Google is suing a Copyright troll that was issuing false DMCA takedowns. This unusual action is after the troll was trying to extort money from those he falsely accused. Grab your popcorn folks. I am back from my time in Florida. Lots happening this week. Studio design install happens on Sunday. Expect some pictures very exciting times. Details in the show tonight.
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Show Notes:
- 18:53–Hubble Telescope solves a galactic identity crisis
- 20:33–TCL could be a new player
- 21:35–The best Bluetooth headsets
- 22:28–The best Roku web browsers
- 23:25–The 6 best weather stations
- 16:47–Apple bug mishap leads to iOS 12.4 jailbreak
- 25:04–Instagram will pay researchers to uncover abuse
- 26:01–NASA eyes trippy tie-dye clouds
- 17:42–Reddit experiments with live streaming
- 13:56–YouTube sues
- 27:08–Microsofts new SMS Organizer app for Android
- 12:04–Ransomware strikes take down 23 agencies
- 28:22–Apple Powerbeats Pro
- 28:58–Newt Gingrich proposes $2 billion human Moon lander
- 31:06–eBay and Shopify pull listings on Jeffery Epstein merch
- 32:09–Tesla launches a rental plan
- 35:51–85 Google Play apps forced fullscreen ads
- 36:44–CenturyLink 37 hour nationwide outage
- 37:48–Moon delivery startup Astrobotic
- 39:02–Bernie Sanders calls for a ban on facial recognition
- 40:05–Google stops sending Android cell signal data
- 40:56–7-Eleven cashier-free mobile checkouts in NYC
- Facebook is expanding its data abuse bounty program
- 10:22–Twitter bans advertising from state-controlled news
- 41:52–Rocket Lab Electron Booster
- Trump reiterates Huawei as “national security threat”
- 44:22–Spotify upgraded its Premium Family plan