Wrecked By Tech

This week, on a very special episode of Wrecked By Tech, Marc discusses the latest news about Disney+ coming to Canada and other big happenings in the world of movies. Then he dives into a story of — wait this can’t be right — misinformation being spread on social media? No way!

Speed Round:

Links:

• Disney+ will support Android, iPhone, iPad, Roku, Xbox, and more at launch - The Verge
• Keanu Reeves and Carrie Anne-Moss are making a fourth Matrix movie - The Verge
• Sony pulls Spider-Man out of the MCU over profit-sharing dispute with Disney - The Verge
• Information operations directed at Hong Kong
• IFTTT warns its Nest users not to migrate to Google accounts - The Verge
• Exclusive: Fearing data privacy issues, Google cuts some Android phone data for wireless carriers - Reuters
• MoviePass exposed thousands of unencrypted customer card numbers | TechCrunch
• YouTube bans robot fighting videos for animal cruelty roughly 10 years too soon - The Verge

In this week, we'll tell you about an Android widget that's gone by the wayside, Huawei's new operating system, the new creator options for Instagram filters, a major breach in extremely common biometric security software, how easy it is to hack an iPhone Lightning cable, some Huawei technicians who helped African governments spy on political opponents, a smart oven that "turned itself on" at night, and a robotic tongue some Scottish scientists made to distinguish between whiskies.

Links:

• Spotify got rid of its convenient Android home screen widget - The Verge
• Huawei’s new operating system is called HarmonyOS - The Verge
• Facebook now lets anyone make an Instagram face filter - The Verge
• Major breach found in biometrics system used by banks, UK police and defence firms | Technology | The Guardian
• These Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables Will Hijack Your Computer - VICE
• Huawei Technicians Helped African Governments Spy on Political Opponents - WSJ
• Huawei employees caught intercepting messages to spy for two governments in Africa | Android Central
• Smart ovens have been turning on overnight and preheating to 400 degrees - The Verge
• Robot whisky tongue lashes back at hooch hustlers

In this week's episode we'll tell you about an E3 data leak, the death of loot boxes as we know them, a Microsoft Skype security issue, and all the news from the Samsung Unpacked 2019 event.

Links:

• E3 organization leaks data for over 2,000 journalists and analysts | VentureBeat
• Rocket League is ditching loot boxes - The Verge
• Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony commit to disclose drop rates for loot boxes - The Verge
• Microsoft Contractors Found Listening to Some Audio Calls When Skype Translator Feature is Active - MacRumors

In this week's episode, we'll tell you about the Capital one hack, the next OPPO flagship phone, how Apple contractors are regularly listening to confidential conversations, Microsoft's groovy new tool for searching documents, a free defense against ransomware, a new bill that could change the face of the Internet, and how Facebook wants to read your mind.

Speed round:

Links:

• Capital One hacked, over 100 million customers affected | TechCrunch
• Upcoming OPPO flagship will have a 'Waterfall Screen' borderless display | Android Central
• Apple contractors 'regularly hear confidential details' on Siri recordings | Technology | The Guardian
• Microsoft creates new tool to find information within a document quickly
• No More Ransom project has prevented ransomware profits of at least $108 million | ZDNet
• New bill would ban autoplay videos and endless scrolling - The Verge
• Facebook plans to read your mind with an AR headset
• Google Nest is giving away 100,000 free Home Minis to people with paralysis | Android Central
• The Google Pixel 4 will have built-in radar and unlock with a face scan - The Verge
• Kijiji Canada to stop allowing users to resell event tickets
• B.C. Transit switching entire fleet to electric buses | CBC News
• How to get iMessage on Android | Android Central

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We'll also tell you about how Huawei is trying to get back in Canada's good books, Samsung's latest PR about the Galaxy fold, a service that cancels your free trials for you, the spec beast that is the ASUS ROG Phone 2, and an insane gaming rig for only the most hardcore gamers out there.

Links:

• Call of Duty®: Mobile – Apps on Google Play
• Apple Watch Series 4 ECG app now available in Canada
• EA Access now available on PlayStation 4 in Canada
• OpenTable Adds Delivery
• DoorDash Says It’s Very Sorry You Noticed Its Tip-Skimming Scheme
• DJ Khaled Named Apple Music's First 'Artist in Residence' | Billboard
• Under security review, Huawei Canada unveils plan to bring high-speed internet to rural communities
• Huawei executive says 'concerned' about Canadians held in China - Reuters
• ‘We’re not villains in an espionage thriller’: Huawei Canada partners with Northern providers as Ottawa lobbying continues | Financial Post
• Samsung says it has fixed the Galaxy Fold, will release it in September - The Verge
• DoNotPay's New Service Automatically Cancels Your Free Trials | WIRED
• Google bought my friend's face for $5 | ZDNet
• ASUS ROG Phone 2 preview: Changing the rules of the game | Android Central
• Redmi confirms it is working on a phone with a 64MP camera | Android Central
• Big O | ORIGIN PC
• Every Console In One Box - The Origin Big O - YouTube

In this week's episode we'll give you the rundown on FaceApp, a viral app that can age you younger or older using AI, Google's latest data breach, Deepfakes and how scary they've gotten, Elon Musk's new thing, the Neuralink, Facebook's Cambridge Analytica fine, and the incipient podcast wars.

