Mar 24th 2022
Tech News Weekly 227
The Fall of Lapsus$
Hosted by
Jason Howell,
Mikah Sargent
ADHD Video Game, Mac Studio Teardown, Brain Implant for the Paralyzed
Records every Thursday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
Guests:
Joseph Cox
- Mikah shares what the video game that was approved by the FDA to be prescribed for children with ADHD looks like and what it could mean for the games industry.
- Joseph Cox from VICE has been following the Lapsus$ extortion group for a while and shares his insight into their activity and how it led to some major arrests right before show time.
- iFixit tore down the new Mac Studio and Mikah details why those solid state drives aren't easily swappable for just anyone.
- Jason summarizes a new report that shows how a paralyzed man in a locked-in state is able to communicate with his family through the use of brain implants.
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Links
- Digital Theraputics - DeepWell DTx
- New Video Game Company Aims to Develop Therapeutic Games
- Devolver Digital Co-Founder Launches Therapeutic Games Company
- DeepWell Digital Therapeutics Combines Gaming and Medical Treatment
- The FDA Just Approved the First Prescription Video Game — It’s for Kids With ADHD
- LAPSUS$: How a Sloppy Extortion Gang Became One of the Most Prolific Hacking Groups
- Mac Studio Teardown: No Upgradable Storage … Yet
- Explaining the Mac Studio’s Removable SSDs, and Why You Can’t Simply Swap Them Out
- Brain Implant Allows Fully Paralyzed Patient to Communicate
- Spelling Interface Using Intracortical Signals in a Completely Locked-in Patient Enabled via Auditory Neurofeedback Training