All (and I mean ALL) of the new Disney announcements–including new Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar and more stuff. Plus, Cobra Kai season 3 comes in January, a new True Blood series, and a Silence of the Lambs sequel series coming to CBS. All this and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Merrill Barr.
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A breach in the Orion network management platform from a company called Solar Winds has led to attacks on FireEye, Microsoft and several US government agencies. Solar Winds said Sunday that updates to its Orion platform between March and June may have carried malware as a result of a sophisticated nation-state supply-chain attack. We unpack what exactly happened.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Peter Wells, Keith Townsend, Roger Chang, Joe
Google plans to reopen offices now in September with a test of a “flexible workweek,” a draft of the EU’s Digital Markets Act could lead to big fines for tech companies, and EA announces its largest acquisition.
Bloomberg reports on Apple’s successor to the M1 chip, JD.com launches a digital yuan pilot, and the US FTC files an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook.
Microsoft has identified a malware campaign it calls Adrozek which began as late as May this year, peaked in August and is still ongoing. How can you avoid it and what should you do if you’re infected?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe
The browser maker Brave launched the privacy-focused Brave Today news reader, the US FCC votes to establish a list of equipment to be removed from US-subsidized networks, and Microsoft Flight Simulator comes to the Xbox Series consoles this summer.
It’s not a good week for Facebook. After two antitrust lawsuits were launched against Facebook in the US Wednesday, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office announced it is investigating Facebook’s requirement that users have a Facebook account to log in to an Oculus VR device. The office believes the practice “could constitute a prohibited abuse of dominance by Facebook.” We examine new allegations and explain what they might mean for the social media giant.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe