Burning Man; UK wises up about encryption; McPoutine; hello, Ello; ad free Facebook in the EU; META back to office; Grindr loses half staff due to unionization, we mean WFH; NYC regulates Airbnb; Mossberg departs X; facial recognition for stadiums; privacy nightmare cars; how to do business; Spotify financial woes; your pants are lying, perhaps on fire; Moviepass is back, again; Inside Man; Lincoln Lawyer; Winning Time; Wheel of Time; the Witcher; Star Trek: Lower Decks; Roku layoffs; Messi, MLS and AppleTV+ win; 3zekiel; Scalzi; Ahsoka; Only Murders in the Building; Apple Watch Ultra; AI homes.
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FOLLOW UP
Future of iMessage safe in the UK, as government backs down on encryption
Americans Should Feel Humiliated by Canadian McDonald’s
AI reading coach startup Ello raises $15M to bolster child literacy
IN THE NEWS
Facebook and Instagram may offer paid, ad-free plans in Europe to sate EU privacy concerns
Meta is back in the office three days a week, as WFH continues to die
Grindr loses nearly half its staff to strict return-to-work rule
NYC’s ‘de facto ban’ on Airbnb is already removing listings
Veteran tech guru Walt Mossberg slams Elon Musk, deactivates X account: ‘Cesspool’
These 9 Stadiums Are Already Using Facial Recognition at Games
YouTube Vlogger Ruby Franke Charged With Six Counts of Felony Child Abuse
If You’ve Got a New Car, It’s a Data Privacy Nightmare
BMW drops plan to charge a monthly fee for heated seats
‘Hyundai Pay’ is the latest effort by car companies to make in-car payments a thing
Spotify’s $1 Billion Podcast Bet Turns Into a Serial Drama
Spotify reportedly locks white noise podcasters out of an ad program
Free audiobooks to be tested by Spotify; Audible competition plan
Spotify wants to put in-app lyrics behind a paywall
Elon Musk's X will use public data to train AI models
Are Your Pants Lying to You? An Investigation
MEDIA CANDY
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Roku Laying Off 10% of Employees, Will Take up to $65 Million Charge to Remove Streaming Content
Messi Drives Jump in Apple TV+ and MLS Subscriptions
AT THE LIBRARY
3zekiel (First Contact) by Peter Cawdron
NOTES FROM A FELLOW TRAVELLER by Derren Brown
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
NYPD will use drones to monitor private parties over Labor Day weekend
Cory Doctorow’s presentation on a better internet from Defcon
AI IMAGINES A TYPICAL HOME IN EVERY STATE
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
Jimmy Buffett: Margaritaville singer dies aged 76
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