Your Week In Tech 6/23/19

Facebook Reveals It’s New Cryptocurrency Libra.

Facebook’s has entered the cryptocurrency market. The tech giant is looking to build more trust and ways to use the e-commerce currency by introducing it’s newest cryptocurrency Libra to rival other cryptocurrenies such as bit coin. The currency will look to hit the market in 2020. 

For more information check out the full article at https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-unveils-its-libra-cryptocurrency-as-politicians-raise-eyebrows/

YouTube’s New Test To Control Comments.

The video delivery site is testing the effect of hiding the comments section by default. Making the user click to open and read the comments. 

Check out the full article at https://www.cnet.com/news/youtube-comments-hidden-by-default-in-new-test-by-the-video-site/

Amazon Drone Home Security

Amazon’s new pending patent would allow a customer to order an unmanned drone to scan their home for things such as a broken window, open garage door, graffiti or more. This would be an option for customer’s who have had a package delivered to their home and could provide added security and comfort for their customers. 

See the full description at https://www.npr.org/2019/06/22/735076936/amazon-explores-having-its-drones-provide-home-surveillance-for-customers

Electronic Airplanes Could Soon Be Soaring

In a recent Paris airshow an airplane powered by three electric motors took flight. The plane can travel 650 miles at 500 miles per hour. The battery on these planes are great for short flights and have larger plane companies looking into the possibility of hybrid planes running on a mix of electric and gas engines. As the battery for these planes improve we may well see a fleet of all electric planes changing the way we travel.

For the full article fly to https://qz.com/1650449/electric-airplanes-take-flight-at-the-paris-air-show/?utm_source=google-news