Tech News Weekly 56

• 1:44 This year for Halloween, MIT researchers allowed the Internet to control an actual human for a few hours. Niccolo Pescetelli joins to share some of the surprises from the live stream, and what lessons can be gleaned about humanity.
• 14:21 Internet-connected thermometer Kinsa is helping Clorox determine who to market their flu medicine too. Sapna Maheshwari from the New York Times talks about the ethics behind this, and whether regulation might help.
• 25:36 Apple's latest hardware announcement revealed a new iPad Pro, MacBook Air, and a long-awaited update to the Mac mini. 9to5Mac's Bradley Chambers has thoughts on the best tech from the event.
• 42:35 It's officially holiday shopping season, and to drive that point home, CNET's Editor-in-Chief Lindsey Turrentine shows off all the tech that will be highly sought after this Christmas by tech enthusiasts around the world.

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Links

• beeme.online
• MIT Media Lab will let the internet control a human’s actions for one Halloween evening
• This Thermometer Tells Your Temperature, Then Tells Firms Where to Advertise
• Apple Event News Hub: iPad Pro, Macs, much more
• Apple unveils new MacBook Air with Retina display, Touch ID, USB-C, more
• Apple unveils all-new 2018 iPad Pro with full-screen design, new Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard Folio
• The new Apple Pencil: squared edge, tap gestures, snaps magnetically onto new iPad Pro
• Today at Apple adding 60 new sessions including Photo Walks, Design Labs, more
• Apple announces Q4 2018 revenue of $62.9b: 46.89m iPhones, 9.69m iPads, 5.3m Macs, next quarter guidance $89-93b
• CNET Holiday Gift Guide
• Helium temporarily bricks iPhones and Apple Watches in Chicago hospital, Android devices immune
• Post-mortem: MRI disables every iOS device in facility - Reddit
• iPhones are Allergic to Helium - iFixIt