We Were THIS Close… - Dec. 30, 2022

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

….YAY?

New York State passed right-to-repair bill with last-minute change

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/12/weakened-right-to-repair-bill-is-signed-into-law-by-new-yorks-governor/

iFixit CEO sees it as a win, despite neutering https://www.ifixit.com/News/70515/new-york-passes-historic-right-to-repair-bill

You might say that Louis Rossman is upset, since he’s drinking straight vodka https://youtu.be/iqmvK9-V-Ss?t=54

He explains how he predicted what would happen, and explains how the amendment crushes his 7-year long fight for R2R https://youtu.be/7xGBB-717AI

FTC released 56 page paper (special consideration  for quote “other than citing to the mobile phone thermal runaway occurring in Australia in 2011, manufacturers provided no data to support their argument that injuries are tied to repairs performed by consumers or independent repair shops”) https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/reports/nixing-fix-ftc-report-congress-repair-restrictions/nixing_the_fix_report_final_5521_630pm-508_002.pdf

Passed both the state’s legislatures with “overwhelming bipartisan majorities” in its original form https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/12/weakened-right-to-repair-bill-is-signed-into-law-by-new-yorks-governor/#:~:text=months%20after%20it%20had%20passed%20both%20chambers%20of%20the%20state%27s%20legislature%20with%20overwhelming%20bipartisan%20majorities.

FTC endorsed original version https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/letter-assemblymember-fahy.pdf

 

 

RED, THE BLOOD OF ANGRY MEN

AMD has ben receiving backlash due to their handling of the 7900 XTX heat issues

Declined RMA replacement because 110 degree temp was “normal” https://wccftech.com/amd-declines-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-rma-for-hitting-110c-junction-temps-says-temperatures-are-normal/

Original reddit post for RMA issue https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/zvjw55/mba_7900xtx_rma_declined_110degree_junction_temp/

Redditor whose return was rejected because the product was “opened” https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/zvvcio/do_not_buy_a_7900_xtx_or_anything_else_for_that/?ref=share&ref_source=embed&utm_content=body&utm_medium=post_embed&utm_name=df3f45fec6f4473ba163e0c4fab17737&utm_source=embedly&utm_term=zvvcio

https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/zym65e/amd_responds_to_rx_7900_xtx_110c_hotspot_issues/

Good guy PowerColorSteven is collecting user reports to bring to AMD https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/zvvcio/comment/j1s6v84/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Maybe it’s a good thing AMD locked the power play tables https://www.tomshardware.com/news/rx-7000-series-power-play-lock-out

 

2 KOOL 4 SIYUNS`

Geoengineering start-up claims they can help cool the planet and make money doing it

https://www.jpost.com/environment-and-climate-change/article-725984

reasons why it is controversial https://gizmodo.com/make-sunsets-solar-geoengineering-sulfur-climate-change-1849931460#:~:text=But%20almost%20nobody%20has%20actually%20enacted%20real%2Dworld%20experiments%20because%20of%20the%20associated%20risks%2C%20like%20rapid%20changes%20in%20our%20planet%E2%80%99s%20precipitation%20patterns%2C%20damage%20to%20the%20ozone%20layer%2C%20and%20significant%20geopolitical%20ramifications.

They already launched two balloons from Mexico without approval and don’t know even know if the experiment succeeded https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/24/1066041/a-startup-says-its-begun-releasing-particles-into-the-atmosphere-in-an-effort-to-tweak-the-climate/#:~:text=He%20expected%20they,first%20two%20launches.  

They’re selling “cooling credit” https://makesunsets.com/products/cooling-credit

“We joke slash not joke that this is partly a company and partly a cult,” https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/24/1066041/a-startup-says-its-begun-releasing-particles-into-the-atmosphere-in-an-effort-to-tweak-the-climate/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe%20joke%20slash%20not%20joke%20that%20this%20is%20partly%20a%20company%20and%20partly%20a%20cult%2C%E2%80%9D

 

 

QUICK BITS

 

 

LASTPASS BULLIED FOR PUBLIC LEAK

LastPass’s leak disclosure is under scrutiny from security experts

https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/28/23529547/lastpass-vault-breach-disclosure-encryption-cybersecurity-rebuttal

Background: update from LastPass themselves https://blog.lastpass.com/2022/12/notice-of-recent-security-incident/

One of the developers for AdBlock Pro called LastPass’s statement “full of omissions, half-truths and outright lies” https://palant.info/2022/12/26/whats-in-a-pr-statement-lastpass-breach-explained/

Another security researcher recommends moving to another password manager https://infosec.exchange/@epixoip/109585049354200263

LastPass suffered 7 major breaches in 10 years https://infosec.exchange/@epixoip/109585049354200263#:~:text=LastPass%20has%20suffered%207%20major%20%23security%20breaches%20(malicious%20actors%20active%20on%20the%20internal%20network)%20in%20the%20last%2010%20years.

 

WAKE UP IN THE MORNING FEELING LIKE P DIDDY

Samsung’s new smart fridge has a 32-inch screen

https://www.businessinsider.com/samsungs-new-smart-fridge-screen-amazon-tiktok-in-your-kitchen-2022-12

Press release literally says it’s “optimized for vertical format videos provided by major social media platforms” (NEEDS TO BE TRANSLATED TO ENGLISH) https://news.samsung.com/kr/%EC%82%BC%EC%84%B1%EC%A0%84%EC%9E%90-ces-2023%EC%84%9C-%ED%95%9C%EC%B8%B5-%ED%81%B0-%EC%8A%A4%ED%81%AC%EB%A6%B0-%ED%83%91%EC%9E%AC%ED%95%9C-%EB%B9%84%EC%8A%A4%ED%8F%AC%ED%81%AC-%EB%83%89?utm_source=narrativ&nrtv_cid=d8cc9bf80fa3ad5b621ba9813d5ddb5f1578d10e0d847ab5deda63e403b6c670#:~:text=The%2032%20%2Dinch%20screen%20installed%20in%20this%20new%20product%20is%20optimized%20for%20vertical%20format%20videos%20provided%20by%20major%20social%20media%20platforms%20such%20as%20YouTube

 

NEW TWITTER FILES DROPPED

Hacker claims to have private details of 400 million Twitter accounts

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64109777

Many notable figures may be within the breached accounts https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/28/cybersecurity-firm-links-piers-morgan-twitter-hack-to-leak-of-400-million-records-including-scott-morrisons#:~:text=Cara%20Delevingne%2C%20US%20politician%20Alexandria%20Ocasio%2DCortez%20and%20pop%20singer%20Shawn%20Mendes.

Shot of the hacker’s post https://twitter.com/RockHudsonRock/status/1606644986363400193/photo/1

 

NOT SO SMART NOW, ARE YA?

Researcher was able to wiretap a Google Home

https://thehackernews.com/2022/12/researcher-uncovers-potential.html

Could be used to turn others’ smart speakers into snooping devices https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-home-speakers-allowed-hackers-to-snoop-on-conversations/

 

SCIENTISTS BLAMED FOR A SALTED FRIDGE

Scientists made a fridge using salt

Able to reverse the phenomenon that makes ice cooler when you put salt on it https://techxplore.com/news/2022-12-ethylene-carbonate-solvent-sodium-iodide.html

Their paper https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade1696