On this episode, El Kaiser and J.D. catch up after an unintentional hiatus to discuss current events — including Elon Musk’s fluctuating deal to buy Twitter, the rapid demise of CNN+ and Apple’s decision to retire the iPod after 21 years. Spin up PTJ 363 right here!
- Hackers Replace Russian TV Schedules During ‘Victory Day’ With Anti-War Messages (InfoSecurity)
- Anonymous Hacks 2 Russian Industrial Firms, Leak 112GB of Data for Ukraine (HackRead)
- Why BBC Revived Shortwave Radio Dispatches in Ukraine (The New York Times)
- BBC News launches ‘dark web’ Tor mirror (BBC News)
- Inside the Implosion of CNN+ (The New York Times)
- Elon Musk says he might try to renegotiate $44B Twitter deal for less (The Washington Post)
- Twitter CEO fires back at Elon Musk, who responds with poop emoji (MarketWatch)
- Apple’s iPod Announcement
- Farewell to the iPod (The New York Times)
- Apple to discontinue the iPod after 21 years (BBC News)
- The iPod is dead (TechCrunch)
- Apple Together Brings Corporate Workers Into the Union Effort (WIRED)
- Netflix Exploring Live Streaming For First Time; Unscripted & Comedy (Deadline)
- The Week in Business: Crypto’s ‘Death Spiral’ (The New York Times)
- Cryptocurrencies Melt Down in a ‘Perfect Storm’ of Fear and Panic (The New York Times)
- Crypto crash: Stablecoin collapse sends tokens tumbling (BBC News)
- E.U. Takes Aim at Social Media’s Harms With Landmark New Law (The New York Times)
- The Digital Services Act package (European Commission)
- Uber Eats Dabbles With Delivering Food Via Robots (Gizmodo)
- Royal Mail wants fleet of 500 drones to carry mail to remote UK communities (BBC News)
- ‘The Batman’ Review: Robert Pattinson Goes Darker Than ‘Dark Knight’ (Variety)
- The Book of Boba Fett (Disney+)
- Set Your Schedule in Your Smartphone’s Free Calendar (The New York Times)