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Episode 22 5 OCTOBER 2017 / Webcast Attendees Matt Slavin, Kyle Fisher, Ervin Lukacs, Jeff Budzinski, Ryan Thompson Agenda Items from Previous Episode N/A New Business First Half Trump's Chief of Staff Used 'Compromised' phone for months High Sierra Update Intel Coffee Lake LaunchCoffee Lake - Ars Technica Article Fully driverless cars could be months away NSA Kaspersky   Second Half - Google Event Google Pixel 2 Event Highlights Google Lens and Pixel 2 Buds Clips Home Mini Home Max Pixelbook Daydream Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL Pixel Buds Google Clips Google Home Mini Google Home Max Google Pixelbook Google Daydream Notes - Plugs, worthy mentions, etc.   Access Industry 4.0 on multiple mediums:   Podbean: http://industryfouroh.podbean.com/ Google Play: Industry 4.0 iTunes: Industry 4.0 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/industryfouroh/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/industryfouroh     All episode music produced by Jeff Budzinski: https://soundcloud.com/thejbones Check out Kyle's wrestling podcast, On Air With Keen

Episode 21 1 OCTOBER 2017 / Webcast Attendees Matt Slavin, Kyle Fisher, Ervin Lukacs, Jeff Budzinski, Ryan Thompson Agenda Items from Previous Episode Equifax Coverage New Business First Half New GPS Chips provide almost 17x more accuracy to location to appear in 2018 Smartphones Equifax Hires Identity Theft Company to profit from hack week before disclosing breach https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/30/equifax-breach-shows-signs-of-possible-state-sponsored-hack/ Bill Gates now uses an Android Phone. Discussion on the death of windows phone. Space X Mars 2022 Space X World Travel Another Article of Space X World Travel Second Half - Amazon Event Amazon Event 27Sep New Echo Echo Plus Echo Buttons Echo Connect 4k Firestick $70 Echo Spot Is this too many Amazon Products? Who will win in the Smart Home department? Amazon, Samsung, Google, Apple? Amazon’s large diversity of echo enabled tech Google’s Powerful AI backed Home Apple’s… Siri? Samsung’s SmartThings Notes - Plugs, worthy mentions, etc. I40 plug Notes  

Welcome to Episode 20 of the podcast. In this episode we have more information about the Equifax breach, and some Google leaks!   First Half Google takes 2000 of HTCs 4000 engineers to join them on their hardware team to develop new products for 1.1 billion. Google also gets access to HTCs patents in this dealhttps://www.blog.google/topics/hardware/google-signs-agreement-htc-continuing-our-big-bet-hardware/   Safari on iOS 11 blocks cross site tracking that advertisers were doing to keep track of where you were going on the web. Advertisers are not happyhttp://www.zdnet.com/article/ios-11-rolls-out-today-with-safari-anti-tracking-heres-why-advertisers-hate-it/   Equifax Saga Continues   NYT asking for the removal of Equifaxhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/opinion/get-rid-of-equifax.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-right-region®ion=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region Equifax Twitter account links to a phishing website instead of the

Welcome back to our show! A little late this week but good all the same. In this episode we discuss the latest from Apple's event, confirming all of the leaks and the huge Equifax breach and the show that's been. More to follow as it develops.     https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/07/jaguar-land-rover-electric-hybrid-cars-2020 Jaguar Land Rover to make only electric or hybrid cars from 2020 https://gizmodo.com/the-guy-who-claims-he-invented-email-just-lost-his-bogu-1801008908 The Guy Who Claims He Invented Email Just Lost His Bogus Lawsuit   Equifax debacle https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/09/10/0128214/techcrunch-equifax-hack-checking-web-site-is-returning-random-results https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/7/16270808/equifax-data-breach-us-identity-theft 143 million people affected https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/why-the-equifax-breach-is-very-possibly-the-worst-leak-of-personal-info-ever/ BREAK   APPLE Apple TV, Apple Watch Series 3, new iPhones

August 25th 2017, Episode 17 FIRST HALF 00:00:00   https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-selfdriving/u-s-house-unanimously-approves-sweeping-self-driving-car-measure-idUSKCN1BH2B2 Self driving cars will be expedited Essential phone shares user emails https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/30/16226028/essential-customer-email-drivers-license-phishing https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/vbbab9/to-repair-the-essential-phone-you-need-to-literally-freeze-it https://gizmodo.com/yes-google-uses-its-power-to-quash-ideas-it-doesn-t-li-1798646437 Headline is highly inflammatory   BREAK 00:46:30 SECOND HALF 00:47:46   Apple teasing iOS10 users with notifications hinting at iOS11 features https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/06/apple-promoting-ios-11-features-ios-10/   What to expect from Apple Sept 12 event https://www.cnet.com/news/what-to-expect-apple-september-12-event-iphone-apple-watch-homepod/   New iPhone rumored to start at $999, as high as $1199 for maxed out model https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/05/iphone-8-editio

