Ep 484: Space Karen - Ad Free (Patreon)

Pick your machine learning bias; TikTok ban forgotten; DoorDash taking the money & dashing; Uber selling off self-driving unit; Airbnb has some bigots; Austria wants to censor worldwide; another day, another Google fine; Zoomsgiving; Dave's bum is fine; yes, your computer phones home; Big Sur slowdown; Long Way Up; the Crown; Instagram's new features; Zuck's strange decisions; hyperventilate to sober up; Elon would like to speak to the COVID-19 manager; feedback loop.

SHOW NOTES

FOLLOW UP

You can’t eliminate bias from machine learning, but you can pick your bias

IN THE NEWS

TikTok’s US ban has been delayed another two weeks — or maybe forever

DoorDash files to go public

Uber is reportedly in talks to sell its self-driving unit

Airbnb Says It Turned Away 1.4 Million People Who Refused to Sign Its No-Bigotry Agreement

Facebook is now using AI to sort content for quicker moderation

A Court Ruling in Austria Could Censor the Internet Worldwide

Turkish competition board hits Google with $25m fine

Zoom will lift its 40-minute limit on free meetings for Thanksgiving

Broadband power users explode, making data caps more profitable for ISPs

SECURITY HAH!

The CyberWire

Dave Bittner

Hacking Humans

Caveat

‘The Mandalorian’ Director Bryce Dallas Howard Confirms ‘Apollo 13’ Homage in Episode 3

These Are the Creepiest Gadgets of 2020, According to Mozilla

Apple watching & logging EVERY APP YOU OPEN with new OS.

The OS Big Sur Launch Might Have Slowed Down Macs Everywhere

macOS Big Sur launch appears to cause temporary slowdown in even non-Big Sur Macs

Your Computer Isn’t Yours by Jeffrey Paul

Apple’s response

Consumer Watchdog Hacks Tesla – Video

MEDIA CANDY

Long Way Up

Fauda

The Crown

Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore and Mute Records Teasing Upcoming Mystery Release

How to Fix the Internet: Podcast

APPS & DOODADS

Big Sur

Bartender 4

Little Snitch 5

Apple One

Backbone One

CNN Low Bandwidth Version

MORON OF THE WEEK

Mark Zuckerberg defends decision to keep Steve Bannon on Facebook after violent post

Canadian researchers say ‘hyperventilating’ may help combat alcohol poisoning

FEEDBACK LOOP

SHOCKING: Man who sold his kidney to buy an iPhone in 2011 is now bedridden, requires daily dialysis

SquadCast for Podcast Recording

Credit Card Numbers For Millions of Hotel Guests Exposed By Misconfigured Cloud Database

Microsoft engineer gets nine years for stealing $10M from Microsoft

This New Canadian Intersection Has 12 Instructional Videos to Learn How to Use It