Episode 79: A Black Hole... Or a Krispy Kreme Donut?

In this episode:

• The Event Horizon Telescope’s first black hole image, explained in 500 words Watch Samsung fold the crap out of the Galaxy Fold


• Amazon accused of abandoning 100% renewable energy goal


• Google’s Wing drones approved to make public deliveries in Australia


• New privacy assistant Jumbo fixes your Facebook & Twitter settings


• Facebook still tracks you after you deactivate account


• Reminder: Airbnb lets hosts put cameras inside your rental


• New app shows you all the e-scooters nearby in one handy map


• DCMS white paper: UK lays out proposed laws to regulate social media

Weird and Wacky:

• Samsung Made a Flower Vase That’s a Throwable Fire Extinguisher


• The first research book written by an AI could lead to on-demand papers


• These Chinese sanitation workers have to wear location-tracking bracelets now

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Links:

• The Event Horizon Telescope’s first black hole image, explained in 500 words - Vox
• Watch Samsung fold the crap out of the Galaxy Fold | TechCrunch
• Amazon accused of abandoning 100% renewable energy goal | Technology | The Guardian
• Google’s Wing drones approved to make public deliveries in Australia - The Verge
• New privacy assistant Jumbo fixes your Facebook & Twitter settings | TechCrunch
• Facebook still tracks you after you deactivate account - CNET
• Reminder: Airbnb let

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