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Episode 98 – Fireye, OMG…WTF

Published a few months ago in AI , Alphabet , Apple , FireEye , Google

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/10/22/google_bans_naughty_language/http://foaas.com

https://gizmodo.com/major-google-outage-hits-youtube-g-suite-and-third-pa-1835189852

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/06/03/ai_roundup_310519/
https://www.westernjournal.com/fireeye-exec-explains-hillary-clinton-chosen-cybersecurity-conference-speaker/

https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/somethings-wrong-with-gravity-2/

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/03/alphabet-shares-drop-as-justice-department-reportedly-prepares-for-google-antitrust-probe.html

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/06/03/huawei_to_sell_subsea_cable_biz

/https://www.mannheimerswartling.se/globalassets/nyhetsbrev/msa_nyhetsbrev_national-intelligence-law_jan-19.pdf

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/03/everything-apple-announced-at-wwdc-2019.html

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/30/18646309/amazon-reportedly-interested-boost-mobile-t-mobile-sprint-spectrum

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Episode 96 – Hackers…You’re the bomb(ed)

Published 6 months ago in Apple , DDN , Hack , Huawei , Lyft , Network , NVidia , Oracle , Pivocity , PURE Storage , Security , Storage , Trendata , Vodaphone

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/13/how-to-watch-game-of-thrones-without-an-internet-connection.html

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/israel-bombed-cyber-hackers-historic-many-reasons-56987

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-30/vodafone-found-hidden-backdoors-in-huawei-equipment

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/05/a-mysterious-hacker-gang-is-on-a-supply-chain-hacking-spree/?cid=15446

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/13/uber-ceo-sends-memo-to-employees-after-disappointing-ipo.html

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/05/11/panic_alarms_hackable/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2019/04/24/three-steps-to-get-started-on-predictive-analytics-today/#3f990dc822ee

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/05/07/ddn_is_buying_nexenta/

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/05/13/apple_supreme_court/

Episode 93 – Article 13, the death of memes?

Published 8 months ago in Article 13 , Facebook , Google , Hack , Huawei , India , Iran , McDonalds , Uncategorized , wearables

The EU got talked into copyright laws, while FB got talked OUT of $100 million dollars.

India makes space junk. https://spacenews.com/india-tests-anti-satellite-weapon/

Tump says Google will work with the US Gov . https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/27/trump-google-china-1240072

Microsoft gets greenlighted to crush Iranian hacker… I want more. https://mashable.com/article/microsoft-phishing-domains-iranian-hackers/#vT3gnKi1Taqb

McDonalds will make it easier for you to know what “food” of theirs you don’t want. https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/mcdonalds-just-made-a-300-million-dollar-investment-that-may-change-fast-food-forever.html

The UK uses process and due diligence to conclude that Huawei is NOT beautiful. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/28/hcsec_huawei_oversight_board_savaging_annual_report/

Google and FaceBook get scammed for $123 MEEELion. heh. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/28/how-to-avoid-invoice-theft-scam-that-cost-google-facebook-123m.html

Apple medical wearables. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/27/apple-can-see-big-profits-from-health-tech-says-john-sculley.html

The death of the meme? Not so fast.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/27/18283800/youtube-copyright-directive-article-13-memes-grandayy-philip-defranco-european-union

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Episode 84 – The Polar Vortex, Business, Batteries & Boy Bands

Published 10 months ago in AI , Apple , Azure , China , ConRes , Facetime , FireEye , Iran , JEDI , Oracle , Pivocity , Russia , ServiceNow

Chang’e 4 wakes and Yutu 2 stretches its solar panels for another day… on the friggin’ moon . https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/31/change_4_wakes/

Polar vortex: Your phone’s battery will die if it’s too cold out… https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/31/your-phone-will-turn-off-if-its-too-cold-heres-how-to-keep-it-warm.html

Oracle keeps bangin’ their head….with a gavel… https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/31/oracle_jedi_denied_access_government_documents/

