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The Level1 Show July 27 2022: All Blocks, No Chains

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0:00 - Intro
1:18 - Amazon to buy primary health-care provider One Medical for roughly $3.9 billion
2:25 - Exclusive: Amazon instructs New York workers 'don't sign' union cards
5:18 - Amazon executives have discussed ditching Amazon Basics to appease antitrust regulators
6:05 - Apple outlines health technology strategy in new report
7:30 - Apple reaches $50 mln settlement over defective MacBook keyboards
8:06 - Apple reads the room, looks to slow hiring in '23
8:24 - Microsoft president sees 'new era' of stagnating labor pool
9:01 - Microsoft eliminates open jobs amid economic downturn
9:30 - Microsoft changes its policy against the sale of open source software in the Microsoft Store
10:33 - Google Announces Hiring Pause
11:26 - Google Begins Publicly Testing Its AR Glasses
12:13 - Smartphone shipments dropped 9% in Q2
13:20 - TikTok owner ByteDance explores self-designed chips
14:32 - Chip designers warm to U.S. bill despite big benefits to Intel
15:51 - Netflix subscriber count in the US and Canada dropped by 1.3 million over the last three months
16:04 - Netflix adds “extra home” fee, will block usage in other homes if you don’t pay
18:24 - No NFTs in Minecraft, Mojang says
19:20 - Crypto Exchange Zipmex Pauses Withdrawals, Citing 'Circumstances Beyond Our Control’
20:46 - Google, Oracle cloud servers suffer outage in UK heatwave
21:21 - GeForce Now 120fps expands to all Android devices
22:32 - Facebook revamps home feed to feel more like TikTok
23:33 - Facebook has started to encrypt links to counter privacy-improving URL Stripping
25:25 - A company called Meta is suing Meta for naming itself Meta
26:38 - Amazon sues admins from 10,000 Facebook groups over fake reviews
27:41 - Microsoft Teams is getting its own Facebook-like social network
28:59 - Snapchat is coming to the web after more than a decade as a mobile app
29:51 - Overrun by influencers, historic sites are banning TikTok creators in Nepal
31:12 - TikTok resists calls to preserve Ukraine content for war crime investigations
31:49 - Yes, crypto Twitter, the FBI is reading your tweets

#level1show

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The Level1 Show July 26 2022: A Novel Approach to Censorship

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0:00 - Intro
1:11 - FCC chair tries to find out how carriers use phone geolocation data
1:45 - Homeland Security records show 'shocking' use of phone data, ACLU says
3:46 - FCC chair proposes raising broadband standard to 100Mbps
5:16 - Nancy Pelosi's husband buys millions in Nvidia stock before semiconductor vote
6:16 - Zuckerberg and Sandberg to Testify Over Cambridge Analytica
7:10 - House committee vote on stablecoins likely next week
9:18 - Biden administration pushes to close the growing cybersecurity workforce gap
10:38 - Democrats prepare bill that would codify net neutrality
11:56 - Lawmakers push FTC to clean up the VPN industry
13:56 - UK blocks Chinese company from acquiring knowledge on vision sensing technology
15:15 - Government says video game loot boxes will not be regulated
16:14 - Glassdoor ordered to reveal identity of negative reviewers to New Zealand toymaker
17:35 - Twitter Worker Accused of Spying for Saudi Arabia Heads to Trial
19:01 - Court Orders Cloudflare's DNS Resolver 1.1.1.1 to Block Pirate Sites in Italy
19:54 - Google will let European Play Store users pay with alternate billing systems
21:41 - Russia Released a Ukrainian App for Hacking Russia That Was Actually Malware
22:48 - Russia hits Google with fine for 'illegal content'
23:41 - Putin Signs Ban on Crypto Payments in Russia
24:31 - Google complies with Indonesia licensing rules, others risk blocking - ministry
25:30 - Denmark bans Chromebooks and Google Workspace in schools over data transfer risks
27:13 - A million-word novel got censored before it was even shared. Now Chinese users want answers.
28:54 - India’s central bank wants to ban cryptocurrencies, government says
29:40 - Taiwan accuses Chinese Apple supplier of stealing secrets, charges 14
30:30 - China fines ride-share outfit DiDi $1.2bn for data abuse
31:49 - iPhone sales halted in Colombia, with more bans likely to follow. Here's why
32:42 - Critical flaws in GPS tracker enable “disastrous” and “life-threatening” hacks
33:59 - Hack the pump: Rising prices lead to more reports of gas theft
35:04 - GeckoSpy: Pegasus Spyware Used Against Thailand’s Pro-Democracy Movement
36:15 - US disrupts North Korean hackers that targeted hospitals
37:42 - A New Attack Can Unmask Anonymous Users on Any Major Browser
38:46 - Google Play hides app permissions in favor of developer-written descriptions

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Low Power/High Performance Server GRUDGE MATCH! DeskMeet, Ryzen, and Supermicro Micro-Tower Server

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Thank you to Fractal for sponsoring this video! Check out the Meshify 2 RGB here: https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/meshify/meshify-2-rgb/bla…

Well let me tell you something Level1amaniacs, all three machines here are stylin and profilin, but only one can be the CREAM of the CROP!

+ Super Micro Micro-Tower: https://youtu.be/wX5vFN3iIWo
+ DeskMeet: https://youtu.be/kL9k7LHMwYc
+ Home server hardware round-up: https://youtu.be/nWI_1tE88Gk

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It’s Not Delivery, It’s Our Pizza Box Server!

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Mama mia, that's-a spicy server!

New Customers Exclusive – Get $25 off your purchase of any AMD and Intel Processor (limit one per customer): https://micro.center/c553c3

Check out Micro Center’s Custom PC Builder: https://micro.center/5b6b3d

Visit the Micro Center Community: https://micro.center/d04d4b

Shop Supermicro SuperServer: https://micro.center/a1d548

https://forum.level1techs.com/t/introducing-homer/185566

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The Level1 Show July 22 2022: Putting the "P" in Poison

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0:00 - Intro
0:34 - Self-Driving Cruise Taxi Crashes With Passengers On Board
2:54 - First Images from the James Webb Space Telescope
4:10 - Japan Wants to Bring Artificial Gravity to the Moon
6:07 - Asteroid Bennu nearly ate NASA's sampling spacecraft
7:26 - Starbucks to close 16 US stores over crime, rampant drug use
9:31 - Tech CEO John Woodware Arrested in 1992 Cold Case Murder of Computer Engineer Laurie Houts
11:50 - India: How a fake 'IPL' cricket league ran for Russian punters
13:22 - India on course to overtake China as world's most populous country
14:59 - Judge rules Subway can be sued over claims that its tuna sandwiches contain other fish species or animal products
17:47 - Arizona makes it illegal for bystanders to record cops at close range
21:06 - Weed Killer Glyphosate Found in Most Americans' Urine
22:28 - A Bored Chinese Housewife Spent Years Falsifying Russian History on Wikipedia
25:19 - Uvalde Mayor Condemns 'Chicken' Media for Releasing School Shooting Video
27:39 - Queensland cafe worker unfairly dismissed for not using 'smiley emojis' in text message
29:38 - Former Banbury area pastor is sentenced at Northampton court after performing sexual acts on a Henry hoover at church
31:08 - Sri Lankan president resigns by email after fleeing to Singapore
33:07 - Snoop Dogg Mocks Biden With 'Sleepy Joe OG' Weed Strain
35:23 - Woman spent $600K to be Kim Kardashian, now paying $120K to 'detransition'
37:36 - Iowa racehorse tests positive for meth
38:48 - Art Collective's Billionaire Popsicles Let People Literally 'Eat the Rich'
40:39 - Billboard in Inverness, FL reminds dads not to drunkenly touch their daughters
43:02 - Penguins refuse to eat cheaper fish at Japanese aquarium

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The EnGenius ECW220 WAP: One Year Later, it gets an S. What's the S for?

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EnGenius Cloud Managed ECW220
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CS2PJTJ/?tag=level1techs-20

EnGenius Cloud Multi-Gigabit ECS2512
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B088YMRJFH/?tag=level1techs-20
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The Level1 Show July 20 2022: Lo-Fi Beats to Study and Commit Copyright Fraud To

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0:00 - Intro
0:32 - Google says it will slow hiring through 2023 in memo to employees
0:42 - Microsoft lays off a portion of its workforce as part of a ‘realignment’
0:54 - EV maker Rivian plans to cut hundreds of jobs, report says
1:15 - Intel plans price hikes on broad range of products
1:51 - NFT marketplace OpenSea lays off 20% of its staff: ‘We have entered … crypto winter’
2:34 - Samsung sustains growth in Q2 thanks to chips
3:26 - Intel’s 12th Gen CPU can’t handle the Bar exam
4:47 - Magic Leap 2 AR Headset Arrives Sept. 30, Starting at $3,299
7:23 - Nothing officially announces flashy Phone 1, starting at £399
9:04 - BMW starts selling heated seat subscriptions for $18 a month
11:51 - Peloton will stop making its own exercise equipment
12:41 - Google exec suggests Instagram and TikTok are eating into Google’s core products, Search and Maps
16:20 - Google files counterclaim to Match’s antitrust lawsuit, says Match wants to use its services for free
17:51 - Amazon partners with Fred Hutchinson on cancer vaccine trial
19:20 - GameStop launches NFT marketplace as it hunts for growth online
20:49 - ‘Hit the kill switch’: Uber used covert tech to thwart government raids
23:15 - Get lifetime access to Microsoft Office for only $40 thanks to this limited-time only deal
24:07 - Wired’s union threatens to strike
25:42 - White House: Tesla to expand its US Supercharger network to other EVs in late 2022
26:35 - Massive Rogers outage affected Canadian phones, internet, ATMs, and debit cards
28:11 - TikTok Pauses Ad Targeting After Italy Intervenes
29:51 - YouTube ends Lofi Girl’s two-year-long music stream over bogus DMCA warning
31:47 - API rate limits at core of Musk’s decision to ditch Twitter

