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DTNS 3221 – Apple Has Character Flaws
Twitter being streaming live local news broadcasts alongside its timeline. Will it work and will news coverage change to adapt to it? Plus reports of iOS 11’s interface crashing and researchers at MIT have developed a low powered high speed neural network chip.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young.
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- Quick Hits
- (01:00) Intel expands bug bounty program to include Spectre-like side-channel attacks, dangles $250K | geekwire
- (01:15) Samsung’s updated Notebook 9 laptops will start at $1,200 | the verge
- (01:50) Stanford researchers develop new method for waking up small electronic devices | stanford
- (02:15) FCC Boss Ajit Pai’s Own Agency Is Investigating Him For Potential Corruption | motherboard
- More Top Stories
- (02:40) Major new iOS bug can crash iPhones and disable access to apps and iMessages | the verge
- (04:50) HomePod leaves white ring stains on wood furniture, and Apple says it’s ‘not unusual’ | mercury news
- (07:40) Facebook’s two-factor authentication system auto-posts replies on your profile | the verge
- (09:40) Neural networks everywhere | mit news
- (13:05) Paytm Mall Takes Cues From Alibaba in Indian New Retail Experiment | bloomberg
- Discussion Story: (16:15)
- Message of the Day
- (24:35) Ross – LastPass Authenticator
- Ross – Chrome ad-blocking
- (24:35) Ross – LastPass Authenticator
- Today’s Contributor
DTNS 3220 – Security vs Convenience
IBM produced a study showing consumers value security over convenience. Is this a trend, and if so will this lead to greater demands on companies to secure their online services? Plus Qualcomm has released its X24 LTE Modem and Snapchat rolls out analytics tools for its biggest creators.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.
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- Quick Hits
- (00:55) Crypto-currency craze ‘hinders search for alien life’ | bbc
- (01:20) Don’t use Huawei phones, say heads of FBI, CIA, and NSA | the verge
- (01:55) YouTube and Instagram face Russian bans | bbc
- (02:15) HTC smartphone president Chialin Chang has resigned | engadget
- More Top Stories
- (02:50) Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X24 modem will enable 2 Gbps LTE speeds | engadget
- (04:30) How Chrome’s built-in ad blocker will work when it goes live tomorrow | tech crunch
- (07:25) Facebook’s child-friendly texting app Messenger Kids arrives on Android | tech crunch
- (10:50) Magic Leap’s AR headsets will start at around $1,000 | engadget
- (13:55) Snapchat finally gives creators analytics | tech crunch
- Discussion Story: (16:50) Mobile OS Development
- Message of the Day
- (23:35) Chris – Home entry tech
- Today’s Contributor
It’s Spoilerin’ Time 207 – Black Mirror (404-406), Counterpart (104), Deadwood (108)
Brian’s got words about Altered Carbon, Counterpart gets a heart, and we round out the back-half of the new Black Mirror season.
00:58 – Altered Carbon (101-102, Brian’s take)
03:49 – Black Mirror (404 – Hang the DJ)
07:19 – Black Mirror (405 – Metalhead)
09:16 – Black Mirror (406 – Black Museum)
12:41 – Countertpart (104)
21:29 – Deadwood (108)
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Current Geek 158: So much Star Wars
Netflix has a bit of a parodox. Star Wars gets really busy. Jet Fuel to Cars in Space! Sony makes some changes. Putting guts in beauty! Your emails and more!
DTNS 3219 – Blade Cuts Through PC Game Streaming
French company Blade hopes to up end the Gaming PC market with their cloud based remote gaming PC service. Does it live up to the hype? Plus ARM unveils its new processor designs for object detection and machine learning and Harvard and MIT are offering classes in AI ethics.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja.
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Cordkillers 207 – ViaCon (w/ Andrew Zarian)
Viacom’s big buy, ESPN’s big play, and Extinction saved from the brink. With special guest Andrew Zarian
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DTNS 3218 – Facebook: All the Kids Aren’t Doing It
With Apple revamping the iOS development cycle to focus more on quality control and reliability issues we examine the differences between Apple’s and Google’s approach to OS development. Plus the number of younger Facebook appears to be dropping and Uber is making six-hour breaks mandatory for drivers who’ve driven 12 hours straight.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Veronica Belmont.