Azure…Soooo…about your data….uh….yeah…. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/30/azure_sql_delete/

ServiceNow and the consumerization of employee tech… https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/01/30/servicenow-ceo-talks-mobile-coming-to-enterprise-after-earnings.html

Facetime bug…They messed with the wrong Texan… https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/31/texas_lawyer_sues_apple_eavesdropping_facetime_bug/ *

The One Hundred MELLION faces of IBM… https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/29/ibm-releases-diverse-dataset-to-fight-facial-recognition-bias.html

Cyber threat intelligence for China, Rusia, Iran & Korea…https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/29/china-russia-could-disrupt-us-infrastructure-with-cyber-attacks-odni.html

FireEye Report on Iran… Goodness… https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2019/01/apt39-iranian-cyber-espionage-group-focused-on-personal-information.html

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Episode 82 – China Kills Cotton seed. World is Silent.

Published 10 months ago in Apple , AWS , China , documentDB , Huawei , JEDI , Oracle , Ren Zhengfei , Tim Cook

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/16/first_moon_plant_dies/

RIP 2019-2019: The first plant to grow on the Moon? Yeah, it’s dead already. The Chinese admit the poor cotton seedling froze to death as temperatures plunged during the lunar night.

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Episode 73 – The Thanksgiving Show

Published last year in Apple , AWS , Bezos , IBM , Red Hat

What would it be like if Enterprise IT Suppliers had Black Friday deals? Who would get trampled….and for what?

iPhone select trick

https://www.dummies.com/consumer-electronics/smartphones/iphone/how-to-edit-text-on-your-iphone/

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/19/bitcoin-skids-to-a-13-month-low-nearing-5000.html

The world’s largest cryptocurrency is now down 22 percent in the past week, falling as much as 12 percent Monday to its lowest level in more than a year.
Other major cryptocurrencies ethereum and XRP dropped 13 and 5 percent respectively.
Bitcoin is now down more than 30 percent since last Thanksgiving, when it gained household-name status and became a common topic around dinner tables.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/19/vpn_app_investigation/

Using a free VPN? Why not skip the middleman and just send your data to President Xi?

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/439wbw/patching-is-failing-as-a-security-paradigm

This article pisses me off….so long…no answers

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/19/tech-stocks-like-facebook-and-apple-got-crushed-once-again.html

Facebook shares fell after a WSJ report that CEO Mark Zuckerberg is becoming much more aggressive in how he manages the tech giant.
Apple shares dropped following a report the company has cut production for its newest iPhones.
Bitcoin also continued a year-long slide, hitting its lowest level of the year.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/15/bezos-tells-employees-one-day-amazon-will-fail-and-to-stay-hungry.html

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told employees, in response to a question at an all-hands meeting last week, that the company is not “too big to fail.”
Bezos was asked a similar question at an internal meeting in March about Amazon’s size and the potential for government regulation.
Bezos is addressing the concerns as Amazon prepares to expand into two new headquarters locations in New York and Virginia.

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-acquires-xoxco-howdy-slack-2018-11

Microsoft announced Wednesday it would acquire an Austin-based software product design and development studio called XOXCO.
XOXCO is known for Howdy, a bot for the popular Slack work chat app that helps schedule meetings, as well as Botkit, which provides development tools for the GitHub code-sharing service.
Microsoft has acquired several other AI startups this year, including Semantic Machines, Bonsai, and Lobe.
Microsoft also announced updates to its AI platform, including a new technology called Cognitive Services Containers.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/10/24/devops_world_keynote/

CloudBees CEO Sacha Labourey referred to as Frankenstein Jenkins or, more snappily, “Jenkinsteins” as teams add plug-ins to create a “gigantic, fragile master that falls apart”.

Dealing with these “Jenkinsteins” is therefore important.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbloomberg/2018/11/18/three-things-ibm-must-do-to-keep-red-hat-acquisition-from-sinking-the-company/#77601d886d29

This is perhaps the most aggressive analysis of what IBM must do…. I like it!!!

