Category: Show Notes
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Special Segment: Russian Invasion of Ukraine, and How Tech Responds Topics: Facebook will demote Russian state media across its entire platform | Engadget Reddit has quarantined r/Russia subreddit due to misinformation Facebook and TikTok block Russian state media in Europe : NPR Twitter is pausing ads and recommendations in Ukraine and Russia | Engadget Google…
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Computer and Technology News Topics: Russia Threatened to Crash the ISS. Can It? As EU says it’ll ban Russia’s ‘toxic media machine’, social media firms face pressure to act | TechCrunch Panasonic will start making Tesla’s higher-capacity EV batteries by March 2024 | Engadget Hackers stole top-secret GPU details — then Nvidia hit back |…
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Show notes February 25, 2022 Story 1: MIT’s new robotic platform can dramatically speed the evolution of microbial populations to help cancer and other medical research Source: MIT News Story by Anne Trafton Link: https://news.mit.edu/2021/robotic-directed-evolution-molecules-1230 Okay, this is very geeky stuff, but very important for medical research. First, some background: To support a wide range…
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Computer and Technology News, Ukraine/Russia Conflict Topics: Google Maps Live Traffic Showed the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Twitter admits it mistakenly removed Ukraine open source intelligence accounts | Ars Technica Ukraine lobbies U.S. officials for bans on Russia software, aviation -diplomat | Reuters Ukraine government websites downed by cyberattacks amid Russian invasion | The Independent…
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Computer and Technology News. Topics: RIP Bethesda Launcher: Here’s how its nearly full transfer to Steam will work | Ars Technica Virgin Hyperloop lays off 111 staffers as it abandons plans for passenger transport | Engadget Metaverse app allows kids into virtual strip clubs – BBC News Cyber-attacks bring down many Ukraine websites – BBC…
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Both Segments: Scott Schober, Author/Cyber Security Expert. Scott N. Schober is the President and CEO of Berkeley Varitronics Systems (BVS), a 48 year old New Jersey-based privately held company and leading provider of advanced, world-class wireless test and security solutions. Schober also invented BVS’s cell phone detection tools, used to enforce a “no cell phone policy”…
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Computer America Stories 02/18/2022 Apple taps ‘Oldboy’ director to shoot a martial arts fantasy film on an iPhone 13 Pro Google is bringing Chrome OS to PCs and Macs Peloton owners can now play a video game while they work out Misc. Evolving Pocket Monsters with Pokémon Legends: Arceus Best/Worst Movies of 2021 Incoming Uncharted…
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February 18, 2022 This week our first four stories are about products/technologies showcased at last month’s CES that caught my eye, with story 5 being about an exciting advancement in robotics. Story 1: World’s first 8K laser TV debuts at Consumer Electronics Show Source: AI Business Story by Callum Cyrus Link: https://aibusiness.com/document.asp?doc_id=774370 Source 2: Advanced…
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Computer and Technology News Topics: US says Russian state hackers lurked in defense contractor networks for months | Ars Technica Multiple Tax Raids At Premises Of Chinese Telecom Major Huawei Telecoms giant Ericsson may have paid ISIS for access to Iraq | Engadget EU Data Watchdog Calls for Total Ban of Pegasus Spyware California’s strict…