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  • Apple iMessage Scanning, Amazon Stock Destruction, Disney's Expensive Hotel
    Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.
    Topics:
    Google+ class action starts paying out $2.15 for G+ privacy violations | Ars Technica

    Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow lawsuit has unearthed a huge problem with streaming – The Verge

    Report: Apple to announce client-side photo hashing system to detect child abuse images in users’ photos libraries – 9to5Mac

    Apple announces new protections for child safety: iMessage features, iCloud Photo scanning, more – 9to5Mac

    Amazon launches new resale programs following backlash over stock destruction | Engadget

    Disney’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel stays will cost at least $4,809 | Engadget
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    1 hr 2 min
  • DirecTV Spun Off, "Electronic Drugs", EA Data Leak
    Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.
    Topics:
    AT&T finalizes spinoff of DirecTV into its own company | Engadget

    Apple Boots ‘Inappropriate’ Anti-Vaxx Dating App Unjected From App Store

    Blizzard president ‘steps down’ amid sexual discrimination and harassment lawsuit | Engadget

    Shares slide after China brands online games ‘electronic drugs’ – BBC News

    Tokyo Olympics: Chinese nationalists turn on their athletes – BBC News

    Hackers leak full EA data after failed extortion attempt – The Record by Recorded Future

    Facebook is reportedly trying to analyze encrypted data without deciphering it | Engadget

    Bipartisan infrastructure bill could require cars to include anti-drunk driving technology | Engadget

    DOJ repatriates looted “Dream of Gilgamesh” tablet, other artifacts to Iraq | Ars Technica

    Zoom to pay $85M for lying about encryption and sending data to Facebook and Google | Ars Technica
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    1 hr 2 min
  • Pentagon Precognitive AI, Warhammer 40k Fandom, Amazon's LotR Series
    Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.
    Topics:
    Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series arrives on September 2, 2022 | Engadget

    Warhammer 40k Fans in Revolt Over ‘Zero Tolerance’ Fan Animation Policy

    Elon Musk: ‘I don’t want to be CEO of anything’ – BBC News

    Toyota Whiffed on EVs. Now It’s Trying to Slow Their Rise | WIRED

    Pentagon believes its precognitive AI can predict events ‘days in advance’ | Engadget

    Texas Instruments’ New Calculator Will Run Programs Written in Python – Slashdot
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    1 hr 2 min
  • Disney vs. Scarlet Johansson, Google Bans Sugar-Daddy Apps, Popzara.com
    Both Segments: Nathan Evans, Correspondent, Popzara.com.
    Throughout Popzara you’ll find views on gaming, movies, technology, cultural icons and so much more. Reviews and previews, in-depth analyses, opinion pieces, conversations, and a regularly updated Podcast keep things interesting and always entertaining. Our diverse editorial staff is committed to bringing this cornucopia of editorial goodness in fair-minded and positive ways, with minimal snark and maximum fun. A little bit of everything for the discriminating reader and curious listener is what you’ll find at Popzara.

    Topics:
    Pig (2021) | Movie Reviews | Popzara Press

    ‘Black Widow’ star Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over streaming strategy | Engadget

    Windows 11 Is Now Available as a Beta

    Why Doesn’t Windows 11 Support My CPU?

    Google to ban sugar-daddy apps from Play Store – BBC News

    Not so sweet: Google responds to ‘sugar daddy’ Play Store app ban

    The State of Gaming July 2021: Skyward Sword HD, Monster Hunter Stories 2, The World Ends With You, Steam Deck, Space Jam, and NPD | Popzara Podcast

    About | Popzara Press

    Putting the PS5’s 10 million sales in context | Ars Technica
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    1 hr 2 min
  • Fletch.ai Interview, Talking About The Future Of Cyber Security
    Both Segments: Fletch.ai. Grant Wernick, CEO and Co-Founder
    Cyber-attacks have become mainstream news. We learn of something emerging daily. However, cybersecurity today is overly complex and not mainstream at all. Too often, organizations live in the unknown and wonder if an attack impacts them.

    We’ve been in cybersecurity for a long time and have dealt with the laborious processes, inefficient systems, and expensive tools that ultimately get us nowhere. This is why we started Fletch to drive out complexity and breathe in simplicity.

    At Fletch, we shed light in places hard for security teams to get to. We correlate surface crucial answers and relevant context necessary to prioritize and stay ahead of cybercriminals.

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    1 hr 2 min
  • Black Hat 2021/ Defcon, How To Stop Ransomware, VPN Servers Seized With Scott Schober
    Both Segments: Scott Schober, BVS and Cyber Security Expert.
    Scott N. Schober is the President and CEO of Berkeley Varitronics Systems (BVS), a forty-year-old New Jersey-based privately held company and leading provider of advanced, world-class wireless test and security solutions. Schober also invented BVS’s cell phone detection tools, used to enforce a “no cell phone policy” in prisons and secure government facilities. Scott is a highly sought-after subject expert on the topic of cybersecurity.

