TWiG 617: That's A Moray - John McAfee, Peloton, Bitcoin

John McAfee, Peloton, Bitcoin

• COBOL Developers Wanted: Matt Cutts Discusses Working with the US Digital Service
• The bureaucracy of Government Meetings
• John McAfee Found Dead in Spanish Prison Cell
• NYT hit piece on Pichai for being too thoughtful
• What Has Google Done Lately?
• Google Sleep Tracking Has Helped Stacey
• Tech Giants, Fearful of Proposals to Curb Them, Blitz Washington With Lobbying - The New York Times
• Industry groups send letter opposing anti-tech legislation
• Klobuchar suspicious of Matter
• When an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid From a Clamp, That's a Moray - The New York Times
• Squatch Films Bold. Innovative. Stinky.
• Galaxy Chromebook Go launches w/ 14-inch display, Intel Celeron, more
• A CCTV Company Is Paying Remote Workers in India to Yell at Armed Robbers
• Hyundai acquires controlling stake in U.S. robotics firm Boston Dynamics for $880 million
• In Argentina, cheap government-issued netbooks sparked a musical renaissance - Rest of World
• Peloton Tread owners now forced into monthly subscription after recall
• Don't Piss Off Bradley, the Parts Seller Keeping Atari Machines Alive'
• Samsung is 'reimagining smartwatches' at its MWC event on June 28th
• Texas homeowners startled by "hijacked" thermostats
• China to shut down over 90% of its Bitcoin mining capacity after local bans - Global Times
• South African Brothers Vanish, and So Does $3.6 Billion in Bitcoin
• Google Changelog: New classroom capabilities for Chromebooks
• Warren Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation, donates $4.1 billion

PICKS

• Stacey: Paced walking on Google Fit
• Leo: Brave Search
• Jeff's Number: Half of Apple's commission comes from people spending $450+/month
• Matt: You Think You Know Me card game
• Ant: Wanderers Photo Workshop

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