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Angry Tech News #54: Broken Valve

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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 machines
https://www.techspot.com/news/98099-valve-ending-steam-support-windows-7-8-81.html
pwn2own 2023
https://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-results
https://www.techworm.net/2023/03/pwn2own-windows-workstation-cracked-on-last-day.html
Audible adds ads to audiobooks
https://www.engadget.com/audible-is-now-testing-ads-in-your-audiobooks-for-some-reason-185337088.html
3CX VOIP client suffers supply chain attack
https://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 closed
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/its-your-last-chance-to-buy-from-nintendos-wii-u-and-3ds-eshops-072838697.html

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Angry Tech News #44: Multiplayer Scarf

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)

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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