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tnt - 11-24

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  1. [00:00] state sponsored malware more invasive than stuxnet
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  2. [00:00] AD - smartthings.com
    1. ] home automation app and hardware, use offer code twit10 to save
    2. *] samsung owns the company
  3. [00:00] samsung considering leadership change in mobile division w/Sam Schechner @wsj.com
    1. ] samsung's fortunes have taken a turn for the worse after a very successfull year in 2013
    2. *] they still have dominant market share, but not AS profitable as desired
    3. ] sold 40% fewer galaxy s5 smartphone models, then the company internally predicted
    4. ] why = the $64 questions, this is why they are considering change
    5. ] current structure has 3 co ceo's, Yun appliances & tvs, Shin mobile,  
    6. ] samsung appliance is moving into IOT/home automations market
    7. ] chinese mfgs have been putting pressure on Samsung, Xiomai is 1 company that has made big impact 
    8. ] will have to figure out where it wants to position itself in the smartphone market
  4. [00:00] EU parliament to vote on option to break up google w/Jeremy
    1. ] would like to seperate google search from the rest of the company because of its domi @nance
    2. ] EU parliament has no power to break up google
    3. ] complaint is that googles products always end up at the top of google search results, want to see EU tech companies up there as well
    4. ] google has > 90% market share in EU
    5. ] ? why hasn't anyone been able to create a search engine that EU users want to use
  5. [00:00] UK has new idea for fighting cyber crime w/Lisa Fleicher @wsj.com
    1. ] UK home office, in charge of security, kind of like homeland security in the usa,
    2. ] wants to have ability to track who is using computer at specific time
    3. ] bill has support from both conserv
    4. ] which ip, which person, but no history of web traffic
    5. ] similar law was blocked, snoopers charter
    6. ] goal of the bill is find out who is viewing "extremist content", "child pornagraphy", etc, who is viewing what, and when
    7. ] PRB is ip addresses can be spoofed, can be shared, can be made to appear as coming from different location
    8. ] ISP's are somewhat confused as to what the bill wants, not sure how to implement it,
    9. ] different then where they are just gobbling up all information from everybody
  6. [00:00] hollywood residents want to alter maps directions to the hollywood sign  w/Alissa Walker @gizmodo walkerInLA
    1. ] there is a somewhat confusing path to get there
    2. ] google maps make it easy to find with smartphones
    3. ] tourists trying to get to the sign are causing gridlocks in the neighborhoods, also safety
    4. ] worked with mapping company to take directions to sign and take them to another location, ex a nearby conservatory
    5. ] you can hike to it as well, it is a completely public trail
    6. ] concern is that you can change maps to whatever you want
    7. ] author got some hate mail for writing about "getting to the sign" , wrote directions on walking and taking city bus to get to sign
    8. ] a disturbing peak into the future of cartography, where does it stop,
  7. [00:00] AD squarespace.com
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  8. [00:00] assorted other news
    1. ] google updated google express shopping site, just in time for black friday shopping
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DESCRIPTION: [30:00] VIDEO-SUMMARY-show-1142 - ] state sponsored malware, worse than stuxnet ] Samsung leadership change rumours ] EU parliament to vote on google breakup ] UK's new bill for fighting cybercriminals ] Hollywood sign NOT on the map ] google shopping

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