Grumpy Old Geeks 510: Delightfully Evil Algorithm
Apple WWDC; NFT market collapsed; Clubhouse shark-fin; Stack Overflow gets a buyer; Twitter's geo-political problems; Facebook ends special treatment for politicians; G7 moves to shut down tax havens; Bezos takes flight; Facebook rolls out Bulletin, which is not them but is; Apple employees don't want to go back; Old; Danny Elfman; A Glitch in the Matrix; assimilating your watch; Airport fetish gear; time travel books; Ring asks for assistance; FBI follows the Bitcoin; here's your bad guy phone; TikTok's delightfully evil algorithm.
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FOLLOW UP
Here’s everything Apple announced at the WWDC 2021 keynote
The NFT Market Has Collapsed, Oh No
US Pentagon changes its mind about DJI Drones
The Drop-In Audio App Clubhouse Is Dying. It Was Fun While It Lasted
IN THE NEWS
Twitter suspended in Nigeria amid face-off over president’s tweet
Facebook to end special treatment for politicians after Trump ban
G7 deal will likely raise taxes for tech giants like Apple and Google
Jeff Bezos will fly on the first passenger spaceflight of his company Blue Origin in July
Facebook’s ‘Bulletin’ newsletter platform could launch before the end of June
Apple employee group rejects planned return to the office
MEDIA CANDY
Danny Elfman Previews First Solo Album in 37 Years With New Song ‘True’
Here’s How Long it Takes to Binge-Watch More Than 50 Popular TV Shows
Apple Watch Faces / Borg and Startrek
Exclusive: watch Lush in A Far From Home Movie
APPS & DOODADS
Apple, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla team up for a ‘common vision’ on extensions
Logitech MX Keys Advanced Illuminated Wireless Keyboard for Mac – Bluetooth/USB
AT THE LIBRARY
One Day All This Will Be Yours by Adrian Tchaikovsky
SECURITY HAH!
Ring Launches Request for Assistance Posts on the Neighbors App
Justice Dept. Claws Back $2.3M Paid by Colonial Pipeline to Ransomware Gang
Trojan Shield: How the FBI Secretly Ran a Phone Network for Criminals
DOJ Charges Criminal ‘Influencers’ Who Worked For FBI’s Honeypot Phone Company
TikTok Quietly Updated Its Privacy Policy to Collect Users’ Biometric Data
MORON OF THE WEEK
S.Korean designer creates ‘Third Eye’ for ‘smartphone zombies’
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