Aug 13, 2021
This week: Fake prototype trucks designed to scam investors, the death of FandangoNow, pay cuts for work from home jobs, companies force you to put a camera in your bedroom, and so much more.
Dumb Tech of the Week
- Nikola electric-truck prototypes were faked and it's founder is Currently under Investigation- Link
Discussion of the Week
- Big Tech call center workers face pressure to accept home surveillance- Link
Tech News Bytes
- Apple announces new iPhone features to detect child sex abuse- Link
- Here's everything Samsung announced at its August Unpacked event- Link
- AirPods will link with an Apple ID in iOS 15 to enable Find My support- Link
- TikTok limits the visibility of teens' videos amid safety push- Link
- A Powerful New Deepfake Tool Has Digitally Undressed Thousands Of Women- Link
- Pay cut: Google employees who work from home could lose money- Link
- UN report says most climate change effects are 'unprecedented' and 'irreversible'- Link
- Pepsi, Boston Beer team up to deliver boozy Mountain Dew- Link
Tech RIP
- Vudu and FandangoNow merge into a single streaming service- Link
Story Update
- Tesla quietly delays Cybertruck to 2022- Link