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Grumpy Old Geeks
Jason DeFillippo & Brian Schulmeister
A no-holds-barred show about the Internet and how it's affecting our lives for good or bad. Hosts Jason DeFillippo & Brian Schulmeister have over 40 years of online experience and aren't afraid to tell it like it is.
- 1 hour 24 minutes645: A Man on the Nude
FTC restores net neutrality, ends non-competes; TikTok divest-or-ban bill passes; more bad news at Tesla; X TV; Amazon ends California drone deliveries; AI in law enforcement is just a bad idea; META's oversight board remains useless; Instagram blurring nudity rather than just banning it; post and boast law; Voyager 1 is back; Worldcoin Orb shortage; bird flu not looking great; Franklin; Disney+ looking to FAST; dystopian future of AI TV; YouTube ghost gun videos; saying no to Spotify; White Trash Wins Lotto; Lollapalooza doc; 24 in 24; Parish; Civil War; USB enter key; Rabbit R1; the ongoing appeal of the Muppets; gaming the lottery; BrickIt app; old man vision.
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IN THE NEWS
FCC votes to restore net neutrality protections
TikTok Divest-or-Ban Bill Passes in the Senate
ByteDance 'would rather' torpedo TikTok than sell it off
Tesla halts Cybertruck deliveries due to 'unexpected delay'
Tesla Autopilot investigation closed after feds find 13 fatal crashes related to misuse
FACEBOOK COFOUNDER SAYS TESLA HAS COMMITTED "CONSUMER FRAUD ON A MASSIVE SCALE," WILL END IN JAIL
Elon Musk says it's his turn to have the remote
Amazon ends California drone deliveries
Noncompetes Are Dead—and Tech Workers Are Free to Roam
Cops Are Now Using AI to Generate Police Reports
Los Angeles is using AI in a pilot program to try to predict homelessness and allocate aid
The world's leading AI companies pledge to protect the safety of children online
Meta’s oversight board to probe subjective policy on AI sex image removals
Instagram begins blurring nudity in messages to protect teens and fight sexual extortion
Teens Who Allegedly Stole Cars Face Two Extra Years for Bragging About It on Social Media
NASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth
Amazon launches a new grocery delivery subscription in the US
Oh No, There's an Orb Shortage
The Bird Flu Situation Is Not Looking Great
MEDIA CANDY
Disney+ may add cable-style streaming channels focused on Marvel and Star Wars
The Dystopian Future of TV Is AI-Generated Garbage
Manhattan's DA wants to know why YouTube is pushing 'ghost gun' tutorials to kids
Interview with the Vampire Season 2 Official Trailer | Premieres May 12 | AMC+
As Spotify Amasses Power, Some Artists Find Success Without It
White Trash Wins Lotto on Conan
Lollapalooza Documentary to Premiere on Paramount+ in May
APPS & DOODADS
Apple Vision Pro Gets a Reality Check
Sonos unveils app overhaul with customizable Home screen, search across all services, more
Rabbit R1 hands-on: Already more fun and accessible than the Humane AI Pin
How does ChatGPT work? As explained by the ChatGPT team.
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
This Jim Henson Documentary From Director Ron Howard Already Has Us Weeping
Jim Henson Idea Man | Official Trailer | Disney+
The original model for Star Trek's U.S.S. Enterprise emerges after being lost for over 40 years
How someone stacked the odds in their favor to win a $95 million Texas Lottery jackpot
Turn those boxes full of Lego into useful projects.
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
The man who saved Star Trek has died
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27 April 2024, 7:00 am - 1 hour 18 minutes644: Grok Hole Sun
ISP's get nutrition labels; Truth Social continues to drop; X, for free speech, gets anti-speech lawsuit dismissed; Grok fake news; Tesla taxi, maybe; problems with Starlink; Biden considering dropping prosecution of Assange; training AI on Youtube; Geek Squad layoffs; Texas replaces human graders with AI; Dove stays on brand; no selfie zones; Dune Part 2 leaks; Fallout; the Regime; Shaun of the Dead; Renegade Nell; Roku ad injection patent; Humane AI; the Anxious Generation; Wool; Lost in Time; fun with Suno; Apple Vision Pro demo.
