankers are signaling Tesla will have to pay up for any new financing deal in coming months.

Tesla trimmed its afternoon gains following Gasparino's tweet. The electric-car maker's shares finished Monday at $241.47, up 2.69 percent. Tesla is coming off a 14 percent plunge last week, its worst since August of last year.
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Tesla, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs had no immediate comment.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk giving mixed signals on need for financing: Sources

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Tesla may face higher financing costs and growing questions over Morgan Stanley's and Goldman Sachs's banking relationships with the electric car maker.

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The article explains how Ford is now participating in the act of having packages delivered straight to there vehicles. Should other car services participate in this?

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Ford Motor Co. is the latest company to participate in a service from Amazon that allows car owners to have their packages shipped from the e-commerce giant directly to their vehicles.

Select Ford and Lincoln cars will now be eligible for Amazon's In-Car delivery service, the firms said on Tuesday, joining General Motors and Volvo, who were the initial participants in the program from Seattle-based company that launched in 2018.

"It's a convenient, secure way to ensure your packages are delivered directly to you when you are out for the day, anticipating bad weather or wondering if your package is safe," said Ford marketing lead Lorin Kennedy.

Those interested in participating must be Amazon Prime subscribers and own a Ford model from 2017 or later that is equipped with FordPass Connect, or a Lincoln 2018 model and beyond with Lincoln Connect.

It is available in all 50 cities where Amazon In-Car service is currently offered. Large packages, shipments from third-party sellers and those valued at over $1,300 are not eligible.
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The expansion of the vehicle delivery program further entrenches Amazon into the automotive world. Several carmakers, including Toyota and Audi, are offering Amazon's Alexa as part of a vehicle's infotainment system.

Individuals who don't own a car from one of those companies can also purchase an Echo Auto, a small version of the voice-activated assistant that runs through a vehicle's Bluetooth system. Amazon previously said it has sold over 1 million of those devices.

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Ford Motor Co. is the latest company to participate in a service from Amazon that allows car owners to have their packages shipped from the e-commerce giant directly to their vehicles.

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The article details how helping autistic children with concentration by giving silent headphones and fidget spinners could help them. Should more teachers and other adults allow these kids to use these things?

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How quiet headphones and visual guides help autistic patients

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For most people, a visit to the doctor is fairly routine. But for individuals with autism, it can be a harrowing experience.

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The article explains how a small quarantine on campus has helped to prevent further people from getting measles. Should more places take precautionary action to be safe from measles?

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Measles quarantine on campus: Controversial but effective

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Los Angeles health officials are using quarantines to keep a measles exposure from becoming a full-fledged outbreak. It's a tool we might see more of, say experts.

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The article details how the amount of money per share was at a best of $233.67 last year and this year it is at $205. By Tuesday Apple should release their earnings and show what is happening economically with apple.

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Apple Inc. is scheduled to release earnings after Tuesday's close. The stock hit a record high of $233.47/share in 2018 and is currently trading near $205/share. The stock is prone to big moves after reporting earnings and can easily gap up if the numbers are strong. Conversely, if the numbers disappoint, the stock can easily gap down. To help you prepare, here is what the Street is expecting:
Earnings Preview:
Apple is expected to report earnings of $2.37/share on $57.60 billion in revenue. Meanwhile, the so-called Whisper number is $2.47. The Whisper number is the Street's unofficial view on earnings.

Company Profile & Various Businesses:

Here is a brief company profile courtesy of Thomson Reuters:

Apple Inc., incorporated on January 3, 1977, designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers and portable digital music players. The Company sells a range of related software, services, accessories, networking solutions and third-party digital content and applications. The Company's segments include the Americas, Europe, Greater China, Japan and Rest of Asia Pacific. The Americas segment includes both North and South America. The Europe segment includes European countries, India, the Middle East and Africa. The Greater China segment includes China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The Rest of Asia Pacific segment includes Australia and the Asian countries not included in the Company's other operating segments. The Company's products and services include iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod, Apple Watch, Apple TV, a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications, iPhone OS (iOS), OS X and watchOS operating systems, iCloud, Apple Pay and a range of accessory, service and support offerings.
Competition:
Apple competes with Microsoft, Samsung, Sony, HP, IBM, Cisco, Nokia, Motorola, Alphabet, among others.

