Grumpy Old Geeks 569: It’s Not Easy Being Green
Meta's new fine, data black box, and dissolution of "Responsible Innovation" team; DOJ antitrust action against Google could hurt Apple; more iPhones than Androids in the US for the first time; Tim Cook's burn; LG inexplicably adds NFTs to TVs; Star Trek: Lower Decks; Rings of Power & House of the Dragon; feeding Phil; Stranger Things; Khan prequel; poop for profit; Apple Watch; SetApp; Travel By Bullet, Scalzi; Star Wars upcoming series; Robocop self-defense; cable testing & ranting; ransomware attacks; fun Anonymous hack; being taken off the internet.
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IN THE NEWS
Meta faces $402 million EU fine over Instagram's privacy settings for children
DOJ antitrust action against Google could see Apple lose billions of dollars a year
Facebook Engineers Admit They Don’t Know What They Do With Your Data
Meta dissolves team responsible for discovering 'potential harms to society' in its own products
Tim Cook says ‘buy your mom an iPhone’ if you want to end green bubbles
LG brings NFTs to its LED and OLED TVs
SLS fuel leak likely to delay Artemis 1 launch to October
MEDIA CANDY
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Phil still fed as Somebody Feed Phil gets sixth-season renewal
‘The Wrath of Khan’ is getting an official Star Trek podcast prequel
Kids Yell “Poop” At Alexa, And These Musicians Profit
APPS & DOODADS
Apple’s New ‘Ultra’ Watch Goes Toe-to-Toe With Garmin
AT THE LIBRARY
Travel by Bullet - The Dispatcher, Book 3 by John Scalzi
11 Books Like The Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons
SECURITY HAH!
C2C caberQU - USB C cable tester
Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter
Rode VideoMic NTG Camera-mount Shotgun Microphone
The Los Angeles Unified School District is dealing with a ransomware attack
Anonymous claims responsibility for Moscow traffic jam tied to app exploit
Cloudflare blocks trans harassment forum Kiwi Farms following escalation of 'targeted threats'
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
Peter Straub, Literary Master of the Supernatural, Dies at 79
Peter Eckersley, co-creator of Let’s Encrypt, dies at just 43
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