The US Asks Private Companies to Hack Back - DTNS 5331
Summary
Hosts Tom Merritt and Huynh Wadao discuss a new US policy allowing private companies to assist in cyber operations against transnational crime, raising concerns about oversight. Briefs cover Flock’s stricter data retention policies, Twitch’s AI opt-out for streamers, and Apple’s news deals for Siri. The episode also reviews the Pixel 9 launch, Microsoft’s Copilot merger, and YMTC’s rise in NAND storage. Finally, they analyze the revenue drop in Love and Deep Space following a character controversy.
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US policy allowing private companies to fight transnational cybercrime
Listener thanks and sponsors: Grainger, Sephora, Best Western, OLLI
Flock Security implements new data retention and audit policies
Twitch allows streamers to opt out of AI training data usage
Apple pays publishers for Siri to access fresh news stories
Huynh reviews Google Pixel 9a and Pixel Fold announcements
Sponsor: Into It with Dr. Nikki
Tech briefs: Microsoft, Lenovo, WhatsApp, Meta, DJI, and YMTC
China's gig economy growth and CXMT market cap rise
Anthropic in talks to acquire chip efficiency software firm Descartes
Love and Deep Space revenue drop after character backlash
Listener insight on drone triangulation and show outro
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