The recent weather across much of North American isn’t the only thing that’s been a little toasty — TikTok, Big Tech and the kids who hacked Twitter last month are also feeling the heat. El Kaiser and J.D. take in the latest headlines from the technology world and also offer more tips for entertaining yourself in a partially closed pandemic city. Come join us here on PTJ 342!
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars Returns On Disney+ (StarWars.com)
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch is a new Clone Wars spinoff coming to Disney Plus in 2021 (The Verge)
- Microsoft to continue discussions on potential TikTok purchase in the United States (Microsoft blog)
- With TikTok, ‘Uncool’ Microsoft Aims for the Love of Tweens (The New York Times)
- Florida Teenager Is Charged as ‘Mastermind’ of Twitter Hack (The New York Times)
- Three Individuals Charged For Alleged Roles In Twitter Hack (Department of Justice)
- Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google grilled on Capitol Hill over their market power (The Washington Post)
- New Pixels—and new prices—are here (Google Keyword blog)
- Google Pixel 4A Review: At $350, a Win for Those on a Budget (The New York Times)
- A partnership with ADT for smarter home security (Google Keyword blog)
- More Than 1,000 Companies Boycotted Facebook. Did It Work? (The New York Times)
- Is Your Chip Card Secure? Much Depends on Where You Bank (Krebs on Security)
- Instagram morphs into an information powerhouse (Axios)
- ‘An Incredible Day’: Splashdown Concludes NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 (NASA)
- NASA, ULA Launch Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission to Red Planet (NASA)
- The Official Guide to New York City (NYCgo.com)
- Self-Guided Walking Tours of NYC (FreeToursByFoot.com)
- Self-Guided Walking Tours (GPSMyCity.com)