This week, however, Apple announced a spec update for the MacBook Pro that included the claim that it has fixed the troublesome keyboards, which have caused so much frustration with their propensity to die at the hands of a single errant crumb. Claims of a fixed keyboard were a big deal, and we’re hoping it really is ready to rock this time. But Apple wasn’t the only big news in the tech world this week. Here’s a quick recap of everything you missed before you head into this Memorial Day weekend.
Listen to the latest episode of Techathlon
If you’re road tripping this weekend, be sure to grab a couple episodes of Techathlon before heading into the car. Our gameshow-style technology podcast is packed with useful information, sarcasm, and coworkers trying to mask their growing animosity toward one another. This week’s topics include a trip back to the tech of 1997, some surprising stats about air travel, and the trivia Decathlon for you to play along with. You can listen in the player above, subscribe on iTunes, add us on Stitcher, keep up on Anchor, or join us on Spotify. You can also follow us on Twitter and tweet us photos of your Memorial Day barbecue foods.
Little Caesars will soon have sausage made from Impossible Meat on its pizzas
Fake meat purveyors, Impossible, recently announced a cow-free version of Burger King’s Whopper, which went over with great success. Now, the company is branching out by adding synthesized sausage to Little Caesars pizzas. Frankly, it looks delicious.
Facebook’s cryptocurrency could be called Globalcoin
The big, blue social media network has had ambitions about cryptocurrency for some time, but now we’re starting to find little details about the plans. A recent report claims it could be called Globalcoin and show up in 2020. It will be good to have a one-stop shop for all your money and all your high school friends who you regret friending back in 2010 because they never stop complaining about their annoying kids.
Playdate is an adorable little gaming device
These deep fake videos made from one picture worried everyone
Deep fake videos use AI to make it appear like people—often celebrities—are saying and doing things on-camera that never actually happened. Unfortunately, that process is getting easier. The video above shows a demo in which researchers can take a single image of a person and manipulate parts of their face to make it look like they’re talking on video.
