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Unfortunately, security research firm Binerly
discovered that several OEMs haven't been replacing the secure boot master key
generated by BIOS vendors like American Megatrends.
Not only do 215 device models share the same master key,
but that key was also published in a public GitHub repository two years ago.
Imagine that someone dropped a key on a computer
and it was a busy parking lot,
and now anyone that finds it has access to your entire apartment complex,
the complex next door, and also somehow the diary you've kept since middle school.
I have so many fearful feelings,
but where do I write them safely?
Windows didn't really need another security hiccup right now.
Microsoft is currently considering restricting access to the Windows kernel
after a bugged update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike caused a global IT outage a week ago.
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz has claimed that
over 97% of systems crashed by the update have been fixed,
but that means around 250,000 devices are still down.
Come on, guys.
You're embarrassing me in front of the Linux community.
Who's me there?
Am I Windows?
No.
Am I you?
You're a Windows user.
Who are you?
Where am I?
I'm Jacob.
Gah.
I have some bad news.
Sadly, one of the QuickBits got out of its cage,
and we haven't been able to find it.
If you see it, tell him Papa misses it very much.
Samsung has decided to make it harder to sideload Android apps.
The auto-blocker feature on Galaxy phones has been updated
to prevent downloading apps from unauthorized sources
and is now set to on by default in new devices,
although it can be turned off in your device settings.
Still, this decision to block sideloading by default didn't sit right with Epic Games,
who announced it will be pulling Fortnite and its other titles from the Galaxy store in protest.
Frankly,
I'm shocked that you can download apps from the Galaxy store.
I thought it was just there for decoration,
art on the wall.
Pretty much every detail about Google's upcoming Pixel 9 series
has leaked in what I'm pretty sure is an annual tradition at this point.
Included in the leaks are details about the Pixel 9 Pro Fold,
which will feature a larger screen than the original Fold.
The 9 series will also introduce new AI features like Pixel Screenshots,
which is described as a watered-down Microsoft Recall
There's also an Add Me feature that allows you to easily add yourself to a photo you've taken.
Finally, you'll never have to muster up the courage to ask a stranger
to take a picture of you and your friends ever again.
Don't talk to them.
They're weird.
A new Windows 11 feature will let you wirelessly browse your
Android phone's files directly within Windows File Explorer.
It doesn't work for iPhones, though, probably because Tim Cook said no.
Like this.
Please, hold your applause.
The feature is available to Windows insiders,
but does have some issues when deleting phone files through your PC.
Specifically, doing so moves the files to a new recycle bin folder on your phone,
where they remain for five days.
Microsoft is confusingly trying to increase this length of time to 30 days when I wanted to keep it for zero days.
I deleted it, but okay.
And NASA successfully used laser beams to stream 4K video to space and back.
This is massive news for the astronauts aboard the ISS,
because they still haven't seen Oppenheimer.
Seriously, though, the new laser technology allows for 10 to 100 times faster data transmission
than the radio waves NASA has been using for decades,
meaning scientific data can be transmitted more quickly.
And it only mostly looks like a Death Star-style super weapon.
Just a little bit.
But it's harmless, we think.
However, if an alien spaceship arrives and starting causing problems, I don't know, we'll see what happens
It's a lazer.
Hey, Klaxians, you're gonna love these DVDs.
Check them out.
And you should see what happens when you come back to this channel on Monday.
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You'll get more tech news.
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Is Intel doing okay?
The short answer is no.
But the longer answer is that the company announced it was laying off over 15,000 employees,
making Intel the current record holder for biggest saddest number.
No one else compete, please.
The company is attempting to cut costs
after reporting financial losses
for the second quarter in a row.
Intel stock price also plummeted
the most it has in 50 years,
down to the lowest price we've seen in a decade.
It's unclear how long it may take Intel to recover from this.
The high cost of outsourcing the upcoming Lunar Lake chips,
because their foundry business has not been performing as they wanted to,
will impact margins for the coming year.
On the plus side though,
Intel is extending warranties on the now famously unstable 13th and 14th gen desktop processors by two years,