Each week Saskia brings 4 interesting tech news stories and many, many questions. Lachlan tries to answer them and not get shouty.

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Saskia is confused about a fish committing credit card fraud? (turns out it&#39;s just a clickbait title) and was shocked about the founder of Oculus moving from VR headsets to American defense technology. Lachlan explains why Huawei is banned despite being a good and cheap option in networking and mobile phone equipment. Samsung has apparently been making vaccines since 2011.

A fish committed credit card fraud? From VR to weapons and Samsung apparently makes Vaccines.

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Lachlan and Saskia talk lithium batteries, Sora and recovering oil from plastic

Can we even believe anything any more?

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A third attempt to get back to podcastingSaskia and Lachlan discuss:<ul><li>Smartglasses</li><li>Pantone</li><li>Data storage</li></ul> We&#39;re trying going full raw so you&#39;re going to have to live through Lachlan&#39;s mouth popping. Let&#39;s see if we can keep this up this time.

We're back

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State-sponsored hacking:<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_hat_(computer_security)" rel="nofollow">White hat</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_hat" rel="nofollow">Grey hat</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hat_(computer_security)" rel="nofollow">Black hat</a><a href="https://youtu.be/QalbVvZx7MU?t=45" rel="nofollow">No hat</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberwarfare_by_Russia" rel="nofollow">Cyberwarfare by Russia</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberwarfare_by_China" rel="nofollow">Cyberwarfare by China</a>Tesla Recall<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-16/1000-teslas-recalled-over-serious-fault/101662820" rel="nofollow">Tesla Power Steering Fault</a><a href="https://www.tesla-fire.com/" rel="nofollow">Every time a Tesla has caught fire</a>Artemis Launch<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis" rel="nofollow">Artemis (Greek Mythology)</a><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/liftoff-nasa-s-artemis-i-mega-rocket-launches-orion-to-moon" rel="nofollow">NASA Statement</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMLD0Lp0JBg" rel="nofollow">The official live stream</a><a href="https://history.nasa.gov/FINAL%20Catalogue%20of%20Manmade%20Material%20on%20the%20Moon.pdf" rel="nofollow">NASA Official Catalogue of all man-made moon debris</a> (Current as of 2012, soon to have more stuff!)<a href="https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/nasa-moon-mission-artemis-program-launch-date" rel="nofollow">Official NASA Timeline of the Aremis program</a><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/the-oracle-who-predicted-slss-launch-in-2023-has-thoughts-about-artemis-iii/" rel="nofollow">Predictions of timeline</a>Crypto Crash<a href="https://www.wired.com/2014/03/bitcoin-exchange/" rel="nofollow">A brief history of Mt Gox</a><a href="https://www.livemint.com/news/world/explained-how-ftx-the-world-s-second-largest-crypto-exchange-blew-up-11668140418869.html" rel="nofollow">An even briefer history of FTX</a><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/the-ftx-horror-show-might-have-a-silver-lining-for-the-crypto-industry-20221117-p5bz05.html" rel="nofollow">More stability in the market can only be a good thing</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/how-big-is-bitcoins-carbon-footprint-2021-05-13/" rel="nofollow">Bitcoin carbon footprint</a><a href="https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/intro-to-ethereum/" rel="nofollow">Etherium</a><a href="https://medium.com/@eiki1212/what-is-ethereum-gas-simple-explanation-2f0ae62ed69c" rel="nofollow">Ethereum Gas Price Explanation</a>

A rocket goes to the moon and crypto comes back down to earth

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Australian Data Breach Laws: NSW Proposes stricter data breach reporting requirements for Government agencies<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-10/nsw-government-data-protection-bill/101637140" rel="nofollow">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-10/nsw-government-data-protection-bill/101637140</a>The current Australian data breach notification laws<a href="https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/data-breaches/what-is-a-notifiable-data-breach" rel="nofollow">https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/data-breaches/what-is-a-notifiable-data-breach</a> Twitter verification... Went well...<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/9/23450289/twitter-impersonators-official-mario-musk-jesus-valve" rel="nofollow">https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/9/23450289/twitter-impersonators-official-mario-musk-jesus-valve</a><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/musks-twitter-chaos-tosses-outrageous-insulin-pricing-into-the-spotlight/" rel="nofollow">https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/musks-twitter-chaos-tosses-outrageous-insulin-pricing-into-the-spotlight/</a><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/twitter-quietly-drops-8-paid-verification-tricking-people-not-ok-musk-says/" rel="nofollow">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/twitter-quietly-drops-8-paid-verification-tricking-people-not-ok-musk-says/</a>Meta Layoffs<a href="https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/11/07/meta-will-lay-off-13-of-its-workforce" rel="nofollow">https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/11/07/meta-will-lay-off-13-of-its-workforce</a><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-06/twitter-now-asks-some-fired-workers-to-please-come-back" rel="nofollow">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-06/twitter-now-asks-some-fired-workers-to-please-come-back</a>Elizabeth Holmes will not get the retrial she craves<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/08/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-retrial-denied" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/08/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-retrial-denied</a>

