Category: Friday Night Tech Talk Show Notes

Friday Night Tech Talk Show Notes – 06/14/2024

Wells Fargo employees canned for faking work at the computer.: (Tom’s hardware)

https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/wells-fargo-fires-more-than-a-dozen-employees-for-faking-work-using-mouse-jigglers-and-keyboard-simulation

WWDC 2024 – Everything Apple Unveiled: (Wired)

https://www.wired.com/story/everything-apple-announced-wwdc-2024/

No Apple devices with OpenAI says Elon: (Tom’s Hardware)

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/musk-says-hell-ban-all-apple-devices-if-openai-is-integrated-at-the-os-level-claims-it-would-represent-a-massive-security-risk

Image Playground, part of Apple Intelligence will let you generate personal images: (Tech Radar)

https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/your-iphone-15-pro-will-soon-get-a-built-in-ai-image-generator-heres-how-it-works

A more in-depth look at Apple Intelligence: (Tech Radar)

https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/apple-intelligence-explained

Open Source and Cybersecurity. Can They Co-Exist? (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/open-source-cybersecurity-is-a-ticking-time-bomb-1848790421

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Friday Night Tech Talk Show Notes – 06/07/2024

AI Image

AI, Enough already!! – Ain’t THAT the truth: (Android Central)

https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/why-im-sick-of-ai

Nvidia – more valuable than Apple? Microsoft? Coming for YOU: (The Verge)

https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/5/24172363/nvidia-apple-market-cap-valuation-trillion-ai

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Microsoft’s response to the “Recall” controversy. Weak, at best: (Tech Radar)

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-defends-controversial-windows-11-recall-feature-but-in-a-feeble-unconvincing-manner

Samsung Right to Repair

Geek Squad joining iFixit ditching Samsung repair program: (The Verge)

https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/6/24164777/best-buy-ends-samsung-repair-program-geek-squad

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Bing News. Better that Google News? (Tech Radar)

https://www.techradar.com/computing/search-engines/google-news-went-down-and-i-tried-bing-news-i-might-never-go-back?utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=MANUAL

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Google Messages RCS partnership later this year MIGHT save your life: (Digital Trends)

https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/google-messages-rapidsos-emergency-services-rcs-could-save-your-life/

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Friday Night Tech Talk Show Notes – 05/31/2024

Android users can now have their app data deleted: (Android Central)

https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/google-play-store-account-deletion-policy-goes-live

T-Mobile continues takeovers. Latest target – U.S.Cellular: (Phone Arena)

https://www.phonearena.com/news/t-mobile-acquisition-spree-continues-us-cellular-mega-deal-official_id158778

Ticketmaster’s HUGE data breach: (Tom’s Guide)

https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/online-security/massive-ticketmaster-data-breach-reportedly-hits-over-500-million-customers-what-to-do-now?utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=MANUAL

With all the hype we’ve all given AI – nobody cares: (Tech Radar)

https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/hardly-any-of-us-are-using-ai-tools-like-chatgpt-study-says-heres-why?utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=MANUAL

Upcoming Pixel sales in the U.S. not looking good: (Phone Arena)

https://www.phonearena.com/news/Pixel-market-share-is-hanging-by-a-thread-in-the-US-survey-reveals_id158743

Internet Archive (Archive.org) attacked over Memorial Day weekend. MANY unable to access the site: (PCMAG)

https://www.pcmag.com/news/internet-archive-hit-with-ddos-attack

Are YouTube’s new free games worth playing? In a word; No! (Tech Radar)

https://www.techradar.com/streaming/youtubes-terrible-free-games-are-now-available-to-everyone-heres-how-to-play-them

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Friday Night Tech Talk Show Notes – 05/24/2024

T-Mobile CEO picks an inopportune time for bragging: (Phone Arena)

https://www.phonearena.com/news/t-mobile-5g-supremacy-highlighted-again-by-ceo-mike-sievert_id158581?utm_source=pushly

