Politics body-slammed the tech world this week, cyber-criminals have figured out yet another way to rip off unsuspecting victims and an enterprising young archaeologist has come up with a way to let volunteers help look for lost ruins from the comfort of their own homes. And when El Kaiser and J.D. finish the news, it’s time to pour one out for the Father of Pac-Man. Welcome to Episode 220!
- Amazon and Expedia attack Trump’s immigration order in court (Buzzfeed)
- Why people are deleting Uber from their phones after Trump’s executive order (Vox)
- Google employees staged a protest over Trump’s immigration ban (The Verge)
- Google I/O 2017 dates (Twitter)
- If a telemarketer or robocall asks “Can you hear me?” just hang up; it’s a scam (Consumerist)
- Hackers could use hidden mal-audio to attack Google Now (NetworkWorld)
- Hidden Voice Commands (research paper)
- Hidden Voice Commands demo (video)
- News feed FYI: New signals to show you more authentic and timely stories (Facebook Newsroom)
- Facebook developing video app for Apple TV, other set-tops (Variety)
- The FCC won’t force cable companies to unlock their set-top boxes after all (Recode)
- We have news! (Plex blog)
- Apple posts record revenue thanks to holiday sales of iPhone 7 (The Guardian)
- LG UltraFine 5K Display, Apple’s external monitor solution, can become unusable when near a router (9to5Mac)
- Website crowdsources archaeological digs (BBC News)
- GlobalXplorer°