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Level1 News July 5 2022: Tik Tok, On the Clock, From the App Stores It Must Drop

Posted by wendell on Tue, 07/05/2022 - 17:19

https://www.one-tab.com/page/O8WsyJnJRk-7Vn4Gz3e9DQ

0:00 - Intro
1:32 - Police sweep Google searches to find suspects. The tactic is facing its first legal challenge.
3:56 - California's online kids bill could end internet anonymity
5:16 - Supreme Court rejects Apple’s bid to continue fighting over two Qualcomm patents
6:53 - Bitcoin is the only coin the SEC Chair will call a commodity
7:46 - Factbox-The SEC's response to the 'meme stock' rally
9:14 - Senator posts cryptocurrency bill on GitHub, chaos ensues
10:05 - The FCC authorizes SpaceX’s Starlink system to be used on vehicles in motion
10:55 - FCC commissioner tells Apple, Google to remove TikTok from app stores
12:13 - Company behind Trump’s Truth Social now under investigation by federal prosecutors
12:55 - Tesla virtual power plant pays Powerwall owners to help end brownouts
15:08 - Russian parliament approves tax break for issuers of digital assets
15:46 - China's expanding surveillance allows state to tighten grip
17:31 - A pro-China online influence campaign is targeting the rare-earths industry
18:50 - India delays VPN rules to log customers data by 3 months
19:36 - Brazil is also considering making USB-C chargers mandatory for iPhones
20:31 - RansomHouse extortion group claims AMD as its latest victim
21:25 - California Gun Owners Data Exposed by State Justice Dept
22:15 - Kim Dotcom Not Happy, Says 'Mega Mass Piracy Report' is On the Way
24:35 - A wide range of routers are under attack by new, unusually sophisticated malware
25:52 - Firefox can now automatically remove tracking from URLs
27:06 - Employee gave OpenSea email addresses to 'unauthorized' party
27:56 - Hackers can now bring cargo ships and planes to a grinding halt
29:24 - People Are Using Deepfakes to Apply to Remote Jobs, FBI Says
31:10 - Google warns internet service providers helped distribute Hermit spyware
32:49 - T-Mobile has started selling your app data to advertisers
33:40 - Valorant will start listening to your voice chat in July
34:58 - Google launches Advanced API Security to protect APIs from growing threats
36:21 - Cryptocurrency Titan Coinbase Providing “Geo Tracking Data” to ICE

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Level1 Ramble: Build Your Own DALL-E Mini Playground + Is Google's AI Sentient?

Posted by wendell on Sat, 07/02/2022 - 02:54

Forum Thread: https://forum.level1techs.com/t/dall-e-mini-mega-or-mega-full-up-and-ru…

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Level1 News July 1 2022: The Grave Is No Bar To My Wake Word

Posted by wendell on Sat, 07/02/2022 - 02:54

https://www.linode.com/level1techs

https://www.one-tab.com/page/shcs7Fz1QEq_WnRRaOHDCQ

0:00 - Intro
3:48 - Alexa will soon be able to read stories as your dead grandma
4:53 - Ukraine Using Artificial Intelligence to Catch People Sabotaging War Effort
5:47 - Learning to Play Minecraft with Video PreTraining
7:24 - Amazon launches CodeWhisperer, a GitHub Copilot-like AI pair programming tool
8:31 - "Taste of the future" first artificial intelligence-created craft beer to be released at NOLA Brewing Co.
9:50 - Israel Ministry of Defense to test drone-packing advanced robotic tank
10:42 - Nasa starts shutting down Voyager after 50 years
11:33 - South Korea Launches Satellite With Its Own Rocket for the First Time
12:26 - NASA taps three companies to design nuclear power plants for the moon
14:02 - Remains of cannibalized baby planets found in Jupiter's cloud-covered belly
15:10 - SpaceX launches 55 satellites in three launches in less than two days
15:51 - You Can Run Doom on a Chip From a $15 Ikea Smart Lamp
17:07 - Ohio State University awarded trademark on 'The'
20:02 - Edelman hires Gen Z cohort and appoints ‘ZEO’
21:15 - Chicago police are no longer allowed to chase people on foot just for running away
23:38 - Longueuil police testing project using kids to detect speeding in school zones
24:43 - Microscopic mites that have sex on our faces at night could face evolutionary oblivion, say scientists
27:12 - Mexico: Monkey in Bulletproof Vest Found Dead After Cartel Shootout
28:41 - Malaysia MP clarifies comments on how floods can be opportunities to promote 'volunteer tourism'
29:56 - Man Says He Spent $8,500 a Year on Pepsi Addiction
31:00 - Triumph The Insult Comic Dog was detained last night by Capitol Police
33:10 - Woman charged with felony after spitting on corpse in casket at funeral home, records show
34:28 - Japanese city loses memory drive with information on all 460,000 residents
35:48 - Hamster on a balloon returns safely from stratosphere, manned flight eyed
37:05 - French’s unveils Canada’s next favorite summer treat: Ketchup-flavored ice pops
38:06 - Elon Musk’s Daughter Disowns Him and Files to Ditch His Name
39:50 - Google Insider Claims Company's "Sentient" AI Has Hired an Attorney
41:21 - Patrons attacked by bird scooter gang in downtown Abilene
42:52 - Dutch join Germany, Austria, in reverting to coal

