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Daily Headlines MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2014

Elon Musk explains why artificial intelligence should scare us to death As the CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk can’t be accused of being an anti-technology luddite. That said, he definitely doesn’t support every major technological advance and in particular he thinks artificial intelligence is extremely dangerous and could end up putting humanity in situations that resemble sci-fi classics such as The Terminator and The Matrix.  MORE → The iPhone 6 just beat the Galaxy Note 4 where it hurts most The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus just became available for preorder in the one market Samsung is likely to remain dominant when it comes to smartphone sales… and Apple’s latest iOS handsets have apparently managed to outperform the Galaxy Note 4 when it comes to preorders.  MORE → One employee explains why working at Google is even better than you think Every year, employee surveys confirm that Google is one of, if not the, best places to work in the United States. The reasons for this are manifold: Google obsessively monitors its employees to make sure they’re happy and offers a ridiculous amount of perks to make working at the company as fun as work can possibly be. But that’s not all — Business Insider flags an essay written by a Google employee on Quora that explains why working at the company is even better than what we previously thought.  MORE → Walmart and CVS are insane for blocking Apple Pay So now we know that Apple Pay and Google Wallet have been disabled at stores such as Walmart, CVS and RiteAid because these retailers have banded together to make their own mobile payments platform called CurrentC. While these merchants no doubt think that CurrentC will be a winner for them, the truth is it will probably be about as successful as mobile carriers’ failed attempts to build their own mobile payment systems, if not less so.  MORE → Starting next week, the Xbox One will finally be cheaper than the PS4 Just in time for the holidays, Microsoft is making its biggest push yet for the Xbox One. Starting on November 2nd, every Xbox One will receive a temporary $50 discount. That includes the current standard console, the console with Kinect, the Sunset Overdrive bundle, the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare bundle and the Assassin’s Creed bundle. Each and every Xbox One will retail for $50 cheaper.  MORE → Nexus 9 not supposed to be an iPad Air 2 killer, just a template for one Google this year announced a hight-end new Nexus tablet that’s closer in size to Apple’s iPad Air flagship, but also when it comes to performance and price. However, the company doesn’t see the Nexus 9 as an iPad Air 2 killer, even though it announced it just before Apple unveiled its own 2014 iPads. Instead, it’s supposed to be just a model Google hopes other Android tablet makers will follow when they build the upcoming iPad killer, according to Engadget. MORE → Why you can’t Apple Pay at Walmart, Best Buy, CVS and Rite Aid Apple rolled out its wireless payment application a week ago via a software update, but that doesn’t mean all retailers are excited to see the iPhone maker finally release its own take at mobile payments. Apple Pay, which many expect to significantly boost the popularity of contactless payments, will not be available in many major stores, including Walmart, Best Buy, CVS, Rite Aid, and others.  MORE → Sunset Overdrive review: Amped up Sunset Overdrive is the explosive amalgamation of everything Insomniac Games has ever created. There are trace elements of each of the team’s previous games: the colorful, cartoony world of Spyro the Dragon; the diverse weaponry of Ratchet & Clank; even the world-ending infection storyline of Resistance: Fall of Man. Although Sunset Overdrive wears its influences on its sleeve, it manages to form its own identity, thanks in large part to one of the most peculiar stories in Insomniac’s canon.  MORE → Video: A supercut of the greatest movie deaths of all time People dying in movies is a song as old as time. Whether it's people being blown up in war or Sean Bean being a walking spoiler alert, people have died on film in the most gruesome ways imaginable. So why not put all the best deaths into one amazing video? The fine folks over at Drafthouse Films de...  MORE → 10 awesome new things you need to know about Super Smash Bros. for Wii U There are plenty of huge game releases still to come before the end of the year, but for Nintendo fans, one game stands out above the rest: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. The Smash Bros. series has come to define Nintendo’s consoles in recent generations, stirring up as much excitement as any other popular series on the market. With less than a month until the game’s launch, there was still plenty we didn’t know, but on Thursday afternoon, Nintendo finally revealed everything we’d need to know about Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.  MORE →

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