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ISPs roll out mandatory broadband 'nutrition' labels that show speeds, fees and data allowances
Trump Media shares close down by more than 5%, latest grim day for Truth Social owner
IN THE NEWS
Federal Court Dimisses X's Anti-Speech Lawsuit Against Watchdog
Elon Musk's Grok Creates Bizarre Fake News About the Solar Eclipse Thanks to Jokes on X
Tesla will unveil a robotaxi on August 8, according to Musk
There Appears to Be a Huge Problem With Spacex's Starlink
Biden Says He's 'Considering' Request to Drop Prosecution of Julian Assange
OpenAI and Google reportedly used transcriptions of YouTube videos to train their AI models
Best Buy’s Geek Squad agents say they were hit by mass layoffs this week
Texas is replacing thousands of human exam graders with AI
Dove Says It'll Never Use AI on Women in Its Advertisements
Tourist Falls 170 Feet Off a Cliff to Her Death While Taking Selfie
MEDIA CANDY
Dune: Part Two Leaks Early on Pirate Sites ‘In Memory of EVO’
‘Shaun Of The Dead’ Returning to Cinemas This Year for 20th Anniversary
Edgar Wright Will Direct Glen Powell in Stephen King Adaptation The Running Man
Twitch CEO says DJs will have to share what they earn on the website with music labels
Taylor Swift’s Music Is Back on TikTok—Right Before Her New Album Drops
APPS & DOODADS
Roku looks into serving you ads on whatever you plug into its TVs
The Humane AI Pin is the solution to none of technology's problems
Humane's AI "Pin" Is a $700 Flaming Dumpster Fire
New Federal Bill Could Require Disclosure of Songs Used in AI Training
AT THE LIBRARY
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
Setting the MIT open source license to music.
How Amateur Performers Are Making Porn in the Apple Vision Pro
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
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13 April 2024, 7:00 am - 1 hour 22 minutes643: Mechanical Goslings
Gmail turns 20; Google isn't good; coding with ChatGPT; court bans "AI-enhanced" evidence; AI Goslings everywhere; NYC chatbot spews out dangerously inaccurate information; Amazon's mechanical turks; California right to disconnect bill; Elon Musk has hurt the Tesla brand; Constellation; Road House; Jon Stewart; Star Trek: Discovery; AI in music; DVDs; Sherlock Holmes; Super Monsters Ate My Condo, +; app feedback: Canva, Apple Vision Pro, Kagi; new Star Wars content; Avatar: the Last Airbender; the Muppets; down the AI personality cloning rabbit hole; AI generated sludge or world changing genius?
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Ten years later, Facebook's Oculus acquisition hasn't changed the world as expected
Google says it will destroy browsing data collected from Chrome’s Incognito mode
IN THE NEWS
Court Bans Use of 'AI-Enhanced' Video Evidence Because That's Not How AI Works
Waymo self-driving cars are delivering Uber Eats orders for first time
NYC’s business chatbot is reportedly doling out ‘dangerously inaccurate’ information
Amazon just walked out on its self-checkout technology
California introduces 'right to disconnect' bill that would allow employees to possibly relax
Apple confirms layoffs affecting 700+ workers, including car team
AT&T resets millions of customers’ passcodes after account info was leaked on the dark web
Elon Musk's unpleasant persona hurts Tesla brand: survey says
Cybertruck Breaks Down After One Mile Of Driving
MEDIA CANDY
Jon Stewart says Apple asked him not to host FTC Chair Lina Khan
New Matrix Movie in the Works from Drew Goddard
New Bill in California Aims to Force Ticketmaster to Play Nice With Others
The film fans who refuse to surrender to streaming: ‘One day you’ll barter bread for our DVDs’
40 Years Later, Jeremy Brett is Still the Best Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes w/ Jeremy Brett
APPS & DOODADS
Friendship Ended With GOOGLE Now KAGI Is My Best Friend
Jon Stewart On The False Promises of AI | The Daily Show
