Fri. 08/06 – The Apple Photo Scanning Controversy

I try to explain this whole controversy about Apple scanning your photos. Yelp will list business’ vaccination policies. I guess I’m bullish on autonomous tractors. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Quantummetric.com/podoffer offer code PODCASTCODE Metalab.com Links: Apple confirms it will begin scanning iCloud Photos for child abuse images (TechCrunch) Yelp will let businesses list their vaccination policies (The Verge) John Deere buys autonomous tractor startup Bear Flag Robotics (TechCrunch) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The End of Venture Capital as We Know It (The Information) Deal Of The Century: How Michael Dell Turned His Declining PC Business Into A $40 Billion Windfall (Forbes) The Metaverse Has Always Been a Dystopian Idea (Vice) How Olympic Surfing Is Trying to Ride the Machine Learning Wave (WSJ)