    Topics:
    WCYB Cybercrime Radio, Northport, N.Y. – Listen Live!

    BluVector Hospitality Suite – Black Hat and Def Con 2021 Tickets, Wed, Aug 4, 2021 at 6:30 PM | Eventbrite

    Black Hat USA 2021 | DEF CON Registration

    Kaseya denies ransomware payment as it hails ‘100% effective’ decryption tool | The Daily Swig

    This simple step can thwart top phone hackers | abc10.com

    Stop Ransomware | CISA

    10 Cyber Security Trends You Can’t Ignore In 2021 | PurpleSec

    Wyze | Making Great Technology Accessible | Smart Home Devices

    Biden warns cyber attacks could lead to a “real shooting war” | Ars Technica

    VPN servers seized by Ukrainian authorities weren’t encrypted | Ars Technica

    Turn off, turn on: Simple step can thwart top phone hackers
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    1 hr 2 min
  • Intel's 1 Nanometer Chips, Deepfakes, Illegal Bitcoin Mines
    Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.
    Topics:
    Blue Origin offers NASA $2 billion in last-ditch attempt at lunar lander contract | Engadget

    Intel’s revised roadmap looks beyond 1 nanometer chips | Engadget

    Intel Accelerates Process and Packaging Innovations

    Activision Blizzard employees to walk out following sexual harassment lawsuit – The Verge

    Lucasfilm hires YouTuber who used deepfake to improve ‘The Mandalorian’ | Engadget

    VPN servers seized by Ukrainian authorities weren’t encrypted | Ars Technica

    Videos Show Disputed Georgian Territory Waging War on Illegal Bitcoin Mines

    Dell Can’t Ship Majority of Alienware Gaming PCs to California, Colorado, and Other States Due to Power Consumption Regulations – The FPS Review

    Facebook and Instagram will limit advertisers’ ability to target teens | Engadget
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    1 hr 2 min
  • California Sues Activision Blizzard, Audacity Reverses Course, Kodak Apologizes To China
    Both Segments: Computer and Technology News
    Topics:
    California Sues Activision Blizzard, Alleges ‘Frat Boy’ Culture

    Today’s massive Internet outage comes courtesy of Akamai Edge DNS | Ars Technica

    Why Kodak apologized to China over an Instagram post – CNET

    Audacity Developers Apologize, Revise Controversial Privacy Policy

    Google turns AlphaFold loose on the entire human genome | Ars Technica

    More than 600,000 people told to isolate by NHS Covid-19 app – BBC News
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    1 hr 2 min
  • Swatting For Twitter Handle, Netflix Subs, New World Glitches 3090
    Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.
    Topics:
    A grandfather died of a heart attack after minors swatted him over his rare Twitter handle | TechSpot

    UK man arrested over 2020 Twitter celebrity hacks | Engadget

    Netflix bleeds subscribers in US and Canada, with no sign of recovery | Ars Technica

    This chart illustrates why Netflix is the most popular streaming service

    Netflix says its gaming push will begin with mobile | Engadget

    Square Enix will boot idle players from packed ‘Final Fantasy XIV Online’ servers | Engadget

    Amazon’s New World is brutally bricking RTX 3090 graphics cards | Windows Central

    Lawsuit: eBay tried to “terrorize, stalk, and silence” couple that ran news site | Ars Technica

    Biden picks Google foe to lead DOJ antitrust as it mulls plan to break up Big Tech | Ars Technica

    NSO Says ‘Enough Is Enough,’ Will No Longer Talk to the Press About Damning Reports

    FTC Formally Adopts Right to Repair Platform
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    1 hr 2 min
  • NSO Group's Spyware Leak, FIFA Bot Farm, LinkedIn Scraping
    Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.
    Topics:
    CNN+ streaming service will offer live and on-demand content in early 2022 | Engadget

    LinkedIn scraping of 700M records was ‘for fun’ says hacker – 9to5Mac

    Ukraine warehouse packed with thousands of PS4s was actually a FIFA Ultimate Team bot farm • Eurogamer.net

    Samsung’s colossal 1,000-inch MicroLED display has improved colors and a thinner design – The Verge

    AI narration of chef Anthony Bourdain’s voice sparks row – BBC News

    Warby Parker’s vision test app can help renew your glasses prescription | Engadget

    Massive data leak reveals Israeli NSO Group’s spyware used to target activists, journalists, and political leaders globally
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    1 hr 2 min

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