Tue. 01/14 - The End of the Windows 7 Era

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🗓️ 14 January 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Apple once again refuses to unlock an iPhone for the Feds, Visa buys Plaid, a macOS beta hints at future ‘Pro Mode’, super crucial Windows update you should download right away and why today is also the end of the Windows 7 Era. Sponsors: Metalab.co LegalZoom.com (promo code RIDE at checkout) Links: Apple Said It Is Helping In The Pensacola Shooting Investigation, But It Won't Unlock The Shooter's iPhones (Buzzfeed News) Visa to acquire Plaid, the fintech powering Venmo and other banking apps, in $5.3 billion deal (CNBC) Epic says its PC game store now has more than 100 million users (The Verge) macOS beta hints at future ‘Pro Mode’ to boost performance on portable Macs (9to5Mac) PC shipments grew in 2019 ahead of bet on 5G and dual-screen devices (VentureBeat) Cryptic Rumblings Ahead of First 2020 Patch Tuesday (KrebsOnSecurity) MICROSOFT BIDS FAREWELL TO WINDOWS 7 AND THE MILLIONS OF PCS THAT STILL RUN IT (The Verge) Free Windows 10 upgrade still works for many Windows 7 users. Here's how to get it (CNET) (Potentially??) Free Windows 10 Upgrade Link Subscribe to the Ad-Free Feed Right Here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Meant Ride Home for Tuesday, January 14th, 2020. I'm Brian McCullough today.
0:09.6	Apple once again refuses to unlock an iPhone for the feds, Visa buys Plaid, a MacOS
0:15.8	Beta hints at a future pro mode, super crucial Windows update for you to download
0:21.3	right away and why today is also the end of the Windows 7 era.
0:26.0	Here's what you missed today in the world of tech. Apple has denied a request by US Attorney General Bill Barr to unlock the two
0:37.8	iPhones belonging to the Saudi Air Force Cadet who allegedly killed three sailors and wounded eight others at a naval
0:46.2	base in Pensacola, Florida last month.
0:48.4	Quote, we have asked Apple for their help in unlocking the shooter's iPhones.
0:53.0	So far, Apple has not given us any substantive assistance,
0:56.7	bars said in a press conference.
0:58.4	This situation perfectly illustrates why it is critical that investigators
1:01.8	be able to get access to digital evidence
1:04.3	once they have obtained a court order based on probable cause. We call on Apple and
1:09.2	other technology companies to help us find a solution so that we can better protect the lives of
1:13.8	Americans and prevent future attacks." In a statement, however, Apple said,
1:19.7	quote, we reject the characterization that Apple has not provided substantive assistance in the
1:25.6	Pensacola investigation.
1:27.3	Our responses to their many requests since the attack have been timely, thorough, and are ongoing.
1:34.0	We respond to each request promptly, often within hours, sharing information with FBI offices
1:39.3	in Jacksonville, Pensacola, and New York.
1:42.1	The queries resulted in many gigabytes of information
1:44.5	that we turned over to investigators. In every instance we responded with all of
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