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    #156: Brain Hurt

    January 4th, 2018 · 58 minutes

    Simone, Brianna, and Christina update y'all on the Apple battery situation, and talk about the Intel chip vulnerability. Then they exult over Snap's opulent, incredible NYE party.

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    Apple will replace old iPhone batteries, regardless of diagnostic test results - The Verge
    A Message to Our Customers - Apple
    Apple clarifies that all iPhone 6 and later devices are eligible for $29 battery replacements | 9to5Mac
    Apple's battery replacement offer to reduce 2018 iPhone sales: Barclays
    What’s behind the Intel design flaw forcing numerous patches? | Ars Technica
    “Meltdown” and “Spectre”: Every modern processor has unfixable security flaws | Ars Technica
    Critical "Meltdown" and "Spectre" Flaws Breaks Basic Security for Intel, AMD, ARM Computers | WIRED
    Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign • The Register
    Google Online Security Blog: Today's CPU vulnerability: what you need to know
    Intel Responds to Security Research Findings
    Microsoft issues emergency Windows update for processor security bugs - The Verge
    Snapchat Blocked Guests At Its Lavish NYE Party From Posting on Snapchat