The Weekly Tech Rant

The Weekly Tech Rant

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  • Episode 82: It's time for more Lapsus$ leaks, Apple plots Breakout, Data breaches, Russia unhappy with Google (so is the US), Wyze silence, Intel ARC details overload, Foldable iPhones and no Touch ID

    This week we covered:

    • News

      • IT giant Globant discloses hack after Lapsus$ leaks 70GB of stolen data

      Apple project ‘Breakout’ to bring financial services in-house, could broaden payment features beyond US
      Google Maps probe by U.S. Justice Department picks up speed
      Apple and Facebook reportedly provided personal user data to hackers posing as law enforcement
      Apple will allow Dutch dating apps to use other payment options within existing apps
      Apple finally lets ‘reader’ apps like Kindle, Netflix, and Spotify link to their own sites
      Russian regulator says it will fine Google over Ukraine war videos
      Wyze knew hackers could remotely access your camera for three years and said nothing

      • Intel Arc

        • Intel shows off its first Arc desktop GPU, coming summer 2022

        Intel details its first Arc A-series GPUs for laptops
        Intel’s XeSS AI upscaling won’t be available until sometime in ‘early summer’

        • Rumours

          • Foldable iPhone coming in 2025 at the earliest, may actually be iPad or tablet/phone hybrid

          Will iPhone ever use under-display Touch ID? Kuo isn’t so sure now

          As always, we'd love to hear your comments

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          1 hr 4 min
        • Episode 81: It's time for Angry EU, Intel speedfreak, More Nvidia cards, Unhappy EPIC, Kasperky threat, Poly=HP and Cyberthreats up high and down below, plus rumours abound!

          This week we covered:

          • News

            • European Union reaches provisional agreement on antitrust law targeting tech giants

            EU legislation to make iMessage and other messaging apps interoperable
            Intel’s unlocked Core i9-12900KS processor claims to be the ‘world’s fastest desktop processor’ with 5.5GHz speeds
            NVIDIA Releases GeForce RTX 3090 Ti: Ampere the All-Powerful
            Nvidia RTX 4080 / 4090 leaks point to extremely power-hungry cards
            Epic isn’t satisfied by Google’s app store billing stunt
            FCC adds Kaspersky to its list of national security threats
            HP buys Poly, the company formerly known as Plantronics
            UK Ministry of Defence takes recruitment system offline, confirms data leak
            A mysterious satellite hack has victims far beyond Ukraine
            Russian military reportedly hacked into European satellites at the start of the Ukraine war
            Lapsus$ - British cops arrest seven in Lapsus$ crime gang probe

            • Rumours

              • Bloomberg: Apple planning new hardware subscription service for iPhone and iPad

              Apple will reportedly release an iPad Pro with an M2 chip this fall
              Kuo: iPhone 14 Pro camera bump to be even larger thanks to new 48MP sensor

              As always, we'd love to hear your comments

              Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

              1 hr 10 min
            • Episode 80: It's time for Google AR, Cybersecurity cash splash, Lapsus$ group causing havoc, NASA eyes up Moon return, Apple fined (again) and the Witcher returns

              This week we covered:

              • News

                • Acquisitions

                Google buys Micro LED startup Raxium, wants to make AR displays

                SentinelOne pays $617m for identity biz Attivo Networks

                Lapsus$

                Microsoft investigates after Lapsus$ gang brags of Bing, Cortana code heist

                Okta hack puts thousands of businesses on high alert
                Devil-may-care Lapsus$ gang is not the aspirational brand infosec needs


                NASA’s megarocket, the Space Launch System, rolls out to its launchpad
                Apple fined for ninth time as it submits new proposals in Dutch antitrust case
                After CP77 mess, CD Projekt Red will switch to Unreal for next Witcher game

                • TV/Film/Games

                  • Picard Season 2 thoughts

                  Discovery Season 4 thoughts

                  As always, we'd love to hear your comments

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                  1 hr 5 min
                • Episode 79: It's time for Chiplets, Google Audio splurge, Mandiant = Noogler, RTX40 specs and 3090Ti stock, Woz cleans up Space junk and Nvidia data leak and more M2 rumours and iPhone 14 or is it 13s

                  This week we covered:

                  • News

                    • Intel, AMD, and other industry heavyweights create a new standard for chiplets

                    Looks like Google’s on an audio startup buying spree
                    Google is buying the cybersecurity company that uncovered the SolarWinds hack
                    RTX 40 graphics cards look set to get a big increase in shader count and L2 cache
                    Nvidia’s RTX 3090 Ti will reportedly launch on March 29th
                    Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s Privateer comes out of stealth mode with satellite tracker ‘Wayfinder’
                    As Nvidia hacker deadline looms, 71,000 employee accounts have reportedly been exposed
                    Leaked stolen Nvidia cert can sign Windows malware
                    Nvidia hackers target Samsung, release 190GB of sensitive data

                    • Rumours

                      • Exclusive: Updated Mac mini to have versions with M2 and M2 Pro chip

                      Kuo: Apple’s new A16 chip only included with higher-end iPhone 14 Pro models, base model iPhone 14 uses same chip as iPhone 13

                      As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                      Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                      54 min
                    • Episode 78: It's time for Peek Performance as Apple goes Ultra and drops a Studio, unleashes the M1 iPad Air, splashes iPhone colours and unveils the new SE, plus we talk about what didn't they show!

                      This week we covered:

                      Apple Event Replay Link - here

                      • Product updates

                        • iPhone 13 - Two New colours!

