El Kaiser and J.D. are back with a new episode and the opportunity to praise the work of Nichelle Nichols, the trailblazing actress who portrayed Lt. Uhura on the original Star Trek as she retires from public life. Also in the mix: a discussion of recent headlines, including Big Tech’s increasingly warm seat in front of government regulators, and El Kaiser takes a listen to a new pair of Bowers & Wilkins Bluetooth headphones. All this and more on PTJ Episode 360 !
- A New Tesla Safety Concern: Drivers Can Play Video Games in Moving Cars (The New York Times)
- Instagram will bring back a chronological feed in 2022 (Engadget)
- Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri Says Tech Companies Must Earn Liability Shield (Bloomberg)
- What we learned at Congress’ much-anticipated summit of crypto execs (TheBlock)
- House Hearing on Financial Innovation and Digital Currency (C-SPAN video)
- Europe Pushes New Rules Turning Gig Workers Into Employees (The New York Times)
- Epic v. Apple ruling put on hold after appeals court grants a stay (The Verge)
- Kuo: Apple AR Headset to Feature Advanced Hand Gesture Controls and Object Detection (MacRumors)
- Twitter Tests New, TikTok-Like Full-Screen Display for Explore (Social Media Today)
- Roku, Google settle messy battle over YouTube distribution (Axios)
- Verizon overrides users’ opt-out preferences in push to collect browsing history (Ars Technica)
- Nichelle Nichols honored as she makes final Comic-Con appearance (TheGrio)
- 1977 NASA Recruitment film with Nichelle Nichols (YouTube)
- Bowers & Wilkins PX7 Bluetooth headphones
