566: Down the Metahole

Technology no one wants: palm scanners, the Metaverse, NFTs & crypto; buying real art; Apple's return to work, hiring freeze, Maps & looking into tripling it's ad revenue; Neumann's back, again; fighting for your right to party at an Airbnb; the Sandman, Better Call Saul nail it; Westworld... WTF; the Most Hated Man on the Internet; She-Hulk; Light & Magic; the Slits; VPNs, AirTags, Simplisafe & fitness apps; Jason Bumbles with a bot; Signal third-party breach; Google shutters IoT Core; getting jiggler with it; Apple 0-days updates; Galaga; it's like camping, but involuntary!Sponsors:Kolide - Kolide can help you nail third-party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.Hover - Go to Hover now and grab your very own domain or a few of them at hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase.Show notes at https://gog.show/566/FOLLOW UPShannon StameyWinamp's revival includes platforms for musicians and fansIN THE NEWSApple employees will need to work from its offices three times a week starting in SeptemberApple reportedly lays off recruiters amid hiring slowdownReport: Apple wants to triple its revenue from ads business, likely expanding Search Ads to Maps appAdam Neumann’s New Company Gets a Big Check From Andreessen HorowitzAdam Neumann, Vibes LandlordAirbnb starts testing anti-party tech in the US and CanadaMark Zuckerberg’s new Metaverse selfie is so bad people can’t believe it’s realMEDIA CANDYThe SandmanEndless: A Sandman PodcastBetter Call SaulWestworldThe Most Hated Man on the InternetShe-Hulk: Attorney at LawLight & MagicHere to Be Heard: The Story of the SlitsAPPS & DOODADSStealth Tubeless Tag HolderNinja Mount Launches a Range of Apple Airtag MountsStealth Tag®- A hidden AirTag mountain bike holder to track and protect your bikeSimpliSafeSurvey: Nearly half of Android users consider switching to iPhone over security and privacy concernsFitness BlenderPeloton may open its workout content to competing bikes and treadmillsSECURITY HAH!The CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopSignal says third-party data breach exposed 1,900 phone numbersGoogle Cloud will shutter its IoT Core service next year‘My manager caught me’: Remote worker says they got reprimanded for using ‘mouse jiggler’ app, sparking debateWhat you’ll need to survive the California wildfires this summeriOS Privacy: Announcing InAppBrowser.com - see what JavaScript commands get injected through an in-app browserApple security updates fix 2 zero-days used to hack iPhones, MacsBetter Call Saul prop auctionTips for GalagaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.