Episode 109: More reasons to hate Facebook and why you should IMMEDIATELY update your iPhone
Wrecked By Tech
English - January 31, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBTech News News Technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this week's episode, Dan and Marc talk about a really bad FaceTime bug that allows people to spy on you before you answer (update your phone!), a really bizarre and cryptic Google I/O "announcement," several more reasons to dislike Facebook (including openly ripping off children and parents, blocking ad transparency tools, merging the backend of all their messaging services, and tracking teenagers via a VPN that spies on them), and an island in the Galapagos that's using poison-dropping drones to eradicate its rodent problem. (e-RAT-icate? Geddit?)
Speed round:
- the US government officially charged Huawei with fraud and obstructing justice
- Apple's earnings call was pretty interesting
- Canada has the highest average revenue per user for cell phone data, despite some of the lowest data usage
- Fortnite now supports Bluetooth controllers on iPhone and Android
- Casper the mattress company is into smart lighting now
- Twitter is experimenting with an "original tweeter" badge
- another iPod Touch might be coming
- MoviePass will soon re-introduce an unlimited plan
- DeepMind beat humans at StarCraft
In this week's episode, Dan and Marc talk about a really bad FaceTime bug that allows people to spy on you before you answer (update your phone!), a really bizarre and cryptic Google I/O "announcement," several more reasons to dislike Facebook (including openly ripping off children and parents, blocking ad transparency tools, merging the backend of all their messaging services, and tracking teenagers via a VPN that spies on them), and an island in the Galapagos that's using poison-dropping drones to eradicate its rodent problem. (e-RAT-icate? Geddit?)
Speed round:
the US government officially charged Huawei with fraud and obstructing justice
Apple's earnings call was pretty interesting
Canada has the highest average revenue per user for cell phone data, despite some of the lowest data usage
Fortnite now supports Bluetooth controllers on iPhone and Android
Casper the mattress company is into smart lighting now
Twitter is experimenting with an "original tweeter" badge
another iPod Touch might be coming
MoviePass will soon re-introduce an unlimited plan
DeepMind beat humans at StarCraft
Links:
Major iPhone FaceTime bug lets you hear the audio of the person you are calling ... before they pick up - 9to5MacI/O Transmission | GoogleFacebook knowingly duped game-playing kids and their parents out of moneyRevealFacebook's plan to merge Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram raises data privacy concernsFacebook Moves to Block Ad Transparency Tools | ProPublicaDaring Fireball: TechCrunch: Facebook Pays Teenagers to Install VPN That Spies on ThemDrones Drop Poison Bombs to Fight One Island’s Rat Invasion | WIREDU.S. charges Huawei, proceeding with Meng extradition from Canada | Globalnews.caUnder house arrest in Vancouver, Huawei CFO lives in luxury and spends her days out shopping | Financial PostApple Reports 1Q 2019 Results: Nearly $20B Profit on $84.3B Revenue, Second-Best Quarter Ever Despite Earnings Warning - MacRumorsApple's 'Wearables, Home and Accessories' Category Now Bringing in More Revenue Than iPad, and Soon Mac - MacRumorsCanadian revenue-per-gigabyte 70 times higher than India, 23 times higher than Finland: TefficientFortnite now supports Bluetooth controllers on iPhone and Android - The VergeMattress maker Casper’s first gadget is a smartphone-controlled bedside light - The VergeTwitter Experiments With 'Original Tweeter' Tag | PCMagReferences to New iPads and 7th-Generation iPod Touch Found in iOS 12.2 - MacRumorsMoviePass to Offer Unlimited Plan Again | PCMagDeepMind Beats Pros at StarCraft in Another Triumph for Bots | WIRED