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Western Digital and Hewlett Packard facing lawsuits, Dropbox ends unlimited storage, Microsoft uses the word “python” a lot, and IoT devices continue to be a security nightmare Links NPR listens to ATN (maybe)https://www.npr.org/2023/08/26/1195695051/driverless-cars-san-francisco-waymo-cruisehttps://techcrunch.com/2023/08/18/cruise-told-by-regulators-to-immediately-reduce-robotaxi-fleet-50-following-crash/ Western Digital faces lawsuits over crappy SSD productshttps://www.techspot.com/news/99831-western-digital-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-failing.html HP faces lawsuits over shady ink drivershttps://www.theregister.com/2023/08/11/judge_denies_hps_request_to/ Cloud “Python” coming to Excelhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/introducing-python-in-excel-the-best-of-both-worlds-for-data/ba-p/3905482 Dropbox dumps […]

News Flash: CAPTCHAs are worthless! Plus, Food AI wants to kill us all. Microservices security is more scary and complicated than we imagined. And copyrights are eroding our culture Links Bots can solve CAPTCHAS faster than humanshttps://www.theregister.com/2023/08/15/so_much_for_captcha_then/ NZ supermarket chain Pak ‘n’ Save AI meal planner suggests poison recipeshttps://www.techspot.com/news/99750-supermarket-ai-meal-planner-suggests-chlorine-gas-ant.html Shadow Access Impact Reporthttps://stackidentity.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Shadow-Access-Impact-Report.pdf Music labels […]

Tesla jailbreak, a new type of keylogger, and new circuts to make your devices even LESS resistant to water Links Water-soluble circuit boardshttps://www.techspot.com/news/99625-water-soluble-circuit-boards-promise-drastic-reduction-e.htmlTesla jailbrokenhttps://www.tomshardware.com/news/tesla-mcu-amd-asp-flaw-jailbreakAcoustic keyloggerhttps://gizmodo.com/ai-acoustic-cyberattack-deep-learning-hackers-1850714550

Google presents an existential threat to the open web. Plus, gaming news! Links Ubisoft updatehttps://www.techspot.com/news/99529-ubisoft-now-claims-wont-delete-inactive-accounts-purchased.html Web Environment Integrityhttps://github.com/RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Integrity/issues/28https://vivaldi.com/blog/googles-new-dangerous-web-environment-integrity-spec/ Modern Warfare II matchmaking servers taken down due to wormhttps://www.techspot.com/news/99573-hackers-infecting-modern-warfare-2-players-self-spreading.htmlBlizzard: Any mod to Diablo IV will get a permanent banhttps://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/d4/t/a-notice-regarding-unauthorized-game-modifying-software-in-diablo-iv/102121Activision trolling cheaters, bans 14k accountshttps://www.techspot.com/news/99594-call-duty-bans-more-than-14000-cheaters-24.htmlPizza-scented controllershttps://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/07/24/pizza-scented-xbox-and-tmnt-mutant-mayhem-controller/

New EU battery regulations, Ubisoft does another bad thing, NFTs aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on, and a Native Ad for porn! Links EU requires all phones to have replacable batterieshttps://www.androidauthority.com/phones-with-replaceable-batteries-2027-3345155/ Ubisoft deletes accounts, digital libraries, if you haven’t logged in recentlyhttps://www.techspot.com/news/99507-ubisoft-delete-account-game-library-if-inactive-long.html $2.9M Dorsey tweet NFT for sale, $2k OBOhttps://www.techspot.com/news/99510-auction-29-million-jack-dorsey-tweet-nft-has.html Unstable Diffusion releases AI […]

A vehicular episode! Airseas re-invents sailing ships for climate change. Modern cars are expensive to repair. Tesla finally has a truck. San Francisco becomes the battle ground for humans vs robot cars. And Microsoft passes a regulatory hurdle Links Tech startup Airseas re-invents the sailhttps://www.techspot.com/news/99278-french-startup-claims-state-art-sail-cut-shipping.html Rivain R1T fenderbender repair costs half the price of the […]

AI injected into everything; hilarity ensues! Also, patched vulnerabilities in FortiGate firewalls and Mastodon servers. Plus, a rumor that suprises no-one Links OpenAI enables, disables Browse-With-Bing featurehttps://www.techspot.com/news/99297-openai-yanks-bing-integration-chatgpt-after-users-exploit.htmlMDN Web adds AI hallucinations to online docshttps://www.techspot.com/news/99285-mozilla-ai-help-infects-web-documentation-gpt-hallucinations.htmlhttps://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/9208More than 300k Fortinet firewalls still vulnerable to RCE, a month after patchhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/300-000-plus-fortinet-firewalls-vulnerable-to-critical-fortios-rce-bug/TootRoot and other mastodon vulnerabilitieshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-tootroot-bug-lets-attackers-hijack-mastodon-serversRumor: Windows 12https://www.techspot.com/news/99301-windows-12-rumored-arrive-next-fall-floating-taskbar.html

