What is Google hiding?
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·TechLinked
·2021-05-05
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1,390 words · ~6 min read
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- Did you know that every day, at least eight tech stories happen every day?
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For more fun facts, keep watching this video. Google Apps usually get updated for security purposes
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and added features all the time, which is why it's super weird that in many of the tech giants' most popular apps on iOS
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haven't received updates in over two months. - [Man] Oh.
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- Like okay, maybe there just wasn't many security issues over the holiday, you know.
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The hackers went into hibernation. They need a vacation too.
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And you might think that's true, until you learn that the iOS versions of Gmail,
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Google Maps, Search, Chrome, Drive, Photos and more, well not more,
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no, and more, had their last update on December 8th,
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the day that Apple started requiring iOS apps to show privacy nutrition labels on the app store.
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Coincidence? - Oh. Developers are supposed to use the label
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to divulge how their app uses user linked data
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for tracking purposes. And it certainly seems as though Google
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isn't quite comfortable doing that. iOS users have run into error messages
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inside the un-updated apps telling the user to update,
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but they can't, they can't update. Google made a statement to press outlets saying,
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"Ah, don't worry about it, it's just a bug, ah, Annie."
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Ah, shoot, dang bugs. I hate when they muck up software
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and draw attention to the fact that your personal data is being collected and sold,
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so annoying. - [Man] It happens all the time. - But who wants an ad that's unrelated to them?
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What is this, Boomer TV? (man laughs) I love avocados.
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Speaking of data collection, the hackers who accessed CD Projekt Red systems
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and made off with the source code for Cyberpunk 2077,
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The Witcher 3, and most importantly, Gwent, claim that they've now auctioned those assets
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to undisclosed parties on the dark web. And while there is evidence
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that the data was leaked on various forums, some analysts are remaining skeptical.
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Emsisoft threat analyst, Brett Callow, notes that in ransomware situations
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where the victim has refused to pay the hacking group may simply claim
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to have sold the information, even if they didn't really. - [Man] You know they sold it!
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- [Man] It's so gone. - [Man] They're good hackers. - And even if they did, as many of our astute viewers pointed out on Wednesday,
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it may be incredibly difficult to use that source code to craft an exploit
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that would put actual Cyberpunk players in danger,
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more danger than just having a PS2, or whatever it is that they've launched it on
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that it sucks! (men laughing) Gwent players on the other hand, are definitely screwed.
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It's all about Pokemon right now, guys. And the chip shortage that has affected everything
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from game consoles to cars has gotten so bad that American chip makers
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have asked freshly minted President, Joe Biden, to do something about it, Mr. Joe-
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- [Man] Wake up! - If that is your real name. A letter signed by executives from AMD, NVIDIA,
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Intel, Qualcomm, IBM, Micron, and more
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asked Joe Biden to stop bidin' his time,
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and put money towards domestic chip manufacturing and research. Because a big reason why stock shortages have become so dire
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is the fact that most chips are manufactured in Asia, which was hit hard by early COVID,
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as well as US China trade war. And I know it's more complicated than that,
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but the takeaway is that the White House is apparently looking into helping US chip makers out.
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I mean, it's so hard to buy a graphics card that NVIDIA may reportedly bring
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the GTX 10 50 Ti back in circulation, you know? It's rough out here, and that's sad.
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Like, you sold your RTX 2080 to buy a 3080, but those are all gone, and at this point,
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you'll sell it for anything that'll run "Among Us" at 1080p. - [Man] Please.
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- Now time for Gooligans, but brought to you by my good friends at Seasonic.
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When I think of the way that Seasonic's power supplies deliver ultra efficient, clean ass power to a PC,
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ooh, it makes you just wanna uh! - [Man] What are you doing?
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- Nah, I'm vibrating power, 60 Hertz.
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The Seasonic Prime Ultra Titanium power supply is fully modular, has Fluid Dynamic Fan Bearings,
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with hybrid fan control to mitigate noise, and comes with a PSU tester in the box.
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Like, come on. It's got a 50,000 hour life expectancy,
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and a 12 year warranty. So just be honest with yourself,
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it's okay to admit that you want this. Buy it today, the links in the video description today.
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Oh, really? You expect me to believe that these are quick bits.
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(blows a raspberry) - Uh, well, oh. (blows a raspberry) - Some large tech companies, including Qualcomm,
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are objecting to NVIDIA's acquisition of ARM, which was announced last year
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but hasn't completed just yet. Qualcomm licenses ARM technologies to make its processors
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and is concerned that NVIDIA would change existing agreements to favor their own chips.
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Microsoft and Google are also working on their own ARM-based chips and have voiced similar concerns.
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But honestly, I think we can trust Jensen on this.
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I mean, the guy probably wears that leather jacket to bed, or at least a vest.
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Apple has removed the remote PC streaming app Shadow
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from the iOS app store for the second time. Presumably because the app
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allows users to access other app stores through Shadow,
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which goes against the app store guidelines. But you can do that with literally any remote PC
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streaming app on the app store. Making me think this is probably
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about the gaming thing again. Look Apple, can we just stream games on iOS?
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Huh? If we play your Frogger game, it's a deal.
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I love Frogger anyway. Would that make you happy?
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I'm sure it's fine. Bitcoin is having a bit of a moment.
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Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, and rapper and title founder Jay Z
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have announced, BTRUST, BTRUST.
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- [Man] B B BTRUST. - (laughs) A fund meant to kickstart development using the cryptocurrency in Africa and India.
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And MasterCard has announced that they'll support payment with cryptocurrencies, but only the ones
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that meet strict stability, privacy, and legal requirements
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set by the company, which basically none of them do.
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But I'm still holding. So actually I guess cryptocurrency is still kind of a mixed bag,
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but like imagine if cryptocurrency wasn't that. - Wow.
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- [Man] Cryptocurrency could be really cool. - Engineering samples of Intel's unreleased Core i9-11900K
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and Core i7-11700K have leaked,
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and received full previews with benchmarks by Romanian site LAB501, and Chinese YouTuber...
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I actually don't know how to say the name. But Google translate says it means two loaves self-control,
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which I'm sure is accurate. The takeaway is that neither processor looks particularly
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impressive given the hype around Rocket Lake, but hey these are early samples and I can almost guarantee
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watching the four of you when it comes out will be more worth your time. So subscribe to Carpool Critics.
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- [Man] And (indistinct). - And I have to admit, I'm tarting to love Xiaomi for their wacky designs.
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I just like the balls on these guys. - [Man] We will not be denied.
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- (laughs) The Mi 11 Ultra which was reviewed early by the YouTuber TechBuff,
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has a huge camera bump on the back. Like it's just swollen, okay.
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Partially because it has a little display in there that mirrors the phone's home screen.
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I guess you're supposed to use it to preview selfies but it's so small and dumb.
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- Yeah. I love it. They just Chuck stuff at the wall.
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Kind of like Amazon's hardware approach. Wait, what are you still doing here?
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That was eight stories, there won't be anymore until Monday, but if you want we can just stay here a while.
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I don't mind, it's Friday. - [Man] Yeah. - (blows raspberries) I don't wanna go back to my desk.
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- [Man] How are you feelin'? - A little warm. (man scatting)
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- [Man] Now we have to go.