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The Level1 Show September 27 2022: Unlock Everything In GTA With This One Weird Heist

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0:00 - Intro
1:44 - US Military Bought Mass Monitoring Tool That Includes Internet Browsing, Email Data
4:31 - Pentagon reviewing own psychological operations after fake social media accounts discovered
5:24 - NTSB wants alcohol detection systems installed in all new cars in US
6:33 - FTC probes Amazon's $1.7 billion acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot
7:18 - Lynk may beat Starlink and Apple to the punch as FCC approves its space-based texting
8:29 - DHS Awards $700,000 To Monitor Extremism in Video Games
9:57 - Treasury Recommends Exploring Creation of a Digital Dollar
11:06 - U.S. SEC's crypto guidelines push up costs for lenders, disrupting projects
11:54 - The SEC May Not Ban Payment for Order Flow. Robinhood Stands to Benefit.
12:58 - World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers
16:10 - U.S. states ask appeals court to reinstate Facebook lawsuit
17:40 - FCC asked to probe 'anticompetitive' cellphone carrier lock
18:53 - Adobe-Figma deal likely to attract antitrust scrutiny
19:37 - Covid-19 pandemic is over in the US
21:14 - Florida brings battle over social media regulation to the Supreme Court
22:49 - Judge rules Charter must pay $1.1 billion after murder of cable customer
23:48 - NYC launches 'Big Apple Connect," nation's largest free municipal broadband program, for NYCHA residents
24:35 - U.S. NSA hacked China's telecommunications networks, state media claims
25:46 - Germany's blanket data retention law is illegal, EU top court says
27:39 - Indonesia parliament passes long-awaited data protection bill
28:28 - South Korean prosecutors say Do Kwon ‘obviously on the run’, ask Interpol to issue red notice
29:06 - As unrest grows, Iran restricts access to Instagram, WhatsApp
29:44 - Ask.FM database with 350m user records allegedly sold online
30:29 - Morgan Stanley to pay $35M after hard drives with 15M customers’ personal data turn up in auction
31:23 - Crypto market maker Wintermute loses $160 million in DeFi hack
32:08 - Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome enhanced spellcheck feature exposes passwords
33:39 - Uber says Lapsus$-linked hacker responsible for breach
34:33 - Kiwi Farms has been breached; assume passwords and emails have been leaked
35:25 - GTA 6 Leaker Allegedly Returns, Threatens To Release Source Code & More
37:41 - GPS jammers are being used to hijack trucks and down drones: How to stop them
38:35 - Gmail launches pilot to keep campaign emails out of spam
39:17 - 'Ring Nation’ Is a Terrible Idea That’s Unstoppable Because Amazon Owns Everything
41:12 - What yesterday’s Apple satellite announcement really means
41:58 - It's Time to PuTTY! DPRK Job Opportunity Phishing via WhatsApp | Mandiant
43:02 - Twitter pranksters derail GPT-3 bot with newly discovered “prompt injection” hack
44:20 - LastPass says hackers had internal access for four days
45:20 - Wegmans ends self-checkout app after too much shoplifting

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The Level1 Show September 20 2022: Another Step Closer to Gattaca

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0:00 - Intro
0:39 - US border forces are seizing Americans' phone data and storing it for 15 years
2:18 - Treasury says sanctions on Tornado Cash don't stop people from sharing code
3:42 - California Governor Gavin Newsom signs social media transparency law
4:44 - California sues Amazon, alleging antitrust violations
6:17 - California Gov. Newsom signs landmark legislation aimed at boosting children's safety online
7:30 - U.S. signs deal with Google to develop chips for researchers
8:57 - EndeavorRX - An FDA Approved Video Game Treatment for ADHD
10:41 - Google faces €25bn legal action in UK and the EU
11:31 - S.Korea fines Google, Meta billions of won for privacy violations
11:59 - South Korea issues arrest warrant for Do Kwon, Luna drop nearly 50%
12:56 - China Accuses NSA of Northwestern Polytechnical University Hack
13:59 - China Is Harvesting DNA From Thousands of Tibetans
15:06 - Breach of software maker used to backdoor ecommerce servers
15:47 - Microsoft Teams stores auth tokens as cleartext in Windows, Linux, Macs
16:51 - 40% of pros scaled back back open source use over security
18:03 - Adobe has an answer for Netflix’s password-sharing problem
19:30 - EA announces kernel-level anti-cheat system for PC games
21:15 - Say Hello to Crazy Thin ‘Deep Insert’ ATM Skimmers
23:42 - Over 280,000 WordPress sites may have been hijacked by zero-day hiding in popular plugin
25:29 - Microsoft 365 now auto-updates apps on locked or idle devices
26:30 - Woman whose rape DNA led to her arrest sues San Francisco

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The Level1 Show August 10 2022: The Meetings Will Continue Until Quarterly Earnings Improve

