The Cyberspace Administration of China reportedly proposed new rules that would require large internet companies to get approval before investment rounds or fundraising, Samsung finally announces the Exynos 2200 SoC, and Microsoft’s Game Pass now has over 25 million subscribers.
While the excitement around the Metaverse continues to grow, it’s important to step back and take a look at the issues that need to be addressed in order to make the concept a reality.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Jonathan Strickland, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos
Microsoft announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, the US government reviews Alibaba’s cloud business for risks to national security, and airlines continue to warn the activation of 5G phone services will cause service disruptions.
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Amazon backs down from its plans to no longer accept Visa credit cards, security researchers find new sophisticated cross-platform remote access Trojan, and Microsoft finds ransomware-like malware targeting Ukrainian organizations.
Niki interviews Dilsad Dagtekin a Turkish biologist who uses digital camera trapping to monitor wildlife populations. Dilsad is working on her PhD at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. She uses statistics to create population models with Bayesian framework in hope to contribute to conservation policies.
Apple allows app developers in South Korea to use alternative payment systems, the European Data Protection Supervisor orders Europol to review and delete up to 4PB of personal data, and Russian authorities raid the REvil ransomware group at the request of the United States.
A massive cyberattack hit Ukraine, impacting seventy government agencies and taking down websites for hours. Google is updating Chrome so the browser will begin relaying requests when public websites want to access endpoints inside the private network of the person visiting the site. The newly-public portions of a multi-state lawsuit against Google for antitrust behavior allege that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai approved the “Jedi Blue” deal in November 2018 that gave Facebook an advantage in Google’s online advertising auctions.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe