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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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https://www.moddiy.com/products/NGFF-M.2-Key-M-to-PCIe-x4-Gen3-32Gbps-E…
https://www.ebay.com/itm/154868783509
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B088J4KGT1/?tag=level1techs-20

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Level1 Last Week in Tech Friday July 15 2022: Infidelity So Nice It Produces Twice

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0:00 - Intro
1:12 - US Army buys Penguin drone, Bayraktar’s Latvian lookalike
2:45 - AI-powered technology will be used to speed up VAR offside calls at World Cup
4:18 - Meet ReachBot, a robot designed to explore Martian caves
6:19 - Cloned mice created from freeze dried skin cells in world first
8:20 - Steve Jobs awarded posthumous Medal of Freedom by President Biden
8:58 - Cinemas Ban Groups Watching 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' in Formal Attire
11:59 - Objective Reality May Not Exist, Scientists Say
13:17 - Uvalde school shooting report: Officer sought permission to shoot gunman before he entered school but didn't hear back in time
14:35 - Free noodles offered as Japan wrestles with low youth turnout for elections
16:51 - Wavy, inflatable tube people set up in Rockhampton Botanic Gardens to deter flying fox population
18:36 - Authorities arrest organizers of ‘Helwan Real Batman Battle’
19:22 - Call to tighten New Zealand law that allows public pooing if no one watching
22:01 - Channel 10’s new breakfast show records 44 Sydney viewers in dismal debut
23:34 - Beck wishes he had let "Weird Al" Yankovic parody "Loser"
24:27 - Hikers from Texas rescued on Colorado trail, officials say
25:26 - Nigerian couple charged with plotting to get child to UK to harvest organs
26:26 - Germany’s largest landlord to restrict heating at night
30:23 - Elon Musk reacts to report he had secret twins with Neuralink exec weeks before baby with Grimes

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SuperMicro M12SWA-TF and Threadripper!

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AMD Threadripper 5000 is here! Kind of... But the WRX 80 motherboards are here at least... after waiting for over a year for the last gen that never showed... Oh well! We have the Supermicro M12SWA-TF now to go with our Threadripper 3000 while we wait for the Threadripper 5000.
Lots of numbers in this description...
The Motherboard:
https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/motherboard/M12SWA-TF

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Level1 News July 12 2022: See Sam, See Sam Invade Your Privacy

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0:00 - Intro
1:10 - UK could force E2E encrypted platforms to do CSAM-scanning
2:40 - Japan introduces jail time, tougher penalties for online insults
3:45 - ‘Asleep at the wheel’: Canada police’s spyware admission raises alarm
4:53 - Japanese court ruling poised to make Big Tech open up on algorithms
6:19 - China: MI5 and FBI heads warn of ‘immense’ threat
8:24 - What to know about the EU's big new laws regulating big tech
9:16 - Amazon being investigated in UK for practices which may give customers 'worse deal'
11:05 - British army Twitter and YouTube accounts compromised to promote crypto scams
12:11 - Broadest US Pirate Site Injunction Rewritten/Tamed By Cloudflare
13:18 - Microsoft Activision takeover faces competition probe in the UK
14:24 - Twitter, challenging block orders, sues India’s government
15:59 - RPT-COLUMN-U.S. forms 'friendly' coalition to secure critical minerals
17:38 - DOJ Files Charges Against Baller Ape Club ‘Rug Pull’
19:34 - Amazon agrees to drop Prime cancellation ‘dark patterns’ in Europe
21:15 - ICBM test rocket explodes seconds after launch
23:18 - FCC gets 90,000+ comments from Starlink users protesting Dish mobile service
26:06 - This Is the Code the FBI Used to Wiretap the World
28:18 - Apple's iPhone "lockdown" mode protects potential hacking targets
29:39 - How a fake job offer took down the world’s most popular crypto game
30:46 - Hotel giant Marriott confirms yet another data breach
31:55 - NIST Announces First Four Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Algorithms
33:00 - Hacker claims to have stolen data of 1bn Chinese from police
34:00 - Microsoft finds Raspberry Robin worm in hundreds of Windows networks
34:52 - Texts, web searches about abortion have been used to prosecute women
36:36 - AirTag tracking experience shared by actress at Disneyland

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Home Server Hardware Round-Up

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Missed all of our other videos about home servers? No worries, this video will give you a nice taste of all the hardware! But uh, maybe go watch the other videos too yeah?

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