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Facebook’s very bad month continues after more testimony and interviews by Frances Haugen, the whistleblower and main source behind The Wall Street Journal’s “Facebook Files” series — as well as a report from its own Oversight Board about the company’s lack of transparency. El Kaiser and J.D. discuss it all along other recent tech headlines, including Apple’s second fall product event and Google’s new Pixel phone. And for audio fans looking for great big sound on a budget, El Kaiser has a review of the Status Flagship ANC Bluetooth noise-cancelling headphones. Headphones, earbuds, speakers — no matter how you listen, PTJ 359 is here!

Whistle-Blower Says Facebook ‘Chooses Profits Over Safety’ (The New York Times)
Gone in Minutes, Out for Hours: Outage Shakes Facebook (The New York Times)
The Facebook Files (The Wall Street Journal)
Facebook Struggles to Quell Uproar Over Instagram’s Effect on Teens (The New York Times)
Oversight Board demands more transparency from Facebook (Oversight Board)
Facebook Is Weaker Than We Knew (The New York Times)
Mark Zuckerberg Breaks Silence on Facebook Whistleblower Testimony, Media Reports (The Wall Street Journal)
The tech billionaire aiding the Facebook whistleblower (POLITICO)
Why Facebook is rebranding (Platformer)
Sinclair Problems: Ransomware Hack and Sports Commissioners Criticism (The Hollywood Reporter)
Mastodon’s Founder Says Trump’s New Social Network Is Just Mastodon (VICE)
Amazon unveils Black Friday-worthy deals earlier than ever (About Amazon)
Windows 11: A new era for the PC begins today (Windows Experience blog)
Microsoft now lets you test Android apps on Windows 11 (The Verge)
Pixel 6: Everything to know about Google’s newest phone (CNet)
Android 12 is live in AOSP! (Android Developers Blog)
Google dropping Play Store subscription fee to 15% for devs (9to5Google)
In worst Apple event ever, the tech giant becomes a parody of itself (Mashable)
Apple’s Device Shortages Threaten Record-Setting Holiday Season (Bloomberg)
Status Flagship ANC headphones

Changes are coming to the way the big app stores do business, the U.S. government spins up a fellowship program for new technologists and children in China get their gaming time regulated — El Kaiser and J.D. roll through the news of the past few weeks with plenty of opinions along the way. El Kaiser also has a public-service warning about a show to avoid and J.D. offers tips for those nervously heading back to the classroom or office before the pandemic wanes. Click right here to join us on PTJ 357!

Apple loosens rules for developers in major concession amid antitrust pressure (The Washington Post)
South Korea passes bill limiting Apple, Google control over app payments (CNBC)
Apple’s Future iPhones to Include Satellite Features (Bloomberg)
Kuo: iPhone 13 to support LEO satellite communication, allowing users to make phone calls and send texts without cell signal (9to5Mac)
Apple Acquires Classical Streaming Service Primephonic (Billboard)
U.S. Digital Corps to Recruit the Next Generation of Technology Talent to Federal Service (GSA)
White House launches US Digital Corps (FedScoop)
United States Digital Corps
Windows 11 won’t include Android app support at launch (The Verge)
Zo om shares plummet in after-hours trading despite beating earnings ex pectations (Yahoo Finance)
Chinese Kids Have Their Online Gaming Time Slashed By New Government Rules (Kotaku)
Why pigeons mean peril for satellite broadband (BBC News)
Put Your Smartphone to Work for Your Return to the Office (The New York Times)

Like Clippy in a Microsoft Teams background, El Kaiser and J.D. are back after a somewhat inadvertent hiatus! The new season of Pop Tech Jam kicks off with El Kaiser’s thoughts on the most recent Suicide Squad reboot/remake/reimagining and includes J.D.’s usual roundup of technology and nerd news headlines — plus some tips for tidying your phone’s home screen and making the most of shortcut menus and widgets. Join us here on PTJ 356!

The S uicide Squad (2021 trailer)

T-Mobile Confirms It Was Hacked (VICE Motherboard)
U.S. Will Investigate Tesla’s Autopilot System Over Crashes With Emergency Vehicles (The New York Times)
Galaxy Unpacked 2021 (Samsung)
App Store Law Would Be a Direct Hit on Apple and Google (Bloomberg)

Microsoft Teams: Now you can invite Clippy to your next meeting (ZDNet)
Apple Readies New iPhones With Pro-Focused Camera, Video Updates (Bloomberg)
iPhone 13: Everything we know so far (Macworld)
Is Windows 11 the beginning of the end for Skype? (BBC News)
The Incredible Disappearing Return-to-Office Plans (Bloomberg)
Google planning Silicon Valley campus, hardware lab (CNBC)
Pay cut: Google employees who work from home could lose money (Reuters)
Amazon resumes mask mandate in warehouses amid rising Covid cases (CNBC)
When Amazon Customers Leave Negative Reviews, Some Sellers Hunt Them Down (The Wall Street Journal)
Here’s How Amazon Third-Party Sellers Reportedly Hound Customers Who Leave Bad Reviews (Gizmodo)
Expanded Protections for Children (Apple)
Apple FAQ on Expanded Protections for Children (Apple PDF)
Apple’s New ‘Child Safety’ Initiatives, and the Slippery Slope (Daring Fireball)
Apple defends new photo scanning child protection tech (BBC News)
Giving kids and teens a safer experience online (Google Keyword blog)
Google to Increase Privacy for Teenagers in Search and on YouTube (The New York Times)
Roku to release 23 more Quibi shows on Aug. 13 (CNET)
Safety brief: Don’t hide a WWII-era Panther tank in your basement (Task & Purpose)
Take Control of Your Home Screen (The New York Times)

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