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The Level1 Show January 14 2025: Like, Favorite, and Sub-Fly

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0:00 - Intro
1:26 - Biden to further limit Nvidia AI chip exports in final push
2:37 - US adds Tencent, CATL to list of Chinese firms allegedly aiding Beijing's military
3:24 - US sues six of the biggest landlords over “algorithmic pricing schemes”
5:28 - DOJ cleared to sell $6.5B in Bitcoin seized from Silk Road
6:11 - Google donates $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
7:10 - Microsoft contributes $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
8:06 - US govt launches cybersecurity safety label for smart devices
8:44 - Google loses in court, faces trial for collecting data on users who opted out
10:34 - Chairman and CEO of MoviePass’ Parent Company Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud Scheme and Conspiracy
11:24 - Italy Plans $1.6 Billion SpaceX Telecom Security Deal
13:03 - EU “energetically” probing disinformation, right-wing bias on X, report says
15:09 - EU court orders Brussels to pay damages over ‘Sign in with Facebook’ link
15:44 - Japan says Chinese hackers targeted its government and tech companies for years
16:34 - Akamai to quit its Content Delivery Network in China
17:22 - China proposes further export curbs on battery, critical minerals tech
18:36 - ‘How long can you stare at your wife?’: L&T chairman SN Subrahmanyan wants employees to work on Sundays too, sparks outrage
20:16 - Apple still barred from selling iPhone 16 in Indonesia despite investment deal, minister says
21:22 - Thailand bans imports of plastic waste to curb toxic pollution
23:04 - Delta Sets Exclusive Pact With YouTube Premium for In-Flight Viewing
23:57 - Ahead of SCOTUS Hearing, Study Finds TikTok Is Likely Vehicle for Chinese Propaganda
24:38 - TikTok pushes users to Lemon8 as ban looms
25:56 - Meta Ends Fact-Checking in Free-Speech Pitch, Opting for ‘Community Notes’
27:26 - Threads and Instagram are for politics now, says Adam Mosseri
28:25 - Meta's AI Profiles Are Indistinguishable From Terrible Spam That Took Over Facebook
29:35 - Zuckerberg says he’s moving Meta moderators to Texas because California seems too ‘biased'
30:33 - Facebook Deletes Internal Employee Criticism of New Board Member Dana White

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PiKVM Switch Multiport Extender Review

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The Level1 Show January 7 2025: Dave's Not Here, Man

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0:00 - Intro
1:09 - US appeals court blocks Biden administration effort to restore net-neutrality rules
2:05 - Microsoft faces FTC scrutiny over alleged antitrust practices in federal cybersecurity deals
3:36 - SEC Writes Off $10 Billion in Fines it Can't Collect
6:07 - NATO plans to build satellite links as backups to undersea cables — recent cable damage incidents shine spotlight on Project HEIST
6:48 - US considers potential rules to restrict or bar Chinese drones
8:12 - Trump's Former FCC Head Ajit Pai Asks Supreme Court to Uphold TikTok Ban
9:46 - US files complaint against fintech app Dave and its CEO
10:49 - 'Our own little Y2K': L.A. County Sheriff's computer dispatch system still down
11:44 - Belgium becomes first EU country to ban sale of disposable vapes
12:34 - Has Russia's shadow fleet, built to evade sanctions, added sabotage to its list?
14:27 - India again delays rules to break PhonePe-Google Pay duopoly
15:14 - Cloudflare's VPN app among half-dozen pulled from Indian app stores
15:40 - A Canadian Runner Was Arrested in India for Traveling with a Garmin inReach
16:40 - China to Subsidize Smartphone Purchases in Bid to Lift Spending
18:00 - Russia Vows Retaliation to ‘Censorship’ As Telegram Blocks Propaganda Outlets
18:47 - US Treasury says Chinese hackers stole documents in 'major incident'
19:53 - U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in AT&T, Verizon Extortions
21:09 - Most complaints against Boeing, FAA go nowhere, frustrating whistleblowers
23:35 - Transit systems turn to AI to catch drivers who block bus lanes
24:55 - Cisco Confirms Authenticity of Data After Second Leak
26:01 - US telco Lumen says its network is now clear of China's Salt Typhoon hackers
26:42 - AT&T says its network is now clear after Salt Typhoon hack

