Nerd Factor 15

Episode 19 - 4th October 2020

This week on Nerd Factor 15:

• Ticket reseller Viagogo fined $7m for misleading conduct
• DFAT sends out an email; shenanigans ensue
• Google drops $1bn on News Showcase service
• Uber win London court challenge for licence renewal
• New Pixel handsets, Chromecast and Nest Audio gear from Google
• Microsoft launch new Surface Laptop Go and refreshed Surface Pro X
• Changes coming to Australian TV local content quotas

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Episode 18 - 27th September 2020

This week on Nerd Factor 15:

• NBN upgrades to bring 1Gbps connections to majority of users
• MyGovID authentication susceptible to attacks
• Microsoft buys gaming company ZeniMax Media
• Microsoft Windows source code leaked online
• 1Password now offering virtual credit cards
• More updates from the ongoing TikTok & WeChat saga

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Episode 17 - 20th September 2020

This week on Nerd Factor 15:

• Labor want ABC & SBS to benefit from proposed media regulations
• Tony Abbott shares boarding pass on Instagram; shenanigans ensue
• Telstra testing a new program to block phishing texts
• TikTok to be banned in the US as Oracle looks to buy
• Singapore & Apple partner up on a 2-year public health program
• Sony PlayStation 5 pricing & launch announced
• Netflix raising prices (again) for Australian customers

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Episode 16 - 16th September 2020
Apple September 2020 Event Special

In this edition of Nerd Factor 15:

• Watch Series 6 and Watch SE launched, with new Fitness+ service
• iPad 8th Generation launched
• iPad Air 4th Generation launched
• iOS 14, iPadOS 14, watchOS 7 and tvOS 7 drop this week
• New Apple One bundles coming later this year

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Episode 15 - 13th September 2020

This week on Nerd Factor 15:

• ACCC launches app marketplace inquiry
• Customer data accessed in Service NSW breach
• Graphic livestream video shared across Facebook & TikTok
• Portland bans facial recognition in strictest laws yet
• Apple sues Epic Games for breach of contract
• Microsoft announce Xbox Series S/X pricing and release date
• Vale Diana Rigg

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Episode 14 - 6th September 2020

This week on Nerd Factor 15:

• Facebook will ban news if media laws go ahead
• NBN Co extends CVC boost for providers
• Buy now, pay later services should remain unregulated
• Facebook announce plans for managing US election content
• New GPU chipsets from Nvidia
• Germany considering Apple anti-trust investigation

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Episode 13 - 30th August 2020

This week on Nerd Factor 15:

• Investigator finds unsecured dump of NSW driver licences
• AusPost package tracking tool goes down
• Facebook not happy with iOS 14 user tracking controls
• Amazon launch Halo fitness tracking device
• Apple rejects Facebook's "transparent" update
• More Apple vs Epic Games shenanigans
• Bella Thorne joins OnlyFans; upsets content creators

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Episode 12 - 23rd August 2020

This week on Nerd Factor 15:

• Google's open letter to users
• HealthEngine penalised for misleading conduct
• NBN Co agree to service level penalties and rebates
• Uber & Lyft threaten to suspend Californian operations
• The war between Epic Games and Apple escalates
• Oculus VR headsets will soon require a Facebook account
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 lands, with a new Melbourne landmark

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Episode 11 - 15th August 2020

This week on Nerd Factor 15:

• Your privacy doesn't matter because COVID-19
• TfNSW Opal app update goes wrong  
• CommBank suffer yet another outage
• Fortnite pulled from the Apple and Google Play stores
• Trump doubles down on TikTok ban
• British Anti-5G group crowdfund a legal challenge
• Channel Ten announce major changes to news programming
• Microsoft tease a rough Xbox Series X release date

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Episode 10 - 8th August 2020

This week on Nerd Factor 15:

• Morrison & Dutton announce new four-year cybersecurity strategy
• Telstra suffer a DNS outage that was a DDoS but wasn't
• Woolworths trial in-store COVID-19 contact tracing
• Trump bans TikTok and WeChat
• Apple, Google and Samsung all have new shiny things
• Microsoft Excel is altering your DNA
• Vale Wilford Brimley

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