Pay Attention To How The Stock Reacts To The News:

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Earnings Preview: What To Expect From Apple On Tuesday

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Apple Inc. is scheduled to release earnings after Tuesday's close. The stock hit a record high of $233.47/share in 2018 and is currently trading near $205/share. The stock is prone to big moves after reporting earnings and can easily gap up if the numbers are strong.

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The article explains how the life of the sun over billions of years its mass has increased which over the next billion years will increase and slowly lead to the death of the sun.

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The fate of our Sun is unambiguous, determined solely by its mass.

Too small to go supernova, it's still massive enough to become a red giant when its core's hydrogen is exhausted.

As the inner regions contract and heat up, the outer portions expand, becoming tenuous and rarified.

The interior fusion reactions generate intense stellar winds, which gently expel the star's outer layers.

Single stars often shed their outer layers spherically, like 20% of planetary nebulae.

Stars with binary companions frequently produce spirals or other asymmetrical configurations.

But the most common shape for planetary nebulae is a bipolar morphology, containing two opposing jets.

The leading explanation is that many stars rotate rapidly, which generates large-scale magnetic fields.

Those fields accelerate the loosely-held particles populating the outer stellar regions along the dying star's poles.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope delivers the most spectacular images of this natural phenomenon.

By assigning colors to specific elemental and spectral data, scientists create spectacular visualizations of these signatures.

The cold, neutral gas will be boiled off by the central white dwarf in just ~10,000 years.

In approximately 7 billion years, our Sun's anticipated death should proceed in exactly this manner.

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This Is What Our Sun's Death Will Look Like, With Pictures From NASA's Hubble

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The fate of our Sun is unambiguous, determined solely by its mass. Too small to go supernova, it's still massive enough to become a red giant when its core's hydrogen is exhausted. As the inner regions contract and heat up, the outer portions expand, becoming tenuous and rarified.

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The article explains how the new phone has some flaws that took it away from its initial release date but now has a new release date to hopefully sell and work properly.

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Samsung's $1,300 Galaxy 5G phone is now available for preorder

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The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is available for preorder Thursday from Verizon.

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Attractions might get pricey in San Francisco

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Attractions might get pricey in San Francisco

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The article focuses on how going down the windy Lombard street might start to have a fee.

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California officials say this famous quirky street is too crowded with tourists, and they may enact a toll to keep it under control.

Driving down famously twisty Lombard Street in (CNN) - San Francisco may come with a fee soon.

On April 16, San Francisco's Board of Supervisors unanimously OK'd state legislation that requires people who want to drive down the street -- known for its 27-degree slant and sharp curves -- will have to make a reservation and pay a fee.

The bill has language noting that the street's immense popularity has become an issue for local residents.

"Due to over two million annual visitors, and daily queuing for up to 10 hours, traffic congestion on and around the 1000 block of Lombard Street in the City and County of San Francisco (known as the "Crooked Street") has deteriorated the safety and quality of life for residents of the Crooked Street and surrounding community," reads Assembly Bill 1605, which was originally authored in February.

"It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco to locally approve a reservation and pricing pilot program for vehicles to use the Crooked Street, and to designate an entity to administer the Crooked Street reservation and pricing pilot program to manage traffic congestion."

The plan is to impose a $5 per car fee, with the rate going up to $10 on weekends and holidays. Visitors would need to register for a time and date in advance.

Lombard Street is in the Russian Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. Though the street itself is quite long, the famous portion is the block between Hyde and Leavenworth streets. Because of the difficulty of driving it, the speed limit is 5 miles per hour.

A neighborhood study conducted in early 2019 presented some options for reducing congestion on the crooked street and included feedback from community members.

One potential bit of good news is that the pricing system will not apply to pedestrians who want to walk down Lombard Street -- if they can manage it. Other options not on the table for managing the street are privatizing the street, straightening it out (heaven forbid!) and closing it off completely.

