WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.080 On today's TechLinked, we differentiate ourselves from Nintendo by not killing what you love 00:00:06.080 --> 00:00:10.000 and instead giving you more of it. RIP eShop 00:00:10.000 --> 00:00:15.080 Apple's highest ranking executives were given a sneak peek of the company's new headset 00:00:15.080 --> 00:00:24.200 last week according to Apple's soothsayer Mark Gurmostradamus. 00:00:24.200 --> 00:00:28.080 This group, called the Top 100, have been attending similar events for the headset every 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 00:00:33.440 --> 00:00:37.720 of the meeting and somehow doesn't involve a group that literally calls themselves the 00:00:37.720 --> 00:00:43.000 Top 100 battling for Tim Cook's amusement. 00:00:43.000 --> 00:00:47.560 The Gurm mentioned that many at Apple are questioning the headset's design, saying the 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 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 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. 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 00:01:12.640 --> 00:01:15.640 concerns from the product's own designers. 00:01:15.640 --> 00:01:19.880 What do they know anyway? They couldn't even fight their way into the Top 100. 00:01:19.880 --> 00:01:25.760 The French government, also known as Le Government French, has decided to officially ban fun for 00:01:25.760 --> 00:01:30.720 all its employees by not allowing them to have recreational apps on government devices. 00:01:30.720 --> 00:01:34.400 And what is surely the biggest thing to happen in the country right now? 00:01:34.400 --> 00:01:37.800 Apps like Netflix, Instagram, and Twitter are banned from phones issued to government 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 00:01:42.720 --> 00:01:45.840 a day, Candy Crush is also not allowed. 00:01:45.840 --> 00:01:49.360 The country's cybersecurity agency stated that recreational apps don't have sufficient 00:01:49.360 --> 00:01:53.680 security or data protection to give civil servants something more interesting to do on 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 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 00:02:05.400 --> 00:02:10.800 2019. The country enacted a digital services tax that prompted retaliatory sanctions from the 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 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:22.520 by most major cloud providers, even if it's stored outside the US. 00:02:23.520 --> 00:02:27.400 So, is this app banned the newest tech tussle with America? 00:02:27.400 --> 00:02:31.320 Or is Macron just tired of getting ratioed on Twitter? 00:02:31.320 --> 00:02:35.560 Who's to say? Say la vie. And a new Trojan has been announced. 00:02:35.560 --> 00:02:39.520 Unfortunately, for everyone waiting for the next leap forward in quantum technology, it's 00:02:39.520 --> 00:02:42.840 malware actually. Basically, the opposite of using protection. 00:02:42.840 --> 00:02:47.280 Called Nexus, it infects Android devices through phishing websites claiming to allow you to 00:02:47.280 --> 00:02:50.840 download discontinued YouTube client, Vansd. 00:02:50.840 --> 00:02:55.320 Nexus can replicate legitimate interfaces to trick you into entering your credentials, 00:02:55.320 --> 00:03:00.040 can steal SMS messages to get two-factor authentication codes, and can even steal information from 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 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 00:03:14.080 --> 00:03:17.600 of innocent people all over the world. And be your own boss. 00:03:17.600 --> 00:03:21.240 So far, the majority of Nexus infections have been reported in Turkey. 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 00:03:26.200 --> 00:03:30.840 do not include any country, political view, or anything done for the purpose of attack. 00:03:30.840 --> 00:03:35.640 Their targets also don't include Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 00:03:35.640 --> 00:03:41.440 Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, or Indonesia, since they prohibit 00:03:41.440 --> 00:03:44.680 anyone from using their malware in those countries. 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. 00:03:50.560 --> 00:03:53.960 I don't quite understand their code, but they have one. 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. 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, 00:04:07.160 --> 00:04:10.560 passed away on Friday at the age of 94. 00:04:10.560 --> 00:04:15.360 In 1965, he predicted that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit would double every 00:04:15.440 --> 00:04:19.640 year, three years before founding Intel with Robert Noyce. 00:04:19.640 --> 00:04:26.040 Noyce. Ten years later, he humbly updated his law by saying transistors would double every two 00:04:26.040 --> 00:04:30.520 years, at least according to Jensen Huang, Gordon Moore outlived his own law, and I doubt 00:04:30.520 --> 00:04:34.560 many people have been able to pull that off. That's off to you, Mr. Moore. 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 00:04:41.000 --> 00:04:46.640 internet search index data if those companies continue to use it to train AI chat features 00:04:46.640 --> 00:04:50.400 according to Bloomberg's insider sources. People familiar with the matter. 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 00:04:54.560 --> 00:04:59.640 only Bing can be entrusted with it. You know, other chatbots might do something extreme. 00:04:59.640 --> 00:05:03.320 A number of smaller search engines currently license Bing's index because of Google's 00:05:03.320 --> 00:05:07.480 restrictions on licensing theirs, but now Microsoft has hit the Bing time. 00:05:07.480 --> 00:05:10.760 You know, fame changes the mega corporation. 00:05:11.760 --> 00:05:16.160 The FTC has decided they've had enough of extended warranty memes, so they're going 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 00:05:22.680 --> 00:05:28.280 industry and all outbound telemarketing, continuing the FTC's fight against robocalls 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 00:05:34.120 --> 00:05:38.880 the companies falsely claimed to represent dealers and manufacturers, and the FTC claimed 00:05:38.880 --> 00:05:43.040 the scam had cost US consumers $6 million since 2018. 00:05:43.040 --> 00:05:48.040 The memes were pretty good though, but Xbox Game Pass has gotten so popular that Microsoft 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. 00:05:52.880 --> 00:05:57.280 The company says they'll be evaluating different marketing promotions for new members in the 00:05:57.280 --> 00:06:02.240 future, but what could you possibly introduce as a successor to what almost everyone recognizes 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 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. 00:06:13.600 --> 00:06:18.280 And it turns out that farm equipment manufacturers are desperate to get their machines in the 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 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 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 00:06:36.600 --> 00:06:40.800 simulation. I guess the metaverse was just for tractors the whole time. 00:06:40.800 --> 00:06:44.520 And who cares about the engineering drawings, they're not allowed to fix it yourself anyway. 00:06:44.520 --> 00:06:47.640 And in the metaverse, they also have wheels. 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 00:06:52.040 --> 00:06:54.880 at the camera again. We will decide that.