Some of the news from Microsoft Build 2024: (Tom’s Guide)

https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/live/microsoft-build-2024-live

Might the Pixel 8a be the final Google “A” phone? (Phone Arena)

https://www.phonearena.com/news/brilliant-pixel-8a-proves-why-google-should-never-make-another-500-dollar-mid-range-phone_id158395

Classic Google Search seems to be back: (Tech Radar)

https://www.techradar.com/computing/search-engines/google-is-bringing-back-classic-search-with-no-ai-and-i-couldnt-be-happier-about-that

Samsung contract with service provider reveals VERY questionable repair practices: (Phone Arena)

https://www.phonearena.com/news/samsung-under-scrutiny-for-repair-practices-and-right-to-repair-laws_id158671#:~:text=Recent%20reports%20have%20unveiled%20questionable,provider%20reveals%20a%20concerning%20requirement.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/23/24162896/google-ai-overview-hallucinations-glue-in-pizza

Congress makes Tracking Elon and Taylor Swift’s private jet flights no longer possible: (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/congress-just-made-it-way-harder-to-track-taylor-swift-1851492383

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Friday Night Tech Talk Show Notes – 05/17/2024

iOS-17.5-beta-1-release

iOS 17.5 may include a disturbing photos bug: (Tom’s Guide)

https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/ios-175-has-concerning-new-bug-thats-undeleting-photos-what-you-need-to-know

TikTok-Jump

US TikTok not going anywhere – so says this writer: (Phone Arena)

https://www.phonearena.com/news/why-tiktok-is-never-leaving-the-us-and-how-the-chinese-app-changed-the-world-forever_id158012?utm_source=pushly

AI and Reddit

OpenAI and Reddit bringing ChatGPT to Reddit users: (CNET)

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/openais-new-reddit-deal-means-real-time-data-for-you-chatgpt-users/

7 new features coming in Android 15: (Tom’s Guide)

https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/android-phones/android-15-7-best-features-just-announced-at-google-io?utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=MANUAL

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Apple & OpenAI deal might use ChatGPT to take Siri to new heights: (Phone Arena)

https://www.phonearena.com/news/apple-close-to-deal-that-brings-chatgpt-to-iphone_id158214?utm_source=pushly

Google & others locking authors out of their OWN content: (Pune Pulse)

https://www.mypunepulse.com/author-locked-out-of-google-docs-over-inappropriate-content-sparks-concerns-over-online-control/#google_vignette

Samsung Creativity Uncrushed

SAMSUNG – Creativity cannot be crushed: (The Verge)

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/15/24157869/samsung-ipad-crush-ad-uncrush-galaxy-tab-s9

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Friday Night Tech Talk Show Notes – 05/10/2024

Apple ad received as “AI will replace us all:” (Tom’s Guide)

https://www.tomsguide.com/tablets/ipads/new-ipad-pro-crush-ad-causing-major-backlash-heres-why?utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=MANUAL

Apple’s “Let Loose” iPad 2024 event: (Mashable)

https://mashable.com/article/apple-event-2024-ipad-everything-announced

No iPad mini? Is it on it’s way out? (Tech Radar)

https://www.techradar.com/tablets/ipad-mini/why-didnt-apple-launch-an-ipad-mini-7-the-latest-rumors-suggest-its-still-en-route

Google reveals the Pixel 8a: (Tech Radar)

https://www.techradar.com/phones/google-pixel-phones/the-google-pixel-8a-is-here-and-yes-you-can-already-get-it-for-free-with-this-deal

Think Google/Epic battle is over? – Don’t hold your breath: (Android Central)

https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/google-counters-epic-proposed-demands?utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=MANUAL

Another cyberattack on a major health care network but, a MUCH more timely response: (CNN Business)

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/tech/cyberattack-disrupts-healthcare-network/index.html

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Friday Night Tech Talk Show Notes – 05/03/2024

United Health Group

33% of Americans might be affected by cyber attack says United Heath Group. This AFTER paying $22 million ransom: (CNBC)

