Summary: The new year is here and so far, 2018 is already throwing its five moves of doom around the ring: Massive security flaws in the world’s computer processors, a giant lawsuit against Spotify, the government’s white-hat hacker shortage, YouTube drama and all kinds of bad behavior on Twitter. El Kaiser and J.D. discuss it all here in Episode 257 of Pop Tech Jam, so just push Play for the main event!<br> Links to Stories Discussed in This Week’s Episode<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/business/computer-flaws.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Researchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World’s Computers</a> (The New York Times)<br> * <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/04/technology/meltdown-spectre-questions.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">What You Need to Do Because of Flaws in Computer Chips</a> (The New York Times)<br> * <a href="http://security.googleblog.com/2018/01/todays-cpu-vulnerability-what-you-need.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Today’s CPU vulnerability: what you need to know</a> (Google Security blog)<br> * <a href="https://meltdownattack.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Meltdown and Spectre</a> (Graz University of Technology)<br> * <a href="https://votefornetneutrality.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Fight for the Future: Vote for Net Neutrality</a><br> * <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/2/16840400/apple-iphone-battery-replacement-genius-bar-diagnostic" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Apple will replace old iPhone batteries, regardless of diagnostic test results</a> (The Verge)<br> * <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/spotify-hit-16-billion-copyright-lawsuit-tom-petty-weezer-neil-young-songs-1070960" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Spotify Hit With $1.6 Billion Copyright Lawsuit Over Tom Petty, Weezer, Neil Young Songs</a> (Hollywood Reporter)<br> * <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-zagat/alphabets-google-explores-sale-of-restaurant-reviewer-zagat-sources-idUSKBN1ES1RZ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Alphabet’s Google explores sale of restaurant reviewer Zagat</a> (Reuters)<br> * <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/daveyalba/youtubes-logan-paul-debacle-highlights-its-content?utm_term=.rubVmNDE0q#.renM3kNzPL" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Logan Paul Suicide Video Shows YouTube Is Facing A Crucial Turning Point</a> (BuzzFeed)<br> * <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/the-nsas-top-talent-is-leaving-because-of-low-pay-and-battered-morale/2018/01/02/ff19f0c6-ec04-11e7-9f92-10a2203f6c8d_story.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">NSA’s top talent is leaving because of low pay, slumping morale and unpopular reorganization</a> (The Washington Post)<br> * <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42430895" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Woman receives bionic hand with sense of touch</a> (BBC News)<br> <br> Avoid the Twitter Litter<br> <br> * <a href="https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies#twitter-rules" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Twitter Rules and policies</a> (Twitter)<br> * <a href="https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/technology/twitter-trump-rules.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Would Twitter Ever Suspend Trump’s Account?</a> (The New York Times)<br> * <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/twitter-hq-protest-trump-north-korea_us_5a4d8d78e4b0b0e5a7aadc0b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Messages Are Projected On Twitter HQ After Trump’s North Korea Tweets</a> (Huffington Post)<br> * <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/technology/personaltech/twitter-sensitive-content.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Adjusting Twitter’s Sensitivities</a> (The New York Times)<br> * <a href="https://help.twitter.com/en/safety-and-security/control-your-twitter-experience" target="_blank"></a>
