The Level1 Show March 10 2025: Patreon Edition!

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0:00 - Intro

0:51 - Google Urges Trump DOJ to Reverse Course on Breaking Up Company

1:33 - Trump announces strategic crypto reserve including bitcoin, Solana, XRP and more

2:55 - Trump: UK encryption laws are like what you get in China | The Spectator

3:48 - Trump’s USCIS wants to review all prospective citizens’ social media accounts | The Verge

4:34 - Starlink benefits as Trump admin rewrites rules for $42B grant program - Ars Technica

6:06 - Trump purge hits Chips Act office, two-fifths of staff to be terminated: Report | Tom's Hardware

6:59 - Pentagon to give AI agents a role in planning, operations • The Register

8:49 - Trump puts new limits on Elon Musk's authority amid DOGE backlash

9:59 - US House panel subpoenas Alphabet over content moderation

11:10 - US said to halt offensive cyber operations against Russia | TechCrunch

11:53 - TSMC pledges to spend $100B on US chip facilities | TechCrunch

13:07 - US communications agency to explore alternatives to GPS systems | Reuters

13:34 - US congressional panel urges Americans to ditch China-made routers | Reuters

15:08 - Utah Passes App Store Age Verification Bill Despite Constitutional Concerns - Chamber of Progress

15:58 - ‘Not going back’: Ford will cancel Starlink-Ontario deal even if tariffs are lifted | Globalnews.ca

17:07 - 71% of Canadians support a moratorium on Tesla sales in Canada

18:08 - UK quietly scrubs encryption advice from government websites | TechCrunch

19:20 - Europe’s Largest Battery Goes Live in Blackhillock, Scotland

20:20 - Apple appeals to overturn UK government's 'back door' order, FT reports | Reuters

20:56 - Denmark's postal service to stop delivering letters

22:05 - Nintendo says latest legal win against piracy "significant" for "entire games industry" | Eurogamer.net

23:36 - Exclusive: China to publish policy to boost RISC-V chip use nationwide, sources say | Reuters

24:12 - China May Be Ready to Use Nuclear Fusion for Power by 2050

24:57 - Taiwan vows most advanced tech will not go to US under $100bn Trump deal | Technology sector | The Guardian

26:25 - Your email and social media account can be accessed by income tax officers starting financial year 2026-27 in these cases - The Economic Times

27:38 - Reddit will warn users who repeatedly upvote banned content | The Verge

29:07 - Meta's Secret Block Lists Bar Some Former Employees From Being Rehired - Business Insider

29:51 - Facebook searches for Cyclone Alfred were blocked for containing content breaching 'community standards' - ABC News

30:29 - Can Digg's return fix what ails social media today? Reddit's cofounder is betting on it | ZDNET

31:07 - YouTube Bans Creators From Talking About Some Gambling Sites

32:12 - Discord Is Reportedly Exploring an IPO - IGN

35:26 - Intel is back—stop talking about breaking it up: Craig Barrett | Fortune

36:15 - Intel delays first Ohio chip factory in New Albany, again

36:44 - Exclusive: Nvidia and Broadcom testing chips on Intel manufacturing process, sources say | Reuters

37:27 - Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 review: No, it’s not “4090 performance at $549” - Ars Technica

38:11 - Brother denies using firmware updates to brick printers with third-party ink - Ars Technica

39:13 - Lenovo’s ThinkBook Flip puts an extra-tall folding display on a laptop | The Verge

40:16 - Google’s Taara Hopes to Usher in a New Era of Internet Powered by Light | WIRED

40:53 - World's first "Synthetic Biological Intelligence" runs on living human cells

42:06 - Google is expanding AI Overviews worldwide, and adding an AI Mode | The Verge

42:42 - Daring Fireball: Why Can’t We Screenshot Frames From DRM-Protected Video on Apple Devices?

43:31 - Steam Survey For February 2025 Shows A Big Drop To Linux Use - Phoronix

44:31 - Mozilla is already revising its new Firefox terms to clarify how it handles user data | The Verge

46:47 - Software firm Autodesk pivots to AI, announces layoffs - Fast Company

47:43 - Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other extensions in Edge - Neowin

48:23 - Microsoft Warns of Chinese Hackers Spying on Cloud Technology

49:02 - YouTube warns creators an AI-generated video of its CEO is being used for phishing scams | The Verge

49:47 - Massive botnet that appeared overnight is delivering record-size DDoSes - Ars Technica

50:29 - Open-source tool 'Rayhunter' helps users detect Stingray attacks

51:22 - Electronic employee monitoring reaches an all-time high – Computerworld

52:35 - Broadcom urges VMware customers to patch ‘emergency’ zero-day bugs under active exploitation | TechCrunch

55:02 - OpenAI reportedly plans to charge up to $20,000 a month for specialized AI 'agents' | TechCrunch

55:45 - Eerily realistic AI voice demo sparks amazement and discomfort online - Ars Technica

56:26 - Google releases SpeciesNet, an AI model designed to identify wildlife | TechCrunch

57:17 - A quarter of startups in YC's current cohort have codebases that are almost entirely AI-generated | TechCrunch

57:58 - Prime Video tests AI-powered dubbing in English, Spanish

58:40 - Researchers surprised to find less-educated areas adopting AI writing tools faster - Ars Technica

59:29 - Microsoft unveils Dragon Copilot, a voice-activated AI tool for doctors

1:00:07 - Call centres using AI to ‘whiten’ Indian accents

1:01:42 - Anthropic quietly removes Biden-era AI policy commitments from its website | TechCrunch

1:02:19 - A Student Used AI to Beat Amazon’s Brutal Technical Interview. He Got an Offer and Someone Tattled to His University

1:03:57 - Israel developing ChatGPT-like tool that weaponizes surveillance of Palestinians

1:05:40 - Cellebrite’s Generative AI Innovations Deliver a Powerful

1:06:56 - Driverless race car sets a new autonomous speed record | The Verge

1:07:23 - Tesla moves toward launching robotaxi Uber and Lyft competitor

1:08:01 - Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully lands on moon | AP News

1:09:03 - Parents are holding ‘measles parties’ in the U.S., alarming health experts - National | Globalnews.ca 

1:09:50 - Missouri man charged for a second time after 'trying to have sex with a train seat for 10 minutes' - The Mirror US

1:12:15 - Pakistan recalls envoy from India in ding-dong over harassment claims | India | The Guardian

1:12:51 - Mehdi Yarrahi: Iranian singer flogged 74 times after singing about hijab removal, lawyer says | CNN

1:13:30 - UN judge treated alleged slave 'with love'

1:14:11 - Serbia: Chaos as MPs throw smoke grenades in Parliament

1:15:05 - 30 LA County corrections officers charged with enabling "gladiator fights" at juvenile facility - CBS Los Angeles

1:16:34 - 4th sober driver becomes latest to be arrested for DUI by former Goodlettsville police officer

1:17:04 - Pokémon-shaped Cheeto sells for $88K at auction

1:18:13 - Antiaging pill for dogs clears key FDA hurdle

1:18:40 - World’s first 3D-printed penis restores sex spark in pigs, rabbits

1:19:10 - These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males | CBC Radio

1:19:57 - Piglets Left To Starve As Part Of A Controversial Art Exhibition In Denmark Have Been Stolen

1:20:28 - Rodent for dinner? California officials urge residents to eat invasive nutria | California | The Guardian

1:21:05 - Fight between bald eagle and Canada goose in Burlington bay 'very symbolic,' says photographer | CBC News

1:21:47 - Hoping to revive woolly mammoths, scientists start with 'woolly mice' : Shots - Health News : NPR