Level1 Patreon News 10/21/2019 (Patreon)

Level1 News 10/21/2019: Patron Edition

0:44 - The FCC has voted to approve the T-Mobile-Sprint merger 2:05 - New Bill Promises an End to Our Privacy Nightmare, Jail Time to CEOs Who Lie 3:57 - Senators propose near-total ban on worker noncompete agreements 4:59 - Court Rules Defendant Must Disclose Phone Password to Police and Prosecution in First Ruling of its Kind in State 7:07 - Exclusive: U.S. carried out secret cyber strike on Iran in wake of Saudi oil attack: officials 8:55 - Would you give up Google for $17,000 a year? The Fed wants to know 11:56 - An IRS employee stole identities, went on spending spree 13:56 - Air Force finally retires 8-inch floppies from missile launch control system 15:05 - A House budget committee has likely killed the 2024 Moon landing 16:36 - Victory! Berkeley City Council Unanimously Votes to Ban Face Recognition 19:09 - PG&E should compensate customers for power shutoffs, California governor says 21:58 - San Francisco Wants to Require Companies To Get Permits Before Rolling Out ‘Emerging Technology’ 25:27 - Infamous Police Interrogation Firm Sues Netflix For Defamation Over Criticism Of Its Interrogation Technique 27:25 - UK drops plans for online pornography age verification system 29:12 - Gaming Addiction Clinic In UK Is Sign of Future 34:46 - Facebook's digital currency dealt another blow 35:48 - SpaceX and OneWeb broadband satellites raise fears about space debris 38:56 - China's Study the Great Nation app 'enables spying via back door' 41:24 - Tim Cook met the chief of China’s market regulator in Beijing 42:39 - China's helicopter prototype looks like a UFO 44:43 - China’s Cryptocurrency Plan Has a Powerful Partner: Big Brother 45:55 - Fear of Facebook spurs momentum for Fed to build its own digital currency 47:50 - Argentinian security researcher arrested after tweeting about government hack 49:39 - Lebanon protests after government tried to launch WhatsApp, Skype tax 51:21 - Zuckerberg defends Facebook's handling of controversial Trump ad in interview with Washington Post 55:01 - Inside Mark Zuckerberg's private meetings with conservative pundits 56:50 - Facebook falls off top 10 'Best Global Brands' behind Apple and Google 58:35 - YouTube gets alleged copyright troll to agree to stop trolling YouTubers 59:35 - Twitter says it will restrict users from retweeting world leaders who break its rules 1:01:33 - Gab and Twitter Served With Search Warrants Over Neo-Nazi Arrested on Child Porn Charges 1:05:19 - Goldman CEO calls Apple Card 'most successful credit card launch ever' 1:06:42 - Online Bank Chime Suffers Major Outage, Stranding Customers' Cash 1:08:49 - Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests enter my home 1:10:11 - Libra Loses a Quarter of Its Members as Booking Holdings Exits 1:11:47 - NY Overwatch Event Cancelled as Blizzard (ATVI) on Backlash 1:11:59 - Blizzard bans three college Hearthstone players for Hong Kong protest sign 1:14:07 - SpaceX says 12,000 satellites isn’t enough, so it might launch another 30,000 1:16:31 - Blood money is fine with us, says GitLab: Vetting non-evil customers is 'time consuming, potentially distracting' 1:18:51 - Volvo to roll out a new electric vehicle every year through 2025 1:20:24 - This brilliant app waits on hold for you 1:22:11 - Google Ejects Open-Source WireGuard From Android Play Store Over Donation Link In App 1:23:31 - Yahoo Groups Is Winding Down and All Content Will Be Permanently Removed 1:24:54 - Google's auto-delete data tools don't protect your privacy 1:26:06 - Google announces the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL 1:26:52 - Harley-Davidson stops electric motorcycle production due to charging problem 1:28:33 - Faraday Future founder files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy 1:29:56 - Uber lays off another ~350 across Eats, self-driving and other departments 1:30:59 - Microsoft has dedicated Office and emoji keys on its new keyboards 1:31:57 - Older Teslas are reportedly running into charging and screen issues 1:33:33 - China's Tencent will seamlessly embed video ads directly into movies 1:35:42 - iRobot (IRBT) Sues SharkNinja Over Copycat Robot Vacuum 1:36:19 - Slight of hand: OpenAI’s trick to make its Rubik’s robot hand work 1:38:19 - Microsoft wants to use AI to bleep out bad words in Xbox Live party chat 1:40:08 - Chrome now uses AI to describe images for users with vision impairment 1:41:30 - Army researchers test human-like robots 1:42:55 - Sony and Yamaha's self-driving 'social cart' will roll out this November 1:44:27 - DeepMind AI beats humans at deciphering damaged ancient Greek tablets 1:45:31 - Alphabet's Wing Begins First Commercial Drone Delivery Service in U.S., Beating Amazon, Uber 1:47:15 - Almost 90 per cent of Chinese workers trust a robot more than their human managers, survey finds 1:49:12 - Robotic Birth Simulator is Saving Lives in the Delivery Room 1:52:26 - Malware That Spits Cash Out of ATMs Has Spread Across the World 1:53:25 - Samsung: Anyone's thumbprint can unlock Galaxy S10 phone