2023 Daily Tech News Show


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5			On this episode of DTNS, Can you use generative AI tools securely in your business? LinkedIn CISO Geoff Belknap helps us understand the risks and the rewards. Plus the Microsoft-ActivisionBlizzard merger essential facts and is it farewell to BluRay?	Twitch Chat Pop-out Window
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8			This is the Daily Tech News for... October, FRIDAY the 13TH! , 2023. In LA, I'm Tom Merritt
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11			Drawing the top tech stories - from Cleveland, I'm Len Peralta
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14			Geoff Belknap - Chief Information Security Officer at LinkedIn
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17	:01	TM	Meta sent its response to the EU about moderation practices. We'll see if the EU follows up with a formal request for information as it did with X. Now the rest of the quick hits	https://www.engadget.com/meta-responds-to-eu-misinformation-concerns-regarding-israel-hamas-conflict-102640126.html
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20		sl	Starlink's satellite cellular service Direct-to-Cell is on track to roll out SMS service starting in 2024, according to the company. Eventually the system, announced in August 2022 in a partnership with T-Mobile, is meant to connect to IoT devices through the LTE standard, with T-Mobile setting aside some 5G spectrum for use by Starlink's second-generation satellites, and Starlink letting T-Mobile phones access the satellite network giving the cell service provider "near complete coverage" of the US.	https://www.engadget.com/starlinks-satellite-cell-service-is-set-to-launch-in-2024-but-only-for-sms-215036124.html
21		tm	Resin-coated Copper or RCC allows circuit boards to be slimmer. Apple has been investigating using RCC in its chips which would free up space in phones to allow for larger batteries, other components, or a smaller phone. Analyst Ming-chi Kuo's sources says Apple has found the technology to be fragile and it hasn't yet passed drop tests. So it looks like it won't show up in iPhones until 2025.	https://www.macrumors.com/2023/10/12/rcc-thinner-circuit-boards-2025/
22		sl	Ehang, which is based in the Chinese city Guangzhou, announced it's received an airworthiness “type certificate” from the Civil Aviation Administration, China’s version of the FAA, for its fully autonomous, human passenger-carrying drone. The "EH216-S AAV" is the first drone in the world to receive such a certification. Ehang CEO Huazhi Hu expects the company's two-person AAV to start expanding overseas next year.	https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/13/china-lets-ehang-operate-fully-autonomous-passenger-carrying-air-taxis.html
23		tm	A couple of notes regarding TikTok's ongoing battle to stay afloat in various markets. US District Judge Donald Molloy heard arguments challenging the state of Montana's ban of TikTok. Judge Molloy said the state had a "paternalistic attitude" and asked if it seemed strange that Montana was the only US state to enact such a ban. Meanwhile Malaysia said TikTok is not fully compliant with local laws because it has not done enough to combat defamatory and misleading content on the platform. TikTok responded by saying it is taking proactive measures to address issues raised. Elsewhere, Vietnam is conducting a probe into harmful content on TikTok and Indonesia has forbidden TikTok from engaging in e-commerce in that country.	https://www.axios.com/2023/10/12/montana-tik-tok-ban-judge-skeptical
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25		sl	NASA's Psyche, a 3-ton spacecraft mission, is set to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Friday, kicking off a six-year trip to an asteroid belt that could offer insight into the formation of Earth and other planets. Psyche the spacecraft is named for an asteroid that NASA's been tracking for around 26 months, and will cover around 2.2 billion miles with help from plasma engines.	https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/10/nasa-is-about-to-launch-a-mission-of-pure-discovery-to-a-metal-asteroid/
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29		sl	If we could do it without risking a copyright violation we'd blast Etta James' "At last" right now, because after 20 months, Microsoft and ActivisionBlizzard are finally one. The UK CMA has approved the deal and it is now done. Here are the important things to know:	https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23791235/microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition-complete-finalized
