Tech Wrap Up: Recent Episodes
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Coming up on the show! ◤◢◣◥◤ ◢◣ Articles ◢◣◥◤◢◣◥ Facebook reportedly prepping in case Trump tries to delegitimize election T-Mobile and AT&T says ‘too expensive’ to prove coverage claims AI Slays Top F-16 Pilot In…
Coming up on the show! ◤◢◣◥◤ ◢◣ Articles ◢◣◥◤◢◣◥ Epic Games Kicks Off a Brilliantly Timed Assault on Apple and Google ATM Hackers Have Picked Up Some Clever New Tricks Instagram tests replacing Search with…
Coming up on the show! ◤◢◣◥◤ ◢◣ Articles ◢◣◥◤◢◣◥ Trump’s ban of Chinese apps has lots of precedent in other countries, and Apple and Google comply Report: Hundreds of apps have hidden tracking software used…
Coming up on the show! ◤◢◣◥◤ ◢◣ Articles ◢◣◥◤◢◣◥ AI robot ‘Erica’ will star in $70 million sci-fi movie ‘b Human rights activists want to use AI to help prove war crimes in court Proposed…
Coming up on the show! ◤◢◣◥◤ ◢◣ Articles ◢◣◥◤◢◣◥ The AI community says Black Lives Matter, but more work needs to be done Consumers don’t care about corporate solidarity. They want donations. https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/6/3/21279292/blackouttuesday-brands-solidarity-donations Tech companies…
Coming up on the show! ◤◢◣◥◤ ◢◣ Articles ◢◣◥◤◢◣◥ Apple and Google Announced a Coronavirus Tracking System. How Worried Should We Be? https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/04/18/apple-and-google-announced-coronavirus-tracking-system-how-worried-should-we-be Work from home: Security risks lurk in virtual meetings https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/04/19/work-from-home-security-risks-lurk-in-virtual-meetings.html A VR…
Coming up on the show! ◤◢◣◥◤ ◢◣ Articles ◢◣◥◤◢◣◥ Facebook Launches Desktop Version for Messenger as Video Calls Surge https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/04/02/technology/02reuters-facebook-messenger.html IGN Announces ‘Summer of Gaming’ Event in June https://www.ign.com/articles/ign-announces-summer-of-gaming-event-in-june The internet is being put to…
Coming up on the show! ◤◢◣◥◤ ◢◣ Articles ◢◣◥◤◢◣◥ WHO and game companies launch #PlayApartTogether to promote physical distancing US government is tracking Americans’ cell phones to see how they move and spread coronavirus during…
Coming up on the show! ◤◢◣◥◤ ◢◣ Articles ◢◣◥◤◢◣◥ Hackers are making malware-infected coronavirus maps to harvest personal information https://www.salon.com/2020/03/13/hackers-are-making-malware-infected-coronavirus-maps-to-harvest-personal-information/ Comcast and T-Mobile to suspend internet data caps for the next 60 days https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/13/21179330/comcast-t-mobile-coronavirus-data-caps-hotspots-fcc Demand…
Coming up on the show! ◤◢◣◥◤ ◢◣ Articles ◢◣◥◤◢◣◥ Facebook will pay you up to $5 to record your voice https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/21/tech/facebook-voice-recordings/index.html PlayStation and Oculus cancel GDC appearances citing coronavirus concerns https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-02-20-playstation-and-facebook-cancel-gdc-appearances-citing-coronavirus-concerns TikTok launches parental controls…
Coming up on the show! ◤◢◣◥◤ ◢◣ Articles ◢◣◥◤◢◣◥ Facebook and LinkedIn demand Clearview AI stop collecting images https://www.indulgexpress.com/gadgets/apps/2020/feb/07/facebook-and-linkedin-demand-clearview-ai-stop-collecting-images-22102.html Hackers attack Facebook’s official Twitter accounts https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/02/08/Hackers-attack-Facebooks-official-Twitter-accounts/8741581187736/ Facebook buys startup using AI vision to find your…
