Places and Things

Continuing with a stream of anime announcements that started at least a month ago with Pacific Rim and Altered Carbon, Netflix has revealed it's working on a continuation of yet another classic series with Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, which is due in 2020. from https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/07/netflix-anime-ghost-in-the-shell/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fresize%3D2000%252C2000%252Cshrink%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2018-12%252F901fa030-fa8b-11e8-be1e-f6bb69909b1b%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D2bb5862c4dbc6ee65aeed0e463e9725ed6f708f7&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=6c3d8ede16137288b5db37fc7a530d9aa2421f62

Tucked away high in the residential hills of suburban San Carlos, California, is a three-bedroom home with its own autonomous aerial security system. The house is no different than any other residence on the quiet street full of well-manicured lawns and spacious views of the Pulgas Ridge Preserve. from https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/7/18129308/sunflower-labs-system-drone-surveillance-bee-hive-home-security-startup https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62640333/nstatt_181204_3128_0032.0.jpg

HOUSTON -- Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is speaking publicly about what led to his firing in March by President Trump. In his comments, Tillerson described the president as "pretty undisciplined." "I think part of it was obviously we are starkly different in our styles. from https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rex-tillerson-bob-schieffer-interview-houston-firing-trump-tweet-tillerson-insult-2018-12-07/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

eSIMs are finally getting a foot in the door in the US. Alongside the news that Apple has officially released iOS 12.1.1 to the public, which includes eSIM support, AT&T has become the first major US carrier to support eSIM for iPhone. from https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/06/atandt-is-the-first-major-us-carrier-to-support-esim-on-iphone/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D6016%252C4000%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1064%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2018-12%252Fb66bdfb0-f946-11e8-bbff-1f83f489205d%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D32dc226f545d1f9fd735bf367c42130e0af567e2&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=bb92d8e5b22558c3f0e913d699037b68c564dd3a

The Apple Watch 4 stole the show at the Apple event in September, in large part due to its built-in electrocardiogram (ECG). from https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/06/apple-watch-4-ecg-watchos-update/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D1600%252C1068%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1068%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2018-12%252F75a9fff0-f952-11e8-bcbf-63acb990af2a%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3Dd10e3068232cfc46eabc83b258f1b7305496cbb1&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=507bc3a2d0d406c5bfcfd4c20517242d8fb25e69

France, Italy, Spain, Malta, Cyprus, Portugal, and Spain, dubbed the "Mediterranean seven," have signed a formal agreement and lobbied the European Union to promote distributed ledger technology (DLT). from https://www.ethnews.com/mediterranean-eu-countries-agree-to-push-blockchain-adoption http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Spoilers ahead for the overall theme of American Gods, the season 1 adaptation and the fantasy novel it’s based on. Starz’s long-overdue second season of its fantasy series American Gods finally has a release date: March 10th, 2019. from https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/5/18127808/american-gods-season-2-release-date-neil-gaiman https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62632376/05_american_gods.nocrop.w710.h2147483647.0.jpg