527: Tribal Knowledge
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527: Tribal Knowledge

Congrats, Shatner, boo, Bezos & Takei; rideshare bubble bursts; FCC going after spam texts; Square to build a Bitcoin mining system, maybe; Tesla's really bad Beta-based insurance; Canon USA says no ink-y, no scan-y; Amazon creates its own brands by stealing "tribal knowledge" of competitors; Dune; Squid Game; Succession; Here We Are; Mel Brooks; Disney delays; Sinead & Delores; canceling NYT Cooking, CleanMyMac X subscriptions; USB-C & VPNs; ah, the 80s; pogo-power; Cosby sweaters.

Show notes at https://gog.show/527

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FOLLOW UP

George Takei Roasts “Star Trek” Costar William Shatner After Rocket Trip

For Uber and Lyft, the Rideshare Bubble Bursts

Dead-End SF Street Plagued With Confused WayMo Cars Trying To Turn Around ‘Every 5 Minutes’

Your Deep Dive Into Those Waymo Self-Driving Cars In San Francisco That Went Headstrong Up A Dead-End Street Like Floundering Fish Going Upstream


IN THE NEWS

New FCC rules could force wireless carriers to block spam texts

Jack Dorsey says Square is ‘considering’ building a Bitcoin mining system

Tesla debuts new car insurance that uses Texans' real-time driving behavior

No ink, no scan: Canon USA printers hit with class-action suit

Amazon copied products and rigged search results to promote its own brands, documents show


MEDIA CANDY

Dune

Squid Game

Succession

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

Mel Brooks Is Back With ‘History of the World, Part II’ Series

Disney delays all of Marvel’s 2022 films

Sinead O’Connor and Pillow Queens to feature on album of covers inspired by The Cranberries


SECURITY HAH!

The CyberWire

Dave Bittner

Hacking Humans

Caveat

Recorded Future

Apple's latest MacBook Pros have MagSafe, SD card slots and camera notches

At last, a middle ground, a place where skateboarders and rollerbladers can all get together.

The 1985 MTV Music Awards really kind of sucked.


CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS

ExpressVPN Knew 'Key Facts' of Executive Who Worked for UAE Spy Unit



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