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Self-driving cars, still 20 years away; Facebook won't use facial recognition, but Meta sure will; Phhhoto; Elon Musk's tax bill and twitter infantilism; delete your tweets; socialized robots; Uber to dispatch... taxis; ABBA; Olivia Rodrigo; the Cranberries & Sinead; Dexter; Four Hours at the Capitol; Star Trek; Stranger Things; Microsoft OneDrive; Alexa following you; USB chargers; Grammarly; Range by David Epstein; I have the best words; bricked Macs; NextDNS; Robinhood hack; 2FA Google; disrupting parking lots. Show notes at https://gog.show/530 We're also sponsored by Hover! Hover is the place to get the best domains. With over 300 top-level domains to choose from. Go to Hover.com/gog and get 10% off your first purchase. FOLLOW UP Tech Can’t Fix the Problem of Cars
IN THE NEWS An Update On Our Use of Face Recognition Facebook is backing away from facial recognition. Meta isn’t. New antitrust suit from Phhhoto alleges Facebook copied and killed the competition A forensic analysis of Elon Musk’s Twitter poll on Tesla stock Elon Musk faces a $15 billion tax bill, which is likely the real reason he’s selling stock Elon Musk, world’s richest edgelord, responds to billionaire tax with another stupid tweet Twitter is rolling out a feature to make it easier to search a user’s tweets Researchers are working on giving robots social skills Apple hires Tesla's director of Autopilot software Uber considers dispatching yellow taxis in New York City
MEDIA CANDY ABBA - Voyages Olivia Rodrigo - Sour Salvation - Inspired by the Cranberries for Pieta Dexter Season 9 Finch Does the Dog Die? Four Hours at the Capitol 'Stranger Things' season 4 teaser hints at trouble in California (update: release info)
APPS & DOODADS Microsoft OneDrive app will stop syncing with Windows 7 and 8 on March 1st, 2022 Alexa now allows you to move music among different devices with your voice USB C Charger, Anker Nano II 65W GaN II PPS Fast Charger Adapter, Foldable Compact Charger for MacBook Pro/Air, Galaxy S20/S10, Dell XPS 13, Note 20/10+, iPhone 12/Pro/Mini, iPad Pro, Pixel, and More Grammarly rolls out full set of features to iPhone and iPad users
AT THE LIBRARY Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein Merriam-Webster's Everyday Language Reference Set
SECURITY HAH! The CyberWire Dave Bittner Hacking Humans Caveat Recorded Future Why Rollerblading Died Apple fixes macOS Monterey flaw that bricked some T2 Macs NextDNS Fuck HBO There may be a steep privacy cost if you park at this Trader Joe’s Robinhood Says It Was Hacked and Extorted But Nobody Lost Any Money Google wants every account to use 2FA, starts auto-enrolling users
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