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    anyone else get this whatsapp update to do backups to whatsapp cloud ?

    Will be interesting if WhatsApp / meta adds a temp transfer one, where you get backup for 24h or something so you can transfer to a new device. For most the Google drive storage will be cheaper / better, unsure about icloud benefits, but WhatsApp one is R29pm, Google 35 for 100GB, and Google...
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    Apple TV 4K (2021 vs 2022)

    Better Bluetooth might be interesting for controllers? But 3rd Gen is fine with 4 Xbox controllers for me (Apollo + moonlight). WiFi 7 is cool since 6GHz, more stable if crowded frequencies, but you should be using ethernet if you can. AV1 decode is cool, but can do via software, the A15 seems...
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    End of cash and ATMs as you know them in South Africa

    Not really an end, it's just centralized company for running it, which is good as the big banks are pulling back, and you can get away with less ATM overall rather than duplicate per bank. Question will more be oversight, cost control, where they end up placed, etc. Won't really change how...
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    Nine in ten South Africans can’t afford to retire

    I would assume it's considered a good pension as R2m in 1999 -> ~R8m in 2026. The main issue has been that salary increases have been below inflation for near two decades, if you have 4-6% inflation but getting 2-4% increases, then you keep losing quite a bit. Here in Austria, up until 2021...
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    WhatsApp plans to block people whose phones have not been updated

    Based on: https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/galaxy-s24-series/google-play-stuck-on-september-1st/td-p/13798097 Seems Samsung actually blocks them by default and have to approve, which is odd. Also...
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    Nine in ten South Africans can’t afford to retire

    Think it's if retirement contributions fall away, similar salary for lifestyle. I'd argue that your costs probably decrease in retirement, though they might increase more now with medical aid inflation...
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    WhatsApp plans to block people whose phones have not been updated

    I'm talking about from Google, not Samsung, they are still being delivered for your phone, they go back to quite old android versions, it's how your wallet app for example stays up to date. Settings > security and privacy > updates > Google play system update. You do need to hit check even if...
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    WhatsApp plans to block people whose phones have not been updated

    It should still be getting Google play security updates, the newer the android version, the more modules are managed by it (from android 10 onward). Good chance most of the stuff that's a security issue on your phone is patched via that. It's why the android to ios comparison in support doesn't...
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    Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack

    It should be both, every company I've worked at we hired pen testers and swapped between companies over time, but I generally only work with companies where they own/use the product themselves. You'd need to have supermarket in wild be okay with pen testing it for some of these issues, but...
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    Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack

    This was flagged back in August, this has a break-down of the exploit: https://claroty.com/team82/research/freeze-the-controller-defrost-the-food-uncovering-vulnerabilities-in-danfoss-refrigeration-controllers Still a bit crazy that this was directly on the internet as well, this should at...
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    Microsoft boss says AI can’t be trusted, and Elon Musk’s R248-billion chipmaking bet

    Turns out you need investor funding for huge stuff, tesla is still coasting off designs of the original founders, the only thing musk has added has been the cyber truck and that's been quite a fail.
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    Bitcoin stolen from Ledger hardware wallets

    It's more an it depends, if Apple or Google said they'd never do something and then do it, then they'd most probably be liable, terms and conditions doesn't matter, has to be based on circumstances (e.g. Government forced them).
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    Wi-Fi router that delivers 11,529 Mbps

    That's an it depends, if household with just 2 phones, laptop, then sure, but once you have more devices, including environment, Wi-Fi 6 is a lot more stable (BSS coloring). Plus upload and download at the same time, jitter is better, and 160MHz channel width. I did go wifi 6e when I could...
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    Microsoft boss says AI can’t be trusted, and Elon Musk’s R248-billion chipmaking bet

    Someone that constantly lies for his own benefit? A lot of the stuff he's done that's positive is other people started it and he's just there for funding.
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    R10-billion fix for high petrol prices in South Africa

    More to do with they have a large reserve they're burning through, they're directly subsidizing it, and they removed taxes on it. In 2008 it was closer to R8/$1, and taxes went from around a quarter of the price to nearly half. Best thing government could do is decrease the fuel levy for...
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