Episode 418: Credential Leakage - Tech News, Tips, and Picks!

Google and Facebook released new AI products, the GTA 6 trailer is here, and Beeper is here, then it's not, then it is. As we roll into the holidays, there's plenty of tech news to get caught up on. Plus, we've got some helpful tips, picks of the week, and epic driveway cam footage. All so you can get out there and tech better!

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Intro (00:00)

Followup:
- Google’s best Gemini demo was faked (04:20)
- Gmail’s AI-powered spam detection is its biggest security upgrade in years (07:35)
- Meta publicly launches AI image generator trained on your Facebook, Instagram photos (10:00)
- Filmic’s entire staff laid off by parent company Bending Spoons - Ryan Reynolds invested in Bending Spoons (12:10)

Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Don’t Leave it Behind with Find My (16:00)

Val on the driveway cam! (20:20)

Just the headlines: (25:10)
- Verizon Gave Phone Data to Armed Stalker Who Posed as Cop Over Email
- Tucker Carlson Launches His Own Network, And It's Gonna Cost Ya
- Elon Musk restores Alex Jones’s X account after taking a poll of users
- Amazon launches free AI classes in bid to win talent arms race
- Nintendo cancels Japanese Esports events following threats to staff and spectators
- Can humans have babies in space? SpaceBorn United wants to find out
- Thieves rob DC Uber Eats driver, reject stolen Android phone for not being iPhone

Takes:
- GTA 6: Rockstar officially unveils first trailer, breaks YouTube record (27:30)
- Beeper? I Hardly Knew Her. - There’s a new iMessage for Android app — and it actually works (worked) - Apple responds to the Beeper iMessage saga: ‘We took steps to protect our users’ (31:55)
- Lenovo Chromebox Micro brings Chrome OS to new markets (35:45)
- Sen. Wyden wants Apple and Google to be honest about government access to push notifications (41:50)
- Your mobile password manager might be exposing your credentials on Android (45:35)

Bonus Odd Take: Windows Dialog Box - Kamogo (47:45)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: OREiN Matter Smart Light Bulbs Reliable WiFi Light Bulb with Matter A19 E26 LED Color Changing Light Bulbs 60W Equi 800LM CRI90 Work with Alexa/Google Home/Apple Home/SmartThings/Siri 6Pack (55:05)

Nate: SanDisk 256GB Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDDDC2-256G-G46,Black (1:00:40)

Ramazon™ purchase (1:04:00)

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