August 25th 2017, Episode 17 FIRST HALF 00:00:00   Quebec man fights back after dealer remotely disables car over $200 fee http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-man-fights-back-after-dealer-remotely-disables-car-over-200-fee-1.4265588   Burger King launches WhopperCoin crypto-cash in Russia. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41082388   UBER’S NEW CEO. https://stratechery.com/2017/ubers-new-ceo/   Google's ARCore is the answer to Apple’s ARKit. https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/29/16219696/google-arcore-augmented-reality-platform-announce-release-pixel-samsung   BREAK 00:32:00 SECOND HALF 00:33:20   AR vs VR The difference between the two   What it will do to society Which one will go mainstream first? What do you think VR will do for people What about AR? What we can learn from it? Apple’s AR Kit vs. AR Core (apple and google) Which will lead? AR Core vs Tango Difference Tango= Dedotated hardware AR Core= consumer grade, just need a capable smartphone (think Pokemon Go)   END 01:03:52   All

August 25th, Episode Sweet 16 FIRST HALF 00:00:00   Sonos states not accepting new privacy policy could cause your speakers to stop functioning.http://www.zdnet.com/article/sonos-accept-new-privacy-policy-speakers-cease-to-function/ Accuweather shares location via router communications to approximate location even when the setting is turned off.https://medium.com/@chronic_9612/advisory-accuweather-ios-app-sends-location-information-to-data-monetization-firm-83327c6a4870 Verizon Throttling video on their mobile plans to as low as 480phttps://9to5mac.com/2017/08/22/verizon-unlimited-video-throttling/ Cloudflare not censoring hate groups onlinehttps://blog.cloudflare.com/why-we-terminated-daily-stormer/   BREAK 01:03:16 SECOND HALF 00:00:00     SpaceX’s unveils working new spacesuits https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/23/elon-musk-shares-first-photo-of-spacexs-new-spacesuit/ Amazon to cut prices on Whole Foods “Staple foods” on Monday http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/24/news/companies/amazon-whole-foods/index.html Proje

FIRST HALF 00:00:00     Sprint Essential Phone https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/17/16161264/sprint-essential-phone-preorders-start-discount       Essential Phone Review   https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/18/16165040/essential-phone-review-android-andy-rubin     Google Android O, August 21st 2017 https://9to5google.com/2017/08/18/google-android-o-tease-august-21-event/       Google Home to Make Phone Calls https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/16/16155846/google-home-phone-call-feature-how-to-use       Google Home, Free Spotify Account Support https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/18/16166868/google-home-support-free-spotify-accounts     BREAK 00:37:23 SECOND HALF 00:38:46     iOS 11, Touch ID, “Cop Button” http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/news/a27803/ios-11-touch-id-cop-button/       Smart Deadbolt Not So Smart https://www.cnet.com/news/smart-deadbolt-maker-accidentally-locks-out-its-customers/       Solar Eclipse, Document Plant/Animal Behavior https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/18/16168198/solar-eclipse-20

FIRST HALF 00:00:00 Facebook Watch https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/9/16122026/facebook-watch-video-tab-original-programming   The FCC wants to classify mobile broadband by establishing standard speeds - "The document lists 10 megabits per second (10Mbps) as the standard download speed, and 1Mbps for uploads.” https://www.digitaltrends.com/web/fcc-wants-mobile-broadband-speed-standard/   Ikea Smart Bulbs https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/8/10/16124854/ikea-smart-bulbs-tradfr-homekit-alexa-google-home BREAK 00:31:27   SECOND HALF 00:32:47 HBO Bounty https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/10/16128056/hbo-offered-250k-bug-bounty-to-hackers-report Silent song Climbing iTunes charts https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/10/silent-10-minute-song-itunes-car-stereo-trick/?sr_source=Twitter AMD 16 Core  Threadripper Ryzen https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/10/amd-s-beastly-16-core-ryzen-threadripper-cpu-is-available-today/ END 01:13:18   All episode music produced by Jeff Budzinski: https://soundcloud.com/freh

