Facebook is again in the spotlight this time for a “research” program that paid teens to install VPN software that gave the company root access to decrypted network traffic.
Starring Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Allison Sheridan
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Facebook’s Project Atlas pays users for their privacy, Apple earning show the first holiday quarter revenue decline since 2001, and Metro Exodus bypasses Steam for game sales.
A serious bug in Apple’s FaceTime allowing anyone to hear the recipient of a call’s microphone even before they accept. Is this a simple bug or sign of a deeper flaw in Apple’s software development?
Starring Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja.
Netflix noms, Hulu getting cheaper, and the world’s most-watched program in 4K. All this and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Sarah Lane.
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A recent report by the Brookings Institution finds 25% of US workers have high exposure to jobs that will be automated. While the US Bureau of Labor Statistics says the effects of automation will be felt unevenly with women and minorities taking a higher burden. Will higher education supply the necessary skills to compete in the future workplace or does there need to be shift in how we view jobs and labor?
Starring Sarah Lane, Kiki Sanford, Roger Chang and Erin Carson.
Apple is reportedly working on a subscription gaming service, smartphone shipments decline in China for the second straight year, and the Japanese government wants to hack the country’s IoT devices.