Reddit implosion update, gfycat to close, breach at USPTO, and AI comes to e-bikes Links Urtopia e-bikes, now with ChatGPThttps://gizmodo.com/urtopia-e-bike-chatgpt-ai-hype-1850582746Mojaing to drop r/minecraft as official channelhttps://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/14kj3z7/so_long_and_thanks_for_all_the_feedback/Gfycat to shut down on Sept 1https://www.ghacks.net/2023/07/02/gfycat-com-shuts-down-on-september-1-and-all-gifs-will-be-taken-down/USPTO discovers data leak in its trademark toolshttps://techcrunch.com/2023/06/28/uspto-trademark-data-api-leak/

Sony wields the FTC against Microsoft in injunction hearing, Tecnam scraps plans for EV airplane, and Edge helpfully leaks your privacy Links: Sony v. MSFT battle while FTC watcheshttps://www.techspot.com/news/99184-here-biggest-revelations-microsoft-vs-ftc-hearing.htmlTecnam scraps plans for commercial EV airplanehttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/06/15/pioneering-electric-plane-shelved-batteries/New Edge feature helpfully sends images you view to Microsofthttps://uk.pcmag.com/browsers/147299/enhance-image-function-in-edge-browser-sends-image-urls-to-microsofthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/privacy-whitepaper/

Apple trademarks images of fruit, SMS can track you (duh), ChatGPT really wants to be helpful, even when its handlers won’t let it, and the EU Parliament sticks its fingers in the battery market Links Apple is trying to trademark all images of appleshttps://www.wired.co.uk/article/apple-vs-apples-trademark-battleChatGPT tricked into giving out Win11 activation keyshttps://www.techspot.com/news/99126-chatgpt-can-tricked-supplying-windows-11-keys-but.html“Freaky Leaky SMS” vuln uses […]

MOVEit enterprise hack, Microsoft dumps original Xbox One, Google dumps Domains, Skript kiddies taste their own medicine, and Redd-idiocy 3: The Return to Reddit Links MOVEit hack catches dozens of big orgs with their pants downhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-moveit-transfer-zero-day-mass-exploited-in-data-theft-attacks/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/moveit-transfer-customers-warned-of-new-flaw-as-poc-info-surfaces/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/millions-of-oregon-louisiana-state-ids-stolen-in-moveit-breach/Dammit, reddithttps://www.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/comments/14b5q1f/how_to_request_an_abandoned_community_or_a_mod/https://www.reddit.com/r/help/comments/135tly1/helpdid_reddit_just_destroy_mobile_browser_access/jim40zg/https://www.techradar.com/opinion/the-reddit-blackout-has-left-google-barren-and-full-of-holesGet in on Google Search settlement windfall!https://www.pcmag.com/news/how-to-claim-your-share-of-googles-23-million-search-privacy-settlementMSFT drops development for original Xbox Onehttps://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-stops-development-of-games-for-older-xbox-oneGoogle Domains getting the axehttps://www.pcmag.com/news/google-is-getting-rid-of-another-servicePushing malware to […]

Reddit holds fast to the sinking ship, Headlines, headlines, headlines, FTC sues to stop Microsoft+Activision deal, some unsubstantiated rumors, and Minecraft mods can offer danger for your PC Podcast shout-outs: bandrewsays.com, lotuseffect.show, podcastindex.org, ai.cooking Links More reddit bullcraphttps://www.theverge.com/2023/6/9/23755640/reddit-api-changes-apps-apollo-shut-down-ama-spez-steve-huffmanBlue mic brand being phased outhttps://techcrunch.com/2023/06/09/blue-owned-the-consumer-podcast-mic-market-now-the-brand-is-being-phased-out/Barracuda email appliances hackedhttps://techcrunch.com/2023/06/09/barracuda-rip-out-replace-hardware-exploited-by-hackers/Ios 17 does … something… with podcastshttps://techcrunch.com/2023/06/07/ios-17-will-connect-your-content-subscriptions-from-apps-to-apple-podcasts-for-exclusive-benefits/GM to use Tesla […]

Windows 11 becomes 1998-compliant, HP bricks thousands of printers, Android app updated into malware, Tesla thumbs nose at 35% of the world, Amazon ends a popular feature, Microsoft euthanizes Cortana, Chrome declares victory against http, and reddit destroys its own app ecosystem. Links Windows 11 to support .RAR nativelyhttps://techcrunch.com/2023/05/23/28-years-later-windows-finally-supports-rar-files/HP released an automatic firmware update, bricks […]

