Western Digital cloud outage, Microsoft bans emulators, and your Tesla is spying on you Links The economy vs Applehttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/apple-joins-amazon-google-and-microsoft-in-tech-industry-layoffs/Western Digital vs the Cloudhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/western-digital/ar-AA19Goo3https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/03/western_digital_confirms_security_incident/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/04/users-fume-after-my-cloud-network-breach-locks-them-out-of-their-data/Xbox vs Emulatorshttps://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/04/microsoft-crackdown-disables-emulators-downloaded-to-xbox-consoles/Tesla vs Privacyhttps://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-recorded-by-customer-cars-2023-04-06/

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 machineshttps://www.techspot.com/news/98099-valve-ending-steam-support-windows-7-8-81.htmlpwn2own 2023https://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-resultshttps://www.techworm.net/2023/03/pwn2own-windows-workstation-cracked-on-last-day.htmlAudible adds ads to audiobookshttps://www.engadget.com/audible-is-now-testing-ads-in-your-audiobooks-for-some-reason-185337088.html3CX VOIP client suffers supply chain attackhttps://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 closedhttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/its-your-last-chance-to-buy-from-nintendos-wii-u-and-3ds-eshops-072838697.html

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

AI and TikTok, TikTok and AI. Also, Right to Repair, Tesla security, and HP printers are still an ink scam Links Anthropic releases Claude AIhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/anthropic-introduces-claude-a-more-steerable-ai-competitor-to-chatgpt/AI-powered Clippyhttps://www.theverge.com/2023/3/16/23642833/microsoft-365-ai-copilot-word-outlook-teamsBaidu demos ErnieBothttps://www.technologyreview.com/2023/03/16/1069919/baidu-ernie-bot-chatgpt-launch/Tesla faces right-to-repair suithttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-faces-new-lawsuit-over-monopoly-power-in-repairs-parts-business-174255450.htmlHP Dynamic Securityhttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/customers-fume-as-hp-blocks-third-party-ink-from-more-of-its-printers/Man drives off in wrong Teslahttps://globalnews.ca/news/9541040/bc-tesla-driving-wrong-car-app/

Data Centers on an AI-generated moon, Apple rules USB with an iron fist, Silicon Valley banking woes, and how IoT keeps a Massachusetts high school fully enlightened Links Silicon Valley Bank failurehttps://apnews.com/article/svb-fed-bonds-rates-banks-inflation-a24b28b3caeede91c76cd120aa9b7966Data centers on moonhttps://gizmodo.com/startup-moves-closer-building-data-centers-moon-1850192177Fake Samsung moon picshttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/samsung-caught-faking-zoom-photos-of-the-moon/ar-AA18z3aahttps://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/11nzrb0/samsung_space_zoom_moon_shots_are_fake_and_here/Apple USB accessories still require certificationhttps://appleinsider.com/articles/23/02/28/iphone-15-to-require-certified-accessories-for-full-access-to-usb-cMass high school can’t turn off its lightshttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lights-massachusetts-school-year-no-one-can-turn-rcna65611

TikTok banned by more governments, Privacy in metaverse may be impossible, AI news, AI news, and too much AI news Links: Privacy in metaverse worse than in real worldhttps://venturebeat.com/virtual/new-research-suggests-that-privacy-in-the-metaverse-might-be-impossible/EU Commission bans TikTok on gov’t deviceshttps://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64743991Canada bans TikTok on gov’t deviceshttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64792894RadioGPThttps://bgr.com/tech/radiogpt-will-use-ai-to-put-your-local-dj-out-of-a-job/MSFT releases chatgpt apps on mobilehttps://9to5mac.com/2023/02/22/microsoft-launches-bing-ios-app-with-chatgpt/Snapchat gets AI chat; apologizes in advancehttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/sorry-in-advance-snapchat-warns-of-hallucinations-with-new-ai-conversation-bot/Spotify renames algo to “AI […]

Facebook gets subscription fees, Kia issues software patch for theft, AMD drivers brick gaming PCs, Chatbots go mental, and Samsung develops a feature that should never have been needed Links Facebook to get paid subscriptionhttps://about.fb.com/news/2023/02/testing-meta-verified-to-help-creators/Samsung “Message Guard”https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/17/23603919/samsung-message-guard-malware-zero-click-exploit-security-featureTikTok Kia Challengehttps://www.theverge.com/2023/2/14/23599300/hyundai-kia-car-theft-software-update-free-tiktok-challengeLatest AMD drivers brick PCshttps://wccftech.com/latest-amd-radeon-graphics-drivers-reportedly-causing-pc-boot-issues-corrupting-windows/Bing chatbot claims Mars has 2.5Bn peoplehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34785437Bing chatbot goes mentalhttps://futurism.com/the-byte/microsoft-stock-falling-as-bing-ai-descends-into-madnessMSFT demos AI-infused Office […]

Microsoft’s Reboot Tuesday, Android 14, Windows 11 and Android bloat, Google AI biffs it, and a Mastodon alternative from Cloudflare Links Reboot Tuesday highlightshttps://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/patch-tuesday-february-2023/Edge, IE11 to be permanently disabledhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-edge-update-will-disable-internet-explorer-in-february/Tiny11 = Win11 stripped of bloathttps://www.tomshardware.com/news/tiny11-lean-windows-11MSFT store offers even more adshttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/the-newest-feature-in-the-microsoft-store-is-more-ads/Android 14 featureshttps://www.tomsguide.com/news/android-14Android 14 blocks installation of old appshttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/android-14-preview-1-is-out-will-officially-ban-installation-of-old-apps/Galaxy S23 bloats system image to 60Gbhttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/the-samsung-galaxy-s23s-bloated-android-build-somehow-uses-60gb-of-storage/Netflix on sharing […]

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 alarmshttps://www.zerohedge.com/technology/apples-crash-detection-feature-triggers-false-911-calls-ski-resortsNetflix pokes the hornets nesthttps://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/netflix-backtracks-password-sharing-rules-162942246.htmlhttps://thestreamable.com/news/confirmed-netflix-unveils-first-details-of-new-anti-password-sharing-measureshttps://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/06/netflixs-unnecessary-password-crackdown-is-already-a-hot-mess/BMW & subscriptionshttps://www.carscoops.com/2023/01/bmw-now-offering-more-feature-subscriptions-in-the-u-s/BMW won’t update if you live on a hillhttps://www.thedrive.com/news/bmw-owner-discovers-cars-software-update-wont-install-when-parked-on-inclineWoW went dark in Chinahttps://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/24/tech/blizzard-games-china-shutdown-intl-hnk/index.htmlSmart-devices leaking pingshttps://svrooij.io/2023/01/25/disconnect-your-smart-appliance/Smart […]

CES 2023 rundown, Another phone vulnerability, Xbox likes to think it’s green, and more EV stories than I meant to put in this show! Also, angry thanks to Baron Spud the Mitey, whom I forgot to call out, but who still supports the show immensely. Links: Alexa smart toilet from Kohlerhttps://www.theverge.com/2022/12/19/23510864/kohler-numi-smart-toilet-alexa-ces-2022CNET: Upcoming CES Productshttps://www.cnet.com/tech/ces-products-coming-in-2023/Earspy vulnerabilityhttps://www.androidpolice.com/earspy-attack-eavesdrop-using-motion-sensors/Consumer […]