Episode 125: It's time for Meta verified, Dresden Fab, FBI cyber incident, Go-Daddy Hacked, MS nerfs Bing, $64k iPhone and iMessage voice msg
The Weekly Tech Rant with Jay and Karl
English - March 06, 2023 12:55 - 46 minutes - 33.2 MBTechnology Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week we covered:
News
Following Twitter’s lead, Meta launches its own blue checkmark subscription for Facebook and Instagram, costs $14.99/mo on iOS
Infineon given the green light for €5B Dresden chip fab
FBI says it has 'contained' a cybersecurity incident on its network
GoDaddy says a multi-year breach hijacked customer websites and accounts
VMware, Broadcom, extend deadline for acquisition to be signed, sealed, and delivered
Microsoft is reportedly already planning to bring ads to Bing's AI chatbot
Microsoft “lobotomized” AI-powered Bing Chat, and its fans aren’t happy
Gadgets/Media/Games
Original iPhone from 2007 auctioned for $63,356, topping prior sales
Rumours
iMessage to voice note: Apple patent to play messages in your voice
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