Episode #195 - Dear Jen, Merrick, and Lina. What's up with Microsoft?; Call of Duty? Watch out for the malware in the lobby; Here’s looking at you, Worldcoin!; 9mm smart gun? What took you so long; This Day, July 28 & 29 in Tech History

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Dear Jen, Merrick, and Lina. What's up with Microsoft?

🇺🇸 Mark Miller, New York City↗

"Dear Director Easterly, Attorney General Garland, and Chair Khan. I write to request that your agencies take action to hold Microsoft responsible for its negligent cybersecurity practices."  That's the beginning of a letter from Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat from Oregon. What set this off for Wyden? Why is he asking for Microsoft's head on a platter?  

Call of Duty? Watch out for the malware in the lobby.

🇦🇺 Edwin Kwan, Sydney, Australia ↗

Call of Duty game players are getting infected by a self-spreading malware. The malware, which is also a worm, spreads to other users who are online and in the game lobby. It does this automatically from one infected player to another.

Here’s looking at you, Worldcoin!

🇺🇸 Katy Craig, San Diego, California ↗

Step right up, folks, and get your eyeballs scanned by a mysterious silver orb! Welcome to the fascinating world of Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project with the twist- biometric verification. 

9mm smart gun? What took you so long.

🇺🇸 Hillary Coover, Washington, DC ↗

The Wall Street Journal recently covered an emerging innovation in firearm safety- smart gun technology. My question is, what took so long to develop this? According to research, 37% of accidental deaths could have been prevented with this type of technology.

This Day, July 28 & 29 in Tech History

🇺🇸 Marcel Brown, St. Louis, Missouri ↗

July 29th, 1914. The first test call is made on the newly completed transcontinental telephone line taking place between New York and San Francisco. The last pole was erected and the line completed two days earlier on July 27th, but commercial service did not start until January 25th of the next year.