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Elon Musk spent almost an hour talking about Grok without mentioning its Nazi problem, Samsung plans to launch its trifold smartphone by the end of the year, and OpenAI’s own web browser could arrive within weeks

Elon Musk spent almost an hour talking about Grok without mentioning its Nazi problem, Samsung plans to launch its trifold smartphone by the end of the year, and OpenAI’s own web browser could arrive within weeks. It's Thursday, July 10th and here’s a quick look at tech in the ne ... Show More

9m 9s

Yesterday

Amazon asked corporate employees to help fulfill grocery deliveries for Prime Day

They were asked to 'volunteer' their time to pick items and pack Fresh orders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6m 6s

Yesterday

Grok sure seems antisemitic after its recent update, FTC’s click-to-cancel rule struck down, and zooplankton is a surprising ally

Grok sure seems antisemitic after its recent update, the FTC’s click-to-cancel rule was struck down by federal judges, and humans have a surprising underwater ally in combating climate change: zooplankton. It's Wednesday, July 9th and here’s a quick look at tech in the news this ... Show More

8m 40s

Dec 2021

Belgium’s MoD suffers Log4shell attack. A man-in-the-middle concept. APT activity. Five Russians face US charges (one’s in custody). Fortunes of coin-mining. Holiday greetings from CISA and the FBI.

Belgium’s Ministry of Defense comes under attack via Log4j vulnerabilities. A cellular handover, man-in-the-middle exploit is described by researchers. The FBI says an APT group is exploiting unpatched Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central servers. The US charges five Russian nationa ... Show More

27m 7s

Sep 2024

TNB Tech Minute: China-Linked Hackers Breach U.S. Internet Providers

Plus, OpenAI’s Chief Technology Officer resigns. And Google files a formal antitrust complaint in the EU against Microsoft over its cloud-computing business. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3m 6s

Jun 24

Iran’s digital threat after U.S. strikes.

Cybersecurity warnings about possible Iranian retaliation have surged. A potential act of sabotage disrupts the NATO Summit in The Hague. Canadian cybersecurity officials discover Salt Typhoon breached a major telecom provider. The U.S. House bans WhatsApp from all government dev ... Show More

31m 35s

Sep 2024

Telegram and X expose tech platforms’ new reality

The arrest of Pavel Durov, founder of the controversial messaging app, and the ban of X in Brazil shows state officials are not afraid to intervene in Big Tech. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate what it means and how CEOs should manage the threat. Visit t ... Show More

19m 8s

Jan 2017

Shamoon is back, now with credentials for virtual desktops. Ukraine believes it was hacked again. Ransomware updates. Elections, investigations, and influence operations. The Pokemon threat?

In today's podcast we learn that Shamoon is back, and still a nasty piece of work. Ukraine's grid was hacked again last month, probably by the same people who did it at the end of 2015. A new strain of ransomware offers a tiered extortion model (and unfortunately pretty solid enc ... Show More

16m 30s

Jan 2025

When retaliation turns digital.

New details emerge about Chinese hackers breaching the US Treasury Department. The Supreme Court considers the TikTok ban. Chinese hackers exploit a zero-day flaw in Ivanti Connect Secure VPN. A new credit card skimmer malware targets WordPress checkout pages. The Banshee macOS i ... Show More

33m 29s

Feb 2025

The masterminds behind a $1.5 billion heist.

FBI attributes $1.5 billion Bybit hack to DPRK hackers. Cellebrite suspends services in Serbia following allegations of misuse. A Belgium spy agency is hacked. New groups, bigger attacks. Sticky Werewolf strikes again. US DNI orders legal review of UK's request for iCloud backdoo ... Show More

33m 8s

FBI suspects China-linked hackers access...