May the 4th; Chia plotting; Facebook Oversight Board; Florida bill will fine social media for banning politicians; Elon vs Bezos; gig workers; NFT news; fungible houses; Epic vs Apple; Verizon sells AOL & Yahoo at bargain prices; EU proposed AI laws; Ted Lasso; Lovecraft Country; Godfather of Harlem; the Great Food Truck Race; pushing to Kindle; Apple Watch health tech; Apple's iOS 14.5 update & privacy; Irish history; Amazon & Ring cameras; wild college Ham radio parties; Robodog put out to pasture.
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FOLLOW UP
Charlie Munger calls bitcoin ‘disgusting and contrary to the interests of civilization’
IN THE NEWS
Facebook’s Oversight Board will issue its ruling on Trump’s ban this week
Florida bill would fine social media platforms for banning politicians— with exemption for Disney
Biden’s labor secretary says gig workers should be considered employees
Zoë Roth sells ‘Disaster Girl’ meme as NFT for $500,000
He tried to cash in on the NFT craze by auctioning a house. It didn’t work
As Epic case begins, senior Google engineer undermines one of Apple’s arguments
Verizon sells AOL and Yahoo for about half of what it paid
The EU’s proposed AI laws would regulate robot surgeons but not the military
The EU’s New Proposed Rules on A.I. Are Missing Something
MEDIA CANDY
APPS & DOODADS
Apple Watch could get blood sugar monitoring thanks to a UK tech deal
Facebook and Instagram use iOS notices to sell you on app tracking
The Problem With Apple’s Plan to Stop Facebook’s Data Collection
AT THE LIBRARY
In Search of the Irish Dreamtime: Archaeology and Early Irish Literature by J.P. Mallory
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
SECURITY HAH!
New York Returns Its Police ‘Robodog’ After a Public Outcry
Former Sen. Harry Reid: I was told Lockheed Martin had UFO crash fragments
YOUR CAR IS SPYING ON YOU, AND A CBP CONTRACT SHOWS THE RISKS
The Air and Space Museum is getting a freakin’ X-Wing.
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
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