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The Level1 Show December 27 2024: California Murder Squirrel

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0:00 - Intro
0:33 - OpenAI brings ChatGPT to your landline
2:01 - Microsoft introduces Phi-4, an AI model for advanced reasoning tasks
2:58 - Meta asks California AG to block OpenAI’s switch from non-profit to for-profit
3:40 - Salesforce will hire 2,000 people to sell AI products, CEO Benioff says
5:18 - YouTube is letting creators opt in to allowing third-party AI training
5:53 - UK arts and media reject plan to let AI firms use copyrighted material
6:27 - itch.io says it was taken down by Funko
8:12 - New Research Shows AI Strategically Lying
11:02 - Waymo robotaxis are coming to Tokyo in 2025
11:43 - A Waymo robotaxi got stuck in a roundabout loop
12:19 - ‘Burning through cash,' Boston Dynamics lays off 45 employees
13:06 - Driverless bus service in Scotland to be withdrawn due to lack of interest
14:08 - Mayorkas says federal authorities are addressing New Jersey drone sightings
14:41 - Astronauts who flew to space aboard Starliner face additional delay
15:31 - The US military is now talking openly about going on the attack in space
16:23 - MIT study explains why laws are written in an incomprehensible style
17:59 - New York Considering Special Hotline Just for CEOs to Report Alleged Threats to Their Safety After Brian Thompson Killing
18:55 - Fox News anchor gushes over Trump's new hairdo, calls it ‘the winds of winning’
19:30 - Syria: Freed prisoner who said he was a victim of the Assad regime was an intelligence officer, locals say
20:15 - Mount Vernon, New York, police force strip searched nearly everyone it arrested, DOJ says
21:19 - Hornets To Return PS5 To Fan After Taking It Away Off Camera
22:32 - Rare Pokémon cards are being used to finance organized crime
24:03 - City of Fukushima to name offenders in malicious cases of unsorted garbage in Japan 1st
25:16 - NSW Police charge two men after ABC triple j Unearthed website allegedly used to plan stabbing inside Goulburn prison
26:07 - More than a million vapes a day in UK thrown away, says research
26:56 - “Unprecedented” decline in teen drug use continues, surprising experts
27:57 - Man who helped design breathalysers banned for drink driving
28:30 - Polish government releases strategic butter reserves
29:50 - Liquid Death’s Pit Diaper sells out, solves concert bathroom woes
30:40 - Are adults forgetting how to read?
31:13 - Flat Earther admits he was wrong after traveling 9,000 miles to Antarctica to test his belief
31:53 - Italian woman rescued from cave for second time in two years
33:15 - Video: California ground squirrel displays 'carnivorous behavior'

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The Level1 Show December 24 2024: The Sky Isn't Always Bluer

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0:00 - Intro
0:59 - F.A.A. Bans Drone Flights Near Key Sites in New York
1:40 - US government tells officials, politicians to ditch regular calls and texts
3:45 - U.S. Prepares New AI Chip Restrictions to Close China’s Backdoor Access
4:45 - Congress funds removal of Chinese telecom gear as feds probe home router risks
5:51 - U.S. Weighs Ban on Chinese-Made TP-Link Router in Millions of American Homes
6:59 - DHS Says China, Russia, Iran, and Israel Are Spying on People in US with SS7
8:42 - Trump FCC chair wants to revoke broadcast licenses—the 1st Amendment might stop him
10:07 - Federal Trade Commission Announces Bipartisan Rule Banning Junk Ticket and Hotel Fees
11:23 - Pricing software adds billions to rental costs, White House says
12:39 - SoftBank CEO and Trump announce $100 billion U.S. investment
13:40 - Big loss for ISPs as Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to $15 broadband law
15:16 - Nebraska sues Change Healthcare over security failings that led to medical data breach of over 100 million Americans
17:39 - Seatbelt Reminders Will Be Chiming More, for Passengers' Own Good
19:35 - SpaceX wants Starbase to become an official city in Texas
20:25 - Broward judge dons virtual reality headset in what’s thought to be a courtroom first
21:42 - Apple pushed hard by EU to make iOS and iPadOS more interoperable
22:46 - EU opens investigation into TikTok over election interference
23:38 - Hundreds of websites to shut down under UK's 'chilling' internet laws
26:04 - EU signs $11B deal for sovereign satellite constellation to rival Musk's Starlink
27:06 - Spain introduces bill to combat online fake news
27:52 - China’s homebrew Bluetooth alternative is on the march
29:46 - Chinese cybersecurity centre accuses US of hacking and stealing tech secrets
30:59 - Quantum anxiety sees Australia ban some crypto tech by 2030
32:41 - Who needs the dark web? Drug sales flourish on social media
33:54 - So, Bluesky Has An Extortion Problem
35:00 - Meta fined $263M over 2018 security breach that affected ~3M EU Facebook users
36:23 - TikTok turns to US Supreme Court in last-ditch bid to avert ban

