Wrecked By Tech

Episode 124: OnePlus 7, an AI that can write, and Canada's stance on Internet trolling


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In this week's episode, we talk about a Canadian-made AI that can write, a Supreme Court of Canada decision that penalizes racist trolls, the OnePlus 7 announcements, Adobe legal drama, facial recognition law in San Francisco, and Google's new ad plan.

The latest in "everyone hates Facebook:" an op-ed by someone who knows Mark Zuckerberg says they should break it up, and how Facebook's censorship algorithms can thwart law enforcement efforts.

Speed round:

  • the GM plant in Ontario is going to be for autonomous vehicle testing now
  • WhatsApp found (and patched) spyware
  • Intel had a major security flaw too — update your stuff
  • Microsoft used AI to make whisky
  • Twitter's iOS app had a privacy bug — seriously, update your stuff
  • Google might be testing automatic car detection in Android Q... but maybe only exclusive to Pixel phones
  • Links:

    • Use this cutting-edge AI text generator to write stories, poems, news articles, and more - The Verge
    • Talk to Transformer
    • ‘Hate speech at its worst’: Paramount Fine Foods owner awarded record damages in anti-Muslim cyber libel case - The Globe and Mail
    • OnePlus 7 Pro: Everything you need to know! | Android Central
    • OnePlus won't sell the OnePlus 7 in Canada
    • OnePlus 7 does not include USB-C headphone jack adapters
    • Google reveals why the Pixel 3a features a headphone jack
    • Adobe warning of legal problems if subscribers keep using old versions of Creative Cloud apps [u]
    • San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition Use by Police and the Government - VICE
    • Google to push new ads on its apps to snare shoppers - Reuters
    • Opinion | It’s Time to Break Up Facebook - The New York Times
    • Facebook Algorithms Make It Harder to Catch Extremists - The Atlantic
    • GM plant in Oshawa, Ontario to become test track for autonomous vehicles
    • WhatsApp found and patched spyware that infected phones through missed calls
    • New secret-spilling flaw affects almost every Intel chip since 2011 | TechCrunch
    • Microsoft partners with distillery on 'world's first AI-created whisky'
    • Twitter says iOS app bug collected location data of some users
    • Latest Android Q Beta Includes Car Crash Detection | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
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    Wrecked By TechBy Riley McDonald