Coming up on the show! ◤◢◣◥◤ ◢◣ Articles ◢◣◥◤◢◣◥ What Jeff Bezos Can Teach You About Smartphone Security https://lifehacker.com/what-jeff-bezos-can-teach-you-about-smartphone-security-1841188670 Motorola Razr is coming. Here’s what to expect from the first foldable flip phone https://www.cnet.com/features/motorola-razr-is-coming-heres-what-to-expect-from-the-first-foldable-flip-phone-2020/ How…
Coming up on the show! ◤◢◣◥◤ ◢◣ Articles ◢◣◥◤◢◣◥ Mojo is Making Contacts Smarter with Its Incredibly Tiny Microdisplay YouTube TV is Coming to The PlayStation 4 WhatsApp will be ad-free because Facebook has a…
Coming up on the show! ◤◢◣◥◤ ◢◣ Articles ◢◣◥◤◢◣◥ Amazon Go’s Cashierless Stores Have a New Rival https://fortune.com/2019/12/20/amazon-gos-cashierless-stores-have-a-new-rival/ Chinese scientist who produced genetically altered babies sentenced to 3 years in jail https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/12/chinese-scientist-who-produced-genetically-altered-babies-sentenced-3-years-jail Woodlands resident and…
◤◢◣◥◤ ◢◣ Articles ◢◣◥◤◢◣◥ Federal study finds race and gender affect face-scanning technology https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-12-19/facial-recognition-federal-study How classroom technology is holding students back https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614893/classroom-technology-holding-students-back-edtech-kids-education/ ‘Perfection of Dictatorship’: Fears of China’s Technology Dominate the Democratic Debate https://fortune.com/2019/12/20/democratic-debate-china-technology/ ◤◢◣◥◤…
Coming up on the show! ◤◢◣◥◤ ◢◣ Articles ◢◣◥◤◢◣◥ Tesla’s Cybertruck Gets 200K Orders; To Reveal New Technology Next Year https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/teslas-cybertruck-gets-200k-orders-to-reveal-new-technology-next-year-2019-11-25 Cases of sexual violence committed via technology almost triples: Aware https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/cases-of-sexual-violence-committed-via-technology-almost-triples-aware New table gaming…
Coming up on the show! ◤◢◣◥◤ ◢◣ Articles ◢◣◥◤◢◣◥ Internet Companies Prepare to Fight the ‘Deepfake’ Future https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/24/technology/tech-companies-deepfakes.html Clean energy technology was thought to be uninvestable. One fund thinks otherwise. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/23/clean-energy-technology-was-thought-to-be-uninvestable-one-fund-thinks-otherwise.html Toshiba’s Newly Developed Technology…
Coming up on the show! ◤◢◣◥◤ ◢◣ Articles ◢◣◥◤◢◣◥ Sacha Baron Cohen launches scathing attack on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/sacha-baron-cohen-speech-facebook-twitter-youtube-google-hitler-a9213341.html “Nothing Is Off The Table” For Facebook As Google And Twitter Crack Down…
Foldable $1,500 Motorola Razr: This flip phone’s hinge could also be its edge https://www.cnet.com/features/foldable-1500-motorola-razr-this-flip-phones-hinge-could-also-be-its-edge/ Why is American internet access so much more expensive than the rest of the world? https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/13/20959216/thomas-philippon-economist-interview-internet-access-vergecast Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bohemia-media/weekly-tech-wrap-up?refid=stpr Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ismatho3ndax4p5smimgem5obk4…
ATT to pay FCC $60 million dollars to settle “unlimited data” throttling case https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2019/11/05/at-t-pays-ftc-60-m-settle-misleading-unlimited-data-claims-case/4166477002/ New research shows Siri, Alexa vulnerable to hackers l ABC News https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/amazon-alexa-apples-siri-and-google-assistant-can-be-hacked-using-lasers-experts-warn Facebook Has a New Logo and It’s a Perfect…