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Show Notes
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- Quick Hits
- (01:05) How a Low-Level Apple Employee Leaked Some of the iPhone’s Most Sensitive Code | motherboard
- (01:30) Google’s AI chips are now open for public use | venturebeat
- (01:40) AMD Ryzen with Radeon Vega graphics will redefine desktop PCs | zd net
- More Top Stories
- (02:35) Facebook lost around 2.8 million U.S. users under 25 last year | recode
- (06:35) Uber will require drivers in the US to take six-hour breaks between long shifts | the verge
- (10:25) Apple, LG invest $10M in OLED microdisplay maker eMagin | cnet
- (12:30) Exclusive: Amazon paid $90 million for camera maker’s chip technology – sources | reuters
- Discussion Story: (15:45) Mobile OS Development
- Thing of the Day:
- (23:05) Amateur Traveler
- Message of the Day
- (25:15) Jeff – AMOLED burn-in
- Today’s Contributor
DTNS 3217 – Self-Settling Lawsuit
Uber and Waymo have finally settled. So what can this real live corporate drama teach start-ups and their partner companies about navigating around the dangers of intellectual property? Plus Facebook is testing a downvote option on comments and how the Praying Mantis may be key to giving robots low-cost stereoscopic vision.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Len Peralta and Shannon Morse.
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Show Notes
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- Quick Hits
- (01:05) Waymo and Uber end trial with sudden $244 million settlement | ars technica
- (01:30) VLC 3.0 arrives for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Android TV, Apple TV, and Chrome OS | venturebeat
- (02:05) China’s Didi, SoftBank target Japan in taxi-hailing push | reuters
- (02:30) Nest co-founder Matt Rogers is leaving the company just after it rejoins Google | the verge
- More Top Stories
- (02:50) Chrome will mark all HTTP sites as ‘not secure’ starting in July | the verge
- (06:00) Facebook confirms it’s testing a downvote feature for public posts | iafrikan
- (09:15) Researchers discovered a new kind of stereo vision by putting tiny 3D glasses on mantises | tech crunch
- (12:35) Amazon’s answer to UPS is reportedly getting its first proper launch in LA | the verge
- Discussion Story: (17:50) Waymo vs Uber
- Waymo accepts $245 million and Uber’s ‘regret’ to settle self-driving car dispute | reuters
- Waymo and Uber reach a surprise settlement | the verge
- The battle of the damning emails begins with Waymo v. Uber opening statements | the verge
- Uber is pressuring one of its top executives to comply with Alphabet’s lawsuit | recode
- Here’s What You Need To Know About the Uber-Waymo Trial, Which Starts Today | the verge
- Uber and Waymo are finally going to trial. Why we should care | Yahoo
- Uber and Waymo Reach Settlement | uber
- Thing of the Day:
- (28:25) Lyft partners with Black Girls Code to help develop a more diverse tech industry | tech crunch
- Today’s Contributor
- Watch Shannon Morse‘s TekThing on Hak5 and support it on Patreon
- Catch ThreatWire, also on Hak5
- Get Len Peralta‘s “Waymo Uber Than I Ever Expected” at his store or by supporting his Patreon
- Watch Shannon Morse‘s TekThing on Hak5 and support it on Patreon
DTNS 3216 – Paul Allen Shreds
The source code for iBoot a core component of iOS 9 was posted on GitHub. Apple issues a DMCA take-down notice. What are the implications for iPhone security? Police in China are testing sunglasses with built-in facial recognition technology in train stations. Amazon has added Whole Foods to its Prime Now delivery service to residents in Austin, Dallas, Virginia Beach, and Cincinnati.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young.
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A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible.
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Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme!
Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo!
Thanks to Anthony Lemos of Ritual Misery for the expanded show notes!
Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit
Show Notes
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- Quick Hits
- (00:55) Microsoft Build will run from May 7 to 9 in Seattle, will overlap with Google I/O | tech crunch
- (01:15) Qualcomm rejects Broadcom’s revised buyout offer | reuters
- (01:55) Intel releases stable Spectre patches for Skylake PCs, recovering from a bad bout of bugs | pc world
- (02:10) Activist and EFF co-founder John Perry Barlow has died | engadget
- (02:30) India’s antitrust watchdog fines Google for ‘search bias’ | business insider
- More Top Stories
- (03:00) Twitter Soars After Surprise Sales Gain, First Real Profit | bloomberg
- (07:25) Apple: The leaked iPhone source code is outdated | cnet
- (09:30) Chinese police are using facial recognition sunglasses to track citizens | the verge
- (13:40) Amazon to Deliver Whole Foods Grocerie | the wall street journal
- (18:15) WhatsApp has launched person-to-person payments into beta in India | tech crunch
- (22:50) Twitch updates its community policies to crack down on hate speech, harassment and sexual content | tech crunch
- Thing of the Day:
- (25:30) In Conversation: Quincy Jones | vulture
- Message of the Day
- (28:55) Ron – DTNS Labs
- Today’s Contributor
