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Today we talk about the unsurprising news that TikTok is storing some user data in China, which then turns into a rather geopolitical discussion between the three of us.

Check out more on this from @telegraph here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/06/23/american-tiktok-user-data-stored-china/

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Today we talk about idiotic legislation drafted by France that, according to @theGuardian, would explicitly allow spyware on the smartphones of journalists. Ironically called the "European Media Freedom Act", it originally had strong *protections* against this nonsense.

More from @theGuardian here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/22/draft-eu-plans-to-allow-spying-on-journalists-are-dangerous-warn-critics

You can read a press release from the EU here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_5504

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Today we talk about the shutdown of the internet service "Encrochat" which was used by thousands of criminal gangs worldwide, leading to over 6,500 arrests. More from @Reuters here: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/encrypted-phone-service-encrochat-shutdown-leads-6500-arrests-europol-2023-06-27/

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Today's weekly AI news roundup covers the following stories: https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/06/22/1075405/the-people-paid-to-train-ai-are-outsourcing-their-work-to-ai/, https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/14gj3iq/stanford_study_top_10_ai_models_fall_short_of_eu/, https://www.wired.com/story/google-deepmind-demis-hassabis-chatgpt/, https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/23/ai-has-a-discrimination-problem-in-banking-that-can-be-devastating.html, and https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/06/22/chatgpt-detect-phishing-sites/

Thanks to @technologyreview, @WIRED, @CNBC, @helpnetsecurity for their reporting.

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Incoming EU regulations will require all smartphones to have user-replaceable batteries by 2027. Big news for Apple fans, although Mike isn't convinced it's a good idea. Check out more by @PCMag here: https://www.pcmag.com/news/eu-smartphones-must-have-user-replaceable-batteries-by-2027

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Today we talk about the US government telling auto companies to ignore the Massachusetts right-to-repair law, and deny access to onboard electronics. Check out more on @Autoblog here: https://www.autoblog.com/2023/06/14/u-s-tells-automakers-not-to-comply-with-massachusetts-independent-repairs-law/

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Today we talk about the headline-grabbing cage fight between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Read about it here: https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/mark-zuckerberg-agrees-cage-fight-elon-musk-send-me-location

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Today we talk about the MOVEit vulnerability that was exploited by the Cl0p ransomware gang, and ransomware in general. Some commentary from the Cape Breton Spectator here: https://capebretonspectator.com/2023/06/06/weve-been-clop-ed/, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65965453

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Today's weekly AI news roundup covers these stories: https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/19/even_google_warns_its_own/, https://www.wired.com/story/generative-ai-deepfakes-disinformation-psychology/, https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/llms-are-better-than-you-think-at, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6l6a9b56lA, and https://archive.is/bhHFE

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Today we fall prey to a clickbait article from Business Insider, which claims Gen Z and Millenials are "confused" by "office jargon" - but we do get a proper rant from Jon as compensation. Clickbait article here: https://www.businessinsider.com/workplace-jargon-gen-z-and-millennials-left-out-work-2023-6

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