Thu. 09/22 – Instagram To Crack Down On Nudes

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🗓️ 22 September 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

More gaming hacks. Instagram wants to stop unsolicited sending of nudes. Layoffs come for Meta in all but name. The end-run Google wants to do around Dolby. Getty Images bans AI art. Larry Page’s flying car startup is shutting down. And a review of the new Apple Watch Ultra. Links: 2K Games says hacked help desk targeted players with malware (BleepingComputer) Instagram’s finally working on protecting users from unsolicited nude photos (The Verge) Meta Quietly Reduces Staff in Cost-Cutting Push (WSJ) Google wants to take on Dolby with new open media formats (Protocol) Getty Images bans AI-generated content over fears of legal challenges (The Verge) TikTok’s BeReal clone app is gaining traction outside the US (The Verge) Google co-founder’s flying car startup is winding down (CNBC) Apple Watch Ultra review: an aspirational debut (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Meam Right Home for Thursday, September 22, I'm Brian McCullough today.
0:10.0	More gaming hacks.
0:11.0	Instagram wants to stop unsolicited sending of nudes.
0:15.0	Layoffs come for meta and all but name.
0:17.3	The end run.
0:18.3	Google wants to do around Dolby.
0:20.3	Getty Images, Bands AI Art, Larry Page's Flying Car Start Up is shutting down,
0:25.0	and a review of the new Apple Watch Ultra.
0:27.6	Here's what you miss today in the world of Tech.
0:29.8	Don't know if the hackers are targeting gaming companies more all of the sudden or if
0:38.7	they're just getting lucky with gaming companies recently and this is a coincidence. But now
0:43.4	Take Two Interactive's 2K the publisher of games like BioShock Xcom and a whole bunch of
0:49.1	popular sports games says a hacker accessed its help desk and started sending customers
0:55.3	links to malware quoting bleeping computer. The unauthorized party sent a
1:00.0	communication to certain players containing a malicious link.
1:03.0	Please do not open any emails or click on any links that you receive from the 2K Games
1:07.8	Support Account.
1:08.9	2K Games Support Account tweeted.
1:12.3	2K added that its support Games Support Account tweeted
1:19.7	2K added that its support portal was taken offline earlier while the video game publisher investigates and addresses the incident's fallout The company said it would issue a notice to let players know when it would be safe
1:24.4	to start interacting with its support staff again, end quote.
1:28.1	Instagram is reportedly working on a feature to protect users from receiving unsolicited nude photos in their
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