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107: July 4, 2018 Jul 04, 2018

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Siri erroneously reports Stan Lee’s death, researchers determine whether your phone is eavesdropping, and Travis Air Force Base gets a light show courtesy of Intel’s Shooting Star drones.

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Siri Is Telling People Stan Lee Died Yesterday | CinemaBlend

These Academics Spent the Last Year Testing Whether Your Phone Is Secretly Listening to You | Gizmodo

500 Intel drones to replace fireworks above Travis Air Force Base for Fourth of July | TechCrunch

106: July 3, 2018 Jul 03, 2018

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A Samsung Messages bug appears to be sending random photos from users’ photo libraries to random contacts, a Facebook Messenger bug unblocked a bunch of blocked accounts for more than 800,000 users, and Instagram has introduced a new feature to separate old and new posts.

Links and Show Notes

A Bug in Samsung's Default Texting App Is Sending Random Pics to Other People | Gizmodo

Letting People Know About a Blocking Bug | Facebook

Introducing “You’re All Caught Up” in Feed | Instagram

105: July 2, 2018 Jul 02, 2018

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The NSA is purging CDRs it gathered under FISA due to “technical irregularities,” Tesla sort of hits its Model 3 production goal, and researchers find a flaw in LTE that lets them send a user to a malicious site.

Links and Show Notes

N.S.A. Purges Hundreds of Millions of Call and Text Records | The New York Times

Tesla hits Model 3 production goal | TechCrunch

Breaking LTE On Layer Two | aLTEr-attack.net

104: June 29, 2018 Jun 29, 2018

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Amazon has purchased an online pharmacy, while Kroger is looking at self-driving cars for grocery delivery and Razr has a new mechanical keyboard that uses light instead of springs.

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Amazon buys PillPack, an online pharmacy, for just under $1B | TechCrunch

Kroger teams with startup Nuro for driverless grocery delivery

Razer revamps its mechanical keyboards with the Huntsman’s new optical switches - The Verge

103: June 28, 2018 Jun 28, 2018

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Samsung and Apple have settled their long-fought patent suit, while Disney has to sell of some of Fox to buy the rest. In news that will shock no space fan, the James Webb Telescope has seen another delay.

Links and Show Notes

Samsung and Apple Settle Long-Running Design Patent Dispute - Mac Rumors

Disney Agrees to Sell 21st Century Fox’s Regional Sports Networks to Secure Justice Department Approval of Acquisition – Variety

Webb Space Telescope pushed back again, won’t launch until 2021 | Ars Technica

102: June 27, 2018 Jun 27, 2018

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The macOS Mojave public beta is here, as are new Snapdragon chips aimed at mid-tier phones. Facebook has announced it is no longer building its own drones for Internet access.

Links and Show Notes

macOS Mojave: Back to the Mac - Six Colors

New Snapdragon chips bring dual cameras to more mid-tier phones

Facebook abandons quest to build its own internet drones - The Verge

101: June 26, 2018 Jun 26, 2018

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The iOS 12 public beta is here, as are Amazon Prime discounts at Whole Foods across the US. Oh, and the Surface devices are getting on the USB-C train, sorta.

Links and Show Notes

Apple Releases First Public Beta of iOS 12 - Mac Rumors

Apple Beta Software Program

Amazon expands Prime discounts to all Whole Foods stores this week

Microsoft’s Surface USB-C dongle launches on June 29th for $79.99 - The Verge

100: June 25, 2018 Jun 25, 2018

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Apple has opened a keyboard repair program for its notebooks, Buzz Aldrin has opened a lawsuit against his son and former business partners and Tesla has been busy building tents so it can build cars.