Leo’s Twitter Updates for 2007-12-29

Good morning Cairo! 16 million people and they’re all in cars. #
Jiminy. The Great Pyramid at Giza is much bigger than I imagined. This thing is huge! #

‘Billions’ Team to Develop ‘The Battle for Uber’ Series at Showtime – Variety 17 October 2019

The “Billions” creators and showrunners will serve as writers and executive producers on the series, which will be based on Mike Isaac’s book “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.” Isaac will serve as co-executive producer on the project, which will be produced by Showtime.

Understand what's changing in Yahoo Groups | Groups Help - SLN31010 17 October 2019

Yahoo has made the decision to no longer allow users to upload content to the Yahoo Groups site. Beginning October 28, you won't be able to upload any more content to the site, and as of December 14 all previously posted content on the site will be permanently removed. You'll have until that date to […]

How Apple's Screen Time is outsmarted by kids, frustrating parents - The Washington Post 16 October 2019

On Reddit and YouTube, kids are sharing tips and tricks that allow them to circumvent Screen Time. They download special software that can exploit Apple security flaws, disabling Screen Time or cracking their parents’ passwords. They search for bugs that make it easy to keep using their phones, unbeknown to parents, such as changing the […]

Europe’s Margrethe Vestager Uses a Rarely Used Weapon to Take On Big Tech - The New York Times 16 October 2019

The European Commission’s antitrust enforcer, Margrethe Vestager, said “interim measures” were being taken against the chip-maker Broadcom to ensure that its competitors were not marginalized amid an inquiry. It is the first time the regulator has used the rule in nearly two decades, signaling urgency within Europe to keep the technology market competitive.

UK ‘porn block’: Government drops plan to stop children watching sex videos online | The Independent 16 October 2019

The policy would have required all adult internet users wanting to watch legal pornography to prove they are over 18 by providing some form of identification. Websites that refused to implement the checks faced being blocked by UK internet service providers or having their access to payment services withdrawn.

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