508: PanoptiCondo

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.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!This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox. Go to ButcherBox.com/gog OR enter promo code gog at checkout.Show notes at https://gog.show/508FOLLOW UPTesla driver slept as car was going over 80 mph on Autopilot, Wisconsin officials sayElon Musk called lidar a ‘crutch,’ but now Tesla is reportedly testing Luminar’s laser sensorsHow Apple screwed FacebookApple’s Fortnite Trial Ends With Pointed Questions and a Toast to PopeyesRelaunching verification and what’s nextIN THE NEWSBlockchain Startup Chia Nabs $500 Million Valuation, Eyes IPOTesla, Musk Face Loss on Bitcoin Investment‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ sold as an NFT, could vanish from YouTube foreverMark Haines — remembering and honoring a CNBC icon with an NFT auctionThe Hollywood Sign Will Be Minted As An NFTDigital Horses Are the Talk of the Crypto WorldCRYPTO PLATES Drop First NFT Vanity Plates on OpenSea5 Andy Warhol NFTs Are Heading to Auction. Art Experts Question Their Authenticity.US Telecoms Keep Getting Wrist Slaps For Repeatedly Ripping Off The US GovernmentGoogle made AI language the centerpiece of I/O while ignoring its troubled past at the companyVirgin Galactic completes first spaceflight in over two years, in step toward finishing developmentMEDIA CANDYGlastonbury Festival’s first livestreamed event ran into major snagsGary Numan – IntruderGary Numan – RandomThe Mosquito CoastStreaming giant Netflix is expanding its podcasting footprintHead of Audio/Podcast Programming, Editorial & PublishingAPPS & DOODADSSnap’s new Spectacles let you see the world in augmented realityAT THE LIBRARYNetwork Effect: A Murderbot Novel (The Murderbot Diaries Book 5) by Martha WellsProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirBrave New World by Aldous Huxley – Narrated by Michael YorkSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatRecorded FutureAmazon’s Ring is the largest civilian surveillance network the US has ever seenRansomware gang behind Ireland attack also hit US health and emergency networksAir India breach compromised data for 4.5 million passengersChicago’s predictive policing program told a man he would be involved with a shooting.Cheese photo leads to Liverpool drug dealer’s downfallMORON OF THE WEEKNeighbourhood Crime Reporting App Citizen Is Testing On-Demand Security ForceLeaked Emails Show Crime App Citizen Is Testing On-Demand Security ForcePrivate Security Force That Works With Citizen Wants the Power to Arrest PeopleCrime App Citizen Exposed Users’ COVID DataCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSAdoramaXPSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.