The Domains We Name Stay Mainly In Our Reign
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| The Domains We Name Stay Mainly In Our Reign | |
| Number | 2869 |
| Broadcast Date | SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 |
| Episode Length | 42:52 |
| Hosts | Tom Merritt |
| Guests | Darren Kitchen, Len Peralta |
The US hands over control of the domain system to ICANN. Tom Merritt thinks he can explain what will happen in one sentence. Plus Darren Kitchen on the rising cost of exploits. Does it mean you’re safer?
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Headlines
- Yahoo has open sourced it's algorithm that determines if images are not safe for work. Now here are some more top stories.
- Google has renamed Google Apps for Work to G Suite and announced new features. Quick Access tries to predict what file you need in Google Drive before you even begin typing a search. Google calendar's smart scheduling comes to iOS. Explore can turn natural language into spreadsheet formulae, suggest images for docs and offer layout suggestions for Slides. And new roles for Teams called Team Drives and updated Hangout video conferencing is available in the Early Adopter Program.
- Google's Waze Rider carpool service is now available to all users in the San Francisco area. Users are currently limited to 2 rides a day, as Google intends the service to be used for actual carpooling to work, not a replacement for taxis. Drivers are also only compensated for mileage, it's not designed to be a part-time job. As such Google does not plan to require drivers for the service to provide proof of insurance, photo identification, or pass a background check.
- Amazon Game Studios announced its first 3 titles that will feature deep Twitch integration, New World a massively multiplayer, open-ended sandbox game, Crucible which sadly is not a taut colonial legal drama about witchcraft and Breakaway a 4-on-4 4v4 mythological sport brawler. Breakaway will let streamers customize their experience with real time stat overlays, as well as let broadcasters invite followers to play, setup viewer polls, and allow match wagering of Twitch's new Stream+ game currency. --- Also users are reporting seeing something called Twitch Prime appear online. Twitch Prime will apparently include “free loot every month,” as well as exclusive discounts on new-release games, as well as ad-free viewing, and more. And it says it will come free with Amazon Prime.
- In Poland Friday, Facebook launched "Messenger Day" which lets people share photos and videos, that can be decorated with filters and stickers, that disappear in 24 hours. Just Like Instagram Stories! You can draw on images and add text. But filters are organized around prompts like "I'm feeling," "I'm doing," or "Who's up for" with a range of filters that fit the sentiment. Facebook told TechCrunch "we are running a small test of new ways for people to share those updates visually."
- HTC is launching Viveport in 30 countries Friday, a store for non-gaming VR content. The 60 launch titles in the store cover education, design, art, social, video, music, sports, health, fashion, travel, news, shopping and more. Some titles are on sale for $1 at launch.
- US security exploit broker Zerodium has tripled to $1.5 million what it will pay for exploits against fully patched iPhones and iPads. It also doubled to $200,000 its price for previously unknown vulnerabilities in Android. Zero-day exploits for Flash also rose from $50K to $80K. Zerodium sells exploits to governments for use in surveillance. Zerodium founder Chaouki Bekrar says the high prices are a result of systems being harder to compromise.
Discussion
- Y2K 2.0: Is the US government set to “give away the Internet” Saturday?
- Answering some of your questions on the stewardship transition
- States sue to block White House plan for internet transition
- Can you explain the ICANN transfer?
- The internet belongs to the world, not to Ted Cruz
- What They're Saying: Why It's Important to Complete the IANA Stewardship Transition
- Opposition gets facts wrong on ICANN’s security committee and the IANA transition
Pick of the Day
- Hey Tom,
I always hear you talking about using a VPN when accessing the internet from public places. I'm starting to do more freelance work and working out of coffee shops and such. Which VPN company do you use?
Thanks! - Submitted by Scott
- Hey Tom,
Messages
- Scott in Iowa wrote about trying to exchange his Note 7 at a Verizon store. He was told he could exchange it for a blue model but that silver and black versions were unavailable because they "had to be placed in ”quarantine.” He called Samsung and Verizon and the only more information he got was that silver and black versions might be available October 10.
It's hard to say what that means exactly but my best guess is that Note 7s are caught up in the Hanjin shipping bankruptcy which is also affecting iPhone 7 shipments. Hat tip to BigJim in our audience who's been keeping all os us up to speed on this by email and Slack comments. - Sent by Scott in Iowa
- Scott in Iowa wrote about trying to exchange his Note 7 at a Verizon store. He was told he could exchange it for a blue model but that silver and black versions were unavailable because they "had to be placed in ”quarantine.” He called Samsung and Verizon and the only more information he got was that silver and black versions might be available October 10.
- If Apple wants to make major in roads into large business/enterprise sales they are going to have to come up with a better support model for business. They must realize bringing 50 ipads to the genius bar is not a viable option for most businesses. They need to understand they have a part in troubleshooting why an Apple laptop is transferring files slow to a Windows file server. Enterprise will never be their homogeneous walled garden solution they have on the consumer side.
- Sent by Michael
- Regarding Samsung's "exploding washing machines" Tad writes: "as a sales associate with 15 years experience at a local independent appliance store that has been in business for over 40 years, I can tell you, this issue can and has happened with other manufacturers. You are absolutely right that Samsung is getting killed because of the recent issues with the phones.
All these machines have sensors to detect an out of balance situation and stop the machine to make the consumer re-balance the load. Its a safety vs. convenience issue. Make the threshold too low and the consumer is continually having to re-balance. Don't make it sensitive enough and this type of problem could happen. Samsung seems to have missed the mark leaning more toward customer happiness than safety. This problem could probably be fixed with a firmware update to lower the shut down threshold. Too late for that now. Customers will demand a hardware engineering fix at this point.
As always, proud to be a Co-Executive Producer...
PS: I still watch the show on that Samsung refrigerator from time to time. I hope those don't start exploding! - Sent by Tad Robbins
- Regarding Samsung's "exploding washing machines" Tad writes: "as a sales associate with 15 years experience at a local independent appliance store that has been in business for over 40 years, I can tell you, this issue can and has happened with other manufacturers. You are absolutely right that Samsung is getting killed because of the recent issues with the phones.
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