AI Companies Running Out Of Training Data After Burning Through Entire Internet
Yahoo bought AI-powered news app Artifact from Instagram’s co-founders
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
Star Wars' Next Animated Anthology Explores the Shadows of the Empire
Breaking Down the Sithy Secrets of Tales of the Empire's New Trailer
Willie Nelson and Kermit the Frog sing "Rainbow Connection"
Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities of Synthetic Voices
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6 April 2024, 7:00 am - 1 hour 26 minutes642: Nerd Plumage
Apple Vision Pro in the wild; everyone hates Sam; META's Project: Ghostbusters; getting device-blocked on Facebook; Meta & Google restricting reproductive health ads; anti-trans hate widespread on META properties; X testing NSFW communities, caught selling data to government while complaining about surveillance; FTC might sue TikTok; school boards suing social media giants; Truth Social stock; Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire; 3 Body Problem; Constellation; Heathers is 35 years old; the future of Star Trek needs to not be old and white; Adobe subscription shenanigans; YouTube Shorts; MacWhisper; Whoa API; why AI sucks; the Anxious Generation; german politeness; Keys to the Kingdom; What Went Wrong; keeping your mouth shut; being a pedandick.
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Apple launches first ever Immersive Video sports film for Apple Vision Pro
Sam Bankman-Fried just got sentenced to 25 years in prison
IN THE NEWS
Project Ghostbusters: Facebook Accused of Using Your Phone to Wiretap Snapchat
Facebook Allegedly Killed Its Own Streaming Service to Help Sell Netflix Ads
Meta and Google face claims of restricting reproductive health ads and fueling misinformation
Anti-trans hate is ‘widespread’ on Facebook, Instagram and Threads, report warns
X is testing NSFW adult communities, according to screenshots
Twitter Caught Selling Data to Government Spies While Complaining About Surveillance
The FTC might sue TikTok over its handling of users’ privacy and security
Ontario school boards sue Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok
Uber Eats courier's fight against AI bias shows justice under UK law is hard won
DJT stock hits turbulence: More volatility ahead for Trump's high-flying Truth Social
MEDIA CANDY
Fred Durst and Billy Corgan to Host Shows on Bill Maher’s New Podcast Network
Schmactors with James Marsters and Mark Devine
It’s almost time for T-Mobile customers to claim their free year of MLB.TV
35 Years Later, Heathers Has Been Often Imitated, Never Duplicated
APPS & DOODADS
Google says Apple is bringing RCS to the iPhone in ‘fall of 2024’
YouTube says over 25% of its creator partners now monetize via Shorts
This Website Plays Every Keanu Reeves 'Whoa' in Movie History
Can an A.I. Make Plans? | The New Yorker
Biden orders every US agency to appoint a chief AI officer
Disillusioned Businesses Discovering That AI Kind of Sucks
AT THE LIBRARY
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
'This Is a Sputnik Moment': NYC Is Adding AI Metal Detectors to the Subway
A Data Broker Reportedly Tracked Visitors to Jeffrey Epstein’s Island
First Day - A Star Wars Short Film Made with Unreal Engine 5
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
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30 March 2024, 7:00 am - 1 hour 5 minutes641: Subscription Screaming
Lots of suggestions, no regulations: cars, broadband, AI & more; Apple lawsuits; drone delivery, again; Starbucks NFT program ending; Glassdoor adds real names to accounts without consent; AI news round-up; Stability AI wobbles; cyberflasher conviction; Russia warns of potential SpaceX strikes; data broker bar, sort of; happiness rankings, the kids aren't alright; Better Call Saul; the Acolyte; the juice is loose; the Regime; music revenue has grown (along with prices); Poe; Reddit goes public; photography; manuals; home repair with the Geeks; let's go karaoke!
