Hackers breached the security cameras used by everybody from prisons and hospitals to Tesla factories. Why you will no longer “subscribe” to this podcast, but will “follow” it. Why T-Mobile is signing everyone up to have their usage data tracked by advertisers. And Facebook’s 10 year roadmap for AR and VR.

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Links:

  • Hackers Breach Thousands of Security Cameras, Exposing Tesla, Jails, Hospitals (Bloomberg)
  • Apple slashes planned iPhone 12 mini production for 1H (NikkeiAsia)
  • Google links Android phones to Chromebooks with new Phone Hub feature (The Verge)
  • TikTok adds new comment controls to discourage bullying (Engadget)
  • 'Follow our podcast': Apple Podcasts to stop using 'subscribe' (Podnews)
  • T-Mobile to Step Up Ad Targeting of Cellphone Customers (WSJ)
  • Amazon has over 800 people working on its secretive 'Vesta' home robot — but insiders are worried that it's a niche, gimmicky product that could fail (Insider)
  • Inside Facebook Reality Labs: The Next Era of Human-Computer Interaction (Tech@Facebook)
  • Facebook's ready to talk about how its AR glasses will work with neural wristbands (CNET)
  • Samsung sets March 17 for its second Unpacked event of 2021 (CNET)

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