Topics for discussion   http://www.zdnet.com/article/exclusive-roomba-ceo-responds-to-spying-story/Roomba CEO respond’s about the Vacuum selling maps of your house   https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/07/29/us_voting_machines_hacking/Hackers at DEFCON 2017 break into voting machines within minutes   https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/17/07/31/0011223/a-robot-at-defcon-cracked-a-safe-within-30-minutesRobot at DEF CON cracks safe in less than 30mins BREAK https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/31/16069960/tesla-model-3-not-luxury-car-options-model-sModel 3 Released last week https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/3/16087628/apple-e-waste-environmental-standards-ieee-right-to-repairImportant discussions on the right to repair Smartphone market is extremely wasteful when everyone dumps their phones after 2 years Apple notorious for being the poster child of closed proprietary systems.   All episode music produced by Jeff Budzinski: https://soundcloud.com/freh   Check out Kyle's wrestling podcast, On Air With Keenan & Kyle

Topics for Discussion https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/21/16010766/verizon-netflix-throttling-statement-net-neutrality-title-ii Said it was a “test” Users, most of them from reddit where the issue began, reported a 10mbps cap on the service, and when using a VPN the cap was lifted. https://qz.com/1038442/a-teenager-told-the-budapest-transport-authority-its-website-had-a-security-flaw-so-the-agency-had-him-arrested/ Arrested for responsibly reporting a hack This “hack” was just the tip of the iceberg https://twitter.com/vistadf/status/885799046912364546/photo/1?refsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&refurl=https%3A%2F%2Fqz.com%2F1038442%2Fa-teenager-told-the-budapest-transport-authority-its-website-had-a-security-flaw-so-the-agency-had-him-arrested%2F http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/07/24/amazon-jacked-up-prime-day-prices-misleading-consumers-says-vendor.html Good to note to make use of a chrome extension called “The Camelizer”, which plots price over time on amazon for any item. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/det

Listen in to hear about recent developments in the world of Technology. In this episode of Industry 4.0, we cover a nice variety of subjects including the Ethereum market, a giant production bug in the OnePlus 5, hacking Hoverboards, building a better artificial mind, saving SoundCloud, Pay to Play News on Facebook, and the future of Bluetooth.   Topics and Source Links:     Happy birthday, Ervin! Steep decline in cryptocurrency market has miners dumping their GPUs on Ebay GPU Firesale!!! Some OnePlus 5 units reboot when dialing 911 Who you gonna call? Phonebusters. Hackers can take control of your Segway hoverboard Hoverboard Haxx DeepMind’s founder says to build better computer brains, we need to look at our own Lions, Tigers, Minds- Oh My!   BREAK   SoundCloud says it’s ‘here to stay’ amid rumors it’s running out of cash SoundCloud Survives Facebook: Pay to Play Stories Facebook subscriptions for stories Bluetooth is getting a big upgrade to make it better for smart homes Bluet

Welcome to Episode 10! In this episode we discuss the importance of the Internet Day of Action and Net Neutrality talks/protests that occurred this past Wednesday, and the steps you can take to ensure your voice is heard.   We also go into some more information on the latest news on Net Neu-[CHARACTER LIMIT REACHED. PLEASE PURCHASE PREMIUM SHOW NOTES PLAN TO CONTINUE]       Beats by Jeff Budzinski - https://soundcloud.com/freh -------------------------------- Be sure to also check out Kyle's wrestling podcast,  On Air With Keenan & Kyle! http://onairwithkeenan.podomatic.com/ -------------------------------- Ryan Thompson's photography         - Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/waynerthompson/         - Instagram: wayneryan21

Join us today as Matt, Kyle, and Ryan discuss the future of Tesla and its factories, and Apple's defining moment in their past, and the legacy the iPhone has had on the industry and world as we move past the 10 year anniversary of the iPhone last Wednesday.   Topics for discussion   Model 3 goes on sale on Fridayhttps://apnews.com/9e7afbbfbc234b688032f7c4b37d5bbd/Tesla-says-its-Model-3-car-will-go-on-sale-on-Friday Volvo to completely phase out combustion engines by 2019https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-05/volvo-cars-joins-electric-race-with-plan-for-five-battery-models Though the company will continue to produce full-combustion versions as it makes the small upgrades automakers introduce with each new model year, when a major revamp occurs (typically every seven years) it will no longer offer that option. That means that by about 2025 Volvo will make its last full-gasoline or diesel car -- the first major manufacturer to make such a pledge. 10 new Gigafactories proposed in the last 6 monthshtt

Welcome to Episode 8!! A bit late this week, but that doesn't take away from the great topics we've got in store.   Topics for discussion https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/28/15887496/petya-virus-not-actually-ransomware-analysis-shows “But Comae saw that code had been specifically modified to change it from a virus that encrypts a disk and demands a ransom into a virus that simply destroys the disk.” Named Petya, $300 ransom With Petya, it’s unclear if any systems were successfully decrypted before the email was blocked, although roughly 20 ransoms were paid. Companies can still pay money into the Bitcoin address, but with the named email blocked, it will be logistically impossible for the attackers to make good on their promises of decryption. https://www.cyberscoop.com/petya-ransomware-destructive-microsoft-windows-master-boot-record/   https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/27/facebook-2-billion-users/ Fb at 2 billion monthly active users    BREAK   Location based information (Snap Maps or w/e its called, Twitter

