Slow week in tech news; another Tesla autopilot crash; Ladies in a Tube in your hotel rooms; Facebook apologizes for Apple’s attempts to protect privacy; gaming Instagram; the pandemic devastated Instacart workers; too fast mopeds in NYC; the ongoing TikTok saga; Star Wars 4K77; busting the Swedish movie pipeline; Tesla targeted for ransomware attack; let’s get US tech production back; Amazon fitness tracker; what boredom does for us; build your own air purifier; Jason gets a bike!
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Show Notes
FOLLOW UP
Tesla with Autopilot hits cop car—driver admits he was watching a movie
IN THE NEWS
Google’s Nest Hub could be your next hotel concierge
Many Canon cameras can now automatically back up pictures to Google Photos
Facebook sues man who sold fake Instagram likes
‘You Couldn’t Swipe Fast Enough’: How the Pandemic Devastated Instacart Workers
Revel’s electric mopeds return to NYC with new in-app safety test and mandatory helmet selfies
TikTok likely to announce sale of U.S. operations in the coming days; Walmart has expressed interest
Walmart says it’s partnering with Microsoft on a TikTok deal
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigns after 100 days
SECURITY HAH!
Three men have been charged with leaking movies for nearly a decade
Tesla worked with the FBI to block a million dollar ransomware attack
Pentagon’s acquisition chief wants microelectronics production to return to the US
Fall Of The Behemoth: Cybercriminal Underground Rocked By Empire’s Apparent Exit Scam
APPS & DOODADS
Spotify is developing a ‘virtual events’ feature
Amazon Halo fitness tracker arrives with support for sleep data, requires monthly service
BRIC-A-BRAC
What Does Boredom Do to Us—and for Us?
How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism, a New Book by Cory Doctorow
