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Category5 Technology TV
Weekly live digital TV show with Robbie Ferguson focused on topics of interest to tech minds. Ask your questions and get live answers. Recipient of 2014 and 2017 Top 100 Tech Podcasters award.
The External Backup Decision and an Android Fire 7 Tablet
- Episode 636
- December 11, 2019
- 553
We polled the community and it's been decided: USB 3.1 Rev 2 for our external storage. We'll share a bit more about the decision and what's to come. We also have an Amazon Fire 7 Tablet and determine if you can get standard apps like YouTube or Chrome installed - and if you can use Google Play to do it.
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PHP In Linux CLI, External Storage Dilemma and VLANs
- Dec 4, 2019
- 1,401
Amazon Echo Flex Initial Setup and Unreal Tournament Turns 20
- Nov 27, 2019
- 1,733
2019 Broadcast System Build (i9 9900k)
- Nov 20, 2019
- 965
Industry Efficiency Through Solid Logistics
- Nov 13, 2019
- 1,429
Headphone Showdown
- Nov 6, 2019
- 1,205
Making Windows 8/8.1 Look and Feel Like Windows 7
- Episode 321
- November 12, 2013
- 757,790
Not a big fan of the new "start screen" on Windows 8? We'll show you how to return the traditional Start Menu to the latest version of Microsoft's desktop operating system.
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Raspberry Pi as a Development Web Server - Part 2
- Jan 5, 2016
- 754,042
Creating a Promotional Poster in GIMP
- Jan 12, 2016
- 738,644
Zorin OS 11 - Linux for Windows Users
- Jan 19, 2016
- 729,922
LED Bulbs, Fitness Through Tech and Making Kids Fly
- Jan 26, 2016
- 704,428
The Category5.TV Newsroom
A weekly tech-centric news broadcast with a Linux bias (Part of Category5 Technology TV).
Facebook to encrypt messages, Google AR, Intel's pocket-sized LIDAR camera, credential security
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- Larry Page and Sergey Brin, co-founders of Google have stepped down from their positions as its CEO and President, respectively, with immediate effect at its parent company, Alphabet Inc.
- Governments in the UK, US and Australia have asked Facebook, in an open letter, to roll back plans to bring end-to-end encryption to all of its platforms.
- Mexican Cops Have Pre-Ordered a Fleet of Cybertrucks.
- Google is showing off stunning new augmented reality features coming to web and mobile apps soon.
- The Microsoft threat research team analyzed billions of login credentials that had been leaked following security breaches. These came from multiple sources, including law enforcement and publicly accessible databases.
- Intel is adding a tiny LIDAR sensor to its RealSense range, claiming the Intel RealSense lidar camera L515 is the world’s smallest laser rangefinder – not to mention one of the most affordable.
RPi 4 WiFi Glitch, Can't Trust US .gov Domains, Android Spy Flaw Fixed, Scary Smartwatch For Kids
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- Raspberry Pi 4 are having problems with WiFi when connected to high definition displays.
- Someone pretended to be a mayor and the government gave him a .gov domain.
- Google has confirmed that a flaw that allowed hackers to take control of Android phone cameras, microphones and GPS location without the owners’ permission has been fixed.
- Google wants to bring Android “as close as possible” to the mainline Linux kernel.
- A smartwatch advertised as a way to help parents keep track of their children and give them a peace of mind can be turned into a frightening surveillance device.
- Apple will have to face the law for distributing crappy keyboards.
Google Will Pay $1.5m to Hack Pixel, DOD Fights 5G, WT Social, Monero Wallet Hacked
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- Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested late Tuesday that his company had now received 250,000 pre-orders for the Cybertruck, its “Blade Runner”-inspired electric pickup. Tesla’s unveil event for its first pickup truck was marred by the vehicle’s windows breaking when an executive threw a metal ball at them in an effort to demonstrate their unbreakability. As it turns out, the same test was performed before the event, and went perfectly. The car’s trapezoid shape was also mocked in various memes. Even the official social media pages of LEGO had their go at the Cybertruck, but included innovative modular roof racks. Mr. Musk has said on Twitter that the reason Cybertruck is so planar is that you can't stamp ultra-hard 30X steel, because it breaks the stamping press. Despite the initial social media storm of people mocking the truck's design, others have praised the Cybertruck for bringing something new to the table.
- WyzeCam owners will soon find an update removes the AI-driven person detection from their device due to the unexpected termination of the agreement Wyze had with their AI provider. In Wyze's commitment to offer the feature for free, they are starting their own AI division to bring back person detection and other AI improvements to the motion detection. Wyze is being praised by its users on social media for their transparency through what is no doubt a difficult situation for their staff. The new firmware which removes the AI features is planned for mid-January 2020. There is no ETA yet as to when their new in-house solution will be ready.
- The Department of Defense is joining the fight against 5G, citing risks to GPS and military operations.
