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510: Delightfully Evil Algorithm

510: Delightfully Evil Algorithm

FromGrumpy Old Geeks


510: Delightfully Evil Algorithm

FromGrumpy Old Geeks

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Length:
76 minutes
Released:
Jun 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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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.This episode is brought to you by Adorama! Use code “grumpyoldgeeks” at checkout for an additional 20% off!This episode is brought to you by Hover. For 10% off your first order head over to hover.com/gog and get your domain on!Show notes at https://gog.show/510FOLLOW UPHere’s everything Apple announced at the WWDC 2021 keynoteThe NFT Market Has Collapsed, Oh NoUS Pentagon changes its mind about DJI DronesThe Drop-In Audio App Clubhouse Is Dying. It Was Fun While It LastedClubhouse downloads are falling off a cliff: The app was downloaded only about 900,000 times in April, down from February’s peak of 9.6 millionIN THE NEWSKinda a big announcementTwitter suspended in Nigeria amid face-off over president’s tweetTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey sent beard shavings to Azealia Banks so she could make an amulet to protect him from ISISFacebook to end special treatment for politicians after Trump banG7 deal will likely raise taxes for tech giants like Apple and GoogleJeff Bezos will fly on the first passenger spaceflight of his company Blue Origin in JulyFacebook’s ‘Bulletin’ newsletter platform could launch before the end of JuneApple employee group rejects planned return to the officeMEDIA CANDYOld – Official Trailer [HD]Danny Elfman Previews First Solo Album in 37 Years With New Song ‘True’Cruel World FestivalA Glitch in the MatrixHere’s How Long it Takes to Binge-Watch More Than 50 Popular TV ShowsApple Watch Faces / Borg and StartrekExclusive: watch Lush in A Far From Home MovieThe Missing CryptoqueenAPPS & DOODADSApple, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla team up for a ‘common vision’ on extensionsLogitech MX Keys Advanced Illuminated Wireless Keyboard for Mac – Bluetooth/USBAirportagA SpaceX fanatic created a website to find out when Starlink satellites were visible in his location.AT THE LIBRARYOne Day All This Will Be Yours by Adrian TchaikovskySECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatRecorded FutureRing Launches Request for Assistance Posts on the Neighbors AppJustice Dept. Claws Back $2.3M Paid by Colonial Pipeline to Ransomware GangTrojan Shield: How the FBI Secretly Ran a Phone Network for CriminalsDOJ Charges Criminal ‘Influencers’ Who Worked For FBI’s Honeypot Phone CompanyMaryland and Montana Pass the Nation’s First Laws Restricting Law Enforcement Access to Genetic Genealogy DatabasesTikTok Quietly Updated Its Privacy Policy to Collect Users’ Biometric DataCBC SecureDropMORON OF THE WEEKS.Korean designer creates ‘Third Eye’ for ‘smartphone zombies’See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Jun 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Covering tech news, security, movies, tv shows, and books for tech savvy adults. A no-holds-barred show about the Internet and how it's affecting our lives for good or bad. Hosts Jason DeFillippo & Brian Schulmeister have over 40 years of online experience and aren't afraid to tell it like it is.