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

Posted by wendell on Sat, 07/02/2022 - 02:54

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 June 28 2022: Hot Tub Crime Machine

Posted by wendell on Wed, 06/29/2022 - 14:03

https://www.linode.com/level1techs

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

0:00 - Intro
1:01 - Victory! Court Rules That DMCA Does Not Override First Amendment’s Anonymous Speech Protections
3:30 - Eric Schmidt urges US to lean on TSMC, Samsung for chip security
4:13 - Intel delays Ohio plant groundbreaking, cites stalled federal legislation
5:25 - UK wants to replace cookie pop-ups with browser-based opt-outs
6:31 - German watchdog launches Google Maps investigation
7:13 - Apple Faces German Antitrust Probe Into App Tracking Transparency
9:11 - China’s payments, fintech sectors to ‘play bigger role’ in boosting economy, President Xi says, in positive signal for Big Tech
11:10 - China wants to censor all social media comments
13:16 - China bans over 30 live-streaming behaviors and requires qualifications to discuss law, finance and medicine
14:43 - Netease shares drop after Diablo Immortal account makes "Winnie the Pooh" post on Weibo
16:50 - Iran to Cut Power Supply to Licensed Crypto Miners: State TV
17:55 - Cryptocurrency tech's security weaknesses could compromise how it runs: DARPA
19:08 - FBI says fraud on LinkedIn a 'significant threat' to platform and consumers
20:18 - Security flaws in internet-connected hot tubs exposed owners’ personal data
22:15 - Mullvad VPN axes recurring subscriptions in the name of privacy
25:02 - Russia launched cyber espionage campaigns against Ukraine allies: Microsoft
26:18 - Google is notifying Android users targeted by Hermit government-grade spyware
27:56 - Mega says it can’t decrypt your files. New POC exploit shows otherwise
29:13 - Adobe Acrobat may block antivirus tools from monitoring PDF files
30:37 - Shadowy Strava users spy on Israeli military with fake routes in bases
32:12 - Microsoft Plans to Eliminate Face Analysis Tools in Push for ‘Responsible A.I.’
33:23 - 24.6 billion pairs of credentials for sale on the dark web
33:55 - iOS 16 Will Let iPhone Users Bypass CAPTCHAs in Supported Apps and Websites
36:11 - Credentials for thousands of open source projects free for the taking—again!

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Level1 News June 29 2022: Tracktastic Microplastics

