WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.120 To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, I personally have verified that today's episode is 100% 00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:09.760 snake free. You're welcome. Snakes. 00:00:09.760 --> 00:00:13.120 Samsung's Exynos chipsets have a galaxy's worth of vulnerabilities, 00:00:13.120 --> 00:00:16.800 according to Google's Crack Security Research Division, Project Zero, 00:00:16.800 --> 00:00:20.160 named for the amount of tolerance they have for insecure software. 00:00:20.880 --> 00:00:26.080 Google's team claims that on December 15th, 2022, they disclosed eight vulnerabilities to 00:00:26.080 --> 00:00:30.640 Samsung. Four of those vulnerabilities allow attackers to remotely compromise a phone 00:00:30.640 --> 00:00:35.040 with no user interaction and only require the attacker to know the victim's phone number. 00:00:35.040 --> 00:00:38.880 All those girls on Tinder asking for your number, they were hackers. 00:00:38.880 --> 00:00:43.200 Those boys on Grindr, they just want to hook up before they hack you. 00:00:43.200 --> 00:00:47.280 Normally, Project Zero gives companies 90 days to patch and exploit before they disclose its 00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:52.480 details, but four out of the eight flaws are apparently so severe that Google is only 00:00:52.480 --> 00:00:57.600 alluding to their existence alongside 10 other flaws that have not yet passed the 90-day mark 00:00:57.600 --> 00:01:02.480 since being disclosed to Samsung. But the move has apparently prompted Samsung to release the names 00:01:02.480 --> 00:01:06.480 of the affected chipsets, which have been matched to multiple Samsung phones. 00:01:06.480 --> 00:01:12.480 Vivo devices, Pixel 6 and 7, series phones from Google, and even some cars. Cars. 00:01:12.480 --> 00:01:15.920 If your device is affected, make sure to update as soon as possible, and if you can't, 00:01:15.920 --> 00:01:20.800 turn off Wi-Fi calling and vault VOLTE in your device settings. 00:01:20.800 --> 00:01:24.720 Apple is working on natural language generation features for Siri. 00:01:24.720 --> 00:01:30.480 Information sourced from the TVOS 16.4 beta implies Apple is working on a Siri 00:01:30.480 --> 00:01:34.880 natural language generation framework that could be used to juice Siri's capacity for 00:01:34.880 --> 00:01:38.320 natural language, like the kind I use when I duck like this. 00:01:38.320 --> 00:01:42.720 This is, of course, not to be confused with unnatural language like Blackspeech, 00:01:42.720 --> 00:01:48.560 Hyvalarian, and Welsh. A move like this from Apple makes sense, since the proliferation of AI 00:01:48.560 --> 00:01:52.000 chatbots has started to make your average voice assistant look kind of bad. 00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:56.720 As things stand right now, Siri's new superpower is being reserved for the most important tasks, 00:01:56.720 --> 00:02:01.200 like telling jokes on your Apple TV, and...that's it. 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:05.680 But the code for these natural language features is included across most of Apple's 00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:10.800 operating systems, and reports have said Apple engineers are testing language-generating concepts. 00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:15.680 I wouldn't expect anything at the level of chatGPT, especially since Mark Gurman said, 00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:20.400 nope, to that idea. We here at TechLink stand firm with the GERM. 00:02:20.400 --> 00:02:24.240 And on the subject of AI, it's been a big week for synthetic intellect. 00:02:24.240 --> 00:02:30.960 That's what I call it. AI image generator mid-journey finally figured out 00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:34.720 what human hands look like. To be fair, these look pretty weird. 00:02:35.920 --> 00:02:39.520 In less polarizing news, Google announced AI integrations for workspace, 00:02:39.520 --> 00:02:44.800 helping you summarize emails in Gmail, capture notes in Meet, and brainstorm in Docs, 00:02:44.800 --> 00:02:49.200 which will come in handy when you get writer's block on the 400th page of your fan fiction of 00:02:49.200 --> 00:02:53.280 Monk, starring Tony Shalhoub. Monk, really? 