Thu. 07/11 - Bird In Trouble Or Turning The Corner?

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🗓️ 11 July 2019

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Apple quietly brings the hammer down on Zoom’s hidden web server, Apple also turns off Walkie Talkie in order to fix it, Google Assistant is listening in on you also, Amazon Music is a streaming dark-horse and dang is Bird losing a lot of money. Sponsors: SVB.com/next Metalab.co Links: Apple has pushed a silent Mac update to remove hidden Zoom web server (TechCrunch) Apple disables Walkie Talkie app due to vulnerability that could allow iPhone eavesdropping (TechCrunch) WHO’S LISTENING WHEN YOU TALK TO YOUR GOOGLE ASSISTANT? (Wired) OneTrust raised $200M at a $1.3B valuation to help organizations navigate online privacy rules (TechCrunch) Amazon becomes fastest-growing music steaming service (Financial Times) Hit by Big Loss, Bird Seeks $300M in New Funds (The Information) Blockstack wins first-ever SEC approval for a token offering under Reg A+ listing (The Block) 2020 iPhone to reduce TrueDepth notch, full-screen display rumored for 2021 (Apple Insider) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Meme Ride Home for Thursday, July 11th, 2019. I'm Brian McCullough.
0:09.0	Today Apple quietly brings the hammer down on Zoom's hidden web server.
0:13.7	Apple also turns off walkie-talkie in order to fix it.
0:17.3	Google Assistant is listening in on you as well.
0:20.4	Amazon Music as a streaming dark horse and dang is Bird losing a lot of money.
0:25.7	Here's what you missed today in the world of tech.
0:28.3	Apple has pushed a silent Mac update to remove the hidden web server in the Zoom
0:38.2	app that would let websites add a user to a video call without their permission.
0:43.0	What is a silent MAC update?
0:46.0	Glad you asked.
0:47.0	Quoting Tech Crunch.
0:48.0	Apple said the update does not require any user interaction
0:52.0	and is deployed automatically.
0:54.0	Apple often pushes silent signature updates to Max to thwart known malware,
0:59.1	similar to an anti-malware service, but it's rare for Apple to take action publicly against a known or popular
1:06.2	app.
1:07.2	The company said it pushed the update to protect users from the risks posed by the exposed web
1:12.0	server.
1:13.0	Zoom spokesperson Priscilla McCarthy told Tech Crunch,
1:17.0	quote, we're happy to have worked with Apple on testing this update.
1:20.0	We expect the web server issue to be resolved today. We appreciate our users' patience as we continue to work through addressing their concerns."
1:28.0	End quote.
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