That didn’t take long! On November 22nd, we co-published an in-depth report from The Markup that revealed multiple tax filing websites had been quietly sending a bunch of sensitive financial info to Meta through the Meta Pixel. While Meta says it doesn’t want to receive that kind of information, the suit alleges that the company did basically nothing to stop it.
Fox News confronted Apple CEO Tim Cook in the halls of Congress, asking him leading questions that nonetheless arguably ought to be answered. That said — don’t let spin confuse you; reporters often stalk the halls of Congressional office buildings looking for answers and don’t receive them from actual members of Congress. There’s no way Cook would have stopped to talk to anyone in this setting,
Good news for people who love awkward situations: Netflix has confirmed the start of production for season 3 of I Think You Should Leave. We don’t normally cover this kind of incremental update in the world of film and television, but it’s a big deal for a bunch of Verge staff. If there’s one thing we endorse it’s Netflix giving Tim Robinson a blank check.
Every day on Twitch, modded versions of GTA V power an unprecedented storytelling platform for live, unscripted shows that are often watched by hundreds of thousands of people simultaneously. For all of the billions spent on the metaverse, a nearly 10-year-old video game is proving to be a far more interesting story about coming together online.
[The New York Times]
Unless you’re someone who absolutely needs to appear in the mentions of an official Twitter user. But even then, you really need to have something useful to say — a one-time troll isn’t going to give you much value. Elon Musk still hasn’t articulated why paying for Twitter will bring the average person value, and at $8 a month, he’s competing with streaming services that offer much more than a cosmetic blue checkmark.
Macrumors has thrown the appropriate amount of cold water on tabloid whispers that Apple was toying with buying Manchester United. That said, it’s easy to picture Tim Cook giving a folksy Ted Lasso-style speech in the locker room.
The US Navy recently unveiled a NASA-themed uniform which will be worn during the 123rd Army-Navy game on December 10th. It may ultimately be a military merch play, but the uniforms actually look pretty cool. The lesson for me? NASA’s mission and iconography should be way more prevalent in US society.
I actually like the Truck Simulator series, but there’s something very funny about a landlocked state in the Great Plains region becoming a notable video game expansion. Even the developer, SCS, had to upsell the region in its announcement, noting the state’s “unfortunate reputation of being a rather arid place.” You won’t hear a complaint from me, though; I love any US state that has national parks. Sorry, Delaware.
[Eurogamer.net]
