Hackers attack Canada, France approves internet surveillance, new TOR networking specs, and Apple and BMW go electric together.
We’re glad you are kicking off the new week with another round of Geekdays!
Show notes and links:
- A Wild Hare (en.wikipedia.org).
- Helen Mirren (en.wikipedia.org).
- Jeremy Piven (en.wikipedia.org).
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (en.wikipedia.org).
- Anonymous says it hacked Canada’s security secrets in retaliation for police shooting of B.C. activist | National Post (news.nationalpost.com).
- This post has no title. (wsj.com).
- Researchers claim they’ve developed a better, faster Tor | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com).
- New patent group threatens to derail 4K HEVC video streaming | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com).
- Report: Apple in negotiations to use BMW i3 as basis for its own electric car | 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com).
- BMW denies Apple Car collaboration, but report hints i3 electric car could get Apple OS | 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com).
- Gogoro starts shipping its Smartscooter in Taiwan (engadget.com).
- Twitter is erasing stolen jokes (engadget.com).
- Nintendo will pull plug on Wii U’s TVii service August 11 | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com).
- China will lift its nationwide game console ban (engadget.com).
- Doom feels like “Bruce Lee with a shotgun on a skateboard,” says id (pcgamer.com).
- Swedish police briefly hold US rapper Snoop Dogg (news.yahoo.com).
- Key & Peele Ending After the Current Fifth Season (slashfilm.com).
- The Projection List (projectionlist.com).
- Upcoming Video Game Releases for 2015 (metacritic.com).
- This post has no title. (geekdays.reddit.com).
- Support CSICON creating a podcast network (patreon.com).
