Who’s there? It’s this week’s episode of Pop Tech Jam, with ideas for coping with the current state of the world. From SEC hackers to Nest’s new indoor/outdoor security system to Equifax still doing harm to its customers, it’s been a busy seven days. But hey, NASA has a free illustrated ebook on the recent Cassini mission you can download, so the week wasn’t all bad and El Kaiser offers up a review of two audio amplifiers to make your tunes sound better through your headphones when you’re on the go. In light of Mother Nature’s recent activities, J.D. shares a few lists of places you can send money to help earthquake and hurricane disaster recovery efforts in Mexico, Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the other Caribbean islands.
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Links to Stories on This Week’s Episode
- Google and HTC Announce US$1.1 Billion Cooperation Agreement (HTC)
- Google Is Buying HTC’s Smartphone Expertise for $1.1 Billion (The New York Times)
- Statement on Cybersecurity (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
- SEC says hackers may have traded using stolen insider information (Reuters)
- Apple TV 4K review: so close, so far (The Verge)
- Nest Expands into Home Security with First Security System Designed to Be Easy on Residents, Tough on Intruders (Nest blog)
- Facebook will strengthen enforcement of ad targeting policies, add more human oversight, and urge users to report potential abuses directly (Sheryl Sandberg on Facebook)
- Fake website fools Equifax staff (BBC)
- The Better Together Update is here! (Minecraft.com)
- The Saturn System Through the Eyes of Cassini (NASA)
iPhone Audio Amps
(Hopefully) Helpfully Hint: How to Effectively Donate to Disaster Relief Funds
- Where you can donate to help with hurricane and earthquake relief and recovery (Vox.com)
- Places to donate to Mexico/Puerto Rico relief (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee)
- How to Help Victims of Hurricane Maria (The New York Times)
- Charity Navigator
