Location-based Scanless Payments
Today in the Weekly News Roundup, Starbucks tests scanless payments and Tiny10 promises Windows for old computers. Is it safe? We look at several privacy, business, and tech news.

You WILL Own Nothing
This week in Banned News, Germany gets closer to the Forth Reich, and climate change is pushing the most moronic policies of all while companies are sued for NOT hiring illegals.

The Articles

Privacy
https://www.pcmag.com/news/verifying-your-identity-on-twitter-will-require-taking-a-selfie

https://notthebee.com/article/why-is-bill-gates-so-excited-about-making-impoverished-people-all-around-the-world-get-digital-ids/

https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/24/starbucks-is-experimenting-with-scanless-checkout-for-drive-through-users/

Security
https://securityaffairs.com/149783/hacking/tp-link-tapo-l530e-smart-bulb-flaws.html

https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/23/cloudnordic-azero-cloud-host-ransomware/

AI Overlords
https://www.techradar.com/computing/edge/microsoft-edge-is-getting-a-new-ai-feature-that-will-improve-your-search-results

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/windows-utilities-like-paint-and-snipping-tool-could-get-an-ai-infusion-soon/

https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/8/brave-announces-its-in-browser-ai-assistant-leo-is-now-accessible-in-the-nightly-desktop-channel/

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2023/aug/22/ai-is-not-a-one-time-bomb-but-a-slow-burn-of-devastation-that-is-consuming-jobs-and-culture

Business
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/08/chrome-will-soon-start-clearing-out-old-potentially-rogue-extensions

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/netflix-will-let-you-keep-your-rental-dvds-forever-after-september-29/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/3d-printers-print-break-on-their-own-due-to-cloud-outage/

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/new-tiny10-the-streamlined-windows-10-os-could-be-your-best-bet-for-bringing-an-old-pc-back-to-life

Silly
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/coweta-county-man-accused-of-stealing-front-porch-from-neighbors-yard

https://news.wttw.com/2023/08/17/paramedics-emts-claim-chicago-area-ambulance-company-illegally-forced-them-pay-red-light

https://notthebee.com/article/in-the-midst-of-more-wildfires-canada-begs-facebook-to-let-canadians-share-news-again-facebook-says-no/

Banned
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/08/19/germany-whistleblower-protection-law-surveillance-stasi-afd/

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/24/doj-sues-spacex-alleging-hiring-discrimination.html

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/08/23/1077690/chief-heat-officer/

https://thefederalist.com/2023/08/19/these-14-american-cities-have-a-target-of-banning-meat-dairy-and-private-vehicles-by-2030/