Huawai’s CFO arrested and stock markets quake, Google’s Allo joins the crowded Google Deadpool, Lyft files for an IPO and are Amazon’s robots finally rebelling?Sponsors:DatadogHQ.com/RideHomeMetalab.coLinks:Canada arrests Huawei’s global chief financial officer in Vancouver (The Globe and Mail)Microsoft is rebuilding its Edge browser on Chrome and b ... Show More
Dec 2018
Huawei CFO arrested in Canada, faces extradition to US. Anonymous claims that Chinese intelligence hacked Marriott. Russian hospital phished. SamSam indictments, warnings. Facebook agonistes.
In today’s podcast, we hear that Huawei’s CFO was arrested in Vancouver on a US sanctions beef. Anonymous sources tell Reuters Chinese intelligence was behind the Marriott hack. A Flash zero-day is used in an attack against a Russian hospital. SamSam warnings and new US indictmen ... Show More
21m 28s
Jun 2020
6/3 Tech headlines, Police Scanner apps, Uber and Snap
In the wake of all those protests, police scanner apps are red hot, Uber says rides are down 70% and Snapchat bans Trump. Your tech headlines for Wednesday, 6/3/20.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-se ... Show More
1m 32s
Nov 2023
🔥 “The Biggest Firing Since Steve Jobs” — Sam Altman’s shock firing. Red Bull’s F1 win. Old Navy’s resurrection.
OpenAI shockingly fired the man responsible for its $90B valuation: Sam Altman — But 48 hours later, it’s scrambling to rehire him, because AI requires real intelligence.The winner of the big Formula 1 race in Las Vegas wasn’t a car, it was a drink — Red Bull’s racing team turned ... Show More
25m 27s
Mar 2024
👍 “r/ipo” — Reddit’s IPO surge. The USA sues Apple. Hidden Valley Ranch’s breakfast strategy.
Reddit, the front page of the internet, just delivered the biggest IPO of the year, and the stock rose 48% on the first day — But Reddit’s community giveth, they can also taketh away.Apple just became the final Big Tech company to get sued by the US government — It’s not being su ... Show More
22m 49s
Aug 2019
Capital One investigation update. Don’t give up on the cloud. Exposed databases and backdoors. Cybercrime as high-stakes poker. Phishing the financials. Bots on holiday.
Investigators pursue the possibility that the alleged Capital One hacker might have hit other companies’ data. An exposed ElastiSearch database, now secured, was found at Honda Motors. Data from beauty retailer Sephora are found on the dark web. Defenders are urged to think of th ... Show More
21m 40s