- Google is serious about ensuring the Pixel line of Android phones is secure. They've announced that they'll pay security researchers up to $1.5 million to find hacks and exploits.
- The official site for the Monero digital coin was hacked to deliver currency-stealing malware to users who were downloading wallet software.
- Wouldn't it be nice if there was a Facebook rival? Well, there is! And it's founded by the guy who built Wikipedia.
Disney+ Accounts Compromised, Ring IoT Doorbell Hacked, GitHub Preserves Code Beyond the Year 3000
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- Thousands Of Disney+ Accounts Are Already Up For Sale On Hacking Forums.
- A new AI is combining machine learning and computer vision to detect drowning people in real time. By using object recognition, it's able to tell if a person is swimming normally, or if they are at risk of drowning. What's best is that Drowning-Detector is open source, and can run on a single board computer such as the Raspberry Pi.
- IoT doorbell, Ring, had a bug in its configuration app which sent Wi-Fi setup information unencrypted to some doorbell devices, exposing customers' home networks.
- GitHub Will Preserve Open Source Code In An Arctic Vault.
- A secretive clean energy company backed by Bill Gates has created a way to use mirrors and artificial intelligence to harness the heat of the sun, replacing the need to use fossil fuels industrial heat applications, cut back on CO2 emissions. Their invention creates concentrated solar energy so hot that they can manufacture steel, glass and cement with a carbon-free source that had not been available before.
No Drones in US Gov, Google Buys FitBit, Edge in Linux, James Dean is Back
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- The US Interior Department is grounding its entire drone fleet for fear it could be used against them.
- Google is buying Fitbit – and promises that they will not exploit all that health data to serve ads.
- Microsoft Edge is coming to Linux.
- The late James Dean is getting digitally restored for an upcoming movie — and many on the internet, including Chris Evans, aren’t happy.
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket deployed 60 Starlink satellites into earth’s orbit Monday.
- Google is attempting to combat the growing Play Store malware issue and has formed the “App Defense Alliance” which brings technology from ESET, Lookout and Zimperium to the Play Store - you’ll notice now if you install an app, it gets scanned first.
- NASA scientists opened an untouched rock and soil sample from the Moon returned to Earth on Apollo 17, marking the first time in more than 40 years a pristine sample from the Apollo era has been opened.
Benign police drones, nuclear hack, Adobe disconnects paid users, rental "smart" car is stupid
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- Police Scotland has unveiled a new aerial drone system to assist them in searches for missing and vulnerable people.
- After initially denying it, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India has now confirmed that their network of nuclear power plants has been hacked.
- Amidst an already rocky ship following their response to US sanctions in Venezuela, Adobe continues to falter in the eyes of users, making a security blunder that exposed around 7.5 million user records to the public.
- An interesting and unexpected flaw in how smart devices work has turned up as five months after returning a rental car, the customer discovered that he can still track the vehicle, lock and unlock it, and even start and stop its engine.
Top Stories for the Week of October 30, 2019
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- Robbie called it last week when he said we may start to see legitimate companies moving content onto the dark web in light of recent government sanctions. Well, now BBC News announced it has launched a 'dark web' Tor mirror of its news service.
- The Bloodhound supersonic car has completed its first drive across the Hakskeen dry lake in South Africa.
- Two reports published in the last few months show that malware operators are experimenting with using WAV audio files to hide malicious code.
- Google built an advanced computer that has achieved "quantum supremacy" for the first time, surpassing the performance of conventional devices.
Top Stories for the Week of October 23, 2019
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- Access to Photoshop and other Adobe software has been cut off in Venezuela as the firm seeks to comply with US sanctions.
- A dog who survived in the rubble left in the wake of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas has earned its new name — Miracle.
- The official Sesame Street online store, along with thousands of other retailers, has been targeted by a credit card-stealing hack.
- Facebook’s libra cryptocurrency coalition is falling apart as eBay, Visa, Mastercard and Stripe jump ship.
Top Stories for the Week of October 9, 2019
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- PayPal has dropped out of the alliance that is trying to launch Facebook's digital currency Libra.
- A man has been able to move all four of his paralysed limbs with a mind-controlled exoskeleton suit.
- In what serves to confirm we are currently living in the end times, Microsoft has made a new mobile phone that has two screens, and runs Android.
- Canada’s busiest airport will soon be using artificial intelligence-powered technology to detect weapons.
Top Stories for the Week of October 2, 2019
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- Chinese police have arrested a fugitive who'd been on the run for 17 years, after they used drones to spot his cave hideout.
- The World's Most Freakishly Advanced Robot Dog Is Now For Sale.
- American entrepreneur Elon Musk has given an update on his Starship and Super Heavy rocket system.
- An injured tortoise who lost its shell in a fire has become the world's first recipient of a 3D-printed shell.
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