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๐๏ธ Free access to โItโs 5:05!โ on your favorite podcast platforms: bit.ly/its505-free-access-on-all-podcast-platforms ๐
Dear Jen, Merrick, and Lina. What's up with Microsoft?๐บ๐ธ Mark Miller, New York Cityโ
"Dear Director Easterly, Attorney General Garland, and Chair Khan. I write to request that your agencies take action to hold Microsoft responsible for its negligent cybersecurity practices."ย That's the beginning of a letter from Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat from Oregon. What set this off for Wyden? Why is he asking for Microsoft's head on a platter?ย ย
Call of Duty? Watch out for the malware in the lobby.๐ฆ๐บ Edwin Kwan, Sydney, Australia โ
Call of Duty game players are getting infected by a self-spreading malware. The malware, which is also a worm, spreads to other users who are online and in the game lobby. It does this automatically from one infected player to another.
Hereโs looking at you, Worldcoin!๐บ๐ธ Katy Craig, San Diego, California โ
Step right up, folks, and get your eyeballs scanned by a mysterious silver orb! Welcome to the fascinating world of Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project with the twist- biometric verification.ย
9mm smart gun? What took you so long.๐บ๐ธ Hillary Coover, Washington, DC โ
The Wall Street Journal recently covered an emerging innovation in firearm safety- smart gun technology. My question is, what took so long to develop this? According to research, 37% of accidental deaths could have been prevented with this type of technology.
This Day, July 28 & 29 in Tech History๐บ๐ธ Marcel Brown, St. Louis, Missouri โ
July 29th, 1914. The first test call is made on the newly completed transcontinental telephone line taking place between New York and San Francisco. The last pole was erected and the line completed two days earlier on July 27th, but commercial service did not start until January 25th of the next year.
๐๏ธ Free access to โItโs 5:05!โ on your favorite podcast platforms: bit.ly/its505-free-access-on-all-podcast-platforms ๐
Dear Jen, Merrick, and Lina. What's up with Microsoft?๐บ๐ธ Mark Miller, New York Cityโ
"Dear Director Easterly, Attorney General Garland, and Chair Khan. I write to request that your agencies take action to hold Microsoft responsible for its negligent cybersecurity practices."ย That's the beginning of a letter from Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat from Oregon. What set this off for Wyden? Why is he asking for Microsoft's head on a platter?ย ย
Call of Duty? Watch out for the malware in the lobby.๐ฆ๐บ Edwin Kwan, Sydney, Australia โ
Call of Duty game players are getting infected by a self-spreading malware. The malware, which is also a worm, spreads to other users who are online and in the game lobby. It does this automatically from one infected player to another.
Hereโs looking at you, Worldcoin!๐บ๐ธ Katy Craig, San Diego, California โ
Step right up, folks, and get your eyeballs scanned by a mysterious silver orb! Welcome to the fascinating world of Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project with the twist- biometric verification.ย
9mm smart gun? What took you so long.๐บ๐ธ Hillary Coover, Washington, DC โ
The Wall Street Journal recently covered an emerging innovation in firearm safety- smart gun technology. My question is, what took so long to develop this? According to research, 37% of accidental deaths could have been prevented with this type of technology.
This Day, July 28 & 29 in Tech History๐บ๐ธ Marcel Brown, St. Louis, Missouri โ
July 29th, 1914. The first test call is made on the newly completed transcontinental telephone line taking place between New York and San Francisco. The last pole was erected and the line completed two days earlier on July 27th, but commercial service did not start until January 25th of the next year.