Asus breaks the internet, hacking fingerprint sensors for fun and profit, yet another reason to fear IoT, and where to charge your Ford EV on the road Links BrutePrint attackhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/hackers-can-brute-force-fingerprint-authentication-of-android-devices/Wemo SmartPlug buffer overflow vulnhttps://sternumiot.com/iot-blog/mini-smart-plug-v2-vulnerability-buffer-overflow/Ford EVs to adopt Tesla charging standardhttps://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44016347/ford-tesla-ev-charging-opinion/ASUS pushes bad config file to millions of routers; breaks internet for two dayshttps://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1050466https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2023/05/what-happened-with-asus-routers-this-morning/https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/

Toyota data breach affects millions of cars, Windows 11 installs stuff you don’t want, Public Service Announcements from Apple & Google, and the electrified road idea that just won’t go away Links Toyota breach leaks 10 years of car location datahttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/toyota-car-location-data-of-2-million-customers-exposed-for-ten-years/Sweden threatens to build electric roadshttps://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/sweden/ar-AA1bjFB4Apple urges users to patch iOS due to three zero-day […]

Apple store union finds its voice, Facebook continues using its business model, Windows gets more ads, and Pixies hack Google phones Links FTC proposal to bar Facebook from monetizing kidshttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/05/ftc-proposes-blanket-prohibition-preventing-facebook-monetizing-youth-dataApple Store union issues its first demandshttps://9to5mac.com/2023/05/03/unionized-apple-store-tips-from-customers/Pixies song causes google alarm to failhttps://faroutmagazine.co.uk/pixies-disabling-alarms-google-phones/Win11 gets control panel adshttps://gizmodo.com/microsoft-ads-badging-office-365-onedrive-windows-11-1850414970https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-could-cram-more-ads-into-windows-11-this-time-in-the-settings-app

Samsung has a bad quarter, Activision-Blizzard purchase hits a snag, Windows 10 receives its last update, Netflix experiences the totally-expected results of their crackdown, and the NFL’s True Fans get a scare Links Samsung Q1 profits down 95%https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/samsung/ar-AA1aoTIihttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/samsung/ar-AA1at9e3East TX jury verdict against Samsung for $303 millionhttps://www.reuters.com/legal/samsung-hit-with-303-mln-jury-verdict-computer-memory-patent-lawsuit-2023-04-21/Microsoft will not be updating Windows 10 anymorehttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-10-22h2-is-the-final-version-of-windows-10/Netflix loses a […]

Chromebook e-waste, another iphone hack, and three Silicon Valley companies with failing business models Links Lockdown-chromebooks are becoming an e-waste problemhttps://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23691840/us-pirg-education-fund-report-investigation-chromebook-churnNetflix crackdown on password sharing comes to UShttps://mashable.com/article/netflix-password-sharing-crackdowniphone hack can get you locked out of all Apple serviceshttps://www.techspot.com/news/98386-little-known-iphone-setting-allows-thieves-take-over.htmlReddit to charge for access to user-generated contenthttps://techcrunch.com/2023/04/18/reddit-will-begin-charging-for-access-to-its-api/StackOverflow to charge for access to user-generated contenthttps://www.wired.com/story/stack-overflow-will-charge-ai-giants-for-training-data/

Robot cops in NYC, Cell towers on the moon, Sideloading IOS apps, and a most unlikely conspiracy theory comes true Links NYC robot cophttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/nypd-robocops-hulking-400-lb-robots-will-start-patrolling-new-york-city/Rumor: ios 17 to allow sideloadinghttps://www.macrumors.com/2023/04/17/app-sideloading-support-coming-ios-17/Another conspiracy theory proven truehttps://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/dead-birds-get-new-life-new-mexico-researchers-develop-taxidermy-bird-drones-2023-04-13/Cellular network on the moonhttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/28/nokia-set-to-launch-4g-internet-on-the-moon-later-this-year.html

Western Digital cloud outage, Microsoft bans emulators, and your Tesla is spying on you Links The economy vs Applehttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/apple-joins-amazon-google-and-microsoft-in-tech-industry-layoffs/Western Digital vs the Cloudhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/western-digital/ar-AA19Goo3https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/03/western_digital_confirms_security_incident/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/04/users-fume-after-my-cloud-network-breach-locks-them-out-of-their-data/Xbox vs Emulatorshttps://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/04/microsoft-crackdown-disables-emulators-downloaded-to-xbox-consoles/Tesla vs Privacyhttps://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-recorded-by-customer-cars-2023-04-06/