Links:

• Prime Day 2019 was the 'largest shopping event in Amazon history'
• AI photo editor FaceApp goes viral again on iOS, raises questions about photo library access | TechCrunch
• Google admits leaked private voice conversations
• [Video] The Deepfake Nightmare Continues With Second Episode of 'The Shining' Starring Jim Carrey - Bloody Disgusting
• Elon Musk’s Neuralink looks to begin outfitting human brains with faster input and output starting next year | TechCrunch
• Elon Musk’s Neuralink Wants ‘Sewing Machine-Like’ Robots to Wire Brains to the Internet - The New York Times
• Facebook to Be Fined $5 Billion in Cambridge Analytica Privacy Scandal - MacRumors
• Apple to Fund Original Podcasts; Spotify (SPOT) Stock Falls - Bloomberg

In this week's episode, Riley and Dan tell you about a vulnerability in Mac conferencing app Zoom, a new Nintendo product, updates to Instagram we actually like, a refresher to the MacBook lineup, and Dr. Mario World for iOS.

Speed round:

Links:

• Wrecked by Tech on Reddit
• Zoom patches Mac client after flaw allowed websites to turn on webcams without permission | TechCrunch
• Daring Fireball: Zoom Is Disturbingly Dangerous Software
• Remove Zoom From Your Mac Right Now
• Apple has pushed a silent Mac update to remove hidden Zoom web server | TechCrunch
• Nintendo Switch Lite: a smaller, cheaper Switch built for handheld play - The Verge
• MacBook Air Updated With True Tone Display and Lower $1,099 Starting Price - MacRumors
• Apple Discontinues 12-Inch MacBook - MacRumors
• Entry-Level 13-Inch MacBook Pro Updated With 8th-Gen Processors, Touch Bar, Touch ID, and T2 Security Chip - MacRumors
• Apple Drops Prices on High-End Storage Upgrades for iMac, iMac Pro, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and Mac Pro - MacRumors
• ‘Dr. Mario World’ from Nintendo and LINE Has Released a Day Early on the App Store – TouchArcade
• Apple Updates Its Texas Hold’em iOS Game – 512 Pixels
• WALKMAN® 40TH ANNIVERSARY MOVIE - YouTube
• The Raspberry Pi 4 doesn’t work with all USB-C cables | TechCrunch
• Trump Cannot Block Twitter Users, Appeals Court Rules | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

In this week's episode we'll tell you about Bird Scooters coming to Canada, what CSIS says about election tampering, a game Cambridge scientists developed to help pick out fake news, how China forces tourists to be spied on, and how easy many common apps make it for domestic abusers to cyberstalk their victims.

Speed round:

Links:

• Bird rental e-scooters are launching across Canada
• Electric scooter company interested in Winnipeg - Winnipeg Free Press
• Canadians are being targeted by foreign influence campaigns, CSIS says | The Star
• Cambridge scientists create a successful "vaccine" against fake news - Big Think
• China Is Forcing Tourists to Install Text-Stealing Malware at its Border - VICE
• The Simple Way Apple and Google Let Domestic Abusers Stalk Victims | WIRED
• Fake noise will be added to new electric cars starting today in the EU - The Verge
• Twitter Will Put Warning Labels On Rule-Breaking Trump Tweets | PCMag
• Amazon confirms it keeps your Alexa recordings basically forever | Ars Technica
• Ikea releases free ‘Soffa Sans’ font made of couches - The Verge

This week we're going to talk about the state of EVs and gas powered vehicles, the days of MySpace (and how they weren't as picture-perfect as we thought), and talk some interesting phone news.

Speed round:

Links:

• Canada and California sign deal to cut vehicle emissions | CBC News
• Why Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles
• When Myspace Was King, Employees Abused a Tool Called ‘Overlord’ to Spy on Users - VICE
• Oppo demos world's first under-display selfie camera - 9to5Google
• Google's officially done making its own tablets | Computerworld
• Connect with your customers on Apple Business Chat through Shopify Ping

In this week's episode we talk about former RIM CEO Jim Balsillie's thoughts on data (hint: it's bombastic), the BC government's new e-bike incentive, the La Liga soccer (football?) app's secret spying/snitching technique, Google's legitimate push to RCS in Europe, Samsung's smart TV antivirus tweet, a Tesla truck made by a famous YouTuber, EA's stance on loot boxes, and Facebook's cryptocurrency.

Speed round:

Links:

• Jim Balsillie : ‘Data is not the new oil – it’s the new plutonium’ | Financial Post
• B.C. government offers residents $850 to buy an e-bike to reduce vehicle use
• Rayvolt Standard E-Bike Cruzer - Vintage Iron Cycles - Electric Bike Shop
• LaLiga’s app listened in on fans to catch bars illegally streaming soccer - The Verge
• Google is finally taking charge of the RCS rollout - The Verge
• Samsung accidentally makes the case for not owning a smart TV - The Verge
• YouTuber Simone Giertz transformed a Tesla Model 3 into a pickup truck - The Verge
• EA: They’re not loot boxes, they’re “surprise mechanics,” and they’re “quite ethical” | PCGamesN
• Facebook announces Libra cryptocurrency: All you need to know – TechCrunch
• Meet the Miller Lite Cantroller, a Gamepad That's Also a Can of Beer | PCMag
• All Best Buy stores can now repair your Apple devices - The Verge
• Comcast Launches Eye-Control For The Television
• Tesla launches new 'Arcade' app, produces funny commercial with racing game - Electrek
• 42 words on page 3: How Morsi died in Egyptian newspapers | MadaMasr