Wed. 08/14 - “We” Files, a MacBook Pro “No Fly List” and “Boatbnb”

WeWork files for its IPO, a huge data leak reveals fingerprints, facial recognition data and more, are you going to have trouble taking your MacBook Pro on your next flight, why Two and a Half Men is the next big piece in the streaming wars and why I’m bullish on an Airbnb for boats.

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Links:

• WeWork files for long-awaited IPO (Axios)
• Major breach found in biometrics system used by banks, UK police and defence firms (The Guardian)
• FAA Bans Recalled MacBook Pros From Flights (Bloomberg)
• AI Startup Boom Raises Questions of Exaggerated Tech Savvy (WSJ)
• HBO Max eyeing ‘Big Bang Theory’ and ‘Two and a Half Men’ in $1.5 billion deal (The Daily Dot)
• Facebook Paid Contractors to Transcribe Users’ Audio Chats (Bloomberg)
• Peer-to-peer boat rental marketplace Boatsetter raises $10M as it looks to grow globally (TechCrunch)

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