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Level1 News December 30 2020: Visa: Not Quite Everywhere You Want To Be

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https://www.one-tab.com/page/0pStBfSXSCmfBZmdKiMAjA

0:00 - Intro
1:07 - MediaTek becomes biggest smartphone chipset vendor
1:41 - Apple iCloud issues follow Christmas activation rush
3:19 - Oracle for years secretly lobbied states, Justice Department to sue Google
5:20 - 5G Auction Shatters Record as Bidding Tops $69 Billion
6:58 - Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes 'next level' battery technology
8:21 - Elon Musk pondered sale of Tesla to Apple, says Tim Cook wouldn't meet
9:59 - Amazon’s answer to SpaceX Starlink delivers 400Mbps in prototype phase
12:09 - Amazon to face U.S. union push in year ahead
15:21 - Laptops, desktop sales see 'renaissance;' shortages won't ease until 2022
16:33 - Visa continues bad website ban, to allow card use on some of its parent's sites
18:59 - BMW backtracks: 'We do not draw on warranty status' for targeted ads
20:39 - Microsoft offers Cyberpunk 2077 refunds for all digital sales, but it’s not pulling the game
22:04 - Cyberpunk Maker CD Projekt Sued by Investor Over Botched Launch
24:49 - Cyberpunk Game Maker Faces Hostile Staff After Failed Launch
28:16 - Microsoft (MSFT) Is Designing Its Own Chips in Move Away From Intel (INTC)
31:01 - Warner Bros. believes that theaters will still exist in 2023
33:16 - ‘Free speech’ Reddit clone Voat says it will shut down on Christmas
35:11 - Square Is Said to Have Discussed Acquiring Jay-Z’s Tidal
36:19 - Buoyed by Video Success, Zoom Explores Email, Calendar Services
38:22 - Verizon’s nationwide 5G can be slower than its LTE network, tests show
40:02 - Cable companies can no longer ‘rent’ you the router you already own
42:18 - Fujifilm and IBM Set World Record With 580TB Magnetic Tapes
43:54 - Taiwanese horror game pulled from sale again after backlash in China
45:53 - After riots, iPhone manufacturer says it “deeply regrets” exploiting workers
47:25 - Facebook Managers Trash Their Own Ad Targeting in Unsealed Remarks
49:53 - Facebook Employees Say Apple Fight Is “Self Serving”
52:13 - Facebook now warning users about impacts on ads due to new iOS 14 privacy features
53:54 - Telegram, nearing 500 million users, to begin monetizing the app
55:07 - Twitter will make Joe Biden’s @POTUS account start with zero followers
57:43 - YouTube Class Action: Same IP Address Used to Upload 'Pirate' Movies & File DMCA Notices

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Level1News December 4 2020: Baths for Billionaire Babies

Posted by Anonymous (not verified) on

https://www.linode.com/level1techs

https://forum.level1techs.com/t/welcome-to-level1-devember/162269

https://www.one-tab.com/page/o0nkzaHgSb2b3qYUsbJAHg

0:00 - Intro
1:06 - Chinese police have seized $4.2 billion cryptos from PlusToken Ponzi crackdown
2:47 - A hacker is selling access to the email accounts of hundreds of C-level executives
4:18 - Patients of a Vermont Hospital Are Left ‘in the Dark’ After a Cyberattack
6:06 - Microsoft productivity score feature criticised as workplace surveillance
7:20 - US Fertility says patient data was stolen in a ransomware attack
7:58 - Sophos notifies customers of data exposure after database misconfiguration
8:49 - 2FA bypass discovered in web hosting software cPanel
9:55 - Baidu's Android apps caught collecting sensitive user details
12:34 - 'Smart' doorbells for sale on Amazon, eBay came stocked with security vulnerabilities
14:30 - Apple lets some Big Sur network traffic bypass firewalls
16:18 - Fugging hell: tired of mockery, Austrian village changes name
18:41 - Culled mink rise from the dead to Denmark's horror
20:48 - Utah helicopter crew discovers mysterious metal monolith deep in the desert
22:53 - US Postal Service's 'Operation Santa' letter campaign goes digital in 108th year
25:19 - Leaf-cutter ants are coated in rocky crystal armor, never before seen in insects
26:45 - Balding penguin finds warmth in wetsuit
28:04 - Texas woman sells 'housebroken' bison she let wander inside
30:47 - NJ school board member out after bathroom trip with camera on
33:23 - B.C.'s 'nerd' premier gives Vulcan salute during swearing-in ceremony
36:05 - Grimes Treats Her Six-Month-Old Son X Æ A-XII to a “Bath Rave For Babies”
38:42 - Diego Maradona's death: Funeral workers sacked for coffin selfies

