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Angry Tech News #57: Replacement Factoid

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date April 25, 2023

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Chromebook e-waste, another iphone hack, and three Silicon Valley companies with failing business models

Links

Lockdown-chromebooks are becoming an e-waste problem
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23691840/us-pirg-education-fund-report-investigation-chromebook-churn
Netflix crackdown on password sharing comes to US
https://mashable.com/article/netflix-password-sharing-crackdown
iphone hack can get you locked out of all Apple services
https://www.techspot.com/news/98386-little-known-iphone-setting-allows-thieves-take-over.html
Reddit to charge for access to user-generated content
https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/18/reddit-will-begin-charging-for-access-to-its-api/
StackOverflow to charge for access to user-generated content
https://www.wired.com/story/stack-overflow-will-charge-ai-giants-for-training-data/

Tags apple, chromebook, google, iphone, netflix, reddit, stackoverflow

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Angry Tech News #53: Cropped Estate

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date March 28, 2023

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 17:00 — 15.6MB)

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 law
https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1611/gordon-moore-intel-co-founder-dies-at-94
Pinduoduo app found to exploit Android vulnerability
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/android-app-from-china-executed-0-day-exploit-on-millions-of-devices/
Ecuadorian journalist plugs in malicious USB drive
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/journalist-plugs-in-unknown-usb-drive-mailed-to-him-it-exploded-in-his-face/
Snippingtool Acropalypse
https://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 vulnerabilities
https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/22/netgear_router_poc_exploits

Tags google, microsoft, moores-law, netgear, pinduoduo, snippingtool, usb

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Angry Tech News #48: Cupcake Bloatware

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date February 14, 2023

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 35:02 — 32.1MB)

Microsoft’s Reboot Tuesday, Android 14, Windows 11 and Android bloat, Google AI biffs it, and a Mastodon alternative from Cloudflare

Links

Reboot Tuesday highlights
https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/patch-tuesday-february-2023/
Edge, IE11 to be permanently disabled
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-edge-update-will-disable-internet-explorer-in-february/
Tiny11 = Win11 stripped of bloat
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tiny11-lean-windows-11
MSFT store offers even more ads
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/the-newest-feature-in-the-microsoft-store-is-more-ads/
Android 14 features
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/android-14
Android 14 blocks installation of old apps
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/android-14-preview-1-is-out-will-officially-ban-installation-of-old-apps/
Galaxy S23 bloats system image to 60Gb
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/the-samsung-galaxy-s23s-bloated-android-build-somehow-uses-60gb-of-storage/
Netflix on sharing crackdown
https://about.netflix.com/en/news/an-update-on-sharing
Google Bard’s fake news
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/09/1155650909/google-chatbot–error-bard-shares
Cloudflare presents ActivityPub as a service
https://blog.cloudflare.com/welcome-to-wildebeest-the-fediverse-on-cloudflare/

Tags ai, android, android-14, bard, bloatware, cloudflare, google, internet-explorer, microsoft, netflix, samsung, tiny11, update-tuesday, windows-11

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Angry Tech News #44: Multiplayer Scarf

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date December 20, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:03 — 12.1MB)

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 acquisition
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/12/ftc-seeks-block-microsoft-corps-acquisition-activision-blizzard-inc
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/v/ar-AA15uQv7

FTC fines Epic Games over Fortnite dark patterns
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/12/epic-will-pay-520-million-to-settle-ftc-privacy-payment-complaints/

Apple announces E2E encryption in icloud
https://www.macrumors.com/2022/12/08/fbi-privacy-groups-icloud-encryption/

Google adds client-side encryption to gmail
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-introduces-end-to-end-encryption-for-gmail-on-the-web/

Tesla cars get Steam integration
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/tesla-steam-model-s-x-054406511.html

Pixel 8 gets unnecessary upgrade
https://9to5google.com/2022/12/20/google-pixel-8-main-camera/

MSFT dropping all support for Edge, Win7, Win8 on January 10
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/12/microsoft-edge-will-stop-supporting-windows-7-and-8-in-january-2023/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motte-and-bailey_fallacy
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/12/12/1643254/support-for-windows-7-and-8-fully-ends-in-january-including-microsoft-edge

Tags apple, edge, epic, ftc, google, microsoft, pixel, steam, tesla

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Angry Tech News #42: Acronym Epicenter

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date November 8, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:23 — 8.1MB)