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The Level1 Show July 19 2022: Amazon the Snitch

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0:00 - Intro
1:40 - FTC warns tech companies against misusing health data, following Biden's executive order protecting abortion access
2:27 - L3Harris in move to buy NSO Group
4:25 - FCC cracks down on spam "auto warranty" robocalls
6:06 - Man set up fake ISP to scam low-income people seeking gov’t discounts, FCC says
7:39 - Ex-CIA engineer convicted in massive theft of secret info
9:17 - SEC letter to Musk questions tweet about Twitter acquisition
10:49 - Section 230 doesn’t stop Omegle sexual abuse lawsuit, says court
12:42 - UFO Whistleblowers Would Get Immunity Under New Amendment
13:57 - EU antitrust regulators probing tech group AOM's video licensing policy
15:07 - Amazon offers to limit use of merchant data in bid to settle EU antitrust probe
16:35 - EU lawmakers slam “radical proposal“ to let ISPs demand new fees from websites
18:19 - UK’s Online Safety Bill on pause pending new PM
19:43 - Myanmar's junta rolls out Chinese camera surveillance systems in more cities
21:14 - India proposes right to repair framework for mobile phones, consumer durables
22:41 - G20 watchdog to propose first global crypto rules in October
23:23 - Binance served crypto traders in Iran despite U.S. sanctions, clients say
24:39 - Sri Lanka central bank warns against use of cryptocurrency amid economic crisis
26:47 - Some Beijing travelers asked to wear COVID monitoring bracelets, sparking outcry
27:57 - New working speculative execution attack sends Intel and AMD scrambling
29:12 - X.Org Server Hit By New Local Privilege Escalation, Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
30:03 - Lenovo Patches UEFI Code Execution Vulnerability Affecting Many Laptops
31:00 - I Tried the Honda Key Fob Hack on My Own Car. It Totally Worked
33:09 - New York judge freezes assets of Three Arrows Capital
34:22 - Microsoft Office VBA macro block still going ahead soon
35:21 - Experian, You Have Some Explaining to Do
37:45 - China's Suspected IP Thieves Targeted by Startup- Strider Technologies
39:59 - Shocking Study Reveals Most Government Websites Serve Tracking Cookies Without Consent
41:27 - CEO Arrested for Selling $1 Billion in Fake Cisco Hardware on Amazon, eBay
42:57 - Elden Ring gaming giant Bandai Namco says hackers may have stolen customer data
44:11 - Amazon Admits Giving Police Ring Footage Without Consent

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Level1 News July 13 2022: Bezos vs. Bluegrass

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0:00 - Intro
0:32 - Gartner foresees steep drop in global PC shipments
1:41 - This ad company subsidiary is teaming up with US carriers to take over your lock screen
3:21 - Video game industry not 'recession proof,' sales set to fall in 2022
5:28 - Apple reportedly plans to launch an ‘extreme sports’ Apple Watch with a larger screen and metal casing
7:23 - West megadrought intersects with data center water use
9:01 - Smart contact lens prototype puts a Micro LED display on top of the eye
10:07 - The First RISC-V Laptop Announced With Quad-Core CPU, 16GB RAM, Linux Support
11:18 - Workers in Campbellsville, Ky. look to join Amazon Labor Union
12:04 - Amazon bars off-duty warehouse workers from its buildings
13:13 - Disney could soon lose exclusive rights to Mickey Mouse
15:30 - Toyota will be the third automaker to lose the EV tax credit in the US
16:30 - No bids on Chevy’s first NFT, even though it came with a free Corvette Z06
17:53 - Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming looks worse on Linux than Windows
19:43 - Crypto broker Voyager Digital files for bankruptcy
20:02 - Uprise lost 99% of client funds while shorting LUNA during its price crash
20:31 - Crypto platform Vauld suspends withdrawals, trading and deposits amid financial challenges
21:33 - Ubisoft to shut down multiplayer for older games, including Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
22:48 - Google to pay $90 mln to settle legal fight with app developers
24:16 - PlayStation Store will remove customers' purchased movies
25:54 - U.S. FTC settles with Weber grills over 'right to repair'
27:56 - Facebook Gave Deleted User Data to Law Enforcement, Lawsuit Claims
30:03 - Meta is dumping Facebook logins as its metaverse ID system
31:40 - Europe faces Facebook blackout
34:32 - Reddit dives into NFTs with new Collectible Avatars
36:45 - TikTok Confirms That Some China-Based Employees Can Access US User Data
37:20 - An FCC regulator wants TikTok removed from app stores. Here's how a company executive responded
39:02 - Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition is reportedly in ‘serious jeopardy’ over spam

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Cheat Codes for Breaking Device Limits in Your Home Lab (not for work)

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Wendell lays out some tricks for making the most out of your home lab machine using PCI-e! You won't have to go up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, back, or around for to maximize your home lab performance!

Some of the products in this vid:
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