30		tm	- ActivisionBlizzard is now part of the Xbox division at Microsoft under Phil Spencer. - 8,500 employees, nine game studios now join Microsoft - Microsoft is now the third largest gaming company by revenue behind Tencent and Sony - ActivisionBlizzard CEO Bobby Kotick will leave the company at the end of the year after helping with the transition. - The US Federal Trade Commission is still pursuing a lawsuit against the merger, but lost court cases to prevent it from happening. The best the FTC could hope for is to someday unwind it but that seems unlikely. - To get the UK's agreement, Microsoft agreed to license non-European worldwide cloud-streaming rights for all ActivisionBlizzard games made over the next 15 years, to Ubisoft. A separate agreement within the European Economic Area requires Microsoft to share those streaming rights with any other gaming company. So outside Europe, Microsoft will have to reach an agreement with Ubisoft in order to add any ActivisionBlizzard games to its cloud streaming service. - Let's take a moment to recognize Candy Crush maker King which is also part of this deal. In fact executives have suddenly started using the name ActivisionBlizzardKing. - King gets its due in a new trailer from Microsoft that shows off the wealth of games it now owns, including World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, Halo, Diablo, Fallout, Crash Bandicoot, Starfield, Forza, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Minecraft, Candy Crush. and Microsoft Flight Simulator.	https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/10/13/xbox-activision-blizzard/
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32			--	https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/13/why-microsoft-had-to-relinquish-activisions-cloud-gaming-rights-outside-europe/
33			-	https://www.ign.com/articles/all-the-activision-blizzard-games-microsoft-showcased-in-its-new-trailer
34			--	https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23915634/microsoft-xbox-internal-memo-chief-spencer-activision-blizzard-completion
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41		sl	It seems like it was just 2 two weeks ago that Netflix ended its DVD subscription delivery service. Because it was. Now multiple reports say Best Buy is allegedly set to also do away with physical media sales early next year. Blu-ray and DVD are both on the chopping block, both in-store and online, and without Best Buy the other options in the United States are fairly limited. If you're a physical media enthusiast you still have Walmart, Target, or RedBox. Geoff, are you worried about it being harder to get phys-med?	https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/best-buy-ending-dvd-blu-ray-disc-sales-1235754919/
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51		tm	Every day is filled with AI-related news - In the Phantom Liberty DLC, Cyberpunk 20777 generated the voice of a Polish-lnaguage actor who passed away. - Scientists at Northwestern University developed a transistor built from molybdenum disulphide and carbon nanotubes that can run AI processes using 100 times less electricity. So you could run AI locally on a smartwatch - Google has joined Microsoft, Adobe and others in saying to users of it AI products, if you are challenged on copyright grounds, Google will assume responsibility for the potential legal risks involved. - And earlier this week the US Space Force paused the use of AI tools like ChatGPT while it evaluates security. That last is one of growing area of concern, and one that our guest today, LinkedIn CISO Geoff Belknap has thought about a lot.	https://variety.com/2023/gaming/news/ai-resurrect-video-game-voice-actor-cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-1235754459/
52			---	https://newatlas.com/technology/ai-machine-learning-transistor/
53			---	https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/12/23914998/google-copyright-indemnification-generative-ai
54			---	https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/us-space-force-pauses-use-ai-tools-like-chatgpt-over-data-security-risks-2023-10-11/
55			-0- Geoff, thanks for discussing this with us today. What are your top of mind concerns when a company wants to integrate generative AI, or GAI?
56			-0- What kinds of security risks can poorly integrated Generative AI present to a company?
57			-0- What does an ideal security environment look like for integrating Generative AI?
58			-0- How should people tasked with IT security prepare themselves for Generative AI?
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63			If one of your fears is bed bugs in unfamiliar mattresses when you're on vacation, you aren't alone…. but Chris Christensen has some potentially good news!	amateurtraveler.com
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65			"This is Chris Christensen from Amateur Traveler with another Tech in Travel minute... ... it's an old problem with some new solutions. This is Chris Christensen from Amateur Traveler."	https://www.phocuswire.com/paris-bedbugs-technology
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