Episode 103 : Power, Corruption and Lies

Follow Up

[Apple readies Apple Watch Series 9 ban workaround by disabling blood oxygen functionality](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/15/apple-watch-blood-oxygen-feature-remove-ban/)

[Vision Pro demos will include scanning your glasses to identify your prescription](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/14/24037822/apple-vision-pro-store-demos-release)

News

Bad time to be a tech worker

not sure how many people google are laying off

[Google is losing its Fitbit leaders and laying off hundreds of AR employees](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/10/24033994/google-reorganization-fitbit-park-friedman-ar-layoffs)

[Google confirms it just laid off around a thousand employees](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/11/24034124/google-layoffs-engineering-assistant-hardware)

[Humane lays off 4 percent of employees before releasing its AI Pin](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/9/24032274/humane-layoffs-ai-pin)

[Apple asks its San Diego Siri quality control team to relocate to Texas](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/14/24037904/apple-san-diego-siri-ai-team-relocating)

[OpenAI Quietly Deletes Ban on Using ChatGPT for “Military and Warfare”](https://theintercept.com/2024/01/12/open-ai-military-ban-chatgpt/)

[eBay will pay $3 million over bizarre cyberstalking campaign](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/11/24034688/ebay-cyberstalking-campaign-settlement-doj)

[AirDrop crack: Apple was made aware of the vulnerability in 2019](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/10/airdrop-crack/)

[Not even poor Notepad is safe from Microsoft's AI obsession](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/01/11/microsoft_notepad_ai/)

[Samsung’s Galaxy phones will soon work as a PC webcam for Microsoft Teams](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/9/24031445/samsung-galaxy-phones-microsoft-teams-webcam-copilot-integration?utm_content=buffer9bccb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

[Amazon is trying to fix content casting with an open standard](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/9/24030324/amazon-matter-casting-echo-show-fire-tv-prime-video?utm_content=buffer9a988&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

Standards

https://xkcd.com/927/

[The SEC’s X account was hijacked to post a fake approval of Bitcoin ETFs](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/9/24032095/bitcoin-etf-sec-fake-tweet-x-gary-gensler)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7zazuy_UfI&t=21s&pp=ygUcam9obiBvbGl2ZXIgY3J5cHRvY3VycmVuY3kgMg%3D%3D

[OpenAI says it’s “impossible” to create useful AI models without copyrighted material](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1994591)

Cars

[Google Chrome is coming to your car](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/9/24030082/google-built-in-android-auto-ev-chrome-ford-polestar)

[Hertz is selling 20,000 used EVs due to high repair costs](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995291)

[The Rabbit R1 is an AI-powered gadget that can use your apps for you](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/9/24030667/rabbit-r1-ai-action-model-price-release-date)

CES

[Satechi’s new Qi2 charging stands are stylish and storable](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/9/24022384/satechi-wireless-charging-stand-qi2-15w-price-ces-2024)

[Anker’s flagship power station can charge an EV and make homes energy independent](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/8/24026404/anker-solix-emergency-home-backup-power-price-specs)

Games

[MSI reveal the Claw, the first Intel-powered Steam Deck rival](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/msi-reveal-the-claw-the-first-intel-powered-steam-deck-rival)

[0 A.D.: Empires Ascendant](https://play0ad.com/)

Main Show

Horizon IT

[How the legal system made it so easy for the Post Office to destroy the lives of the sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses - and how the legal system then made it so hard for them to obtain justice](https://emptycity.substack.com/p/how-the-legal-system-made-it-so-easy?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2)

BBC Overview

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56718036

[Why do govt IT projects, like UK's Horizon, end in disaster?](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/01/13/kettle_post_office_horizon/)

ITV TV Series

https://www.itv.com/watch/mr-bates-vs-the-post-office/10a0469

[Wi-Fi 7 quietly took off while everyone was looking at AI](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/11/24033022/wi-fi-7-laptops-gaming-ces-2024-lenovo-alienware-razer-msi-asus)

Comparing 6/6E/7

https://community.fs.com/article/wifi-7-vs-wifi-6e-vs-wifi-6-what-is-the-difference.html

App of the Week

Sleeve 2

https://replay.software/

Thing of the Week

24 Bottles - water bottle

https://www.amazon.co.uk/24Bottles-Lightweight-Reusable-Stainless-Original/dp/B08P5XY13N/ref=pd_day0fbt_img_d_sccl_1/257-7886024-9503701?pd_rd_w=2769i&content-id=amzn1.sym.bfe06781-69ca-4a3a-9842-e535d2f2ae0e&pf_rd_p=bfe06781-69ca-4a3a-9842-e535d2f2ae0e&pf_rd_r=7M1N12BBNEBQJTXK1BP5&pd_rd_wg=VB0Fw&pd_rd_r=3522b05f-0f9d-4a18-b457-9cbb823181f4&pd_rd_i=B08P5XY13N&th=1

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