TechTime with Nathan Mumm | 132: New Twitter CEO? | Trump Selling NFT’s | 12 Days of Twitter-Mess | Airdate: 12-20-22

Today on TechTime with Nathan Mumm, sharing your Netflix, Prime Video, or Disney Plus password could make you a criminal. Elon Musk is “actively searching” for a new Twitter CEO as Tesla Sales Numbers reach all-time lows. So, is Donald Trump selling NFTs now? We have a special guest Nick Espinosa on the show today to talk about TikTok, Minecraft DDOS, government breaches, and another cryptocurrency scam. A special season of “LETTERS” is here just in time for the Holidays. Did you say Holiday? We have again the 12 Days of Twitter-Mess on the show today for your listening pleasure. 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 December 18th – 24th, 2022.

Episode 132: Starts at 1:34

— [Now on Today’s Show]: Starts at 3:33
— [Top Stories in The First Five Minutes]: Starts at 4:46

• Elon Musk is “actively searching” for a new Twitter CEO. The development comes two days after Musk polled Twitter users, asking if he should step down as CEO of the social media platform.
• Donald Trump’s first NFT collection sells out in less than a day – https://tinyurl.com/mum8b3fu
• Sharing your Netflix, Prime Video or Disney Plus password could make you a criminal. New UK guidelines could set a precedent for global legislation – https://tinyurl.com/ymj2f73p
• Tesla Sales Numbers at all-time lows. Tesla salespeople say “a lot” of customers canceling orders blame Musk’s Twitter behavior.

— [12 Days of Twitter-Mess Song]: Starts at 19:58

— [Pick of the Day – Whiskey Tasting Reveal]: Starts at 24:40
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— [Ask the Expert with Nick Espinosa]: Starts at 27:01

Technology Expert, Nick Espinosa joins the show to talk about, TikTok being targeted by governors and U.S. lawmakers who say the Chinese-owned company is a cybersecurity risk. Ukrainian government entities were hacked in targeted attacks after their networks were first compromised via trojanized ISO files posing as legitimate Windows 10 installers. A new cross-platform malware botnet named ‘MCCrash’ is infecting Windows, Linux, and IoT devices to conduct distributed denial of service attacks on Minecraft servers, and a fraud Founder of OneCoin Cryptocurrency.

— [This Week in Technology]: Starts at 45:01
December 22, 1882, The First Electric Christmas Tree Lights.

Edward Johnson, an associate of Thomas Edison, has walnut-sized bulbs made specifically for him to wire his Christmas Tree with electric light. The 80 red, white, and blue bulbs formed the first set of electric Christmas Tree lights in history. Prior to this, people would traditionally decorate their trees with wax candles. From that point on, electrically illuminated Christmas trees, indoors and outdoors, grew with mounting enthusiasm in the United States and elsewhere.

— [Marc’s Whiskey Mumble]: Starts at 47:23

— [Letters]: Starts at 49:27
Mike and Nathan share this week’s informative emails that were received during the week. This includes scams, phishing emails, and all-out mistruths disguised as legitimate emails.

— [Mike’s Mesmerizing Moment brought to us by StoriCoffee®]: Starts at 53:48

— [Pick of the Day]: Starts at 54:45
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