EPISODE LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN. Thanks for joining us on another wild ride. Making the best of a slower week in tech news with some great back and forth banter.   Media companies investing getting original shows on Snapchat https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/19/time-warner-will-spend-100m-on-snapchat-original-shows-and-ads/ Facebook AI accidentally creates its own language https://thenextweb.com/artificial-intelligence/2017/06/19/facebooks-ai-accidentally-created-its-own-language/#.tnwHpBi1MwZ Euro MPs back end-to-end encryption for all citizens http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40326544   42:00 - Second half begins, break ends   Amazon buys Whole Foods for 13.4 Billion https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/business/dealbook/amazon-whole-foods.html Uber saga cont. CEO Officially out for good https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/21/technology/uber-ceo-travis-kalanick.html?_r=0 Positive news!! Tipping is now available in select cities (Seattle, Minneapolis and Houston) with a full rollout by the end of July http://money.cnn.

Welcome to Episode 6! Join us after the fact as we live test facebook live (no pun intended) and cover some of the more entertaining topics this past week!   Xbox One X https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/12/15779866/microsoft-xbox-one-x-4k-price-vs-ps4-pro Native 4k gaming Backwards Compatible Smallest Xbox ever November 7th release date $499 This vs PS4 Pro STATS https://www.cnet.com/news/xbox-one-x-vs-ps4-pro/ iPad Pro 10.5 inch https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/12/15779156/apple-new-ipad-pro-review-2017-10-5-tablet-ios Uber CEO on the chopping block (Travis been said chopped, show notes are laggin) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/11/technology/uber-holder-report.html New bill introduced to make it illegal for the president to delete tweets by making it part of the presidential record http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/337416-covefe-act-would-make-social-media-a-presidential-record 58:30 - Break     Talk about android/iOS beta as daily driver   Lyft Stuff: https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/6/15742274/lyf

Episode 5! In this one we talk a little bit about what got us into podcasting, and have some friendly banter about Apple's WWDC. Thanks for listening!   Intro About ourselves: What we do (not necessarily career, but hobbies, major, etc) Why we wanted to podcast How we contribute to the show Why we like tech Shameless self plug Location, location, location Why we love Slavin OS preference, smart phone preference,   57:50 - Break   OneLogin data breach. Discuss trusting password managers with all this data https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/06/onelogin-data-breach-compromised-decrypted/   AppleFS doesn't work with non english languages https://eclecticlight.co/2017/04/06/apfs-is-currently-unusable-with-most-non-english-languages/ Beats by Jeff Budzinski - https://soundcloud.com/freh Be sure to also check out Kyle's wrestling podcast,  On Air With Keenan & Kyle! http://onairwithkeenan.podomatic.com/

Episode 4! This is a bit different than our prior format. Much more opinion based and less influenced by articles. Thanks for joining us this week!   Ethics of centralized AI (opinion or fact-based) Where would it be stored Who decides it's learning What it's learning (resources) Worried of AI Apocalypse? Possibly go into consciousness,etc.   Cool article about potential uses of AI (some probably already in effect) http://www.businessinsider.com/researchers-predictions-future-artificial-intelligence-2015-10/#pieter-abbeel-says-robots-will-keep-us-safer-especially-from-disasters-1   BREAK (40:32) NEW IDEA: Opinion time What would make an AI worth using for you? How could existing companies improve on their AI (looking at you Siri)   Beats by Jeff Budzinski Be sure to also check out Kyle's wrestling podcast, Keenan & Kyle!

It's that time of the week again! episode 3! We finally manage to get the whole gang together for this one.    Topics for discussion Google I/O - First Half Everything to know about Google I/O Bluetooth support for home Home launching in more countries Remove obstructions from pics Suggested sharing Shared libraries http://www.androidcentral.com/google-io-2017 http://www.androidauthority.com/google-io/ Advancements in AI, Machine learning. Android O and its improvements Google Lens Android has over 2 billion active devices Typing in Google Assistant (finally) Assistant on the iPhone! Hands-free calling on Home to phones (unlike Amazon’s echo->echo calling) Google photos enhancements S8 to get daydream support   BREAK - 01:01:30     http://abc13.com/news/report-reveals-uber-charges-riders-more-in-wealthier-areas/2022921/ Switched ride cost algorithm, but kept driver payment algorithm the same. Living in a richer neighborhood could cost you more money for ubers, or going from wealthier area to wealthier area