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T-Mobile Under Fire: Screen Recording Tool in T-Life App Sparks Major Privacy Concerns
     heard on Sat 31 May 25
T-Life users on T-Mobile have found a new function that's raising serious eyebrows: a Screen Recording Tool enabled by default. As people dig deeper into their app settings, they're finding this surprise functionality hidden away under "Preferences." With tech privacy already in the hot seat because of Microsoft's Recall AI controversy, this new feature is fuel to the flames.

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Framework modular computers
     heard on Sat 31 May 25
Computers shouldn't be boring. We know consumer electronics can be better for you and for the environment. Unlike most products, ours are open for you to repair and upgrade.

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The Expanse (novel series)
     heard on Sat 31 May 25
The Expanse is a series of science fiction novels (and related novellas and short stories) by James S. A. Corey, the joint pen name of authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. The first novel, Leviathan Wakes, was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2012.[1] The complete series was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Series in 2017.[2] It later won, following its second nomination for the same award in 2020.

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Custom Scrollbars
     heard on Sat 31 May 25
Give your browser a personalized touch with custom scrollbar colours! You can select from any range of colours and toggle between the default width and thin scrollbar... or hide it altogether if that's what floats your boat.

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BOOX Note Series
     heard on Sat 31 May 25
Android e-Ink tablet We have overcome many difficulties and have made our commitment to users. So persistence is a critical factor in our development. And that's why we promise at least 3-year firmware updates for every product and 10GB of free cloud storage for every user. Every improvement is the result of persistence and commitment.

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Suspected InfoStealer Malware Data Breach Exposed 184 Million Logins and Passwords
     heard on Sat 31 May 25
The publicly exposed database was not password-protected or encrypted. It contained 184,162,718 unique logins and passwords, totaling a massive 47.42 GB of raw credential data. In a limited sampling of the exposed documents, I saw thousands of files that included emails, usernames, passwords, and the URL links to the login or authorization for the accounts. The database contained login and password credentials for a wide range of services, applications, and accounts, including email providers, Microsoft products, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Roblox, and many more. I also saw credentials for bank and financial accounts, health platforms, and government portals from numerous countries that could put exposed individuals at significant risk.

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Security Now podcast
     heard on Sat 24 May 25
Cybersecurity guru Steve Gibson joins Leo Laporte every Tuesday. Steve and Leo break down the latest cybercrime and hacking stories, offering a deep understanding of what's happening and how to protect yourself and your business. Security Now is a must listen for security professionals every week.

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XKCD - Dependency
     heard on Sat 24 May 25
Technology architecture is often illustrated by a stack diagram, in which higher levels of rectangles indicate components that are dependent on components in lower levels. This is analogous to a physical tower of blocks, in which higher blocks rest on lower blocks. The stack in this cartoon bears a striking resemblance to a physical block tower, suggesting the danger that the tower will lose its balance when a critical piece is removed, in this case a piece near the bottom, labeled as being maintained by a single semi-anonymous person located somewhere relatively unimportant doing it for their own unknown reasons without fame or acknowledgement. The concept of balance is not intended to be communicated by a stack diagram, making this a humorously absurd extension of a well-known diagram style

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Retrace your steps with Recall
     heard on Sat 24 May 25
Recall (preview) was introduced earlier this year, with the ability to enable you to quickly find and jump back into what you have seen before on your PC. You can use an explorable timeline to find the content you remember seeing before. You can also use semantic powered search and just describe how you remember something and Recall will retrieve the moment you saw it. Any photo, link, or message can be a fresh point to continue from.

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Not Alone (10 book series)
     heard on Sat 24 May 25
When Dan McCarthy stumbles upon a folder containing evidence of the conspiracy to end all conspiracies -- a top-level alien cover-up -- he leaks the files without a second thought. The incredible truth revealed by Dan’s leak immediately captures the public’s imagination, but Dan’s relentless commitment to exposing the cover-up and forcing disclosure quickly earns him some enemies in high places. For his whole life, Dan McCarthy has searched for a reason to believe. Now that he finally has one, he might soon wish he didn’t...

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