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. Show notes at https://gog.show/508 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 How Apple screwed Facebook 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 Gary Numan – Intruder Gary Numan – Random The Mosquito Coast 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! The CyberWire Dave Bittner Hacking Humans Caveat Recorded Future 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 AdoramaXP