Today's background: It's the "Star War"
https://www.one-tab.com/page/6YReD2cuRu23AeuYCadNHg https://www.one-tab.com/page/bwNVpCpFSM23Fa2sJQrzcA https://www.one-tab.com/page/swqaJJh4TrK3rhsr2naD1g 0:00 - Intro 1:07 - Cable lobby to FCC: Please don’t look too closely at the prices we charge 3:13 - US FTC tries again to stop Microsoft's already-closed deal for Activision 4:42 - Congress spent billions on EV chargers. But not one has come online. 5:37 - Automakers’ data privacy practices “are unacceptable,” says US senator 6:51 - Even If You Hate Both AI And Section 230, You Should Be Concerned About The Hawley/Blumenthal Bill To Remove 230 Protections From AI 8:39 - Nvidia working closely with US to ensure new chips for China are compliant with curbs 10:08 - The Mystery Customer for Palmer Luckey’s Aircraft-Killing Drone Is U.S. Special Forces 11:14 - Pentagon Scientists Discuss Cybernetic 'Super Soldiers' That Feel Nothing While Killing In Dystopian Presentation 12:47 - Starlink completes 9 months of military tests in the Arctic 13:56 - Michigan installs the US's first wireless EV charging public roadway 15:01 - Amazon Brags It ‘Cultivated’ California Mayor With Donations in Leaked Policy Document 17:01 - George Santos creates Cameo account after House expulsion 18:01 - EU Mulls Expansion of Geo-Blocking 'Bans' to Video Streaming Platforms 20:56 - Amazon latest to criticise Microsoft in UK cloud market probe 22:03 - The UK tries, once again, to age-gate pornography 23:09 - Tesla's Sweden problem has just become a Scandinavian one 24:36 - Micheál Martin initiates High Court proceedings against Google over scam adverts 25:33 - Brazillian city enacts an ordinance that was written by ChatGPT 26:52 - UAE’s top AI group vows to phase out Chinese hardware to appease US 27:53 - Governments spying on Apple, Google users through push notifications - US senator 29:08 - 23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users 29:45 - Your car is probably harvesting your data. Here's how you can wipe it 31:08 - Sellafield nuclear site hacked by groups linked to Russia and China 32:37 - Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack 33:45 - Your mobile password manager might be exposing your credentials 34:20 - Due to AI, “We are about to enter the era of mass spying,” says Bruce Schneier 36:30 - After unexplained bans, PlayStation users report their accounts have been restored 37:11 - Judge: Amazon “cannot claim shock” that bathroom spycams were used as advertised 38:15 - A Windows Update bug is renaming everyone's printers to HP M101-M106 38:57 - Hackers breach US govt agencies using Adobe ColdFusion exploit 39:30 - Nintendo Cancels Japanese Esports Events Following Threats to Staff and Spectators 40:31 - To Address Online Harms, We Must Consider Privacy First 41:58 - Legal Manga App User Banned After Taking 'Fraudulent Screenshots' 43:48 - Meta and Microsoft to buy AMD's new AI chip as alternative to Nvidia 44:25 - AMD unveils Instinct MI300X GPU and MI300A APU, claims up to 1.6X lead over Nvidia’s competing GPUs 45:02 - Intel calls AMD's chips 'Snake Oil' for putting antiquated Zen 2 architecture in modern Ryzen 7000 mobile CPUs, but Intel also uses similar marketing tactics 46:16 - Apple to launch new iPads, M3 MacBook Air to fight weak sales 47:24 - TV ads claim HP printers are 'made to be less hated' 47:57 - Vendor lock-in is a good thing? HP's CFO thinks so 49:33 - China sinks 1400-ton data center in sea with power of 6 million PCs 50:14 - Quantum computer sets record on path towards error-free calculations 50:39 - Physicists May Have Found a Hard Limit on The Performance of Large Quantum Computers 51:35 - Electric Vehicles Are Less Reliable Than Conventional Cars 52:19 - Tesla Cybertruck will usher in a new ‘Powershare’ bidirectional charging feature 53:41 - Carmakers Push Forward With Plans To Make Basic Features Subscription Services, Despite Widespread Backlash 54:30 - Lucid dream startup says people can work in their sleep 55:29 - A Massive Repair Lawsuit Against John Deere Clears a Major Hurdle 56:15 - Microsoft readies 'groundbreaking' AI-focused Windows release as new leadership takes the helm 57:26 - Windows 10 gets three more years of security updates, if you can afford them 58:06 - Twitch to shut down in Korea over ‘prohibitively expensive’ network fees 59:34 - Spotify cuts 17% jobs amid rising capital costs 1:00:03 - Microsoft wants Xbox on mobile as it seeks partners for a new gaming store 1:00:35 - A rural post office was told to prioritize Amazon packages. Chaos ensued. 1:02:37 - GTA 6: Rockstar Officially Unveils First Trailer Early After Leak 1:04:13 - Bungie Devs Say Atmosphere Is ‘Soul-Crushing’ Amid Layoffs, Cuts, and Fear of Total Sony Takeover 1:04:55 - PlayStation To Delete A Ton Of TV Shows Users Already Paid For 1:07:28 - Amazon's strict return-to-office policy is pushing more employees into quitting