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episode 642: A Clattering of Smart Phones - Log4Shell, Assange extradition, person of the year, Meta naming rights
- Hackers Backed by China Seen Exploiting Security Flaw in Internet Software.
- US wins appeal over extradition of WikiLeaks founder.
- Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021.
- Elon Musk named Financial Times 'person of the year' .
- Ant Pruitt named TWiT of the Year.
- Monkey NFT Typo Causes Seller To Lose Out On $297,000.
- Pixel Launcher, 'At a Glance' unintentionally sends out Philippines storm warning globally.
- How a bug in Android and Microsoft Teams could have caused this user's 911 call to fail.
- Apple Removes All References to Controversial CSAM Scanning Feature From Its Child Safety Webpage.
- Better CEO 'Taking Time Off Effective Immediately'.
- MGM Resorts Job Seekers Can Try Out Roles in VR Before Starting.
- Google is threatening to fire unvaccinated employees.
- Deadly Collapse at Amazon Warehouse Puts Spotlight on Phone Ban
- Twitter adds auto captions feature to make videos more accessible.
- Why publishers like Vox Media are merging with their biggest rivals.
- Internet Association, once a top tech lobby, to fold at end of year.
- Google to give additional staff bonus this year.
- Woman lost @metaverse Instagram handle days after Facebook name change.
- Facebook owner is behind $60 mln deal for Meta name rights.
- Instagram quietly hits 2 billion monthly users.
- Grand Theft Auto video game ban proposed by Illinois State Rep. Marcus Evans.
- December security patch rolling out to Pixel 6 and 6 Pro with 80 bug fixes.
- Pixel Stand (2nd gen) starts shipping with first orders arriving this week.
- 'High-power' 21/23W charging on Pixel 6 & Pro with new Pixel Stand requires December update.
- YouTube TV could lose Disney, ABC, & ESPN channels this week, price drop if deal not reached.
- Google releases a new Wear OS 3 preview, offering a better look at the design outside of Samsung.
- Correcting the history of IoT.
- @Nicky_Dover: The Internet of Things boldly asks "what if everything in your house works like that new printer your mom just got"
- Toyota Made Its Key Fob Remote Start Into a Subscription Service.
Picks:
- Stacey - Peppermint Brownie Cookies.
- Stacey - Flic 2 Starter Kit.
- Jeff - New elevator data tells the story of the movement of people in cities globally.
- Jeff - 52 things I learned in 2021.
- Leo - Minecraft crosses 1 trillion views on YouTube.
- Ant - New "Adobe Creative Cloud Express" is super useful.
- Ant - Christmas Tuba Extravaganza.
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt
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