This month’s Colonial Pipeline hack, the massive bot farm lurking on Facebook last fall and Amazon’s constant battle with counterfeit products illustrate the huge vulnerabilities that exist in many U.S. companies as the world grows ever more digital. But in cheerier news, El Kaiser and J.D. also discuss the country’s broadband connectivity fund to help narrow the digital divide and kweliTV, a streaming service that highlights authentic Black stories. El Kaiser also shares his views on Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and a new Android tablet from Samsung. Come join us here on PTJ 354!
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Disney+)
- Cyberattack Forces a Shutdown of a Top U.S. Pipeline (The New York Times)
- Hacking group DarkSide responsible for Colonial Pipeline shutdown (CNBC)
- FCC approves $7B broadband connectivity fund (CNET)
- This is a map of America’s broadband problem (The Verge)
- Sony Warns Tight PlayStation 5 Supply to Extend Into Next Year (Bloomberg)
- Next-Gen PlayStation VR Is 4K Plus Eye-Tracking & Vibration (UploadVR)
- Apple vs Epic Court Case Roundup (Kotaku)
- Amazon blocked 10 billion counterfeit listings and spent $700M fighting fraud on its site last year (GeekWire)
- Researchers Say They’ve Uncovered a Massive Facebook Bot Farm From the 2020 Election (Mother Jones)
- Inside a Facebook bot farm that pumps out 200k+ political posts per month (Comparitech)
- Facebook wants to make sure you’ve read the article you’re about to share (The Verge)
- WhatsApp will gradually stop you calling or messaging contacts if you don’t agree to its new privacy policy (Business Insider)
- WhatsApp FAQ
- Dozens of state AGs asked Facebook to cancel plans for kids Instagram (Protocol)
- She was tired of seeing Black stereotypes on TV. So she started her own streaming service. (CNN)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7+
- Apple iPad