Iconic Canadian teen financial literacy show 'Street Cents' reboots for the TikTok generation

Many Canadian teens growing up in 1990s and early 2000 can recall the TV series STREET CENTS. It was the first show that brought common sense to everything about money in an entertaining and factual way. It was financial literacy that was relatable. Now, the iconic Canadian show is returning for the social media savvy new generation. STREET CENTS TikTok has officially launched with a fresh group of dynamic content creators with a focus on making useful and fun daily short videos to help teens learn more about how to earn, spend, and save. 

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Nintendo Switch Online app makes it easier to use the friend code feature

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Nintendo has just revamped its Switch Online mobile app for iOS and Android. Version 2.0 brings a new look and minor quality-of-life update improvements. One of them is making it easier to find and share your friend code. The 12-digit identifier is the primary way to add friends on Nintendo's online service. You needed to manually copy the code from your Switch console before sharing it. Now, you can easily copy it from the app with one tap. As The Verge noted, though, your friend will still need to manually type out the digits on their console. So, there's still room for improvement there.

Other new features include seeing which of your friends are online and letting you "change your online-status settings." The Nintendo Switch Online app is designed to work with the console. It has features like online voice chat, which isn't available on the console itself.

Samsung confirms hackers stole Galaxy source code

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Samsung has confirmed today that hackers have gotten their hands on internal company data and source code for Galaxy devices. Still, it wanted to assure employees and customers that no personal data has been taken. The company won't also name who the hackers were or whether the data stolen was related to encryption and biometrics.

Hacking group Lapsus$ claimed responsibility for the breach, sharing screenshots supposedly showing roughly 200GB of stolen data, including source code used by the company for encryption and biometric unlocking functions on Galaxy hardware. Samsung said in a statement about the breach, "According to our initial analysis, the breach involves some source code relating to the operation of Galaxy devices, but does not include the personal information of our consumers or employees. Currently, we do not anticipate any impact to our business or customers. We have implemented measures to prevent further such incidents and will continue to serve our customers without disruption." 

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YouTube reportedly wants to pay podcasters to film their shows

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YouTube wants to dive deeper into the podcasting space, at least according to rumours. The company is reportedly offering podcasters money to create video versions of their shows. Bloomberg reports that it offers podcasters everything from US$50,000 for individual shows to US$300,000 for podcast networks, which they can potentially use to film episodes or other video-based content.

As The Verge pointed out, YouTube has been working on improving audio features on the platform. In October, it let Canadian users listen to audio without having the app open, a feature previously only available to YouTube Premium subscribers.