Apple vs Epic; Twitter's verification is back; Chia valuation & IPO; divesting Facebook; a lighthearted look at NFT headlines; US telecoms face no consequences for ripping off the government; Google AI centerpiece of I/O; Virgin Galactic completes flight; streaming Glasto; Gary Numan; the Mosquito Coast; podcasts, podcasts everywhere; Snap's new Spectacles; Muderbots; Amazon's Ringopticon; predictive policing; ransomware & hospitals; more data breaches; Citizen's frightening pivot; caught cheese-handed.
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FOLLOW UP
Tesla driver slept as car was going over 80 mph on Autopilot, Wisconsin officials say
Elon Musk called lidar a ‘crutch,’ but now Tesla is reportedly testing Luminar’s laser sensors
Apple’s Fortnite Trial Ends With Pointed Questions and a Toast to Popeyes
Relaunching verification and what’s next
IN THE NEWS
Blockchain Startup Chia Nabs $500 Million Valuation, Eyes IPO
Tesla, Musk Face Loss on Bitcoin Investment
‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ sold as an NFT, could vanish from YouTube forever
Mark Haines — remembering and honoring a CNBC icon with an NFT auction
The Hollywood Sign Will Be Minted As An NFT
Digital Horses Are the Talk of the Crypto World
CRYPTO PLATES Drop First NFT Vanity Plates on OpenSea
5 Andy Warhol NFTs Are Heading to Auction. Art Experts Question Their Authenticity.
US Telecoms Keep Getting Wrist Slaps For Repeatedly Ripping Off The US Government
Google made AI language the centerpiece of I/O while ignoring its troubled past at the company
Virgin Galactic completes first spaceflight in over two years, in step toward finishing development
MEDIA CANDY
Glastonbury Festival’s first livestreamed event ran into major snags
Streaming giant Netflix is expanding its podcasting footprint
Head of Audio/Podcast Programming, Editorial & Publishing
APPS & DOODADS
Snap’s new Spectacles let you see the world in augmented reality
AT THE LIBRARY
Network Effect: A Murderbot Novel (The Murderbot Diaries Book 5) by Martha Wells
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley – Narrated by Michael York
SECURITY HAH!
Amazon’s Ring is the largest civilian surveillance network the US has ever seen
Ransomware gang behind Ireland attack also hit US health and emergency networks
Air India breach compromised data for 4.5 million passengers
Chicago’s predictive policing program told a man he would be involved with a shooting.
Cheese photo leads to Liverpool drug dealer’s downfall
MORON OF THE WEEK
Neighbourhood Crime Reporting App Citizen Is Testing On-Demand Security Force
Leaked Emails Show Crime App Citizen Is Testing On-Demand Security Force
Private Security Force That Works With Citizen Wants the Power to Arrest People
Crime App Citizen Exposed Users’ COVID Data
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
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