Toxic environments on the Enterprise; FB & IG, down again; Instagram wants teens to "take a break" but not sure how; Nick Clegg's vacant words; Magic Leap is back & raking in the cash; Twitch leak reveals full source code, financial data; you oughta get in twitching; celebrity crypto shilling; GM wants you to subscribe to their cars; Apple Developer Academy; tech startups lie; Foundation renewed Storytime with Seth Rogan; Dave Chappelle; the Expanse; Apple TV 4k; iPhone vs Android privacy; Twitter recommends you not go on Twitter; do you or don't you need a VPN?
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Blue Origin delays William Shatner's spaceflight to October 13th
The renowned programmer who created PHP "hates programming" and said he's "not a real programmer."
IN THE NEWS
Facebook and Instagram are down for the second time this week
Instagram will encourage teens to 'take a break'
Facebook’s Oversight Board will meet with the Facebook whistleblower
Seven years after raising $542M at a $2B valuation, Magic Leap raises $500M at a $2B valuation
My First Year at Magic Leap and the Opportunity Ahead
Twitch's source code and streamer payment figures have been leaked following hack
Twitch Data Leak Confirms The 100 Highest-Paid Streamers
Celebrity Crypto Shilling Is a Moral Disaster
GM aims to build Netflix-sized subscription business by 2030
Apple opens Developer Academy in Detroit, creating new opportunities for careers in the iOS app economy
Lifestyles of the Rich and Gullible: Theranos and Ozy Edition
MEDIA CANDY
‘Foundation’ Renewed for Season 2 at Apple
Storytime with Seth Rogen
Dave Chappelle The Closer
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Defends Dave Chappelle Special in Staff Memo: ‘Artistic Freedom’ Is Different for Stand-Up (EXCLUSIVE)
Watch the first trailer for The Expanse season 6, arriving December 10th
Baking Impossible: The great nerdish bake-off for the engineering set
APPS & DOODADS
iPhone apps no better for privacy than Android, Oxford study finds
Apple now requires all apps to make it easy for users to delete their accounts
Twitter will now warn you before you participate in a conversation that could get heated
Gasoline-powered lawn mowers, leaf blowers to be banned under new California law
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SECURITY HAH!
The CyberWire
Dave Bittner
Hacking Humans
Caveat
Recorded Future
You Probably Don't Need a VPN
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
The Lindenbaum Prize for short gamebook fiction
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