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Today we talk about Apple being forced to introduce USB-C connections for iPhones and other devices. Read more from @BBCNews here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66708571

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Today we talk about some hackers who have remotely fixed spyware for 46,000 devices- without being asked.

Check out more here: https://www.engadget.com/benevolent-hackers-clear-stalking-spyware-from-75000-phones-141904990.html

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All the AI news you probably missed from the week!

Featuring the following stories:

https://www.wired.com/story/generative-ai-prompt-injection-hacking/

https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/2023/09/06/gitlab-developers-ai-essential-despite-concerns/

https://www.wired.com/story/sexy-ai-chatbots-fanfiction-issues/

https://huggingface.co/blog/falcon-180b

https://www.aiweirdness.com/ai-vs-a-giraffe-with-no-spots/"

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Feeding a CEO to a lion, and other stories, included in today's GAMESHOW prepared by Gamesmaster Mike. In this edition, the guys play Would You Rather - with some surprising results.

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Streaming platforms are STILL popping up, making life for consumers worse every time - it's cable all over again. Check out a bit more here in an article by @WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/netflix-amazon-disney-max-streaming-wars-no-win

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Turns out, employees like remote work! Who would've guessed. And in other shocking news, employers want more control so aren't so happy. There's a little more in this article here from @investopedia: https://www.investopedia.com/remote-work-is-here-to-stay-and-employers-arent-happy-about-it-7814388

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Today we talk about some updates to Twitter's Terms of Services that would allow them to collect biometric information about users, and their job history. Which of course sounds like a perfectly safe and normal thing to do, from a trustworthy company with trustworthy leadership. Yep.

Check out more in this article from @TheVerge: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/31/23853618/x-privacy-policy-update-biometrics-job-history

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Today we talk about all the AI news you probably missed from the week.

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We were asked on Discord, why do we use Discord? For a podcast that's nominally privacy-focused, how comes we use a service that's not great for privacy? Would we use another option?

Thanks to @iam-py-test for the question. The answer is no. :)

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Today we try to talk about the erosion of our already-short attention spans, but get distracted by shiny objects. Plus, Peter goes on a bit of a monologue.

See if you can stay to the end, after reading this article from The Week: https://theweek.com/health-and-wellness/1025836/tiktok-brain-and-attention-spans

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