Posted by wendell on Wed, 06/29/2022 - 14:03

https://www.linode.com/level1techs

https://www.one-tab.com/page/1hJl58ZcTdGurQqAX47s2A

0:00 - Intro
1:04 - Amazon’s workforce turnover is so high that it could run out of people to hire by 2024
4:50 - Netflix Layoffs Continue as 300 More Employees Are Fired
6:47 - Intel really just asked the EU for $624M to pay it back for overturned anti-AMD fine
8:15 - DRAM prices to drop 3-8% due to Ukraine war, inflation
9:01 - eBay acquires established NFT marketplace KnownOrigin
11:00 - The First High-Yield, Sub-Penny Plastic Processor
12:32 - Sony could have a trio of new gaming headsets on the way
13:42 - Google Says It’s Time for Longtime Small-Business Users to Pay Up
16:08 - Developers can now transfer ownership of apps that use iCloud
17:12 - Union wins right to represent workers at an Apple store for first time
17:58 - Coinbase shares fall after rival Binance.US drops spot bitcoin trading fees
19:01 - BlockFi Receives $250M Credit Facility From FTX
19:23 - First Short Bitcoin ETF to List on NYSE
19:49 - CoinFLEX Pauses Withdrawals Amid ‘Extreme Market Conditions’ and Counterparty Uncertainty
20:57 - Tencent forms 'extended reality' unit as metaverse race gathers steam
23:36 - SpaceX asserts 5G would ‘blow out’ satellite users in 12 GHz band
25:54 - Wimbledon hoping big data will improve fan experience
27:53 - Canada approves bill requiring YouTube and TikTok to promote domestic content
28:54 - Elon Musk says 3 issues need to be resolved before Twitter deal closes
30:04 - Microsoft, Meta, and others are founding a metaverse open standards group
30:54 - Mark Zuckerberg has so many VR headset prototypes to show us
33:05 - Twitter testing Notes, a long-form content feature
34:10 - Telegram tops 700 million users, launches premium tier
35:28 - Discord's AutoMod can automatically detect and block offensive words for servers
38:36 - Americans Have Close but Wary Bond With Their Smartphone
42:41 - A New Student Movement Wants You to Log Off

NEW Fractal Pop Cases!

Posted by wendell on Wed, 06/29/2022 - 14:03

Wendell got his hand on the three versions of the Pop Series style cases from Fractal! Here's what he thinks about them!

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/pop/

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Mobo Twin Powers, Activate! Checking Out The Supermicro H12SSL-I/H12SSL-NT

Posted by wendell on Mon, 06/27/2022 - 10:32

NOTE: The H12SSL-I's network interface is 1 gig, not 10 gig. Sorry for the confusion!

Level1 News June 24 2022: Filthy-Mouthed Gutter Trash

Posted by wendell on Fri, 06/24/2022 - 08:52

https://www.linode.com/level1techs

https://www.one-tab.com/page/q7E1ILxqSvKst3x8cTjCTQ

0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Amazon Set to Launch Drone Delivery in California
2:29 - SpaceX Wins Environmental Approval for Starship Mars Rocket Launch
3:51 - Low-cost Astra rocket suffers upper stage failure, two NASA satellites lost
4:53 - The Google engineer who thinks the company’s AI has come to life
9:35 - NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has a 'pet rock' hitchhiker
10:47 - Data likely shows Teslas on Autopilot crash more than rivals
12:42 - Astronomers May Have Discovered the First Wandering Black Hole
13:47 - Sealed Back to the Future VHS tape sells for $75,000 at US auction
14:39 - Ukrainian Troops Have Nobody To Call To Troubleshoot Their Javelin Missiles
16:28 - State troopers pull over man driving motorized Walmart cart on Indiana interstate
18:43 - Lords complain about Parliament's ‘poor quality’ food and wine
20:14 - Elephant tramples woman to death, then attacks her corpse at funeral
22:33 - Sexy Trashcans Encourage Swedes to Toss Their Garbage
23:35 - Cannabis replaces antibiotics as chicken farmers in Lampang go organic
25:16 - Raleigh company will pay you $2,000 to release 100 cockroaches into your home
26:59 - Boston transit agency to try urine sensors on elevators
29:31 - Indiana man finds adult toy inside fish he caught in Ohio River
31:16 - Uvalde schools Police Chief Pete Arredondo: I didn't know I was in charge at the shooting scene
33:05 - Tampon shortage 2022: Procter & Gamble spokesperson links increased demand to Amy Schumer commercial
34:18 - Aaron Rodgers’ alleged new girlfriend Blu of Earth reacts to witch allegation
36:07 - Netflix greenlights 'Squid Game' reality competition series

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Buying A New 6950 XT OC Formula for a Friend: Experiencing Wonder Once Again!

Posted by wendell on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 20:43

One of Wendell's pals is retiring and looking for advice on gaming PCs. With knowledge about the best and a convenient sale, Wendell opts for AMD's RX 6950 XT OC Formula from ASRock. Coupled with the M32U Gigabyte Monitor, this gaming PC will breeze through 4k and look good doing it!

More info about AMD's Free Game Bundles
https://www.amd.com/en/gaming/raise-the-game

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