This week on Tech’s Message:
Shoppers start to use new £100 contactless payment limit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58898474
BT broadband customers can get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for free
https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/bt/158738-bt-broadband-customers-can-get-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-for-free
Neighbour wins privacy row over smart doorbell and cameras
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58911296
NOTE: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/14/amazon-asks-ring-owners-to-respect-privacy-after-court-rules-usage-broke-law
U.K.’s National Film and TV School to Offer “Industry First” Virtual Production Course
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/uk-national-film-and-tv-school-to-offer-industry-first-virtual-production-course-1235028346/
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What is the metaverse?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-29/what-the-metaverse-is-who-s-in-it-and-why-it-matters-quicktake
A brief discussion around what we know so far, and what it isn’t. Based on Nate’s recent Bloomberg explainer
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Caledonian Nasal Dilemma: TM 281 Short Version
Perfect Email Signatures and Death of Digital Photo Frames: TM 280 Short Version
The Future of Biometric Identification Might Be An Anus: TM 279
Sky Glass In-Depth Review, UK Phone Charger Drama: TM 278
Cameras In Amazon Delivery Vans, All Change At The BBC, Keeping CDs: TM 277 Short Version
Jubilee Penguins and Twenty Years Of HDMI Cables: TM 276 Short Version
Co-Working In A Tesco, Scooters, Eurovision, Spice Girls: TM 275 Short Version
Musk's UK Invite, Fake Review Laws, How To Do Reminders: TM 274 Short Version
Tractors, Smut, Vampire Tech, Netflix and Toilet Mistakes: TM 273 Short Version
British VHS Rentals Are Here To Stay, Netflix Be Damned: TM 272 Short Version
Yeah, We Need To Talk About This Dyson Stuff: TM 271 Short Version
The Online Private Relay Qualms Bill: TM 270 Short Version
We Need Unscripted Levity: TM 269 Short Version
'Flappy Bird: The Movie' Starring 'The Rock,' And Other Concepts: TM 268 Short Version
Age Gates Are Back & What We Found In Our Amazon GDPR Request: TM 267 Short Version
Theories On Why Postage Stamps Are Really Going Digital: TM 266
UK Demands Xbox Refunds, Driverless Car Crash Laws: TM 265
Threedafone or Vodathree, Home Office Encryption: TM 264
It’s All About Period Tracking If You’re A Gen Z Brit (Apparently): TM 263
Tech’s Message Episode 262
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