Tech News Weekly 118

• First, Jason gives us a look at the Sun's surface with the help of the National Science Foundation's new Inouye Solar Telescope.
• Then, Mikah talks about the death of MoviePass now that the company has filed for bankruptcy.
• Then, CNET's Jason Hiner details the impact of the Wuhan coronavirus on big tech.
• Then, Sam Abuelsamid gives us the ins, outs, and in-betweens of the Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle.
• Lastly, Recode's Rani Molla explains alternative data collection and why those free apps and services you're using aren't actually free.

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• NSF’s newest solar telescope produces first images
• Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope
• MoviePass is deader than ever as parent company officially goes bankr
• Apple could see some impact from coronavirus in China, Cook says
• Tesla China factory shuts down amid coronavirus outbreak
• Coronavirus spread leads Google to temporarily close all China offices
• Coronavirus: How to track its spread across Asia, the US and Europe
• Coronavirus leads to sales spike of Plague Inc., a game about pandemics
• The Cruise Origin Story
• Sam Abuelsamid at the Origin Reveal Event - Instagram
• It’s Official, Hummer Is Back As A 1,000-hp Electric GMC Pickup
• GM Investing $2.2 Billion To Build To Only Electric Vehicles At Detroit Factory
• Why your free software is never free