### Issue 2123 - Thursday 18th July, 2024

## In Today's Issue

- Cellebrite device support matrix leaked, iPhones good, Android bad
- AI boosters are all behind Trump returning to the White House
- Nvidia to open source GPU drivers, Google Docs gets more Markdown features, "only" 102,000 3G phones currently active
- TinyPod turns the Apple Watch into an iPod
- Cheap Logitech keyboards, refurb laptops, Bose & Sennheiser headphones, Apple store cashback, SanDisk endurance microSD, Microsoft Surface ARM laptop, SK Hynix SSD, Ryzen 5700X3D CPU, Anker USB charger, Nikon Zf camera, Nothing Phone 2, Roblox gift cards, Edifier speakers, Sonos Roam Ultra

## The News

### Cellebrite device support matrix leaked, iPhones good, Android bad

Cellebrite documentation leaked to 404 Media who are now publishing PDFs containing a support matrix of all the smartphones unlockable by the software suite used by law enforcement globally, including Australia. The key thing to know is Cellebrite doesn't work with a locked iPhone running iOS 17.4, a good reminder to keep your phone updated. The iPhone XR and iPhone 11 are vulnerable to Cellebrite's attacks if they're running iOS 17.1 to 17.3.1 and most iPhones are vulnerable if you're only running iOS 17.0.3 or older. On the Android side of things, the door is wide open on basically all versions of Android running on all devices except the encrypted user data partition on the Pixel 6 and above.

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### AI boosters are all behind Trump returning to the White House

The AI accelerationists are starting to rally behind Trump to become President, with Elon Musk saying he will donate US$45m a month to the Trump loyal America PAC and VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) funneling cash to Trump too. The Republican party has already said they'll repeal Biden's executive order on the "Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence", so it makes sense these clowns with huge investments in AI are backing Trump. They're also very pleased JD Vance was picked as vice president, as he used to work at Peter Thiel's investment firm and is embedded in the tech VC landscape, he's one of their guys. The Washington Post has a story about various right-wing think tanks gearing up for a "Manhattan Project" for AI once Trump returns to the Whitehouse. If you think AI is insufferable now, it's only gonna get worse.

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### Nvidia to open source GPU drivers, Google Docs gets more Markdown features, "only" 102,000 3G phones currently active

- NVIDIA is committing to releasing a fully open-source Linux kernel module for its GPUs. One of the few benefits of NVIDIA's target market shifting from gamers who use Windows to AI developers using Linux.
- Google Docs is getting some new Markdown features. You'll be able to "convert Markdown to Docs content on paste", "copy Docs content as Markdown", "export a Doc as Markdown" and "import Markdown as a Doc". Cool.
- The number of non-VoLTE phones that won't have 000 access when Optus & Telstra shut down the 3G network soon has dropped from 740,000 in March 2024 down to 102,000. Optus is also inserting a recorded message on phone calls for affected customers.

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## Something I Saw On The Internet

### TinyPod turns the Apple Watch into an iPod

I may have mentioned it before, but the TinyPod is adorable and is on sale now for US$79. It's a "silicone case with a built-in scroll wheel that houses the Apple Watch chassis" that lets you use the Apple Watch like a little iPod. I don't know how feasible it is to use day to day due to the Apple Watch requiring skin contact to remain unlocked (entering a PIN each time you take it out of your pocket would be annoying), but it's something weird and interesting, so good luck to everyone involved, have fun with it folks.

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## Bargains

- Logitech ERGO K860 Wireless Ergonomic Keyboard - $135 from Amazon
- Logitech MX Mechanical Mini Wireless Illuminated Keyboard - $139 from Amazon
- Refurb Apple MacBook Air 13" M2 SoC, 256GB SSD, 8GB RAM - $899 from JB Hi-Fi
- Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Noise Cancelling Headphones - $467 at JB Hi-Fi
- Refurb HP EliteBook 830 G6 laptop (i7-8565U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) - $320 from Bufferstock
- 10% cashback via Shopback from the Apple online store, lots of exclusions, capped at $180
- SanDisk High Endurance 512GB microSDXC - $64.64 from Amazon USA
- Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) - $1699 from Emporium Electronics
- SK Hynix Platinum P41 2TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD - $216 from Amazon
- AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D CPU - $222 from Aliexpress
- Anker 735 A2667 Nano II 65W USB-C GaN Charger - $45.99 from Amazon
- Nikon Z f (Body Only) - $2564.05 from Amazon
- Nothing Phone (2) 12GB RAM/256GB Storage - $729 from JB Hi-Fi
- 10% off Roblox eGift Cards on Amazon
- Edifier R1850DB Active Bookshelf Speakers - $185.20 from Amazon
- Sonos Roam Ultra - $175 from Amazon Germany
- Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones - $311.25 from Sennheiser's eBay store

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