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Episode 118: Tesla hacks & why Marc's getting a Huawei P30 Pro

Wrecked By Tech

English - April 04, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 36.3 MB
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In this week's episode, we talk about the information hackers can get from your totaled (or rented) Tesla, why Marc is getting a Huawei P30 Pro, and the three latest reasons to be mad at Facebook.
Speed round:
- an influx of people buying Endgame tickets crashed theatre websites/servers/apps across North America
- A Samsung subsidiary created a flower vase that doubles as a throwable fire extinguisher
- Apple cancelled AirPower
- Lenovo filed a patent for super weird-looking foldables
- Valve is releasing a new VR headset in May
- The Sega Genesis retro console comes to the US in fall
- Toyota opened up 24,000 car patents to other automakers
- Apple announced new Powerbeats Pro, a very expensive alternative to AirPods

In this week's episode, we talk about the information hackers can get from your totaled (or rented) Tesla, why Marc is getting a Huawei P30 Pro, and the three latest reasons to be mad at Facebook.

Speed round:

an influx of people buying Endgame tickets crashed theatre websites/servers/apps across North America
A Samsung subsidiary created a flower vase that doubles as a throwable fire extinguisher
Apple cancelled AirPower
Lenovo filed a patent for super weird-looking foldables
Valve is releasing a new VR headset in May
The Sega Genesis retro console comes to the US in fall
Toyota opened up 24,000 car patents to other automakers
Apple announced new Powerbeats Pro, a very expensive alternative to AirPods

Links:

Tesla Model 3 keeps data like crash videos, location, phone contactsResearchers pulled unencrypted crash footage, personal data from Model 3Huawei’s P30 Pro raises the bar for low-light photography - The VergeThe iPhone’s camera used to be a selling point - The VergeLosing Face: Two More Cases of Third-Party Facebook App Data ExposureFacebook will stop asking new users for their email passwords - AxiosAvengers: Endgame takes down Cineplex Canada website and app as tickets go on saleFacebook Ad Algorithm Is a Race and Gender Stereotyping MachineSamsung has created a flower vase that doubles as a fire extinguisherApple officially cancels AirPowerLenovo patents vertical folding phone design with adjustable hingeValve to launch new VR headset in June, pre-orders to go up in MaySega will release its Genesis Mini retro console on September 19th - The VergeToyota opens up 24,000 hybrid car patents to other automakers - The VergeApple's $329 CAD 'Powerbeats Pro' wireless earbuds officially revealed