Episode 177 – Tech Shenanigans
- Iran attempted to interfere with the U.S. election results by hacking a website.
- Bluesky
- You can enable iMessage on Windows but not on Android.
- Meta’s Reality Labs unit recorded a $3.99 billion loss, matching its spending on metaverse projects.
- Dropbox laid off 500 employees, citing slowing growth and the impact of AI.
- The University of Texas developed a device that converts thoughts into text.
- Google and Apple collaborated to propose improved tracking detection on iOS and Android devices.
- Google plans to add end-to-end encryption to Google Authenticator.
- AI technology was introduced to Skyrim NPCs, possibly shaping future video games.
- Rivian used Unreal Engine for dash cluster rendering, and Unreal created a virtual Rivian truck in their latest release.