When reached for comment, San Francisco Tourism, the city's official travel organization, told CNN Travel: "We are always interested in things that improve the visitor experience and are looking forward to learning more."

While some tourists may be put out at the idea of paying simply to drive a block, the Lombard Street proposal has plenty of similar examples around the world.

In Venice, Italy, the latest fight against overtourism has resulted in an $11 fee for day trippers -- people who don't spend the night in hotels, thus reducing tourism revenue. The local government plans to use the money to offset some of the damage incurred by tourism, including trash pickup.

Two of the world's most iconic sites, Machu Picchu in Peru and the Taj Mahal in India, have also upped ticket prices while simultaneously introducing "flood control" measures to space out visitors throughout the day.

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Visiting San Francisco's windy Lombard Street may come at a price

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California officials say this famous quirky street is too crowded with tourists, and they may enact a toll to keep it under control. Driving down famously twisty Lombard Street in (CNN) - San Francisco may come with a fee soon.

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The article explains the ingenuity of GM making a mid engine car to handle better.

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After years of rumors, spy photos and revealing patent and trademark filings, Chevrolet has finally confirmed that the next Corvette will be switching to a mid-engine layout.

General Motors CEO Mary Barra made the announcement on Thursday night in New York, after arriving at a charity gala in a camouflaged prototype of the car that was driven by its chief engineer, Tadge Juechter, and emblazoned with the date it will officially debut: 07/18/2019.

Technical details were not announced, but the teaser website for the new car says that "The Next Generation Corvette is the most anticipated Corvette ever. It's the sum of each generation before it, but will stand alone as the new standard of performance."

Chevrolet has been toying with the idea of a mid-engine Corvette since the 1960s, but has stuck to the front-engine layout since the first one went on sale in 1953, despite the limitations of the design. Putting the motor in the middle unlocks a level of performance that Chevrolet is hoping will allow the Corvette to compete even better with exotic sports cars like the Ferrari F8 Tributo, Lamborghini Huracan and Ford GT.

The general consensus of speculation surrounding the car has been that the base Corvette will be powered by a naturally aspirated V8 with around 500 hp and not cost much more than the current $56,990 Stingray, while higher performance models could feature turbocharged or supercharged engines and possibly an all-wheel-drive hybrid drivetrain offering as much as 1,000 hp.

As for the current Corvette, Barra said the last one built, a black Z06, will be auctioned at the Barrett-Jackson event in Connecticut on June 28, wth all proceeds going to The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which supports injured first responders and members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families, along with other causes.
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After years of rumors, spy photos and revealing patent and trademark filings, Chevrolet has finally confirmed that the next Corvette will be switching to a mid-engine layout. General Motors CEO Mary Barra made the announcement on Thursday night in New York, after arriving at a charity gala in a camouflaged prototype of the car that was driven by its chief engineer, Tadge Juechter, and emblazoned with the date it will officially debut: 07/18/2019.

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the article exposes a new personalization package for the charger and the Challenger to salute military.

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Dodge is saluting the U.S. military with its muscle cars.

The automaker is debuting a new Stars & Stripes Edition package available for several versions of the Dodge Challenger and Charger at the New York International Auto Show on April 17.

The $1,995 option can be ordered on rear-wheel-drive GT, R/T and R/T Scat Pack models of both of the Canadian-assembled cars in a variety of colors. It includes a satin black center stripe and American flag fender decals, mid-gloss black 20-inch wheels, bronze brake calipers (standard on Scat Pack, coupled only with an additional Performance Handling Pack option on GT and R/T), black cloth seats with embroidered stars and bronze interior accents.

Anyone can order the package, but Dodge claims to have the highest percentage of active duty military customers in the industry, and many current and retired members of the U.S. Armed Forces are eligible for a $500 discount on its products.
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Stars and Stripes Dodge Challenger and Charger salute U.S. military

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Dodge is saluting the U.S. military with its muscle cars. The automaker is debuting a new Stars & Stripes Edition package available for several versions of the Dodge Challenger and Charger at the New York International Auto Show on April 17.