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 password
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-the-pizza123-password-could-take-down-an-organization/
Google is officially dropping support for Win7/8.1
https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/25/chrome_support_windows_7/
Win11 can run Android apps
https://www.androidpolice.com/microsoft-windows-subsystem-for-android-stable-release/
Thermal imaging attack on passwords
https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_885914_en.html
Roller coasters “crash” iphone 14
https://9to5mac.com/2022/10/09/roller-iphone-14-crash-detection-workaround/
Android earthquake warning
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-phones-earthquake-detection-warning-usa-3224704/

Tags accelerometer, fastcompany, google, passwords, windows 11

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Angry Tech News #41: Parse Microbe

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date October 11, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:17 — 7.3MB)

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 leak
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-confirms-6gb-alder-lake-bios-source-code-leak-new-details-emerge

LinkedIn-assisted phishing attacks
https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/09/29/zinc-weaponizing-open-source-software/

New “safe” UV LED
https://scitechdaily.com/far-ultraviolet-led-efficiently-kills-bacteria-and-viruses-without-harming-people/

Google Stadia to shut down
https://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 blockchain
https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/issues/7002

Tags google, intel, lightning-network, linkedin, phishing, stadia, ultraviolet

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Angry Tech News #40: Tab Exorbitant

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date October 6, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 15:54 — 10.0MB)

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 NFTs
https://www.engadget.com/facebook-nfts-support-instagram-meta-191740915.html

ISIS NFT
https://www.wsj.com/articles/islamic-state-turns-to-nfts-to-spread-terror-message-11662292800

Google continues using monopoly power to further ban adblockers
https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/30/google_play_vpn_rules_changed/

Chrome malware extensions removed
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/08/google-removes-extensions-that-covertly-tracked-users-and-injected-javascript/

Defcon hack on John Deere tractor
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/08/a-new-jailbreak-for-john-deere-tractors-rides-the-right-to-repair-wave/

Plex hacked
https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/24/23319570/plex-security-breach-exposes-usernames-emails-passwords

Goodbye SmartDry, we didn’t know ye
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/smartdrys-useful-laundry-sensor-to-be-cloud-bricked-next-month/

Ireland fines Instagram 400B euros
https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2022/09/05/irish-data-protection-commissioner-fines-instagram-405m/

Brazil blocks iphone sans power brick
https://9to5mac.com/2022/09/06/brazil-suspends-iphone-sales-power-brick/

Google denied appeal of EU fine
https://www.axios.com/2022/09/14/google-loses-appeal-eu-antitrust-ruling

Overwatch 2 anti-toxicity scheme
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/esports/what-is-a-post-paid-number-and-why-do-you-need-one-for-overwatch-2-answered/ar-AA12DDvP

Tags google, instagram, iot, iphone, johndeere, overwatch, plex

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Angry Tech News #39: Broadband Gasoline

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date August 24, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 17:17 — 11.3MB)

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 E2EE
https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/360054941511-Understanding-Video-End-to-End-Encryption-E2EE-

Spotify Q2: Users up, revenue down
https://www.engadget.com/spotify-q2-2022-113946036.html

Disney beats subscriber growth projections, raises prices to compensate
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/10/media/disney-price-ads/index.html

Wifi smartphone probing exposes a ton of data
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wifi-probing-exposes-smartphone-users-to-tracking-info-leaks/

Starlink bid for $885M in public funds rejected
https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/10/fcc-denies-starlinks-application-for-885m-subsidy/

Google Fiber resumes rollout
https://fiber.google.com/blog/2022/08/whats-next-for-google-fiber.html

VLC banned in India
https://analyticsindiamag.com/why-was-vlc-banned/

Meta sues Facebook
https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/19/23270164/meta-augmented-reality-facebook-lawsuit

Tags amazon, disney, facebook, fiber, google, spotify, starlink, vlc, wifi

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Angry Tech News #33: Ponzi Cinema

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date May 4, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:39 — 12.4MB)

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 piracy
https://torrentfreak.com/russian-cinemas-are-showing-pirated-movies-downloaded-from-torrents-220502/

Russia pulls out of ISS
https://www.ibtimes.com/russia-pulls-out-international-space-station-amid-mounting-sanctions-report-3491322

Google store credits are smaller than they appear
https://9to5google.com/2022/05/01/google-store-credit-500/

Apple hates stable niche apps
https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=gi6npkmf

Statcounter browser share numbers
https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-202103-202204

Anti-AMP features from Brave and DDG
https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/21/brave_duckduckgo_google_amp/

Yuga breaks ethereum
https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/crypto/how-bored-ape-yacht-club-broke-ethereum/

BAYC Instagram hacked
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/k/ar-AAWAJ0j