                        iPhone SE 3
                        iPad Air 5
                        M1 Ultra
                        Mac Studio
                        Mac Studio Display
                        Back & Silver Trackpad, Magic Mouse and Keyboard

                        • What didn’t drop

                          • Mac Pro, iMac Pro

                          • Thoughts

                            • As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                            Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                            56 min
                          • Episode 77: It's time for No Steam Dock, Zendesk says no, Nvidia Mining Malware and a breach, Lovelace goes full power, Sony $ Pass, return of the Apple ZX and Predictable Pixel

                            This week we covered:

                            • News

                              • The official Steam Deck Dock won’t be available at launch

                              Aperture Desk Job
                              Leaked Intel roadmap reveals more efficient chip to beat M1 – but it’s too late
                              Zendesk terminates $4.1B SurveyMonkey acquisition after its own investors reject deal
                              That tool that was supposed to unlock the full hash rate of Nvidia LHR cards is actually malware
                              Nvidia's next-generation Ada Lovelace GPUs are rumoured to consume scary amounts of power
                              Nvidia says its ‘proprietary information is being leaked by hackers
                              Sony's answer to Game Pass on PlayStation could cost up to $16 a month
                              Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his brother are under investigation for alleged insider trading
                              Apple seeks patent for 'innovation' resembling the ZX Spectrum, C64 and rPi 400

                              • Rumours

                                • Pixel 7 leaks show Google finally has a consistent phone business

                                Gurman: Apple’s mysterious 20″ foldable could be MacBook/iPad hybrid with touchscreen keyboard

                                As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                                Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                1 hr 2 min
                              • Episode 76: It's time for our new logo, Nvidia to splash more cash, Mining overrides, Evil AirTag clones, Trump (app) doesn't do free speech, Intel ARC updates all round and wait what 4 new M2 macs!

                                This week we covered:

                                • News

                                  • Nvidia is set to spend at least $10B to secure its share of limited 5nm chip supply

                                  Nvidia's RTX 30-series Ethereum mining limiter might've just gone up in smoke
                                  Airtag clones can sidestep Apple anti-stalker tech, claims firm
                                  Trump’s free speech app Truth Social is censoring content and kicking off users

                                  • Intel Arc updates

                                    • Intel Arc Update: Alchemist Laptops Q1, Desktops Q2; 4mil GPUs Total for 2022

                                    Intel Meteor Lake Client Processors to use Arc Graphics Chiplets
                                    Intel’s Arctic Sound-M Server Accelerator To Land Mid-2022 With Hardware AV1 Encoding
                                    Intel poaches lead GPU architect from AMD

                                    • Rumours

                                      • Apple will reportedly debut an M2 chip with four new Macs this year

                                      As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                                      Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                      1 hr 7 min
                                    • Episode 75: It's time for age verification, EU bets on Chips, realityOS a Real thing? SSD disaster, AMD swallows Xilinx and Mac Mini rumours

                                      This week we covered:

                                      • News

                                        • UK.gov threatens to make adults give credit card details for access to Facebook or TikTok

                                        EU unveils a $49 billion plan to address chip shortages
                                        More references to realityOS found as Apple headset product gets closer to launch
                                        Intel chases after Bitcoin miners with a dedicated chip
                                        SSD prices could spike after Western Digital loses 6.5 billion gigabytes of NAND chips
                                        AMD, Xilinx complete world's biggest semiconductor merger due to stock boom
                                        Nvidia’s RTX 3090 Ti is still missing, and the company refuses to say what’s going on

                                        • Rumours

                                          • Apple's 2022 Mac Mini Refresh: Everything We Know

                                          Apple VR could offer Memoji FaceTime, SharePlay experiences

                                          As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                                          Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                          55 min
                                        • Episode 74: It's time for new AMD GPU, Dodgy AirTags, Meta stock tank, Crypto heist, Stadia doomed, ARM IPO, GTA 6(maybe) and Apple Event incoming!

                                          This week we covered:

                                          • News

                                            • AMD confirms RDNA 3 GPUs this year and is spending big to 'to satisfy the demand out there’

                                            AirTags with deactivated speakers being sold on eBay and Etsy; seller claims not for stalking
                                            Facebook loses users for first time ever, market cap drops by $200 billion
                                            Apple will charge 27% commission for app purchases made using alternative payment systems in the Netherlands
                                            Wormhole cryptotrading company turns over $340,000,000 to criminals
                                            Google's next move to keep Stadia alive: license it to anyone with cash
                                            Nvidia’s huge Arm deal has just been scrapped

                                            • TV/Film/Games

                                              • Rockstar finally confirms it’s working on the next Grand Theft Auto

                                              • Rumours

                                                • Microsoft has reportedly killed its plans for the HoloLens 3

                                                Apple will reportedly hold its next hardware event in early March

                                                As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                                                Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                                56 min
                                              • Episode 73: It's time for Nvidia to be ARM(less), Apple doesn't go Dutch, Bungie bounces to Sony, Citrix goes private and no META coin for you

                                                This week we covered:

                                                • News

                                                  • Nvidia is making preparations to give up on Arm acquisition, says report

                                                  Apple hit with weekly €5M fines in Dutch dating app dispute
                                                  Apple adds support for unlisted apps hosted in the App Store, suitable for organizations and private events
                                                  Sony is buying Bungie, the developer of Destiny and original creator of Halo
                                                  Citrix to be acquired by Vista and Evergreen/Elliott in a $16.5B all-cash deal, will be merged with Tibco to create SaaS powerhouse
                                                  iOS 15.4 hints at AR/VR headset support and push notifications coming to web apps
                                                  Zuckerberg’s dream of launching a cryptocurrency is officially over

                                                  • Rumours

                                                    • Apple developing new iOS feature to let iPhones to accept NFC payments with tap-to-pay

                                                    Analyst: Apple to offer eSIM-only iPhone 14 and ‘business-friendly’ dual eSIM/physical SIM model

                                                    As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                                                    Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                                    52 min

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