610: And You Get a Tent!
Grumpy Old Geeks22 Jul 2023

610: And You Get a Tent!

NFT bros are sad no one cares; Russia bans state officials from using Apple devices; Tesla directors overpaid themselves; Full Service Driving, which doesn't work, will be licensed to other automakers; military email problems; Instagram not liable for copyright infringement; Threads sees a downturn in usage; Inside Man; Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves; Women's World Cup; Netflix sees big subscriber bump due to password crackdown; streaming prices rising; Reddit deleted pre-2023 DMs; Apple Watch 8, AirPod Pro 2 & Amazon Prime deals; 1Password; the US Cyber Trust Mark; RIP Kevin Mitnick, Tony Bennett; cargo shorts & t-shirts.

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FOLLOW UP

Boot Up with Jason

NFT Bro Laments That Nobody Is Buying Expensive JPGs Anymore

Melania Trump’s Apollo 11 NFT Violates NASA’s Photo Rules


IN THE NEWS

Russia bans state officials from using Apple devices over US spying concerns

Tesla directors pay $735M to settle claims they overpaid themselves

Tesla plans to license its Full Self-Driving system to other automakers

US opens special probe into fatal Tesla crash

An email typo has reportedly sent millions of US military messages to Mali

Instagram Not Liable For Copyright Infringement Over Embedded Images

Threads users are already spending less time in the app

The spam bots have now found Threads, as company announces its own ‘rate limits’


MEDIA CANDY

Inside Man

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

How to stream the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023

Netflix added nearly 6 million new subscribers amid password sharing crackdown

Netflix kills off cheapest no-ads plan in the U.S. and U.K.

Peacock’s prices are going up in August

YouTube Hikes Prices For Premium, Music Streaming Offerings


APPS & DOODADS

Reddit Just Deleted Every Message You Sent Before 2023

Apple Watch Series 8

Photographer Uses Adobe Firefly to Fake a Vacation and Fool His Friends

‘Elusive’ first-gen 4GB iPhone auctioned for record $190,373

1Password


THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE

The CyberWire

Dave Bittner

Hacking Humans

Caveat

Control Loop

The Biden administration is tackling smart devices with a new cybersecurity label

Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Smart Devices to Protect American Consumers

Kevin David Mitnick

FREEDOM DOWNTIME - Kevin Mitnick Hacking Documentary

Tony Bennett, Champion of the Great American Songbook, Is Dead at 96

I Got Lost in Her Arms by Tony Bennett

Using iPods as hearing aids

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