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0:00 - Intro
1:43 - SpaceX and Viasat fight over whether Starlink can meet FCC speed obligations
4:09 - Apple, GE, other major US companies ask Supreme Court to uphold affirmative action
5:38 - Leaked internal memo reveals Amazon’s anti-union strategies
8:08 - HBO Max, Discovery+ to Launch as Merged Product in Summer 2023
10:12 - GM is doubling the size of its Super Cruise network in the US and Canada
11:41 - Intel to Introduce Wi-Fi 7 in 2024 as Apple Plans Imminent Move to Wi-Fi 6E
12:44 - Raspberry Pi 4 expands 3D potential with Vulkan update
13:51 - Nokia Radio Technology to Enable AST SpaceMobile’s Direct-to-cell Phone Connectivity From Space
14:47 - World of Warcraft Mobile Game Reportedly Cancelled by Blizzard After Finance Dispute
15:53 - Broadband subscriber growth slows to pre-pandemic levels
16:31 - Logitech will launch a handheld cloud gaming device in 2022
17:04 - US spending on video games dipped 13 percent in Q2, says NPD
18:12 - Microsoft Claims Activision Blizzard Doesn't Release "Unique" Games
19:20 - No more Overwatch 2 betas, Blizzard confirms
20:16 - Podcast guests pay big bucks to be interviewed
21:47 - Google CEO to employees: Productivity and focus must improve
22:28 - Oracle starts job cuts in U.S.
22:51 - Robinhood is firing nearly a quarter of its staff
23:13 - SoundCloud Lays Off ‘Up to 20%’ of Workforce
24:19 - Bolt Mobility has vanished, leaving e-bikes, unanswered calls behind in several US cities
25:26 - Amazon is shutting down its cloud storage service Amazon Drive
26:03 - Coinbase shares soar in boost from meme traders, BlackRock crypto deal
27:07 - Forsage crypto executives charged with running $300 million Ponzi scheme
28:18 - College textbook maker Pearson eyes NFTs to claim a cut of second-hand sales
30:44 - Starbucks to unveil its web3-based rewards program next month
32:12 - Record labels’ war on ISPs and piracy nets multiple settlements with Charter
34:48 - Visa, Mastercard suspend payments for ad purchases on Pornhub, MindGeek
36:16 - Newly minted meme stock darling AMTD slides after eye-popping surge
36:55 - Tinder steps back from metaverse dating plans as business falters
37:52 - Google’s Duo and Meet combo apps roll out for Android and iOS
39:07 - Meta sued for violating patient privacy with data tracking tool
40:27 - What 21 billion Facebook friendships say about the economic ladder in the US
41:53 - Meta officially cuts funding for U.S. news publishers
42:46 - Facebook Faces Suspension in Kenya After Approving Genocide Ads
43:41 - Meta is expanding NFT support on Instagram to 100 countries
44:33 - TikTok refused to host disguised account for Chinese government

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Gigabyte M32U: 4k and 32 inches; MY FAVORITE!

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An openbox was bought from newegg, revealing the discounted Gigabyte M32U monitor. How does it fare as a gaming monitor? Could you use it for professional work? In this video, Wendell gives you all the details he can think of to answer those questions and more!
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Level1 News May 4 2022: Excuse Me Waiter, There Are Ads In My Algorithm

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0:00 - Intro
1:55 - U.S. opens first major silicon carbide chip plant in New York
3:14 - Google launches Media CDN to compete on content delivery
3:45 - Apple Launches Do-It-Yourself Repairs For iPhone 13, iPhone 12 and iPhone SE
5:09 - Android’s app store privacy section starts rolling out today
6:56 - Dell defends CAMM, its controversial new laptop memory
8:34 - Comcast and Charter team up to topple Roku, Amazon streaming hardware
11:04 - Facing Protests, Amazon Makes Cell Phone Access at Warehouses Permanent
12:37 - Pixel Watch prototype is left at a bar, gets photographed
13:40 - Qualcomm’s M1-class laptop chips will be ready for PCs in “late 2023”
14:39 - Amazon (AMZN) Q1 2022 earnings
15:11 - Netflix Employees Could Face More Layoffs as Stock Falls
16:13 - Tesla shares sink, losing over $125 billion in market value
16:49 - Apple reports best March quarter ever with new records for iPhone and Mac
18:15 - Starlink made a deal with Hawaiian Airlines to fix in-flight Wi-Fi
20:00 - Virtual meeting study: 50% of participants arrive late, 22% don’t say anything
21:12 - Crypto firms seek clearer U.S. rules on their interest-bearing products
22:01 - Fidelity to allow Bitcoin in 401(k) plans
23:13 - YouTube is testing ads on its short-form answer to TikTok, Shorts
25:53 - Call of Duty slumps heading into Activision-Microsoft deal vote
27:13 - Robinhood cutting about 9% of full-time employees
28:16 - With $130 Million In Hand, Ayar Labs Looks To Commercialize Optical I/O
29:34 - Twitch Considering Cutting Streamer Pay to Boost Profits
32:04 - Researchers develop a paper-thin loudspeaker
33:48 - Arm China Pursues Rogue CEO in Court, Close to Ousting
34:49 - Indian cows (and buffaloes) are going online
36:14 - Cloudflare detects one of the largest DDoS attacks on record targeting crypto platform
37:06 - North Koreans Are Jailbreaking Phones to Access Forbidden Media
39:10 - Microsoft fixes 40-minute Point of Sale bug in Windows 11
40:01 - Microsoft finds Linux desktop flaw that gives root to untrusted users
40:44 - Microsoft Edge is getting a built-in VPN powered by Cloudflare
43:03 - Russian hacking in Ukraine has been extensive and intertwined with military operations, Microsoft says
43:49 - Hackers Reportedly Target Wind-Energy Companies
44:28 - NFTs Stolen After Bored Ape Yacht Club Instagram, Discord Hacked
45:32 - Call of Duty cheaters are being struck blind by anti-cheat software
46:15 - Google now lets you request the removal of personal contact information from search results