Audiobook ads, a massive corporate supply chain attack, Pwn2Own 2023 (as promised), and digital libraries: not even once Links: Valve to block support for Win7, Win8 machineshttps://www.techspot.com/news/98099-valve-ending-steam-support-windows-7-8-81.htmlpwn2own 2023https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-11-tesla-ubuntu-and-macos-hacked-at-pwn2own-2023/https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2023/3/23/pwn2own-vancouver-2023-day-two-resultshttps://www.techworm.net/2023/03/pwn2own-windows-workstation-cracked-on-last-day.htmlAudible adds ads to audiobookshttps://www.engadget.com/audible-is-now-testing-ads-in-your-audiobooks-for-some-reason-185337088.html3CX VOIP client suffers supply chain attackhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-compromise-3cx-desktop-app-in-a-supply-chain-attack/https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/30/theres-a-new-supply-chain-attack-targeting-customers-of-a-phone-system-with-12-million-users/3ds, WiiU shops closedhttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/its-your-last-chance-to-buy-from-nintendos-wii-u-and-3ds-eshops-072838697.html

Why you shouldn’t trust random USB drives, Google vulnerabilities, Microsoft vulnerabilities, Netgear vulnerabilities, and the true ending of Moore’s Law Links Gordon Moore outlived his lawhttps://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1611/gordon-moore-intel-co-founder-dies-at-94Pinduoduo app found to exploit Android vulnerabilityhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/android-app-from-china-executed-0-day-exploit-on-millions-of-devices/Ecuadorian journalist plugs in malicious USB drivehttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/journalist-plugs-in-unknown-usb-drive-mailed-to-him-it-exploded-in-his-face/Snippingtool Acropalypsehttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-pushes-oob-security-updates-for-windows-snipping-tool-flaw/https://9to5google.com/2023/03/18/pixel-markup-screenshot-vulnerability/Cisco publishes Netgear vulnerabilitieshttps://www.theregister.com/2023/03/22/netgear_router_poc_exploits

AI and TikTok, TikTok and AI. Also, Right to Repair, Tesla security, and HP printers are still an ink scam Links Anthropic releases Claude AIhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/anthropic-introduces-claude-a-more-steerable-ai-competitor-to-chatgpt/AI-powered Clippyhttps://www.theverge.com/2023/3/16/23642833/microsoft-365-ai-copilot-word-outlook-teamsBaidu demos ErnieBothttps://www.technologyreview.com/2023/03/16/1069919/baidu-ernie-bot-chatgpt-launch/Tesla faces right-to-repair suithttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-faces-new-lawsuit-over-monopoly-power-in-repairs-parts-business-174255450.htmlHP Dynamic Securityhttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/customers-fume-as-hp-blocks-third-party-ink-from-more-of-its-printers/Man drives off in wrong Teslahttps://globalnews.ca/news/9541040/bc-tesla-driving-wrong-car-app/

Data Centers on an AI-generated moon, Apple rules USB with an iron fist, Silicon Valley banking woes, and how IoT keeps a Massachusetts high school fully enlightened Links Silicon Valley Bank failurehttps://apnews.com/article/svb-fed-bonds-rates-banks-inflation-a24b28b3caeede91c76cd120aa9b7966Data centers on moonhttps://gizmodo.com/startup-moves-closer-building-data-centers-moon-1850192177Fake Samsung moon picshttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/samsung-caught-faking-zoom-photos-of-the-moon/ar-AA18z3aahttps://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/11nzrb0/samsung_space_zoom_moon_shots_are_fake_and_here/Apple USB accessories still require certificationhttps://appleinsider.com/articles/23/02/28/iphone-15-to-require-certified-accessories-for-full-access-to-usb-cMass high school can’t turn off its lightshttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lights-massachusetts-school-year-no-one-can-turn-rcna65611

TikTok banned by more governments, Privacy in metaverse may be impossible, AI news, AI news, and too much AI news Links: Privacy in metaverse worse than in real worldhttps://venturebeat.com/virtual/new-research-suggests-that-privacy-in-the-metaverse-might-be-impossible/EU Commission bans TikTok on gov’t deviceshttps://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64743991Canada bans TikTok on gov’t deviceshttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64792894RadioGPThttps://bgr.com/tech/radiogpt-will-use-ai-to-put-your-local-dj-out-of-a-job/MSFT releases chatgpt apps on mobilehttps://9to5mac.com/2023/02/22/microsoft-launches-bing-ios-app-with-chatgpt/Snapchat gets AI chat; apologizes in advancehttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/sorry-in-advance-snapchat-warns-of-hallucinations-with-new-ai-conversation-bot/Spotify renames algo to “AI […]

