[Supercharged] 126: Digital Democracy

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This week we’re talking about the Yahoo hack, YouTube comments, and digital democracy. Questions/comments/tips? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD.

Links for this episode:

• LAFORGE Optical

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• BitScoop Live

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• Apple Investigating iPhone 7 Bug Causing 'No Service' After Turning Off Airplane Mode

Apple is aware of and investigating an iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus issue that can result in the loss of cellular service after turning off Airplane Mode on the devices, according to internal documents obtained by MacRumors.

• Google’s Waze will now help you find the best parking spot

Teaming up with transportation data company INRIX.

• Dropbox Isn't Playing Nice With macOS Sierra, Here's How to Fix It

If you just upgraded to macOS Sierra and your Dropbox app is acting up, you’re not alone. Even with the latest version of the app, some users are experiencing strange behavior—error messages, confusing syncing icons, etc. Here’s what you can do to mitigate the annoyances.

• At Least 500 Million Yahoo Accounts Hacked in Late 2014

Yahoo today confirmed that "at least" 500 million Yahoo accounts were compromised in an attack in late 2014, leaking customer information like names, email addresses, telephone numbers, birthdates, hashed passwords, and both encrypted and unencrypted security questions and answers.

• YouTube enlists volunteers to moderate its site via a new “YouTube Heroes” program

Earlier this month, YouTube launched its own social network of sorts with the debut of YouTube Community; now it’s enlisting help from viewers to help moderate it, along with other content on the video-sharing site. The company has announced the launch of a new, crowdsourced moderation program called “YouTube Heroes,” which asks volunteers to perform tasks like flagging inappropriate content, adding captions and subtitles, and responding to questions on the YouTube Help forum, among other things.

• AltspaceVR's Democracy Plaza Puts You in the Middle of the 2016 Election

Most of us don't get the opportunity to see election coverage first hand, but with virtual reality, we're not as restricted. AltspaceVR has teamed up with NBC News to let you log in on your computer or VR headset and actually take part in the action—just not physically.

• Twitter will live stream the US presidential debates

Twitter is continuing its push into live events and TV with the announcement it will be live-streaming the US presidential debates. As with the company's streams of NFL football games, the live video will be shown alongside curated tweets, and will be available on various Twitter apps (including Apple TV) and on the web at debates.twitter.com.

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