1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,080 On today's TechLinked, we differentiate ourselves from Nintendo by not killing what you love 2 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:10,000 and instead giving you more of it. RIP eShop 3 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:15,080 Apple's highest ranking executives were given a sneak peek of the company's new headset 4 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:24,200 last week according to Apple's soothsayer Mark Gurmostradamus. 5 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:28,080 This group, called the Top 100, have been attending similar events for the headset every 6 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:33,440 year since 2018. They called these events Fight Club Demos, which is a reference to the discrete nature 7 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:37,720 of the meeting and somehow doesn't involve a group that literally calls themselves the 8 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:43,000 Top 100 battling for Tim Cook's amusement. 9 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:47,560 The Gurm mentioned that many at Apple are questioning the headset's design, saying the 10 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:53,440 device will cost upwards of $3,000, will have no killer app, and was uncomfortable for some 11 00:00:53,440 --> 00:01:00,480 testers to wear, among other complaints. Gurman suggests the company expects an Apple Watch-like outcome, where a product is niche 12 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:07,640 at launch, but in a few years becomes the one piece of tech your mom can reliably use. 13 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:12,640 Maybe this hope is why Tim Cook is pushing ahead to launch the headset this year despite 14 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,640 concerns from the product's own designers. 15 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:19,880 What do they know anyway? They couldn't even fight their way into the Top 100. 16 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:25,760 The French government, also known as Le Government French, has decided to officially ban fun for 17 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:30,720 all its employees by not allowing them to have recreational apps on government devices. 18 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:34,400 And what is surely the biggest thing to happen in the country right now? 19 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,800 Apps like Netflix, Instagram, and Twitter are banned from phones issued to government 20 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:42,720 employees. And since France couldn't stop at banning TikTok like every other country and call it 21 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:45,840 a day, Candy Crush is also not allowed. 22 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:49,360 The country's cybersecurity agency stated that recreational apps don't have sufficient 23 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:53,680 security or data protection to give civil servants something more interesting to do on 24 00:01:53,680 --> 00:02:00,520 the toilet than counting bathroom floor tiles. This could mean that France views Chinese and American tech companies with the same 25 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:05,400 level of suspicion. It wouldn't be the first time France has come to blows with the US over big tech in 26 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:10,800 2019. The country enacted a digital services tax that prompted retaliatory sanctions from the 27 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:18,000 American government until 2021. France also opposes the US Cloud Act, which allows US law enforcement to request data stored 28 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:22,520 by most major cloud providers, even if it's stored outside the US. 29 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:27,400 So, is this app banned the newest tech tussle with America? 30 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:31,320 Or is Macron just tired of getting ratioed on Twitter? 31 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:35,560 Who's to say? Say la vie. And a new Trojan has been announced. 32 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:39,520 Unfortunately, for everyone waiting for the next leap forward in quantum technology, it's 33 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:42,840 malware actually. Basically, the opposite of using protection. 34 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:47,280 Called Nexus, it infects Android devices through phishing websites claiming to allow you to 35 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,840 download discontinued YouTube client, Vansd. 36 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:55,320 Nexus can replicate legitimate interfaces to trick you into entering your credentials, 37 00:02:55,320 --> 00:03:00,040 can steal SMS messages to get two-factor authentication codes, and can even steal information from 38 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:07,320 crypto wallets and Google Authenticator. But even worse, the authors have taken a page out of EA's playbook and built a service 39 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:14,080 model for Nexus. You see, for just $3,000 a month, you can commit financial crimes and steal the savings 40 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:17,600 of innocent people all over the world. And be your own boss. 41 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:21,240 So far, the majority of Nexus infections have been reported in Turkey. 42 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:26,200 But the Nexus creators really want you to know it isn't on purpose, stating our targets 43 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:30,840 do not include any country, political view, or anything done for the purpose of attack. 44 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:35,640 Their targets also don't include Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 45 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:41,440 Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, or Indonesia, since they prohibit 46 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,680 anyone from using their malware in those countries. 47 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:50,560 They must have a very diverse team. They may sell software that can drain people's life savings, but they have a code. 48 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,960 I don't quite understand their code, but they have one. 49 00:03:53,960 --> 00:04:01,800 Hey, I couldn't think of a better time to say this, but you know, quick bits. 50 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:07,160 Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel and inventor of, you know, the one, Moore's Law, 51 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:10,560 passed away on Friday at the age of 94. 52 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:15,360 In 1965, he predicted that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit would double every 53 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:19,640 year, three years before founding Intel with Robert Noyce. 54 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:26,040 Noyce. Ten years later, he humbly updated his law by saying transistors would double every two 55 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:30,520 years, at least according to Jensen Huang, Gordon Moore outlived his own law, and I doubt 56 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:34,560 many people have been able to pull that off. That's off to you, Mr. Moore. 57 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:40,920 Rest in peace. Microsoft has threatened to cut off companies like DuckDuckGo and Yahoo from licensing their 58 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:46,640 internet search index data if those companies continue to use it to train AI chat features 59 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:50,400 according to Bloomberg's insider sources. People familiar with the matter. 60 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:54,560 You see, giving AI access to a map of the web is incredibly dangerous, which is why 61 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:59,640 only Bing can be entrusted with it. You know, other chatbots might do something extreme. 62 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:03,320 A number of smaller search engines currently license Bing's index because of Google's 63 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:07,480 restrictions on licensing theirs, but now Microsoft has hit the Bing time. 64 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,760 You know, fame changes the mega corporation. 65 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:16,160 The FTC has decided they've had enough of extended warranty memes, so they're going 66 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:22,680 after the companies trying to rip off Americans. Proposed court orders will ban three companies from both the extended automobile warranty 67 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:28,280 industry and all outbound telemarketing, continuing the FTC's fight against robocalls 68 00:05:28,280 --> 00:05:34,120 and telemarketing scams. These companies were charged by the FTC a year ago, with the regulator alleging that 69 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:38,880 the companies falsely claimed to represent dealers and manufacturers, and the FTC claimed 70 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:43,040 the scam had cost US consumers $6 million since 2018. 71 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:48,040 The memes were pretty good though, but Xbox Game Pass has gotten so popular that Microsoft 72 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:52,880 no longer needs to entice new subscribers for the trial price of $1 for the first month. 73 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:57,280 The company says they'll be evaluating different marketing promotions for new members in the 74 00:05:57,280 --> 00:06:02,240 future, but what could you possibly introduce as a successor to what almost everyone recognizes 75 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:09,640 as the best deal in gaming? I mean, a single dollar to play entirely through one to 30 top AAA games depending on how alive 76 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:13,600 you want to be at the end of the day doesn't get much better than that, $5 foot long, so those are good. 77 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:18,280 And it turns out that farm equipment manufacturers are desperate to get their machines in the 78 00:06:18,280 --> 00:06:25,280 simulation game Farming Simulator. Developer Giant Software claims that manufacturers' interest alone covers the entire cost of game 79 00:06:25,280 --> 00:06:29,800 development. It makes sense, and some companies have announced their products inclusion in the game the same 80 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:36,600 day they announced the actual product. Manufacturers will even share detailed engineering drawings with the game devs to aid in accurate 81 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:40,800 simulation. I guess the metaverse was just for tractors the whole time. 82 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:44,520 And who cares about the engineering drawings, they're not allowed to fix it yourself anyway. 83 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,640 And in the metaverse, they also have wheels. 84 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:52,040 But tech news is for everyone, so come back on Wednesday when we decide to talk to you 85 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,880 at the camera again. We will decide that.