TechTime with Nathan Mumm | 141: Meta’s Next Big Mistake | A Money Mule in Technology | HD-DVD lost | Airdate: 2-21-23

Tagline is Meta’s Next Big Mistake, and how this impacts everyone on social media. Next, we have Microsoft’s Bing chatbot offers some puzzling and inaccurate responses, and why is META trying to charge people to use Facebook and Instagram? Next, we ask the question, are you a money mule? Learn how technology is used to launder money and what steps you can take to alert the FBI if you are a victim. Crypto exchange Coinbase hacked, How Blu-ray won the last physical, digital media war over HD-DVD.  In addition, we have our standard features, including “Mike’s Mesmerizing Moment,” “This Week in Technology,” and a possible “Nathan Nugget.”

Join us on TechTime Radio with Nathan Mumm, the show that makes you go “Hummmm” Technology news of the week for February 19th  – 25th, 2023.

Episode 141: Starts at 1:35
— [Now on Today’s Show]: Starts at 3:16
— [Top Stories in Technology]: Starts at 4:49

• Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. is launching a subscription service called Meta Verified that will include a handful of additional perks and features, including account verification badges for those who pay. – https://tinyurl.com/yc8ddhkz
• Microsoft’s Bing chatbot offers some puzzling and inaccurate responses – https://tinyurl.com/mfj59hrh
• GameStop manager shares what working at the store is like, says the company has started layoffs

 — [Pick of the Day – Whiskey Tasting Reveal]: Starts at 26:14
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— [Protect Yourself Today]: Starts at 28:14

What is a money mule? A money mule is the scapegoat for the criminals. – https://tinyurl.com/46uf3pm4 The FBI has guidelines of what you should do if you think you’re being used as a money mule.

They include:

• Stop communication with the scammers.
• Stop transferring money or any items of value immediately.
• Document all communications with the scammers, including emails, texts, chats, etc. and keep all physical evidence like receipts.
• Notify your bank or whatever money service you used to conduct transactions.
• Notify law enforcement. You can report the suspicious activity to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and contact your local FBI field office.

Sensitive US military emails spill online. – https://tinyurl.com/4epdbzk4

Crypto exchange Coinbase hacked, sensitive data stolen – https://tinyurl.com/yvdk8mad

— [This Week in Technology]: Starts at 45:24

February 19, 2008, the battle over the High Definition successor to the DVD ends when the supporters of the HD DVD format discontinued. The Sony-backed Blu-ray format had garnered the support of many players in the industry, leading to the demise of HD-DVD.

— [Marc’s Whiskey Mumble]: Starts at 49:35

— [Technology Fail of the Week]: Starts at 51:21
Google Stadia was a big failure.

— [Mike’s Mesmerizing Moment brought to us by StoriCoffee®]: Starts at 52:28

— [Nathan Nugget]: Starts at –
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— [Pick of the Day Whiskey Review]: Starts at 53:46
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