A rare late night show with socially distant lubrications; Facebook blinks; rethinking contracting; streaming consolidation; Apple issues; the horrors of content moderation; Bezos wants your kid as a customer; words matter; VR as a Facebook platform; what happens if there’s election chaos; Pinfluencers; global dark web takedown; being a smooth ethical criminal; Ring’s Traffic Stop, home drone; brute forcing passwords; all of Amazon’s new products; home speakers; JenniCam 4k; goodnight, Longcat.
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Show Notes
FOLLOW UP
Facebook denies it will pull service in Europe over data transfer ban
Tech must radically rethink how it treats independent contractors
Fix watchOS upgrade battery problems by unpairing and re-pairing
IN THE NEWS
Former YouTube content moderator describes horrors of the job in new lawsuit
Why Walmart thinks TikTok is the future of its business
Navigate safely with new COVID data in Google Maps
Microsoft licenses the breakthrough natural language AI GPT-3
FACEBOOK IS TURNING VR INTO A PLATFORM — BUT SOME INDIE DEVELOPERS FEAR ITS POWER
Facebook vows to restrict users if US election descends into chaos
Pinterest lures lifestyle influencers with its own version of Stories
SECURITY HAH!
179 Arrested in Massive Global Dark Web Takedown
Shopify says two support staff stole customer data from sellers
It’s easier than ever to find out how your favorite websites are tracking you
Ring’s Traffic Stop feature is about bringing more accountability to policing
APPS & DOODADS
Here’s everything Amazon announced at its big hardware event
Star Wars Arcade Machine With Bench Seat, Limited Edition, Arcade1Up
You can now use a Nikon mirrorless or DSLR camera as a webcam on Mac
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
Longcat, The Cat Known On The Internet For Being Long, Has Died
Battlestar Galactica Actor Suffers Brain Injury, Friends Organize GoFundMe
