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THANK YOU!
I've had such a great response to the launch of the Project VERA audiobook and I really appreciate those of you who spread the word or even bough the thing!
If you did get the book can I ask one last minor favor? Leave a review! Reviews help other folks decide if they want to take a flyer on a book and can help move it up in the recommendation algorithm. Usually Audible prompts you to leave a review when you finish listening. It's SUPER helpful if you do that.
Oh and I have a few free copies to give away as well! So if you want a free copy of the Project VERA audiobook respond to this newsletter and tell me if you use the US or UK version of Audible. I'll draw two of each to send free codes too. If you don't use either of those markets, hang in there, I hope to get codes for other markets soon.
Also this week's DTNS episodes were pretty serious. we had Facebook banning researchers for studying their advertising and Apple adding surveillance to phones in order to combat child abuse. Weighty stuff indeed.
And if you were looking for the episode explaining how logistics affects the chip shortage, that came out Saturday as well!
Cheers,
Tom
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DTNS SPECIAL - Chip Shortage: The Logistics Issues — play.acast.com
We talk about the chip shortage a lot on DTNS and I think we do a pretty good job of explaining the basics of the issue. There was fluctuation in orders there was unexpected demand and the chip plants are now operating at capacity while they try to work through the backlog and bring on new plants to add capacity. The shortage was most acute in automobiles because of the unexpected demand there but has started to affect other sectors as well.
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End to End Encrypted-ish - DTNS 4089 — play.acast.com
We examine Apple’s Expanded Protections for Children where the company performs an on-device scan of devices looking for child abuse material. China continues its crackdown on tech companies and how Wi-Fi software company Plume is making a pivot towards becoming a data business.
Starring Tom Merritt, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.
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We're Not as Extreme as We Think - DTNS 4088 — play.acast.com
Three US Senators are proposing an amend meant to the infrastructure bill that would exclude some crypto companies, from a tax reporting provision, researchers across multiple universities publish a paper on YouTube’s algorithm and radicalizing effect it has on viewers, and DHS unveils a joint cyber defense effort with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and others to combat ransomware and cyberattacks.
Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.
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Alibaba and the 40 Feeds - DTNS 4087 — play.acast.com
Sony beats earning expectations, MIT comes up with a way to predict the next big thing in tech and why did Facebook ban academics researching transparency and misinformation on Facebook from Facebook.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.
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Right to Repair Zero Day? - DTNS 4086 — play.acast.com
Researchers successfully hacked and bypassed the TPM inside an Intel powered laptop and we examine the security implications of Right to Repair.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Seth Rosenblatt, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Relax it's Google Tensor - DTNS 4085 — play.acast.com
We follow a Wired story about spoofing the ID of ocean going ships, examine India’s new government e-payments system the e-Rupi, and Google gives the world a preview of the Pixel 6.
Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Cordkillers 370 – Vampire on a Plane (w/ Chris Mancini) — cordkillersaudio.wordpress.com Jungle Cruise does well! Pay no attention to the lawsuit from Scarlet Johannson. Plus, a date for Hawkeye, a date for Amazon’s LOTR series, and Will Smith’s new Netflix action film. All that and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Chris Mancini. This week on It’s Spoilerin’ Time: Rick and Morty (507), Ted Lasso (202), … Continue reading Cordkillers 370 – Vampire on a Plane (w/ Chris Mancini) →
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