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Episode 69 – Meet the Co-Founder of ONUG and our Guest Host, Ernest Lefner

Published last year in Amazon , Apple , ONUG , Space

The Tech Fugitives interview Ernest Lefner. Ernest is the Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Open Network User Group AND… Our good Friend. He will be guest hosting with us for a few weeks…. He is in FACT a Tech Fugitive.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/11/06/mysterious-oumuamua-object-space-alien-probe-harvard/1900213002/

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/06/microsoft-has-a-version-of-its-new-campus-in-minecraft.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/05/amazon-will-reportedly-create-two-new-headquarters-instead-of-one.html

The update follows a pair of weekend reports naming Crystal City, Va., and other cities as front runners in the tightening race for Amazon’s second headquarters.
The New York Times on Monday reported that the Long Island City neighborhood of New York City is nearing an agreement with the tech giant
It’s been more than a year since the company issued a call for proposals.
Amazon originally said it would invest $5 billion and employ 50,000 workers in the winning area.

Mid-Show – ConRes

Apple Stock article

https://www.fool.com/amp/investing/2018/11/06/apple-stock-time-to-buy.aspx

Down 9% at close Monday

Avoiding an apple correction

https://seekingalpha.com/amp/article/4218604-apple-can-avoid-major-correction

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Episode 52 – Defcon…Feel the Fear and Log in Anyway

Published last year in Amazon , Apple , AWS , Bitcoin , Defcon , Google , Oracle , Security

Reading about hacks at Defcon is starting to feel a bit like watching Jaws trailers. It’s fascinating, but you’re pretty sure someone’s getting eaten….whole. The Tech Fugitives cover some of the more interesting hacks.

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-research/def-con-2018-26-ten-biggest-hacks/

We also discuss:

Employee burnout…suck it up, cupcake!

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/14/5-ways-workers-can-avoid-employee-burnout.html

How Google maps rebrands neighborhoods.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/05/new-york-times-digital-rebranding-by-google-maps-hits-home.html

Dropbox disses Linux users

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/14/dropbox_encrypted_linux_support/

Oracle Foul Plan?

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/13/oracle_sued_cloud_numbers/

Headline dolts misrepresentin’

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/13/charts-point-to-trouble-for-nvidia-on-earnings-this-week.html

….And here’s why we know they’re wrong…

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/14/nvidia-shares-rise-after-chipmaker-announces-utterly-awesome-new-tu.html

Amazon signs longer term deals

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/01/amazons-cloud-business-now-sits-on-16-billion-of-unrecognized-revenu.html

What does an IPO mean if you’re communist China

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/13/nio-chinese-electric-car-ipo-filing.html

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Episode 34 – Enter The Tech Fugitive Phishing Tournament, Win Big Prizes!

Published last year in Amazon , Apple , Oracle , Security

Welcome back to the Tech Fugitives podcast. Mark’s biting, so send in a thumb drive loaded with malware and a label that’s sure to lure him in.

Security peeps….do you like a challenge. Send the Tech Fugitives a thumb drive with your funniest, most alluring label. Here’s the “catch”…we want the thumb drive loaded down with the most heinous malware ya’ got! Best entry wins limited edition swage! Send thumb drives to PO Box 270032, Flower Mound, TX 75027-0032. Judges decisions final. Thumb drives will NOT be returned.

We also discus:

Elon Musk Party balloons. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/04/19/musk_party_balloon_rockets/

The Blue Tick and other super heroes. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/09/twitter-could-let-everyone-get-a-blue-tick-for-verification-jack-dorsey.html

Oracle chest thumping. https://seekingalpha.com/article/4163331-amazon-king-cloud-oracle-steal-crown

Apple’s self driving car patents. https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/2/17188782/apple-virtual-augmented-reality-patent-self-driving-cars

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