The hills are alive with the sound of buzzing drones, leaking data and the thwack of fake news getting smacked down. El Kaiser and J.D. discuss it all, as well as Shazam’s jump into augmented reality, smaller Windows 10 updates and Consumer Reports stepping it up to evaluate the security of new smart-home devices. Just press Play to get a fresh helping of the week’s news, a Tech Term and a (Hopefully) Helpful Hint — all in one episode!
- WikiLeaks releases trove of alleged C.I.A. hacking documents (The New York Times)
- Consumer Reports to begin evaluating products, services for privacy and data security (Consumer Reports)
- ‘Spammers’ exposed in data back-up slip-up (BBC News)
- Future Windows 10 updates will require 35-65% less space, offer better Windows Update controls (Extreme Tech)
- Snapchat’s parent craters for the first time, drops more than 12% (CNBC)
- Facebook begins flagging ‘disputed’ (fake) news (USAToday)
- Facebook failed to remove sexualised images of children (BBC News)
- Suspect OKs Amazon to hand over Echo recordings in murder case (CNN)
- Oops! Google caught spreading fake news over the weekend (CNET)
- How is news marked as disputed on Facebook? (Facebook)
- The Switch is the fastest-selling console in Nintendo history (Engadget)
- How does Nintendo Switch actually stack up at a party? (Ars Technica)
- Pulse: Let’s share, emote, and discover more together (Twitch blog)
- Shazam launches first scaled augmented reality solution for brands worldwide (Shazam)