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/01/unitedhealth-ceo-one-third-of-americans-could-be-impacted-by-change-healthcare-cyberattack.html

Rabbit r1 in hand

Rabbit R1 – bad or barely tolerant reviews: (Tom’s Guide)

https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/rabbit-r1-review

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iPhone’s latest flagship sales not quite up there with last year’s: (Phone Arena)

https://www.phonearena.com/news/apple-iphone-15-family-us-sales-report-q1-2024-iphone-14-q1-2023-comparison_id157942

Nokia 3210 2024

HMD hasn’t given up on Nokia. Nokia 3210 reboot coming soon: (Tech Radar)

https://www.techradar.com/phones/the-retro-nokia-phone-everyone-owned-25-years-ago-will-get-a-reboot-soon-and-yes-it-has-snake?utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=MANUAL

Sora Video

Pretty creative, distinctive, almost psychedelic video. Part human, part Sora AI: (Tom’s Guide)

https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/ai-image-video/i-cant-believe-openai-sora-made-this-trippy-new-music-video?utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=MANUAL

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As promised, One UI 6.1 is rolling our to Galaxy S22 & more devices: (Phone Arena)

https://www.phonearena.com/news/samsung-one-ui-6.1-update-has-begun-to-roll-out-to-galaxy-s22-s21-older-foldables_id157946

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Friday Night Tech Talk Show Notes – 04/26/2024

AI Voice Cloning

Fake AI voice clone used to TRY getting HS principal fired: (The Verge)

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/25/24140556/ai-voice-cloning-baltimore-school-misuse

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The awaited return of Net Neutrality: (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/net-neutrality-is-back-yes-you-should-care-1851436678

TMobile Mint Mobile Merger

FCC allows T-Mobile’s acquisition of Mint Mobile: (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-fcc-approves-t-mobile-deal-buy-budget-provider-mint-mobile-2024-04-25/

Apple Environment

Is Apple as eco-friendly as stated? Possibly not: (Android Authority)

https://www.androidauthority.com/apple-iphone-environmental-hypocrisy-3435609/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailyauthority&utm_term=Daily%20Authority

HMD-phones

As we reported in February – HMD launching non-Nokia branded phones: (Tech Radar)

https://www.techradar.com/phones/hmd-steps-out-of-nokias-shadow-and-launches-its-own-mid-range-smartphone-line

Neoplants

A natural and unique way to care for the environment: (Tech Radar)

https://www.techradar.com/home/smart-home/this-company-just-bioengineered-a-plant-bacteria-combo-to-clean-air-better-than-an-air-purifier

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Friday Night Tech Talk Show Notes – 04/19/2024

Nothing Ear and Ear (a)

Nothing release two new earbuds. The Ear (a) just might be an affordable hit: (Tech Radar)

https://www.techradar.com/audio/earbuds-airpods/nothing-ear-a-review

28 Google Employees fired

28 Googlers get the boot, due to sit-in protests: (The Verge)

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/17/24133700/google-fires-28-employees-protest-israel-cloud-contract

Meta AI

Meta AI is ready to give ChatGPT some competition: (CNET)

https://www.cnet.com/news/social-media/meta-ai-joins-instagram-facebook-whatsapp-and-messenger-what-to-know/

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iPhone loses top worldwide shipment spot as Asian challengers rise. Samsung back on top: (CNBC)

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/15/apple-iphone-shipments-sink-as-chinese-challengers-rise-in-q1-idc.html

Boston Dynamics Electric Robot

Boston Dynamics’ new electric robot makes an impression: (Tech Radar)

https://www.techradar.com/computing/boston-dynamics-reveals-its-most-astonishing-humanoid-robot-so-far-and-i-can-t-stop-watching-it

Galaxy S22 Phones

Eight of Samsung’s two-year-old gadgets are getting the latest AI features: (Tom’s Guide)

https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-ai-rolls-out-to-s22-phones-with-new-update?utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=MANUAL

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