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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. |
Spoiler alert! |
You'll get more tech news. |
Shh! Secret. |
Welcome to the first episode of |
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, |