Jan 7th 2018
This Week in Tech 648
Distracted by the Sex Robots
Hosted by
Leo Laporte
Meltdown and Spectre, iPhone slowdown, CES 2018, smarter sex robots, and more.
Records live every Sunday at 5:15pm Eastern / 2:15pm Pacific / 21:15 UTC.
The best explanation for the Meltdown and Spectre computer flaws comes from a comic strip. Apple eats crow over slowing iPhones. Magic Leap might not be vaporware after all - will this lead to the death of smartphones? CES 2018 predictions. Prediction #1: no Ajit Pai. SWATting death: who is to blame? Border agents phone searches are way up just as new rules limiting searches are drafted. Please stop giving this man money: Juicero founder now hawking bacteria-filled "raw water."
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Links
- Meltdown and Spectre
- Triple Meltdown: How So Many Researchers Found a 20-Year-Old Chip Flaw At the Same Time
- XKCD: Meltdown and Spectre
- Epic Games blames Meltdown CPU performance issues for Fortnite downtime - The Verge
- 'Kernel memory leaking' Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign • The Register
- Windows Meltdown-Spectre fix: How to check if your AV is blocking Microsoft patch
- PSA: iPhone slow? Try replacing your battery!
- Apple confirms iPhones with older batteries will take hits in performance
- A Message to Our Customers about iPhone Batteries and Performance
- Apple will replace old iPhone batteries, regardless of diagnostic test results
- Magic Leap finally unveils augmented reality goggles, says it’s shipping next year
- CES 2018: Engadget
- Apple's $29 Battery Replacement Program Could Lead to 16M Fewer iPhones Sold in 2018
- Apple's $250 billion in repatriated cash: Netflix, Disney, Tesla, and other options | VentureBeat
- FCC Chairman Ajit Pai canceled his appearance at CES because of death threats
- Kansas Man Killed In ‘SWATting’ Attack
- Twitter says it does not block or remove controversial tweets of world leaders
- Mark Zuckerberg says fixing Facebook is his ‘personal challenge’ for 2018
- Samsung Galaxy S9 design revealed based on supply line leaks. USB-C, headphone jack, microSD. Dual camera on S9 Plus.
- Border Agents’ Searches of Travelers’ Phones Skyrocketed, Agency Says - WSJ
- New US Customs guidelines limit copying files and searching cloud data
- Juicero boy is back with a new idea... to sell you raw untreated water for your consumption