Copilot Plus PCs for Mini
This week in the Weekly News Roundup, several Google Chrome extensions are hijacked, and Zagg leaked customer data. Also, a discussion of loneliness and if AI can solve that and we now have Copilot Plus Nucs. We also visit SillyVille.

Security
https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/30/24332429/us-treasury-department-beyondtrust-hack-security-breach

https://securityaffairs.com/172572/hacking/doubleclickjacking-clickjacking-on-major-websites.html

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-details-reveal-how-hackers-hijacked-35-google-chrome-extensions/

Data Leaks
https://apnews.com/article/cybersecurity-breach-data-rhode-island-e4a7298010d59fe6cb095a436f912a5d

https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/customer-credit-card-details-compromised-in-zagg-data-breach

AI Overlords
https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/claim-of-7-zip-zero-day-vulnerability-debunked

https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/heres-why-googles-gemini-ai-getting-a-proper-memory-could-save-lives

Business
https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/30/bench-to-be-acquired-after-abruptly-shutting-down/

https://notthebee.com/article/driver-who-hit-schoolbus-and-sent-multiple-kids-to-the-hospital-was-using-snapchat-to-record-a-video/

https://www.techradar.com/pro/this-is-the-first-mini-pc-thats-compatible-with-microsofts-copilot-requirements-and-it-does-look-like-the-apple-mac-mini-m4

Silly
https://notthebee.com/article/mexico-rolls-out-an-app-for-illegal-immigrants-in-the-us-that-sends-a-panic-signal-if-being-deported/

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/01/people-are-playing-a-new-doom-themed-captcha/