- Episode 656
- June 24, 2020
Apple is moving its Mac computers to ARM processors
We recently talked about how Apple plans to drop Intel for its own processors for future Macs. But it came as a surprise Monday that these processors will be ARM-based. It’s a big move, and perhaps the biggest addition the transition to ARM-powered chips brings is the ability for iOS and iPad apps to run natively on macOS in the future. Apple says “Most apps will just work,” meaning you’ll be able to run native macOS apps alongside native iOS apps, side-by-side.
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- Episode 656
- June 24, 2020
Microsoft's Mixer streaming platform is dead
In a statement released on Mixer's official blog on Monday, the streaming service announced that it will be shuttering its operations side and will help Mixer streamers transition to Facebook Gaming.
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- Episode 655
- June 17, 2020
Intel CrossTalk Vulnerability Patched in Debian, CentOS and RHEL
The recently found hardware vulnerability known as CrossTalk, was discovered by researchers from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in some Intel processors. The flaw could allow local attackers or virtual machine guests to expose sensitive information like cryptographic keys from other users or VMs. The vulnerability is now patched in Debian GNU/Linux, CentOS Linux, as well as Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.
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- Episode 655
- June 17, 2020
Sony has unveiled the look of the PS5, and it looks like a WiFi Router
In an unveil video presentation, Sony has given gamers a first look at the design of its next console as well as some of the titles it will play. So many people remarked that the console looked like a "wi-fi router", that the term trended on Twitter shortly after the event.
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- Episode 655
- June 17, 2020
Facebook's Giphy takeover halted by the UK Competition and Markets Authority
Facebook's takeover of Giphy, a search engine for funny reaction images, is being investigated by the UK's competition authority to determine whether or not the acquisition "may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition".
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- Episode 655
- June 17, 2020
Researchers record audio by focusing a telescope on a distant lightbulb
In an era of digital eavesdropping where hackers employ a variety of means to take over built-in video cameras, peruse personal digital data and snoop on cellular conversations, researchers have successfully tapped into speech and music inside an apartment simply by focusing a far away telescope on a light bulb in the room.
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- Episode 655
- June 17, 2020
$100 PineTab Linux tablet from PINE64 available for pre-order
Powered by the latest Ubuntu Touch OS from UBports, the PineTab features a beautiful 10.1-inch HD IPS capacitive touchscreen at 1280×800 pixels, and is powered by an Allwinner A64 chip, combined with a 64-bit Quad-Core 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex A-53 processor, and a MALI-400 GPU. It comes with a replaceable 64 gigabytes eMMC module, 2 gigabytes RAM, and a micro SD card slot supporting up to 2TB cards.
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- Episode 654
- June 10, 2020
Android Flaws Fixed Which Allow Code Execution
Google has pushed out security patches for dozens of vulnerabilities in its Android mobile operating system, two of which could allow hackers to remotely execute malicious code with extremely high system rights.
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- Episode 654
- June 10, 2020
Book Publishers are Trying to Shut Down the Internet Archive
The Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, John Wiley & Sons and Penguin Random House sued the non-profit, better known for its Wayback Machine archive of web pages, for copyright infringement: infringement they argued is “intentional and systematic.” We understand that the publishers hope to shut down the dot-org.
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- Episode 654
- June 10, 2020
Elon Musk is Making Getting Humans to Mars His Top Priority
Having completed its first human launch, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk says the company is now focusing on developing its next-generation spacecraft, Starship.
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