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Level1 News December 2 2020: From Prime to Pink

Posted by Anonymous (not verified) on

https://www.linode.com/level1techs

https://forum.level1techs.com/t/welcome-to-level1-devember/162269

https://www.one-tab.com/page/hY1wH-uJTv-zawi8ia2H3Q

0:00 - Intro
2:24 - Pushed by Pandemic, Amazon Goes on a Hiring Spree Without Equal
3:54 - Amazon Workers to Stage Coordinated Black Friday Protests in 15 Countries
5:23 - Amazon partners with the US government to stop the sale of counterfeit goods
7:12 - Prolonged AWS outage takes down a big chunk of the internet
8:46 - People Can't Vacuum Or Use Their Doorbell Because Amazon's Cloud Servers Are Down
10:58 - Amazon workers at Alabama warehouse file with National Labor Relations Board to hold unionization vote
11:22 - Secret Amazon Reports Expose Company Spying on Labor, Environmental Groups
13:44 - Google ordered to hand over emails in £453m divorce battle
15:35 - Apple extends fee waiver for digital classes in App Store
18:14 - Apple security chief maintains innocence after bribery charges
21:06 - Comcast to enforce 1.2TB data cap in entire 39-state territory in early 2021
25:34 - IBM Planning 10,000 Job Cuts in Europe Ahead of Unit Sale
26:40 - Tesla is now worth half a trillion dollars
26:57 - Tesla (TSLA) Elon Musk Is World's Second-Richest Person, Passing Bill Gates
29:52 - Elon Musk talks new Tesla model to be designed in Europe: likely a small electric hatchback
33:01 - OneWeb exits bankruptcy and is ready to launch more broadband satellites
35:14 - General Motors launches OnStar Insurance Services
36:09 - Salesforce is considering buying messaging app Slack
37:12 - Nintendo sues more hack sellers, ‘a worsening international problem’
39:49 - Microsoft hints at turning Xbox into an app for your TV
40:47 - Dyson pledges new investment into AI, robotics and batteries
41:29 - China launches ambitious mission to land on moon and return samples to Earth
43:05 - Amazon's Alexa spouts anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, says British MP

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Level1 News December 1 2020: Chinese Takeout Simps

Posted by Anonymous (not verified) on

https://www.linode.com/level1techs

https://forum.level1techs.com/t/welcome-to-level1-devember/162269

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0:00 - Intro
2:28 - FCC Maintains Ban on Mobile Phone Voice Calls During Flights
4:08 - ZTE’s Designation as Security Threat Affirmed by U.S. FCC
5:02 - FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will step down on January 20
6:10 - IRS Could Search Warrantless Location Database Over 10,000 Times
9:32 - New SEC proposal outlines rules for giving equity to gig workers
12:06 - Hard to believe but Congress just approved an IoT security law and it doesn't totally suck
15:09 - UK to set up ‘pro-competition’ regulator to put limits on big tech
16:30 - Britain commits US$333 million to help carriers replace Huawei 5G
18:06 - European Parliament vote takes another big step toward ‘right to repair’ rules
21:25 - France orders tech giants to pay digital tax
23:12 - Australia’s spy agencies caught collecting COVID-19 app data
24:36 - Russia wants to ban social media sites discriminating against Russian news outlets
28:05 - India bans 43 more Chinese apps over cybersecurity concerns
30:10 - Zuckerberg Changed Facebook Algorithm to Highlight CNN Post-Election
31:17 - Facebook’s Libra could launch in January
34:10 - Twitter will warn you if you 'like' misleading tweets
36:01 - Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'national unity'
37:35 - Twitter verification will return early next year
39:37 - China bans spending by teens in new curbs on livestreaming

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Level1 News November 18 2020: Ticketmaster of Puppets

