AI, Podcast, Security, Technology
Infrared-Surveillance Lights

Money over Ethics: Silicon Valley and China’s Police State #1855

1855 kicks off with a bombshell AP investigation revealing how Silicon Valley giants IBM, Intel, NVIDIA, Oracle, and more spent decades building China’s surveillance state. Also covered, malicious Chrome extensions stealing credentials from 170+ sites, Microsoft’s ambitious Rust migration plans,…

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Ray Cochrane
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Information, Podcast, Rust, Security, Software, Technical

The Future of Smart Homes with Apple’s New OS #1844

Apple is developing a new operating system, codenamed “Charismatic,” to power its upcoming smart home hub and tabletop robot. Blending tvOS and watchOS, the platform will feature widgets, multi-user profiles, and Siri-first controls, signaling Apple’s deeper push into the connected…

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Ray Cochrane
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Security
Lawmakers Push To Ban DeepSeek App From U.S. Government Devices

Lawmakers Push To Ban DeepSeek App From U.S. Government Devices

Lawmakers plan to introduce a bill Thursday that would ban DeeSeek’s chatbot application from government-owned devices, over new security concerns that the app could provide user information to the Chinese government, The Wall Street Journal reported.  The legislation written by…

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JenThorpe
Security, TikTok

Appeals Court Upholds Ban of TikTok

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that TikTok can be banned in the U.S. over national security concerns, upholding a federal law requiring the popular social media app to shed its Chinese ownership to keep operating, The Wall Street Journal…

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JenThorpe