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Setting up Point to Point 2.5G Wifi From the Level1Techs Building

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I can see you from my office building!

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The Level1 Show December 18 2024: Bye Bye Blu Ray

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0:00 - Intro
0:51 - Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger calls for prayer and fasting for employees
1:25 - Amazon pilots 15-minute delivery in India
2:45 - Palantir and Anduril form partnership, as Sauron funded
4:01 - Microsoft Unveils Zero-Water Data Centers to Reduce AI Climate Impact
4:46 - Google claims its new Willow quantum chip can swiftly solve a problem that would take a standard supercomputer 10 septillion years
5:39 - New Intel B580 receives positive reviews on pre launch, but timing could be its downfall
6:21 - Intel executives say a manufacturing spinoff is possible
7:27 - Meet the Small AI Chip Maker Now More Valuable Than Intel
8:19 - Starlink's first direct-to-phone satellite network is now in orbit
9:13 - LG stops making Blu-ray players, marking the end of an era — limited units remain while inventory lasts
9:55 - New magnetic flow has potential to revolutionise electronic devices
11:01 - Palantir EVP: "Modern war cannot be won without software"
12:03 - Microsoft gives Alt+Space shortcut over to Copilot
13:12 - WordPress parent company must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules
14:11 - WordPress CEO Rage Quits Community Slack After Court Injunction
14:46 - Microsoft Recall screenshots credit cards and Social Security numbers, even with the "sensitive information" filter enabled
15:38 - Amazon is officially in the online car sales business
16:31 - YouTube TV Hikes Price $10 to $82.99
18:16 - Researchers uncover Chinese spyware used to target Android devices
19:20 - Fearful of crime, the tech elite transform their homes into military bunkers
20:49 - Boeing cancels its workplace surveillance program, will remove sensors
21:34 - Christmas at Risk for Millions of Americans as Credit Card Details Leaked
22:15 - Location data firm helps police find out when suspects visited their doctor

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The Level1 Show December 13 2024: 10 Swords from Gryffindor

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0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Meta uses GPT-4 alongside Llama for in-house coding tooling
1:22 - ChatGPT refuses to say one specific name – and people are worried
2:28 - OpenAI partners with weapons-maker Anduril on military AI
3:29 - OpenAI weighs plan for ads in ChatGPT to bolster revenue
4:36 - Amouranth’s AI Twin Has Fans Losing Their Minds
5:49 - Music sector workers to lose nearly a quarter of income to AI in next four years, global study finds
6:53 - Stop using generative AI as a search engine
8:55 - South Korea becomes first country to replace 10% of its workforce with robots
10:01 - Texas Legislators Think Drones Armed With Tasers And Pepper Spray Will Stop School Shootings
11:40 - Meet Clone Alpha: A Humanoid Robot Built with Synthetic Organs and Artificial Muscles
12:44 - Next stop: Miami
13:33 - Chinese man trapped in well in Thailand for three days as villagers mistake cries for help for ghostly sounds
14:40 - Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Won’t Pay for the Complete Duration of Anesthesia for Patients’ Surgical Procedures
16:04 - Babies Diagnosed With Werewolf Syndrome Due to Parents' Baldness Medication
16:48 - Tempers spill over as elderly residents revolt against booze ban
17:51 - Walmart worker warns of danger lurking in store restrooms: ‘If you want to be safe,’ check this one thing
19:24 - Biden falls asleep at meeting with African presidents
20:06 - Italian nun arrested over links to powerful mafia network
22:11 - Death sentence upheld for property tycoon in Vietnam — unless she pays $9 billion before execution
23:23 - Replica Harry Potter swords recalled for breaking weapons law
24:26 - Cathay Pacific apologises over inflight Family Guy episode with Tiananmen Square scene
26:23 - German island to end ritual of spanking women with cow horn
28:08 - Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis doesn't feel bad for videos as he says women 'victimized' him
29:10 - Village People singer defends Trump's use of 'Y.M.C.A.,' says song isn't a 'gay anthem'
30:42 - "Unpretentious" Mocha Mousse named Pantone's colour of the year 2025
31:36 - Muhammad overtakes Noah as top baby boy name in UK
32:44 - Man Sets Forest Ablaze After Trying To Light Spider On Fire; Wyoming Officials Caution Against That
33:30 - Japan bear attack: Bear attacks supermarket worker, ransacks meat section
34:44 - Scientists baffled as orcas seem to revive an 80s trend: dead salmon hats
36:11 - Why these sheep are flying in Texas right now