Posted by Anonymous (not verified) on

https://www.linode.com/level1techs

https://forum.level1techs.com/t/welcome-to-level1-devember/162269

https://www.one-tab.com/page/yCNFD5-XSRijNajqS6ArQA

0:00 - Intro
1:12 - Apple unveils new M1 Apple Silicon-powered MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and MacBook Pro
1:52 - No, the new MacBook Air is not faster than 98% of PC laptops
2:30 - Apple's new M1 Macs won't work with external GPUs
3:32 - Deutsche Bank Research: Tax home workers 'to help those who cannot'
6:35 - Adventures In Overclocking: Which Raspberry Pi 4 Flavor Is Fastest?
8:50 - 42% of Amazon reviews may be fake
9:34 - Come June 1, 2021, all of your new photos will count against your free Google storage
10:24 - Google Photos requires Google One to use Color Pop without depth info
11:08 - Dish Shutting Down Slingbox: Devices Will Become 'Inoperable' in 2022
12:22 - Uber will now let users book rides 30 days in advance and pick a favorite driver
14:35 - Spotify to buy podcast ad company Megaphone for $235 million
15:30 - Virgin Hyperloop hits an important milestone: the first human passenger test
17:46 - Ink-Stained Wretches: The Battle for the Soul of Digital Freedom Taking Place Inside Your Printer
20:35 - PayPal now lets all US users buy, sell and hold cryptocurrency
21:20 - Sega sells off its arcade business due to coronavirus
22:00 - Ticketmaster exploring negative COVID-19 test, vaccinations
24:00 - Alibaba's Singles Day sales top $74 billion, planned rules hit shares
25:51 - Alphabet project uses light beams to bring broadband to remote regions
27:28 - Microsoft urges users to stop using phone-based multi-factor authentication
28:18 - Microsoft engineer gets nine years for stealing $10M from Microsoft
31:03 - Play Store identified as main distribution vector for most Android malware
32:13 - Chrome to block tab-nabbing attacks
33:42 - Compal, the second-largest laptop manufacturer in the world, hit by ransomware
34:40 - Apple search bot leaked internal IPs via proxy configuration
35:15 - Amazon's Ring video doorbells catch fire because wrong screw used
36:50 - Companies House forces business name change to prevent security risk

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Level1 News November 16 2020: Bye Bye Mr Ajit Pai, A Good Old Boy For Corruption and Lies

Posted by wendell on

https://www.linode.com/level1techs

https://forum.level1techs.com/t/welcome-to-level1-devember/162269

https://www.one-tab.com/page/D27vX_gYTTyVycocbCknTQ

0:00 - Intro
2:18 - Bye-Bye, Ajit Pai: FCC Boss Will Soon Lose Top Spot
4:25 - Swiss report reveals new details on CIA spying operation
7:09 - Trump eyes starting his own digital media empire to take on Fox News
9:00 - NASA administrator says he plans to leave position under Biden administration
10:18 - Trudeau promises to connect 98% of Canadians to high-speed internet by 2026
11:08 - Voters Overwhelmingly Back Community Broadband in Chicago and Denver
12:51 - FTC announces a settlement with Zoom over security issues
15:16 - Debt collectors will soon be allowed to reach you by text or on Facebook
16:10 - Uber says it wants to bring laws like Prop 22 to other states
18:07 - Apple supplier Pegatron found using illegal student labor in China
20:21 - China’s President Xi Jinping Personally Scuttled Jack Ma’s Ant IPO
22:13 - EU files antitrust charges against Amazon over use of data
23:57 - Google CEO apologises for document, EU's Breton warns internet is not Wild West
25:20 - Leaks and lawsuits blight Russia facial recognition
27:28 - India opens antitrust case against Google over its payments app
29:47 - Twitch in Music Licensing Talks, Tells Users to Delete Violating Video
35:17 - TikTok says the Trump administration has forgotten about trying to ban it, would like to know what’s up
36:28 - Steve Bannon Caught Running Facebook Misinformation Network
37:18 - Zuckerberg defends not suspending ex-Trump aide Bannon from Facebook: recording
39:03 - Facebook Groups that spread misinfo now face probation, moderation
41:08 - Right-leaning social network Parler tops free app charts
42:23 - How an ex-Facebook data expert plans to beat Donald Trump
45:34 - Trump will lose his Twitter ‘public interest’ protections in January
46:34 - Facebook claims its proposed payments network is 7 times faster than Visa's

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