This week Thaddeus and Gary are back and we were a bit late to the release. They talk about AI that automatically detects and flags disinformation, the furthering Exodus of tech companies from Silicon Valley, the hack of the century, satellite launches, regulatory capture, and some predictions for the new year.

Notes

https://thenextweb.com/neural/2020/12/15/ai-pre-cog-predicts-which-twitter-users-will-spread-disinformation/

https://abc13.com/business/tech-giant-hp-enterprise-leaving-california-for-spring-texas/8421335/

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/12/oracle-joins-silicon-valleys-texas-exodus/#p3

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/12/apple-will-spend-1-billion-and-hire-up-to-15000-people-for-new-austin-office/

https://www.statesman.com/story/business/technology/2020/11/30/checking-in-on-teslarsquos-austin-area-factory/115074054/

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/26/palantir-makes-denver-the-city-to-watch-amid-silicon-valleys-exodus.html

https://news.crunchbase.com/news/sf-bay-area-silicon-valley-startup-hq-exits/

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/15/1014462/how-russian-hackers-infiltrated-the-us-government-for-months-without-being-spotted/

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html

https://www.reuters.com/article/global-cyber-solarwinds/hackers-used-solarwinds-dominance-against-it-in-sprawling-spy-campaign-idINKBN28Q07P

https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-research/2020/12/14/fireeye-breach-leveraged-solarwinds-orion-software

https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-solarwinds-075020280.html

https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/18/oneweb-launches-36-satellites-to-join-its-global-broadband-constellation-on-orbit/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/22/22195259/facebook-code-license-ftc-antitrust-google-deal-sandberg