Weekly Tech Rant: Episode 125

Episode 125: It’s time for Meta verified, Dresden Fab, FBI cyber incident, Go-Daddy Hacked, MS nerfs Bing, $64k iPhone and iMessage voice msg

Welcome back to the WTR as Karl and Jay discuss the latest tech news, gadgets, games, & films!

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This week we covered:

• News
  • Following Twitter’s lead, Meta launches its own blue checkmark subscription for Facebook and Instagram, costs $14.99/mo on iOS
  • Infineon given the green light for €5B Dresden chip fab
  • FBI says it has ‘contained’ a cybersecurity incident on its network
  • GoDaddy says a multi-year breach hijacked customer websites and accounts
  • VMware, Broadcom, extend deadline for acquisition to be signed, sealed, and delivered
  • Microsoft is reportedly already planning to bring ads to Bing’s AI chatbot
  • Microsoft “lobotomized” AI-powered Bing Chat, and its fans aren’t happy
• Gadgets/Media/Games
  • Original iPhone from 2007 auctioned for $63,356, topping prior sales
• Rumours
  • iMessage to voice note: Apple patent to play messages in your voice

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