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Level1 News November 12 2021: 4 Years Late and a Lunar Lander Short

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0:00 - Intro
0:37 - Alphabet is launching a company that uses AI for drug discovery
2:08 - Bezos' Blue Origin loses lawsuit against NASA over SpaceX lunar lander
3:39 - Australia is putting a rover on the Moon in 2024 to search for water
4:22 - Amazon’s satellite launch schedule puts it nearly 4 years behind Starlink
5:21 - We mapped every large solar plant on the planet using satellites and machine learning
6:47 - Boston Dynamics' Robots Recreate Rolling Stones' 'Start Me Up' Video
8:32 - Amazon wants us to stop talking to Alexa so much
9:07 - McDonald’s McRib is now an NFT
12:31 - Billionaire Seeks to Build Largely Windowless Dorm In ‘Social and Psychological Experiment’
15:29 - PUBG: New State Release Date, Krafton Share Price Future
16:39 - Endangered birds experience 'virgin birth,' a first for the species
18:19 - Homeless students at California college can now sleep in their cars in parking garage
20:12 - Former Oklahoma inmates forced to listen to 'Baby Shark' on repeat file federal lawsuit
21:39 - Social media addiction: Rise of selfie deaths leads experts to talk about a public health problem Edition
23:11 - Police rush to protect comic book artists after threats over bisexual Superman
25:14 - QAnon Believers Gather In Dallas Awaiting Return Of Long-Dead JFK Jr.
27:12 - Pizza Hut responds to sexual sauce complaint
30:36 - ‘Christmas dinner in a can’ promises answer to supermarket shortages
32:54 - Police warn woman not to wear Halloween costume as protest

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Level1 News February 9 2021: Swipe Left to Eject

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0:00 - Intro
1:27 - 'Reddit rally' stocks bounce on day after selloff, then dip after hour
2:22 - Robinhood CEO expected to testify before Maxine Waters' panel on GameStop
3:51 - Amazon To Pay $61.7 Million to Settle FTC Charges It Withheld Some Customer Tips from Amazon Flex Drivers
5:44 - Amazon’s Ring now reportedly partners with more than 2,000 US police and fire departments
6:05 - Amazon says government demands for user data spiked by 800% in 2020
7:04 - Xiaomi Sues U.S. Seeking to Reverse Investment Ban
7:43 - Biden Commerce Pick Sees ‘No Reason’ to Lift Huawei Curbs
9:01 - The problems of touchscreens in the Joint Strike Fighter
10:44 - Biden wants an all-electric federal fleet. The question is: How will he achieve it?
12:49 - Miami’s Mayor Leads The Charge To Bring Bitcoin To America’s Largest Cities
14:01 - South Korea Leads World in Innovation as U.S. Exits Top Ten
15:43 - Internet blackouts skyrocket amid global political unrest
16:03 - Resistance to coup grows despite Myanmar's block of Facebook
17:17 - India is restoring 4G internet in Jammu and Kashmir after 18 months
18:09 - Google launches News Showcase in Australia against Media Bargaining Code backdrop
19:44 - As Google eyes Australia exit, Microsoft talks Bing with PM
20:37 - South African government releases its own browser just to re-enable Flash support
21:49 - China's push to control Americans' health care future - 60 Minutes
23:00 - Astronomy surveys aim to up the pace with army of tiny robots
24:03 - U.S. technology company Clearview AI violated Canadian privacy law
26:01 - Fetch Robotics and Honeywell Deliver New Integrated Pallet Conveyance Solution for Distribution Centers
27:40 - Boston Dynamics’ robot dog gets an arm attachment, self-charging capabilities
29:53 - Amazon’s next headquarters is a glass poop emoji covered in trees

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

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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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