Tag: netflix

Angry Tech News #58: Grail Promise

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date May 2, 2023

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 20:36 — 18.9MB)

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-AA1aoTIi
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/samsung/ar-AA1at9e3
East TX jury verdict against Samsung for $303 million
https://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 anymore
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-10-22h2-is-the-final-version-of-windows-10/
Netflix loses a million subscribers in Spain
https://www.kantar.com/inspiration/fmcg/netflix-crackdown-on-password-sharing-results-in-over-1-million-fewer-subscribers-in-spain
UK regulator denies Microsoft purchase of Activision-Blizzard
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65378617
Comcast drops NFL Network for 24h
https://www.totalprosports.com/nfl/comcast-drops-nfl-network/

Tags activision, comcast, microsoft, netflix, netlist, nfl, patents, samsung, windows-10

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Angry Tech News #57: Replacement Factoid

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date April 25, 2023

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:46 — 25.4MB)

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 #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 #47: Reboot Subscription

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date February 7, 2023

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:57 — 27.4MB)

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 alarms
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/apples-crash-detection-feature-triggers-false-911-calls-ski-resorts
Netflix pokes the hornets nest
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/netflix-backtracks-password-sharing-rules-162942246.html
https://thestreamable.com/news/confirmed-netflix-unveils-first-details-of-new-anti-password-sharing-measures
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/06/netflixs-unnecessary-password-crackdown-is-already-a-hot-mess/
BMW & subscriptions
https://www.carscoops.com/2023/01/bmw-now-offering-more-feature-subscriptions-in-the-u-s/
BMW won’t update if you live on a hill
https://www.thedrive.com/news/bmw-owner-discovers-cars-software-update-wont-install-when-parked-on-incline
WoW went dark in China
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/24/tech/blizzard-games-china-shutdown-intl-hnk/index.html
Smart-devices leaking pings
https://svrooij.io/2023/01/25/disconnect-your-smart-appliance/
Smart trash can for $33/mo (twice the cost of netflix)
https://9to5google.com/2023/01/17/mill-trash-can/
People are not connecting IoT devices
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/half-of-smart-appliances-remain-disconnected-from-internet-makers-lament/
MSFT pushes update for office telemetry
https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/21/microsoft_office_count_update/

Tags blizzard, bmw, iot, lg, microsoft, netflix, smart-trash-can, whirlpool

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Angry Tech News #37: Unlocking Deathtraps

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date June 29, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 16:19 — 10.7MB)

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 used
https://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 Explorer
https://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 tier
https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/27/n-16896753/

T-Mobile sells you via your app usage
https://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 recalled
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/toyota-recalls-2700-electric-vehicles-2022-06-23/

Tags internet-explorer, netflix, t-mobile, tesla, toyota

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Angry Tech News #34: Quarterly Incomprehensible

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date May 17, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 20:09 — 12.8MB)

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!

Tags dell, instagram, netflix, nfts, nvidia, ransomware, xbox

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Angry Tech News #32: Absolutist Spark

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date April 27, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 22:51 — 14.4MB)

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 twitter
https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/24/elon-musk-twitter-offer-timeline/

No replacement battery for Chevy Spark EV
https://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

Tags chevy, elon, netflix, twitter

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Angry Tech News #29: Supply Chain Advisor

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date April 5, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 18:05 — 11.4MB)

Malicious OSS, Netflix conjecture, A win in the right to repair fight, and yet another Chrome zero-day yawn

Links

node-ipc malicious update
https://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 packages
https://www.zdnet.com/article/malicious-npm-packages-target-azure-developers-to-steal-personal-data/

Netflix offers way to pay more if you share passwords
https://about.netflix.com/en/news/paying-to-share-netflix-outside-your-household

John Deere repair program
https://www.deere.com/en/news/all-news/john-deere-expands-access-to-self-repair-resources/

Yet another critical Chrome vulnerability
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/emergency-google-chrome-update-fixes-zero-day-used-in-attacks/

Tags chrome, john-deere, netflix, npm, supply-chain-attack, vulnerability

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Angry Tech News #26: Transmissible Groupthink

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date March 9, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 17:43 — 11.2MB)

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” bandwagon
https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/5/22962848/paypal-pauses-service-russia-ukraine-invasion
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/04/russia-blocks-access-to-facebook.html
https://www.investopedia.com/microsoft-oracle-join-tech-exodus-from-russia-5221297
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/visa-mastercard-russia-ukraine-invasion/
https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/6/22964418/tiktok-suspends-creation-new-video-content-russia-ukraine
https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/5/22962822/internet-backbone-provider-cogent-shuts-off-service-russia
https://www.pcmag.com/news/nvidia-to-stop-all-product-sales-to-russia
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/samsung-suspends-shipments-phones-chips-230648742.html
https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/coinbase-blocks-25-000-crypto-wallets-linked-to-russian-users
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10579301/Social-media-platform-Reddit-block-links-coming-Russian-domain-name.html

Russia “fake news” law
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/03/01/russian-lawmakers-eye-15-year-prison-terms-for-fakes-about-ukraine-invasion-a76687

NVidia hacked
https://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 hacked
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/samsung-confirms-hackers-stole-galaxy-devices-source-code/

Discord joins the censorship bunch
https://discord.com/blog/addressing-health-misinformation