Facebook gets subscription fees, Kia issues software patch for theft, AMD drivers brick gaming PCs, Chatbots go mental, and Samsung develops a feature that should never have been needed Links Facebook to get paid subscriptionhttps://about.fb.com/news/2023/02/testing-meta-verified-to-help-creators/Samsung “Message Guard”https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/17/23603919/samsung-message-guard-malware-zero-click-exploit-security-featureTikTok Kia Challengehttps://www.theverge.com/2023/2/14/23599300/hyundai-kia-car-theft-software-update-free-tiktok-challengeLatest AMD drivers brick PCshttps://wccftech.com/latest-amd-radeon-graphics-drivers-reportedly-causing-pc-boot-issues-corrupting-windows/Bing chatbot claims Mars has 2.5Bn peoplehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34785437Bing chatbot goes mentalhttps://futurism.com/the-byte/microsoft-stock-falling-as-bing-ai-descends-into-madnessMSFT demos AI-infused Office […]

Microsoft’s Reboot Tuesday, Android 14, Windows 11 and Android bloat, Google AI biffs it, and a Mastodon alternative from Cloudflare Links Reboot Tuesday highlightshttps://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/patch-tuesday-february-2023/Edge, IE11 to be permanently disabledhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-edge-update-will-disable-internet-explorer-in-february/Tiny11 = Win11 stripped of bloathttps://www.tomshardware.com/news/tiny11-lean-windows-11MSFT store offers even more adshttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/the-newest-feature-in-the-microsoft-store-is-more-ads/Android 14 featureshttps://www.tomsguide.com/news/android-14Android 14 blocks installation of old appshttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/android-14-preview-1-is-out-will-officially-ban-installation-of-old-apps/Galaxy S23 bloats system image to 60Gbhttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/the-samsung-galaxy-s23s-bloated-android-build-somehow-uses-60gb-of-storage/Netflix on sharing […]

Netflix death spiral reaches a new low, BMW doubles down on user-hostility, Blizzard outage in China, More Apple crash detection shenanigans, and Smart devices doing dumb things Links Apple crash detection sends more false alarmshttps://www.zerohedge.com/technology/apples-crash-detection-feature-triggers-false-911-calls-ski-resortsNetflix pokes the hornets nesthttps://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/netflix-backtracks-password-sharing-rules-162942246.htmlhttps://thestreamable.com/news/confirmed-netflix-unveils-first-details-of-new-anti-password-sharing-measureshttps://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/06/netflixs-unnecessary-password-crackdown-is-already-a-hot-mess/BMW & subscriptionshttps://www.carscoops.com/2023/01/bmw-now-offering-more-feature-subscriptions-in-the-u-s/BMW won’t update if you live on a hillhttps://www.thedrive.com/news/bmw-owner-discovers-cars-software-update-wont-install-when-parked-on-inclineWoW went dark in Chinahttps://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/24/tech/blizzard-games-china-shutdown-intl-hnk/index.htmlSmart-devices leaking pingshttps://svrooij.io/2023/01/25/disconnect-your-smart-appliance/Smart […]

CES 2023 rundown, Another phone vulnerability, Xbox likes to think it’s green, and more EV stories than I meant to put in this show! Also, angry thanks to Baron Spud the Mitey, whom I forgot to call out, but who still supports the show immensely. Links: Alexa smart toilet from Kohlerhttps://www.theverge.com/2022/12/19/23510864/kohler-numi-smart-toilet-alexa-ces-2022CNET: Upcoming CES Productshttps://www.cnet.com/tech/ces-products-coming-in-2023/Earspy vulnerabilityhttps://www.androidpolice.com/earspy-attack-eavesdrop-using-motion-sensors/Consumer […]

Lastpass hacked, Notepad += 1, Tesla gets legislated at, the FBI issues good advice (from 2006), and a Southwest prediction Recorded LIVE. Angry thanks to Sir Sean of the Allegheny Valley, and to BillyBon3s, who boosted at the exact moment I complained about nobody boosting. Links: Southwest Airlines system implodeshttps://www.marketwatch.com/story/buttigieg-vows-to-hold-southwest-airlines-accountable-for-meltdown-11672201915Win11 Notepad gets tabshttps://www.theverge.com/2022/12/24/23525732/microsoft-windows-11-notepad-tabs-feature-leakLastPass confirms data […]

FTC makes its presence known, Apple and Google want you to trust them with your darkest secrets, Tesla releases a video game console, and Microsoft reduces update spam (for certain operating systems) Links: FTC, lawsuit seeking to block MSFT/ATVI acquisitionhttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/12/ftc-seeks-block-microsoft-corps-acquisition-activision-blizzard-inchttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/v/ar-AA15uQv7 FTC fines Epic Games over Fortnite dark patternshttps://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/12/epic-will-pay-520-million-to-settle-ftc-privacy-payment-complaints/ Apple announces E2E encryption in icloudhttps://www.macrumors.com/2022/12/08/fbi-privacy-groups-icloud-encryption/ Google […]

