Mostly Security

Eric and Jon do #notMuch over the weekend; Apple's hearing over ADP begins, AI Search (referrals) are growing rapidly, Apple will support e2ee RCS (blue+green=teal?), and now (not?) to roll back CISA firings. Eric enjoys Real (Tasty) Ramen, and maybe we can regrow our teeth in a couple years.

• 0:00 - Intro
• 8:05 - Closed Door Tribunal
• 10:05 - AI Search Explodes
• 14:48 - Teal Bubbles?
• 19:18 - Insecure Unfiring
• 24:59 - (Not Top) Ramen
• 28:58 - New Teeth for You

Jon takes care of bees and Eric finds AI fun in his spam folder. Apple declines to comment while hackers launder more crypto. Beware of Trump-themed cryptocurrency scams and knock-off Android TV boxes. Eric drops another reservation fee on an "ugly" vehicle while Jon makes swords. For middleschoolers. What could possibly go wrong.

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 9:32 - Apple Declines to Comment
• 11:26 - Laundering Crypto
• 13:19 - TRUMP-coin scam
• 15:53 - Android TV Badbox 2.0
• 21:07 - Looks better than a Cybertruck
• 25:01 - Jon Makes Swords

Eric tidies and Jon may have two hives. A US Army soldier is arrested in relation to the AT&T breach last year, scam compounds are using Starlink, and a huge info stealer dump loaded into HIBP. For fun we have the next step in cloning a mammoth ... gene edited mice, and potential genetic factors in how Greenland sharks live for more than 400 years.

• 0:00 - Intro
• 9:07 - Followup
• 14:27 - Scam Compounds + Starlink
• 20:32 - 23 Billion Rows
• 29:09 - Woolly Mammoth Mouse
• 32:38 - Greenland Sharks

Eric finishes a magic puzzle and Jon checks in on his bees. GitHub hosts GitVenom while a TraderTraitor "borrows" more cryptocurrency. Apple drops its Advanced Data Protection in the UK but not because it wanted to. Eric finds fun things to print and Jon watches Gaia disappear.

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 11:12 - GitVenom
• 15:54 - TraderTraitor
• 18:59 - Apple ADP in the UK
• 23:38 - 3D Printing NASA
• 26:00 - Gaia is Done

Eric on the road, Captain America, Power Drama, and Civ7 impressions. Do we need an American Salt Typhoon? Does Argentina need to pump & dump crypto? Maybe we should all eat some frozen custard and make sure to recycle (our car batteries).

• 0:00 - Intro
• 14:29 - Hack Back?
• 19:53 - Meme Coin Drama
• 24:27 - Frozen Custard
• 27:32 - Units Matter

Eric is on a roadtrip, Jon watched the Super Bowl. Mozilla is still using a partner not aligned to their values. Google updated their AI principles. Mandiant posts about Cybercrime. Its always DNS, oops, I mean S3 Buckets. Neutrino detection is a thing and Civilization VII is out!

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 8:38 - Mozilla Win-Win
• 10:41 - Google's Updated AI Principles
• 11:37 - Mandiant Blog Post
• 16:37 - S3 Buckets
• 20:47 - Energetic Neutrinos
• 23:45 - Civ VII is Out!

Eric has a mysteriously good interaction with Government, and Jon says goodbye to the Explorer. The US Copyright Agency publishes reports about AI and copyright, and Google publishes a report about misuse of Gemini by bad actors. For fun we have the Magic Puzzle Company and the benefits (for Astrolab) and consequences of having Astrobotic's first moon landing fail last year.

• 0:00 - Intro
• 12:19 - No Copyright for You (AI)
• 17:03 - Gemini Misuse
• 25:55 - Magic Puzzles
• 30:18 - Astrobotic + Astrolab

Eric has no memory while Jon recounts his iPad replacement travails. DeepSeek garners unwanted attention while Change Healthcare leaks your data. The Bennu asteroid reveals the building blocks of life (aka carbon) and Endurance's history is explored.

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 14:14 - DeepSeek Attention
• 18:00 - Change Healthcare Breach
• 21:54 - Bennu Asteroid Results
• 27:26 - Haunting Endurance Photos

Eric tidies the nest and Jon putters about. Stackoverflow down to 2009 question volume and Texas sues Allstate for their data collection and use practices. Hubble's 10 year compilation of the Andromeda galaxy, and regenerative agriculture restoring arid lands in Africa.

• 0:00 - Intro
• 12:19 - Stack Overflow Decline
• 21:08 - (Illegal?) Insurance Analytics
• 30:48 - Megapixel Andromeda
• 34:24 - Regenerative Agriculture