Genuine fake verifications no longer for sale

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You may have used a screen recorder, but what if it was indexed by an AI? Elon Musk has money, why does he want your $8? What does it mean when everyone has access to deep fakes? Can you solve climate change with a big beam of microwave energy?1: That&#39;s a terrible idea 2: Does it matter what he wants it for, millions will give him it. 3: That&#39;s another terrible idea. 4: No.You should still listen to the podcast anyway!Rewind AI:<a href="https://www.rewind.ai/" rel="nofollow">https://www.rewind.ai/</a><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/11/new-mac-app-wants-to-record-everything-you-do-so-you-can-rewind-it-later/" rel="nofollow">https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/11/new-mac-app-wants-to-record-everything-you-do-so-you-can-rewind-it-later/</a>Twitter $8 verification:<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/1/23435092/elon-musk-twitter-blue-verification-cost-ads-search" rel="nofollow">https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/1/23435092/elon-musk-twitter-blue-verification-cost-ads-search</a>TikTok AI voices<a href="https://www.vulture.com/2022/10/tiktok-new-voice-filter-memes-movies.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.vulture.com/2022/10/tiktok-new-voice-filter-memes-movies.html</a>Solar farms in space<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62636746" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62636746</a>

AI for the masses

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Tesla&#39;s lawyers would like you to stop calling their self-driving cars &#34;self-driving cars&#34;. 3D-printed houses won&#39;t melt. Lachlan can&#39;t remember the phrase &#34;Kessler Syndrome&#34;. The podcast takes a turn into r/wallstreetbets territory and Saskia finds out that Lachlan&#39;s job has an expiry date. Show links:Autonomous Vehicles<a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/10/teslas-autopilot-is-the-subject-of-a-federal-criminal-investigation/" rel="nofollow">Feds open investigation into Tesla&#39;s Autopilot claims</a><a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/10/drivers-woefully-overestimate-hands-free-driver-tech-study-shows/" rel="nofollow">Drivers woefully overestimate hands-free driver tech, study shows</a><a href="https://www.sae.org/standards/content/j3016_201806/" rel="nofollow">Society of Automotive Engineers Self Driving Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicle</a><a href="https://images.synopsys.com/is/image/synopsys/levels-of-driving-automation?qlt=82&wid=1200" rel="nofollow">The simplified version of the Levels of Self Driving</a> 3D Printing Houses<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-26/3d-printed-homes-dubbo-holiday-park/101577778" rel="nofollow">3D-printed homes, cabin accommodation plans forge ahead in Dubbo</a>Space Junk:<a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/10/26/1131374307/international-space-station-junk-debris-problem-satellite" rel="nofollow">The International Space Station had to move to dodge space junk</a><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/news/orbital_debris.html" rel="nofollow">NASA Statement on Space Debris</a><a href="http://astria.tacc.utexas.edu/AstriaGraph/" rel="nofollow">The University of Texas &#34;Orbital Space Debris&#34; Tracker</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome" rel="nofollow">Kessler Syndrome</a>Google&#39;s Share Price:<a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/10/google-profits-plummet-27-percent-in-q3-2022-earnings-report/" rel="nofollow">Google profits plummet 27 percent in Q3 2022 earnings report</a><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/10/metas-value-plunges-more-than-65-billion-amid-falling-sales-rising-costs/" rel="nofollow">Meta’s value plunges more than $65 billion amid falling sales, rising costs</a>Automation in IT Support:<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DevOps" rel="nofollow">DevOps</a><a href="https://twitter.com/neteng_ian/status/1519378490323181570" rel="nofollow">The amazing Sherlock Holmes... AI Support bot which Lachlan has dealt with many times and is, to put it mildly, incredibly convincing.</a>

How autonomous is autonomous?

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Can we go one week without reporting a data breach in Australia? Should you replace your HD TV? Should we put our dog in the other room when recording? The answers are Not yet, No &amp; Probably. So here are 32 minutes of some other questions. Join us live on Thursday evenings! <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ithelpdesk_tmwat" rel="nofollow">https://www.tiktok.com/@ithelpdesk_tmwat</a> Show links: Find out if you can upgrade your FTTN to FTTP  <a href="https://www.nbnco.com.au/residential/upgrades/fttp-upgrade-with-higher-speed-tiers" rel="nofollow">nbn.com.au/fttpupgrade</a>. Medibank Private Hackers <a href="https://www.itnews.com.au/news/medibanks-alleged-attackers-threaten-data-release-extortion-586705" rel="nofollow">https://www.itnews.com.au/news/medibanks-alleged-attackers-threaten-data-release-extortion-586705</a> Uber Ads <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/19/dont-worry-uber-will-find-a-way-to-advertise-to-you/" rel="nofollow">https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/19/dont-worry-uber-will-find-a-way-to-advertise-to-you/</a> Apple discontinue the Apple TV HD <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/10/rip-apple-tv-hd-apple-went-all-in-on-4k-yesterday/" rel="nofollow">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/10/rip-apple-tv-hd-apple-went-all-in-on-4k-yesterday/</a>

The NBN was the network upgrade Australia had to have...

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No one can find anything to do in the Metaverse and Saskia has a bad memory.

Metaverse & Passwords

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Musk buying Twitter part 2, Telstra Breech, Windows loophole &amp; Tesla goes camera only self-driving. In other news, Lachlan screws up the audio recording.

Telstra breach & Self Driving issues

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Optus Hacked, Game Streaming, AI Generated Images &amp; Elon buying Twitter

Optus Hacked

Each week Saskia brings 4 interesting tech news stories and many, many questions. Lachlan tries to answer them and not get shouty.