A rare live-to-tape ATN! Reddit misses the point. Apple is in hot water over privacy, but at least they’re saving the earth by inconveniencing you. iOS devs aren’t doing much beter. And India jumps on the USBandwagon Links Reddit helps people reinforce their information bubbleshttps://old.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/yqrdjs/announcing_community_muting_on_mobile/Apple sued over privacy setting that doesn’t add any privacyhttps://gizmodo.com/apple-iphone-privacy-analytics-class-action-suit-1849774313iOS apps […]

The march of time for Windows, more reasons to worry about your passwords, and a whole lot of shaking… of your phones! Links Fastcompany breach caused by reused passwordhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-the-pizza123-password-could-take-down-an-organization/Google is officially dropping support for Win7/8.1https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/25/chrome_support_windows_7/Win11 can run Android appshttps://www.androidpolice.com/microsoft-windows-subsystem-for-android-stable-release/Thermal imaging attack on passwordshttps://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_885914_en.htmlRoller coasters “crash” iphone 14https://9to5mac.com/2022/10/09/roller-iphone-14-crash-detection-workaround/Android earthquake warninghttps://www.androidauthority.com/android-phones-earthquake-detection-warning-usa-3224704/

Intel source code, more phishing, safe LEDs, Google Stadia shutting down, and why I spent three hours futzing with my lightning node today instead of preparing ATN stories! Links Intel source code leakhttps://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-confirms-6gb-alder-lake-bios-source-code-leak-new-details-emerge LinkedIn-assisted phishing attackshttps://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/09/29/zinc-weaponizing-open-source-software/ New “safe” UV LEDhttps://scitechdaily.com/far-ultraviolet-led-efficiently-kills-bacteria-and-viruses-without-harming-people/ Google Stadia to shut downhttps://blog.google/products/stadia/message-on-stadia-streaming-strategy/https://www.gamesradar.com/red-dead-redemption-2-fan-with-nearly-6000-hours-on-stadia-begs-rockstar-for-character-transfer/ LND bug blocks older lightning nodes from syncing to blockchainhttps://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/issues/7002

Headline show, featuring old news and new sarcasm!Data breaches, Silicon Valley regulator fines, Crappy IoT devices, hacks, hacks, hacks, and Overwatch 2 Links: Facebook now supports NFTshttps://www.engadget.com/facebook-nfts-support-instagram-meta-191740915.html ISIS NFThttps://www.wsj.com/articles/islamic-state-turns-to-nfts-to-spread-terror-message-11662292800 Google continues using monopoly power to further ban adblockershttps://www.theregister.com/2022/08/30/google_play_vpn_rules_changed/ Chrome malware extensions removedhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/08/google-removes-extensions-that-covertly-tracked-users-and-injected-javascript/ Defcon hack on John Deere tractorhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/08/a-new-jailbreak-for-john-deere-tractors-rides-the-right-to-repair-wave/ Plex hackedhttps://www.theverge.com/2022/8/24/23319570/plex-security-breach-exposes-usernames-emails-passwords Goodbye SmartDry, we didn’t know […]

Streaming quarterly reports, Smarthomes working for the government, another reason to turn off wi-fi, and some headlines Links Google and Amazon pillage your data in an “emergency”https://www.cnet.com/home/security/ring-google-and-the-police-what-to-know-about-emergency-requests-for-video-footage/ Ring E2EEhttps://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/360054941511-Understanding-Video-End-to-End-Encryption-E2EE- Spotify Q2: Users up, revenue downhttps://www.engadget.com/spotify-q2-2022-113946036.html Disney beats subscriber growth projections, raises prices to compensatehttps://www.cnn.com/2022/08/10/media/disney-price-ads/index.html Wifi smartphone probing exposes a ton of datahttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wifi-probing-exposes-smartphone-users-to-tracking-info-leaks/ Starlink bid for […]

TikTok, Twitter, and Ubisoft screw their users, European government screws everyone, a way to defeat air gaps, yet another NPM supply chain attack, and a new product that will help you reach your inner cyborg! Links: TikTok bends over your privacyhttps://www.engadget.com/fcc-commissioner-google-facebook-ban-tik-tok-064559992.htmlhttps://www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/security/tiktok-privacy-faceprints/ Firefox starts stripping tracking tags from URLshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-firefox-privacy-feature-strips-urls-of-tracking-parameters/ Smart contact lenseshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2022/05/18/mojo-visions-smart-contact-lens-ready-for-real-world-testing/ Ubisoft shows who really […]

