Check out Episode 280 from January 11, 2023! Here are all the links we discussed in the show:
LastPass users: Your info and password vault data are now in hackers’ hands (Ars Technica; 22 December 2022)
Hackers reportedly leak email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users (The Guardian; 5 January 2023)
Supreme Court declines to block WhatsApp lawsuit over NSO phone hacking (TechCrunch, 9 Jan 2023)
A New Chat Bot Is a ‘Code Red’ for Google’s Search Business (NY Times, 21 Dec 2022, Gift Link)
A college student created an app that can tell whether AI wrote an essay (NPR; 9 January 2023)
Microsoft’s new AI can simulate anyone’s voice with 3 seconds of audio (ArsTechnica, 9 Jan 2023)
Controversy erupts over non-consensual AI mental health experiment (ArsTechnica, 10 Jan 2023)
ChatGPT is enabling script kiddies to write functional malware (ArsTechnica, 6 Jan 2023)
My pick for 2022 Chromebook of the Year (About Chromebooks; 2 January 2023)
Google Voice Can Now Flag Suspected Spam Calls (CNET; 30 December 2022)
Review: Framework Chromebook is what enthusiasts have been waiting for (9 to 5 Google; 10 January 2023)
The best Chromebooks for work (ZDnet, 9 Jan 2023)
Jason has moved to… 1password.com
Jason’s Geek of the Week: Search Engine neeva.com
Wes’ Geeks of the Week: youtubetranscript.com and YouTube Summary with ChatGPT (Example)
Here are the links which made our show notes Google Doc, but we didn’t have time to discuss:
AI. Is Becoming More Conversational. But Will It Get More Honest? (New York Times; 10 January 2023)
I really hope Google doesn’t kill off “Assistant Memory” before it sees the light of day (Chrome Unboxed; 31 December 2022)
CES 2023 highlights an upturn in affordable Chromebooks (Chrome Unboxed; 10 January 2023)
Google Docs becomes a better listener with more accurate voice typing tools in its latest update (Chrome Unboxed; 10 January 2023)
Oklahoma Universities Ban TikTok On Networks Following Gov. Stitt's Executive Order (News9, 21 Dec 2022)
Meta’s Ad Practices Ruled Illegal Under E.U. Law (New York Times; 4 January 2023)
Social Media Use Is Linked to Brain Changes in Teens, Research Finds (New York Times; 3 January 2023)
Brazil riots trigger widespread content bans on Facebook, YouTube (ArsTechnica, 10 Jan 2023)
CES 2023: 10 tech innovations that caught our eye (AP; 11 January 2023)
All Delta passengers will soon get free in-flight Wi-Fi thanks to T-Mobile (9 to 5 Mac; 5 January 2023)
Elon Musk’s Starlink is only the beginning (Vox; 10 January 2023)
A damaged file may have caused the outage in an FAA system, leading to travel chaos (NPR, 11 Jan 2023)
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