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The Level1 Show November 20 2024: All The Better To Troll You With, My Dear

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0:00 - Intro
0:15 - AMD layoffs: Company to cut 4% of workforce, or about 1,000 employees
0:41 - JPL to layoff 5% of its workforce, the third major layoff this year
1:23 - Struggling DNA-testing site 23andMe to lay off 40% of its workers
2:25 - Gartner Predicts Power Shortages Will Restrict 40% of AI Data Centers By 2027
3:18 - New thermal material provides 72% better cooling than conventional paste
3:49 - Micron unveils industry's first 60TB SSD with a PCIe 5.0 x4 interface
4:49 - Amazon developing driver eyeglasses to shave seconds off deliveries, sources say
5:38 - Lithium-ion batteries have ruled for decades. Now they have a challenger.
6:43 - LG's new stretchable display can grow by 50%, bendy panels can be deformed into new form factors
7:30 - Tesla issues sixth Cybertruck recall in a year
8:02 - Workers voice safety concerns after TSMC fined for violations following on-site death
9:13 - Microsoft Edge is trying to forcefully get your Chrome tabs again
11:07 - Google's got new rules for Android 15 virtual machine support
12:18 - A New Streaming Customer Emerges: the Subscription Pauser
13:37 - Academic papers retracted due to ... software licensing?
14:35 - How Italy became an unexpected spyware hub
15:40 - The Open Source Project DeFlock Is Mapping License Plate Surveillance Cameras All Over the World
16:22 - Amazon confirms employee data stolen after hacker claims MOVEit breach
17:02 - 1.5 million Americans hit in massive debt relief service data breach — names, addresses, SSNs and more exposed
17:32 - Police Freak Out at iPhones Mysteriously Rebooting Themselves, Locking Cops Out
18:50 - FBI says hackers are sending fraudulent police data requests to tech giants to steal people's private information
19:37 - Phone network employs AI "grandmother" to waste scammers' time with meandering conversations
20:22 - Amazon shuts down secret project to develop fertility tracker
21:05 - DNA testing company vanishes along with its customers' genetic data
21:54 - Why you should always offboard outgoing staff: A disgruntled ex-Disney employee targeted former colleagues with DDoS attacks and hacked its menu system to change peanut allergen information
23:51 - Is your air fryer spying on you? Concerns over ‘excessive’ surveillance in smart devices
24:47 - Google Online Security Blog: Safer with Google: New intelligent, real-time protections on Android to keep you safe

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Tailscale: NETWORKING MAGIC!

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Tailscale is a free, with low subscription cost options, and scalable service that allows you to make a secure private network. Upload your media and invite your friends to upload theirs, and pretty soon you've got a safe and secure "internet" of your very own!

Download here! https://tailscale.com/download
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0:00 Intro
0:44 What is Tailscale
1:46 Who is this Guy?
2:53 Interview about Tailscale and the Future of Networking
22:39 Using Taiscale at Level1Techs
24:53 Outro

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