Tesla vs. Bluetooth, T-Mobile vs. Privacy, Netflix vs. the circling drain, Internet Explorer vs. Oblivion, and Toyota vs. Physics Links Tesla hack allows new keys to be authorized when NFC card is usedhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/06/hackers-out-to-steal-a-tesla-can-create-their-very-own-personal-key/https://www.teslakee.com/ Goodnight, Internet Explorerhttps://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2022/06/15/internet-explorer-11-has-retired-and-is-officially-out-of-support-what-you-need-to-know/ Netflix to introduce ad tierhttps://metro.co.uk/2022/06/27/n-16896753/ T-Mobile sells you via your app usagehttps://www.adexchanger.com/mobile/t-mobile-rebrands-its-ad-biz-and-navigates-the-perilous-line-between-programmatic-and-privacy/https://youradchoices.com/appchoices Toyota EVs recalledhttps://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/toyota-recalls-2700-electric-vehicles-2022-06-23/

WWDC roundup and Seth’s Ape Links Seth misplaces his NFThttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/seth-green/ar-AAXTHT9https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/spoke-owner-seth-greens-stolen-133938735.htmlhttps://www.wired.com/story/seth-green-bored-ape-nft-stolen/ WWDC new featureshttps://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/ios-16-release-date-new-features-everything-we-know-from-wwdc/

End of a pod era, Apple enables rate inflation, iphone and bluetooth vulnerabilities, and Coinbase spooks its customers Links Apple stops making ipodshttps://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-pull-plug-ipod-after-20-years-2022-05-10/ Apple changes app price hikes from opt-in to opt-outhttps://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/a/articleshow/91612137.cms iphone low-power-mode vulnerabilitieshttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/05/researchers-devise-iphone-malware-that-runs-even-when-device-is-turned-off/ Bluetooth link-level relay attackhttps://electrek.co/2022/05/17/tesla-singled-out-bluetooth-hack-unlock-cars/ Coinbase almost fulfils its own prophecyhttps://nypost.com/2022/05/11/coinbase-warns-customers-they-may-lose-crypto-if-company-goes-bankrupt/ Netflix begins layoffshttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/netflix-layoffs-1235148614/ Google Russia warns bankruptcyhttps://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2022-05-18/googles-russian-subsidiary-files-for-bankruptcy-document

Russia takes Silicon Valley to court, Investors take Silicon Valley to court, SEC takes Silicon Valley to court, Ransomware shuts down college, Ransomware shuts down planting season, Instagram gets NFTs, Discord Hackers get NFTs, and Xbox sucks!

Russian theaters do what they must to survive, Google has a bug, Apple hates developers, Browser numbers, New Google AMP features from Brave, and the most disgusting NFT story I’ve ever told Links Russian cinemas turn to piracyhttps://torrentfreak.com/russian-cinemas-are-showing-pirated-movies-downloaded-from-torrents-220502/ Russia pulls out of ISShttps://www.ibtimes.com/russia-pulls-out-international-space-station-amid-mounting-sanctions-report-3491322 Google store credits are smaller than they appearhttps://9to5google.com/2022/05/01/google-store-credit-500/ Apple hates stable niche […]

The end of the Chevy Spark EV, the end of an era for Netflix, and the end of the world for Twitter! Links Musk purchases twitterhttps://techcrunch.com/2022/04/24/elon-musk-twitter-offer-timeline/ No replacement battery for Chevy Spark EVhttps://www.ev-resource.com/blog/gm-kills-support-for-the-spark-ev-no-battery-replacement-available Netflix drops subscribers. Stock market piles on.https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/20/netflix-plunges-trading-subscriber-loss.html

Dumb homes, How a mute button works, Riding the NFT hype wave all the way down, and a deeper analysis on European law than I ever wanted to do! Links Mute doesn’t necessarily mean mutehttps://news.wisc.edu/youre-muted-or-are-you-videoconferencing-apps-may-listen-even-when-mic-is-off/https://thenextweb.com/news/muting-your-mic-doesnt-stop-big-tech-recording-your-audio Dorsey NFT flopshttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/w/ar-AAWglx0 Insteon fails its existence-checkhttps://www.extremetech.com/extreme/334350-insteon-kills-servers-without-warning-bricks-smart-home-deviceshttps://www.wired.com/story/insteon-shutdown/ Digital Markets Acthttps://www.msn.com/en-my/money/topstories/t/ar-AAW9LP8https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220315IPR25504/deal-on-digital-markets-act-ensuring-fair-competition-and-more-choice-for-usershttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52020PC0842&from=enhttps://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-eu-regulators-send-extra-antitrust-charge-apple-music-streaming-probe-2022-04-11/https://www.engadget.com/korea-kcc-app-store-law-google-external-payments-114054384.html

