Thu. 10/04 - Biggest Hardware Hack Ever?




Techmeme Ride Home show

Summary: <p><strong><em>Did China pull off a hardware hack to end all hardware hacks, is a new Nintendo Switch coming as soon as next summer, the ThinQ has five cameras on one phone, and Movie Pass? Still alive!</em></strong></p><p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.vistaprint.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Vistaprint.com</strong></a><strong> promocode: RIDE</strong> </li> <li><a href="http://tiny.website/" target="_blank"><strong>Tiny.website</strong></a></li> </ul><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies" target="_blank">The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies</a> (Bloomberg Businessweek)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45746837" target="_blank">Russia cyber-plots: US, UK and Netherlands allege hacking</a> (BBC News)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/nintendo-plans-new-version-of-switch-next-year-1538629322" target="_blank">Nintendo Plans New Version of Switch Next Year</a> (WSJ)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/3/17933558/lg-v40-thinq-review-cameras-5-features-battery-screen-photo-quality" target="_blank">LG V40 THINQ REVIEW: ONE PHONE, FIVE CAMERAS</a> (The Verge)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/verizons-severance-offer-goes-to-about-44-000-employees-1538587179?mod=rss_Technology&amp;utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank">Verizon’s Severance Offer Goes to About 44,000 Employees</a> (WSJ)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/03/barnes--noble-announces-strategic-review-stock-jumps-more-than-17percent.html" target="_blank">Barnes &amp; Noble names board committee to review possible sale, shares soar</a> (CNBC)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/04/moviepass-tickets-cinema-funding-65-million/" target="_blank">MoviePass' new funding means it isn't going anywhere just yet</a> (Engadget)</li> </ul> <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/34f8474/podcast/sponsor/acugia/url/https%3A%2F%2Fflipboard.com%2F">https://flipboard.com/</a>