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Angry Tech News #82: Subsystem Derision

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date May 8, 2024

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 32:58 — 30.2MB)

ATN is back after a small hiatus! Time to clear some tabs and pour sarcasm on some choice stories from the last three months.

Forced updates, Insecure IoT doorbells, The craze to put AI into all the things, Tesla’s safety record, and a rundown of Windows 11 news

Links

Consumer Reports: many smart doorbells have major security problems
https://www.consumerreports.org/home-garden/home-security-cameras/video-doorbells-sold-by-major-retailers-have-security-flaws-a2579288796/
Logitech releases M750 mouse, which is M650 with an AI button
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/ai-marketing-hype-is-coming-for-your-favorite-gadgets/
Speculation: AI could destroy call center industry
https://www.techspot.com/news/102749-generative-ai-could-soon-decimate-call-center-industry.html
NHTSA report on Tesla Autopilot crashes
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/26/tesla-autopilot-linked-to-hundreds-of-collisions-has-critical-safety-gap-nhtsa.html
Windows 11 stuff
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/windows-11-24h2-goes-from-unsupported-to-unbootable-on-some-older-pcs/
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/windows-11-will-reportedly-display-a-watermark-if-your-pc-does-not-support-ai-requirements
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-to-warn-if-your-windows-11-pc-doesnt-meet-system-requirements-for-ai-explorer/
https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/windows-11-24h2-update/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/rip-to-the-windows-subsystem-for-android-which-goes-away-in-2025/
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/24/24138949/microsoft-windows-11-start-menu-ads-recommendations-setting-disable
https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/windows-11-is-forcing-users-to-upgrade-mail-app-to-new-outlook-client-which-comes-with-a-nasty-addition-adverts

Tags ai, forced-updates, iot, logitech, microsoft, smart-doorbells, tesla, windows-11

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Angry Tech News #72: Unpatchable Substrate

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date August 8, 2023

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 15:45 — 14.4MB)

Tesla jailbreak, a new type of keylogger, and new circuts to make your devices even LESS resistant to water

Links

Water-soluble circuit boards
https://www.techspot.com/news/99625-water-soluble-circuit-boards-promise-drastic-reduction-e.html
Tesla jailbroken
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tesla-mcu-amd-asp-flaw-jailbreak
Acoustic keylogger
https://gizmodo.com/ai-acoustic-cyberattack-deep-learning-hackers-1850714550

Tags e-waste, jailbreak, keylogger, tesla

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Angry Tech News #69: Captain Predictable

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date July 20, 2023

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 25:58 — 23.8MB)

A vehicular episode! Airseas re-invents sailing ships for climate change. Modern cars are expensive to repair. Tesla finally has a truck. San Francisco becomes the battle ground for humans vs robot cars. And Microsoft passes a regulatory hurdle

Links

Tech startup Airseas re-invents the sail
https://www.techspot.com/news/99278-french-startup-claims-state-art-sail-cut-shipping.html

Rivain R1T fenderbender repair costs half the price of the vehicle
https://www.businessinsider.com/rivian-owner-fender-bender-repair-bill-shocking-expensive-42000-2023-7

Tesla finally makes a cybertruck
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-builds-first-cybertruck-after-two-years-delays-2023-07-15/

Judge sides with MSFT in activision injunction battle
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/07/judge-denies-ftc-injunction-improving-microsofts-activision-purchase-prospects/
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/16/23792215/sony-microsoft-call-of-duty-cod-deal-signed
https://www.middletownpress.com/business/article/microsoft-and-activision-extend-deadline-to-close-18208371.php

Activists killing robotaxis in SF
https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/06/robotaxi-haters-in-san-francisco-are-disabling-waymo-cruise-traffic-cones/
https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/30/cruise-robotaxis-blocked-traffic-for-hours-on-this-san-francisco-street/
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/12/san-francisco-robotaxi-hinder-emergency-crews-shooting

Tags activision-blizzard, airseas, autonomous-vehicles, cruise, microsoft, rivian, sony, tesla, waymo

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Angry Tech News #63: Bukkit Snowball

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date June 13, 2023

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 22:32 — 20.6MB)

Reddit holds fast to the sinking ship, Headlines, headlines, headlines, FTC sues to stop Microsoft+Activision deal, some unsubstantiated rumors, and Minecraft mods can offer danger for your PC

Podcast shout-outs: bandrewsays.com, lotuseffect.show, podcastindex.org, ai.cooking

Links

More reddit bullcrap
https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/9/23755640/reddit-api-changes-apps-apollo-shut-down-ama-spez-steve-huffman
Blue mic brand being phased out
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/09/blue-owned-the-consumer-podcast-mic-market-now-the-brand-is-being-phased-out/
Barracuda email appliances hacked
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/09/barracuda-rip-out-replace-hardware-exploited-by-hackers/
Ios 17 does … something… with podcasts
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/07/ios-17-will-connect-your-content-subscriptions-from-apps-to-apple-podcasts-for-exclusive-benefits/
GM to use Tesla chargers
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/08/gm-follows-fords-lead-and-adopts-tesla-chargers/
Amazon considering ads for Prime Video
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/07/amazon-prime-video-reportedly-plans-ad-supported-tier/
Bing chat locked to Edge browser; Vivaldi browser already spoofs
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/vivaldi-is-spoofing-edge-browser-to-bypass-bing-chat-restrictions/
Google Drive ending support for Windows 10 32-bit
https://www.techspot.com/news/99005-google-drive-ending-support-windows-8-81-windows.html
US FTC sues to halt MSFT+Activision deal
https://www.thurrott.com/games/284297/ftc-files-temporary-restraining-order-and-preliminary-injunction-against-microsoft
Fracturizer malware hits Minecraft mods
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-fractureiser-malware-used-curseforge-minecraft-mods-to-infect-windows-linux/