AI-generated text is spam, Isle of Wight finds a way to spice up vehicle charging, hacks, hacks, hacks, and hacks! Links Reboot Tuesdayhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-april-2022-patch-tuesday-two-zero-day-vulnerabilities-tackled/ Google confirms AIs create spamhttps://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-says-ai-generated-content-is-against-guidelines/444916/ Isle of Wight charging stations suddenly worth watchinghttps://news.sky.com/story/isle-of-wight-councils-electric-car-charging-points-hacked-to-show-porn-12584211 Hacking story that has almost nothing to do with adult siteshttps://www.techradar.com/news/hackers-hijack-adult-websites-to-infect-victims-with-malware Phishing Microsoft accounts using Microsoft’s own certificateshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/phishing-uses-azure-static-web-pages-to-impersonate-microsoft/ Microsoft […]

Malicious OSS, Netflix conjecture, A win in the right to repair fight, and yet another Chrome zero-day yawn Links node-ipc malicious updatehttps://www.wired.com/story/developer-altered-open-source-software-to-wipe-files-in-russia/https://www.zdnet.com/article/corrupted-open-source-software-enters-the-russian-battlefield/https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-97m3-w2cp-4xx6 Malicious Azure-targeting NPM packageshttps://www.zdnet.com/article/malicious-npm-packages-target-azure-developers-to-steal-personal-data/ Netflix offers way to pay more if you share passwordshttps://about.netflix.com/en/news/paying-to-share-netflix-outside-your-household John Deere repair programhttps://www.deere.com/en/news/all-news/john-deere-expands-access-to-self-repair-resources/ Yet another critical Chrome vulnerabilityhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/emergency-google-chrome-update-fixes-zero-day-used-in-attacks/

Telegram in Brazil, Mercedes leapfrogs Tesla, Apple forever, and why we can’t have nice holidays anymore Links Telegram booted from Brazilhttps://www.reuters.com/technology/brazil-court-gives-telegram-sunday-deadline-comply-with-order-2022-03-20/ Apple subscription rumorshttps://www.mercurynews.com/2022/03/25/apple-is-working-on-a-hardware-subscription-service-for-iphones/ Mercedes self-drivinghttps://www.popsci.com/technology/drive-pilot-mercedes-benz-test-ride/https://www.jdpower.com/cars/shopping-guides/levels-of-autonomous-driving-explained

Duck Duck Go seppuku; Steps toward a new Russian internet; California’s newest grid storage scheme; Ford sells incomplete cars; UK cracks down on BCH ATMs; IoT + auto updates = hilarity; and Linux where it shouldn’t be! Links DDG plays with firehttps://mashable.com/article/duckduckgo-search-engine-russian-disinformation Search engineshttps://qwant.comhttps://search.brave.comhttps://startpage.comhttps://searx.github.io/searx/ Russia creates TLS cert authorityhttps://www.techradar.com/news/russia-creates-its-own-tls-certificate-authority-to-bypass-sanctions GM tests bidirectional charginghttps://www.npr.org/2022/03/08/1085233003/gm-electric-vehicles-home-power Ford ships […]

Today we review the now-ten-year-old remake of the 1990 Paul Verhoeven classic Total Recall. Spoiler: He liked it as an action movie. I had rant. Posting here as a sneaky backdoor pilot for a new show concept I’m doing with my brother Tony (aka Bemlet). If you like it, please comment here, or on the […]

Silicon Valley vs Russia, Nvidia and Samsung hacks, Discord goes full Facebook, and my rants go a little bit off the rails! Links Western companies jumping on the “Hate Russia” bandwagonhttps://www.theverge.com/2022/3/5/22962848/paypal-pauses-service-russia-ukraine-invasionhttps://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/04/russia-blocks-access-to-facebook.htmlhttps://www.investopedia.com/microsoft-oracle-join-tech-exodus-from-russia-5221297https://www.cbsnews.com/news/visa-mastercard-russia-ukraine-invasion/https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/6/22964418/tiktok-suspends-creation-new-video-content-russia-ukrainehttps://www.theverge.com/2022/3/5/22962822/internet-backbone-provider-cogent-shuts-off-service-russiahttps://www.pcmag.com/news/nvidia-to-stop-all-product-sales-to-russiahttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/samsung-suspends-shipments-phones-chips-230648742.htmlhttps://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/coinbase-blocks-25-000-crypto-wallets-linked-to-russian-usershttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10579301/Social-media-platform-Reddit-block-links-coming-Russian-domain-name.html Russia “fake news” lawhttps://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/03/01/russian-lawmakers-eye-15-year-prison-terms-for-fakes-about-ukraine-invasion-a76687 NVidia hackedhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nvidia-data-breach-exposed-credentials-of-over-71-000-employees/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-now-using-nvidias-stolen-code-signing-certificates/ Samsung hackedhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/samsung-confirms-hackers-stole-galaxy-devices-source-code/ Discord joins the censorship bunchhttps://discord.com/blog/addressing-health-misinformation