Can They Hear You?
In this edition of the Weekly News Roundup, marketers say they can hear you, more banking malware is in the wild, and Instacart launches an AI shopping cart. We also watch a TV that watches us and then we visit SillyVille.

The Articles

Privacy
https://www.techradar.com/computing/software/google-contacts-on-your-android-can-now-show-your-friends-real-time-location

https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/20/rite-aid-facial-recognition/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/no-a-marketing-firm-isnt-tapping-your-device-to-hear-private-conversations/

Security
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/12/how-outlook-notification-sounds-can-lead-to-zero-click-exploits

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/xfinity-admits-data-breach-may-have-affected-36-million-customers

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/this-new-malware-campaign-stole-the-banking-details-of-50000-people-and-its-still-going-after-new-victims-so-be-careful

AI Overlords
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/report-google-ads-restructure-could-replace-some-sales-jobs-with-ai/

https://nypost.com/2023/12/18/tech/artificial-intelligence-now-capable-of-creating-new-ai-without-human-intervention-scientists-say/

https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/how-ai-is-transforming-the-grocery-shopping-experience

Business
https://arstechnica.com/google/2023/12/the-play-store-will-soon-let-you-uninstall-apps-from-remote-devices/

https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/you-could-be-eligible-for-a-payout-from-the-google-play-store-soon-heres-why

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/upcoming-wireless-tvs-sell-users-on-screen-products-when-they-raise-their-hand/

Silly
https://notthebee.com/article/crime-is-so-bad-these-armed-bandits-had-their-getaway-car-stolen-during-a-robbery-in-colorado/

https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/19/beepers-upcoming-fix-requires-users-to-have-access-to-a-mac/

https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/18/u-s-lawmakers-call-for-doj-to-investigate-apple-for-blocking-beepers-imessage-app/

https://www.techradar.com/phones/fun-while-it-lasted-beeper-minis-grand-imessage-experiment-is-officially-over

Banned
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ibm-redhat-10-commandments-allyship