Tags activision, amazon, barracuda, bing, blue, curseforge, gm, google-drive, logitech, microsoft, minecraft, reddit, tesla, vivaldi

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Angry Tech News #62: Authentic Swordplay

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date June 6, 2023

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:36 — 13.4MB)

Windows 11 becomes 1998-compliant, HP bricks thousands of printers, Android app updated into malware, Tesla thumbs nose at 35% of the world, Amazon ends a popular feature, Microsoft euthanizes Cortana, Chrome declares victory against http, and reddit destroys its own app ecosystem.

Links

Windows 11 to support .RAR natively
https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/23/28-years-later-windows-finally-supports-rar-files/
HP released an automatic firmware update, bricks thousands of OfficeJet printers
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/hp-breaks-its-own-printers-again-with-firmware-update/
Tesla has canceled all right-hand-drive custom orders
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/tesla-customers-cancel-orders-after-rhd-model-s-model-x-sales-stop
Android screen recorder app update adds malware to phones
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2023/05/23/android-app-breaking-bad-legitimate-screen-recording-file-exfiltration/
Google to retire padlock icon for https sites
https://blog.chromium.org/2023/05/an-update-on-lock-icon.html
Amazon discontinues Alexa celebrity voices
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/30/23742109/amazon-alexa-celebrity-voices-discontinued
Microsoft quietly kills Cortana
https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-11/283998/microsoft-kills-cortana-in-windows
Reddit charges for API; users hate this!
https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/18/reddit-will-begin-charging-for-access-to-its-api/
https://redd.it/13xh1e7
https://www.pcmag.com/news/developer-says-access-to-reddits-api-would-cost-him-20m-per-year
https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/05/reddit_blackout_planned_over_appkilling/
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/01/fidelity-reddit-valuation/

Tags alexa, chrome, cortana, google, hp, malware, rar, reddit, tesla, windows-11

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Angry Tech News #61: Brute Ford

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date May 30, 2023

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 22:19 — 20.4MB)

Asus breaks the internet, hacking fingerprint sensors for fun and profit, yet another reason to fear IoT, and where to charge your Ford EV on the road

Links

BrutePrint attack
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/hackers-can-brute-force-fingerprint-authentication-of-android-devices/
Wemo SmartPlug buffer overflow vuln
https://sternumiot.com/iot-blog/mini-smart-plug-v2-vulnerability-buffer-overflow/
Ford EVs to adopt Tesla charging standard
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44016347/ford-tesla-ev-charging-opinion/
ASUS pushes bad config file to millions of routers; breaks internet for two days
https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1050466
https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2023/05/what-happened-with-asus-routers-this-morning/
https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/

Tags asus, fingerprint, ford, iot, tesla, wemo

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Angry Tech News #52: Oreo Demographic

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date March 21, 2023

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 17:40 — 16.2MB)

AI and TikTok, TikTok and AI. Also, Right to Repair, Tesla security, and HP printers are still an ink scam

Links

Anthropic releases Claude AI
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/anthropic-introduces-claude-a-more-steerable-ai-competitor-to-chatgpt/
AI-powered Clippy
https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/16/23642833/microsoft-365-ai-copilot-word-outlook-teams
Baidu demos ErnieBot
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/03/16/1069919/baidu-ernie-bot-chatgpt-launch/
Tesla faces right-to-repair suit
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-faces-new-lawsuit-over-monopoly-power-in-repairs-parts-business-174255450.html
HP Dynamic Security
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/customers-fume-as-hp-blocks-third-party-ink-from-more-of-its-printers/
Man drives off in wrong Tesla
https://globalnews.ca/news/9541040/bc-tesla-driving-wrong-car-app/

Tags ai, anthropic, baidu, claude, clippy, erniebot, hp, microsoft, tesla

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Angry Tech News #45: Screenshot Holiday

Post author By Ryan Bemrose
Post date December 28, 2022

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 15:38 — 10.0MB)

Lastpass hacked, Notepad += 1, Tesla gets legislated at, the FBI issues good advice (from 2006), and a Southwest prediction

Recorded LIVE. Angry thanks to Sir Sean of the Allegheny Valley, and to BillyBon3s, who boosted at the exact moment I complained about nobody boosting.

Links:

Southwest Airlines system implodes
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/buttigieg-vows-to-hold-southwest-airlines-accountable-for-meltdown-11672201915
Win11 Notepad gets tabs
https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/24/23525732/microsoft-windows-11-notepad-tabs-feature-leak
LastPass confirms data breach
https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/22/lastpass-customer-password-vaults-stolen/
Teslas are no longer “self-driving” in California
https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/New-California-law-effectively-bans-Tesla-from-17672908.php
FBI recommends ad blockers
https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/22/fbi-ad-blocker/

Tags adblock, fbi, lastpass, notepad, southwest, tesla

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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