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:58.240 Then just yesterday, Microsoft announced basically the same thing for Microsoft 365, 00:02:58.240 --> 00:03:02.800 but who wants to write a thousand-page epic about Monk teaming up with Sam and Dean Winchester 00:03:02.800 --> 00:03:08.880 to defeat Godzilla with the power of love? Something I don't love is how chatGPT4 00:03:08.880 --> 00:03:13.840 was able to hire a task-rabbit worker and convince the human to solve a capture for it. 00:03:13.840 --> 00:03:17.440 The model was able to lie, claiming to be a visually impaired human. 00:03:17.440 --> 00:03:21.600 And even if the worker saw through the lie, you think they're turning down a paying gig? 00:03:23.120 --> 00:03:30.480 We'll all be working for their robots in a few years anyway. Our quick bits are so fast, Barry Allen was scared to present them. Didn't even answer our calls. 00:03:30.480 --> 00:03:34.560 A couple of weeks ago, a leaker claimed on Twitter that Apple plans to limit 00:03:34.560 --> 00:03:39.440 USBC functionality on its upcoming iPhones, continuing their historic tradition of making 00:03:39.440 --> 00:03:44.800 third-party accessories work worse with iPhones than those made by companies who paid Apple for 00:03:44.800 --> 00:03:51.360 a made-for-iPhone sticker. Who will save us? It's the EU. It's always the EU. They're in the future. 00:03:51.360 --> 00:03:56.400 Turns out the common charger law adopted back in October forbids limiting charging speed on 00:03:56.400 --> 00:04:01.600 third-party cords, although Apple could still limit data transfer speeds unless you buy the 00:04:02.000 --> 00:04:06.800 USB-C Pro Max XDR complete cold and flu sinus Apple device. 00:04:06.800 --> 00:04:11.440 YouTube TV has raised its base subscription cost by $8 a month, 00:04:11.440 --> 00:04:24.720 meaning the streaming TV service is now double its launch cost. 00:04:24.720 --> 00:04:28.320 On the bright side, they're reducing the 4K add-on from 20 bucks to 10 bucks. 00:04:28.320 --> 00:04:33.200 That's pretty good if you don't mind paying an additional $10 for the 8-channels actually 00:04:33.200 --> 00:04:38.720 supporting 4K, and some of those 4K channels actually just being upscaled 1080p. 00:04:38.720 --> 00:04:43.520 The service had 5 million users as of last year, and I'm sure they're all thrilled to pay cable 00:04:43.520 --> 00:04:51.040 prices for fewer channels. Stop watching sports, you guys. MENA Verified is rolling out on Facebook and Instagram in the US, giving Americans the privilege 00:04:51.040 --> 00:04:55.920 to pay $12 a month for a checkmark, exclusive stickers on your stories, and other perks. 00:04:56.000 --> 00:05:00.880 Hey, it really is my mom. All you have to do is provide a government-issued photo ID 00:05:00.880 --> 00:05:04.160 to a company built on collecting and monetizing your private data. 00:05:04.160 --> 00:05:09.760 If the prospect of handing the Zaka photo of your driver's license fills you with warm sparkles, 00:05:09.760 --> 00:05:16.320 the waitlist to sign up is open now. Razer has released the Atlas, a pane of tempered glass that you can swipe your 00:05:16.320 --> 00:05:23.200 mouse all over for the low, low price of $100. Don't worry about getting it dirty, 00:05:23.200 --> 00:05:27.280 I expect Razer will start selling Green Windex for $50 a bottle. 00:05:27.280 --> 00:05:34.000 What I didn't expect were the strange warnings on the product page, which seemed to warn users against using the Atlas to start fires. 00:05:34.000 --> 00:05:37.520 As usual, it's better to light your money on fire than buy from Razer, though. 00:05:37.520 --> 00:05:42.480 See you later, and Heinz has decided to do something about the worldwide decline of soil 00:05:42.480 --> 00:05:47.760 health due to over farming. The catch-up company bravely built a Fortnite map called 00:05:47.760 --> 00:05:52.400 SOS Tomatoes, and then paid Twitch streamers and TikTokers to spread awareness about it. 00:05:52.400 --> 00:05:58.640 According to The Drum, the campaign is designed to educate gamers between ages 18 and 34, 00:05:58.640 --> 00:06:02.640 so naturally they chose the game that has captured the 8-12 demographic instead. 00:06:02.640 --> 00:06:07.840 Catch-up joke. I relish the opportunity to joke about Heinz.