Hey! It’s 5:05, Monday, January 23, 2023. From the Sourced Podcast Network in New York City, this is your host, Pokie Huang. Stories in today’s episode come from Trac Bannon in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Edwin Kwan in Sydney, Australia, Katy Craig in San Diego, California, Derek Weeks in Bethesda, Maryland, Kadi Grigg, Alexandria, Virginia, and Olimpiu Pop in Transylvania, Romania.
Let's get to it!
🇺🇸 Tracy (Trac) Bannon, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
VALL-E
https://valle-demo.github.io/
https://github.com/microsoft/unilm
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2301.02111.pdf
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-unveils-ai-simulate-voice-112136270.html
🇦🇺 Edwin Kwan, Sydney, Australia
Rise in Microsoft OneNote Attachments in Phishing Emails
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-now-use-microsoft-onenote-attachments-to-spread-malware/
🇺🇸 Katy Craig, San Diego, California
Voice biometrics for profits
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/collection-voice-data-profit-raises-privacy-fears/story?id=96363792
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/amazon-devices-event-september-2019
🇺🇸 Derek Weeks, Bethesda, Maryland
A $30,000 PC goes open source
https://computerhistory.org/press-releases/chm-makes-apple-lisa-source-code-available-to-the-p ublic-as-a-part-of-its-art-of-code-series/
🇺🇸 Kadi Grigg, Alexandria, Virginia
Kids and the Metaverse
https://nftnow.com/features/minors-in-the-metaverse-what-you-need-to-know-about-safety/
https://www.parents.com/kids/safety/internet/what-parents-need-to-know-about-the-metaverse/
🇷🇴 Olimpiu Pop, Transylvania, Romania
The tracking season is ON: Make sure that there are no rogue AirTags hidden in your pockets!
https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/how-to-find-out-if-an-airtag-is-tracking-you/
https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-apples-air-tags-are-a-gift-to-stalkers/
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-find-airtags/