This is the new Google Pixel 2

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The new Google Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL. Google

Google on Wednesday unveiled its second-generation smartphone, the Pixel 2.

At its hardware event in San Francisco, Google launched two new smartphones: the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL. Both phones are an update to the original Pixel, which Google introduced a year ago.

The Pixel 2 is similar in size and design to last year's Pixel. The 64 GB model starts at $649, while the 128 GB model starts at $749. The phone will be available through Verizon, and you can preorder it starting Wednesday.

The new device will come in three colors: white, black, and a pale-grayish blue. There's also a "pop of color" on the power button of the blue Pixel's power button — it's bright aqua.

Here are some of the specs of the Pixel 2:

• 5-inch Amoled display.
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor.
• Water resistance.
• Front-facing speakers.
• Seven hours of battery life on a 15-minute charge.
• Google Assistant built in.
• An "active edge" that will allow users to launch certain apps simply by squeezing the device.
• A preview of Lens, Google's new object-recognition technology.
• A 12.2-megapixel, f/1.8 aperture rear camera with optical image stabilization, and an 8-megapixel front camera.
• A portrait-mode feature on the front and rear cameras that uses only one camera lens combined with machine learning.

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Like many other recent flagship phones, including the new iPhones, the new Pixel 2 also lacks a standard headphone jack, though the phone will come with an adapter for wired headphones.

Like Samsung's Galaxy phones, the Pixel will have an "always on" display, meaning the phone, even when its screen is unlit, shows the time and other information like the battery life, date, and the song playing.

You'll also get a free Google Home Mini with any purchase of a Pixel phone for a limited time.

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An Inconvenient Border: Where China Meets North Korea (Video)

An Inconvenient Border: Where China Meets North Korea

2017 

As tensions between the United States and North Korea continue to fester, China's role has become more imperative than ever in restoring hospitable relations and a peaceful balance. In An Inconvenient Border: Where China Meets North Korea, ABC News reporter Bob Woodruff travels the 880-mile border shared by China and North Korea, and hears valuable perspectives on their delicate and complex relationship.

At one time, these two countries shared a harmonious collaboration. The partnership began to disintegrate with the ascendancy of Kim Jong-Un in 2012. Notoriously reclusive, the North Korean leader has made precious few attempts at outreach to Chinese president Xi Jinping, even though his country remains strongly dependent upon China for trade. Evidence of this is present throughout the film, including a segment that explores a uniting bridge - set in place during the previous regime - which now sits abandoned.

Interviews with Chinese citizens confirm a feeling of suspicion towards their neighboring country. As curious onlookers peer through binoculars at seemingly mundane activities taking place across the border, they're warned not to snap photos or in any way agitate the North Koreans.

Of course, recent headlines have alerted the world that all activities are not banal on the other side of that border. It appears as though Kim Jong-Un has become increasingly unhinged, and his relentless nuclear tests have further inflamed the patience and tenor of relations in the region. On some sections of the border, the Chinese have felt the tremors of each blast, stoking great fear and greater hopes for a peaceful resolution.

The film offers viewers an inside look at the trade operations that continue to thrive in spite of recently announced sanctions, the thousands of Chinese military who stand ready at the border to thwart approaching defectors from the other side, and the startlingly beautiful vistas that separate both countries.

An Inconvenient Border: Where China Meets North Korea is most illuminating in its portrayal of prevailing Chinese attitudes towards North Korea and its questionable tactics as of late. Each interview subject shares their thoughts and concerns over the recent slate of missile tests, the motivations that they believe may drive the North Korean dictator, and the possibilities of avoiding additional escalations of this frightening conflict.

Equifax says 2.5 million more people might have been affected by the hack than previously thought

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Equifax, the consumer-data giant targeted in a hack that exposed the personal data of nearly half the US population, says millions more consumers might have been affected than originally thought.

Equifax announced Monday that cybersecurity firm Mandiant completed the forensic portion of its investigation of the hack.

The firm said in the release that 145.5 million consumers might now potentially have been impacted by the data breach, 2.5 million more than previously estimated.

In September, Equifax reported a massive data breach, saying hackers may have accessed the personal details, including names and Social Security numbers, of more than 143 million consumers from mid-May to July. Equifax, which said it learned of the breach in late July, said credit-card numbers for about 209,000 people and certain documents for another 182,000 were also accessed.

The disclosure was swiftly met with criticism because of the delay in alerting the public to the hack, as well as problems with the website that Equifax set up for people to check whether their details were at risk.

The hack is being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission and has prompted promises for inquiries in both the Senate and House of Representatives.

Several Equifax officials have left the company since the hack's disclosure. Richard Smith stepped down as chairman of the board and CEO last Tuesday. And before that, the company announced that the consumer-data firm's CIO, David Webb, and its chief security officer, Susan Mauldin, were also retiring. Webb will be replaced by Mark Rohrwasser, who joined the company last year, Equifax said in an emailed statement. Mauldin will be replaced by Russ Ayres. Both Rohrwasser and Ayers have previously worked in Equifax's IT division.

Equifax officials are also reportedly being investigated by the US Justice Department after selling stock before the company revealed a data breach that exposed the personal information of millions of Americans.

According to Bloomberg, the department is looking at sales by Equifax's CFO, John Gamble; president of US information solutions, Joseph Loughran; and president of workforce solutions, Rodolfo Ploder. The three senior executives dumped almost $2 million worth of stock days after the company learned of the breach, Securities and Exchange Commission filings show. An emailed statement from the credit-monitoring agency said the executives "had no knowledge" of the breach beforehand.

All the executives still owned thousands of shares of the company after the sales were completed, filings show.

Equifax shares dipped in after-hours trading after closing up 1.7% for the day. Shares have tumbled by about 24.5% since news of the hack broke through Monday's close.

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