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European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls
Billionaire Who Died in Tesla Had Three Times Legal Blood Alcohol to Drive
IN THE NEWS
The FCC just quadrupled the download speed required to market internet as ‘broadband’
Apple can’t get out of facing a class-action lawsuit over AirTags stalking claims
Justice Department files antitrust lawsuit against Apple over its infamous 'walled garden'
DoorDash and Wing are piloting fast food delivery in the US
It took Starbucks a little too long to realize coffee NFTs aren't it
Users say Glassdoor added real names to user profiles without their consent
World’s first global AI resolution unanimously adopted by United Nations
Google Hit With Huge Fine for Training Ai With News Articles Without Getting Permission
YouTube will require disclosure of AI-manipulated videos from creators
Facebook’s Algorithm Is Boosting AI Spam That Links to AI-Generated, Ad-Laden Click Farms
‘AI-powered’ ad ignites creator controversy on Instagram
First 'Cyberflasher' Convicted in England Gets Year in Prison for Sending Explicit Photo
Russia Warns of Potential Military Strike on Spacex Satellites
US Happiness Ranking Plummets as One Group Struggles Most
Canada Ranks 15th, But Young Canadians Are Unhappy, Finds 2024 World Happiness Report
The kids are not OK. New data shows Canadians under-30 ‘very unhappy’
Using Computers Strongly Linked to Erectile Dysfunction
MEDIA CANDY
Tim Burton's First Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Trailer Summons More Afterlife Chaos
Director of Original Crow Makes It Clear He's Not Happy with Remake, Before Deleting Post
10.2% growth of global music industry; initial coverage of IFPI annual report
APPS & DOODADS
Reddit is now a publicly traded company
This Website Tells Travelers If They're Flying on a Boeing Plane
Apple's new webpage helps users find product manuals and guides
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
Can stop the music: Karaoke inventor dies
Vernor Vinge, father of the tech singularity, has died at age 79
Children of the Sky | Vernor Vinge | Talks at Google
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23 March 2024, 7:00 am - 49 minutes 36 seconds640: A Minute of Silence
11 years & nothing's changed; IG impersonators & weird animal video creepiness; Apple restores Epic, for now; TikTok ban bill passes House but will most likely die in Senate; X usage declines, launching video app, Elon cancels Don Lemon show because he's a little beyatch; running out of power; AI Marilyn Monroe; NeMo, Devin & Gemini - one Poe to rule them all; bypassing AI guardrails; more bad Tesla news; Bluesky outsourcing - and charging - for moderation; Schmactors; Somebody Feed Phil; no Riker in Disco; Airbnb tells people to stop filming guests; AirPod hearing aids; Goodbye, Jumbo.
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Joe Zieja’s Voice Acting Academy
Apple reinstates Epic's developer account two days after banning it
Joe Biden says he would sign bill that would force a sale or ban of TikTok
The House Passed the Bill That Could Ban TikTok—and It Wasn’t Close
Addicted to TikTok? Here’s what the House vote to effectively ban it could mean for you
IN THE NEWS
Twitter/X Usage Sees Sharp Decline
X will launch a YouTube-like video app on Samsung and Amazon TVs
Elon Musk Cancels Contract with Don Lemon After Being Asked About Ketamine Usage
Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power
AI Marilyn Monroe Marks Another Step Forward In Extending Celebrity Brand Value Beyond The Grave
Now it's NVIDIA being sued over AI copyright infringement
SXSW Audience Boos Sizzle Reel About the Virtues of AI
Introducing Devin, the first AI software engineer
Google restricts AI chatbot Gemini from answering queries on global elections
ElevenLabs Block on Cloning Biden's Voice Easily Bypassed
EU votes to ban riskiest forms of AI and impose restrictions on others
Mix-Up With Tesla Touchscreen Killed Angela Chao: Report
Tesla Didn’t Pay Any Federal Income Taxes for 5 Years, Got $1 Million Tax Refund
Apple's Vision Pro was used in surgery to help perform spinal operations
Marc Andreessen’s VC Was Reportedly Behind Kickstarter’s Disastrous Pivot to Crypto
The US Government says IP infringement is all over NFT marketplaces
Bluesky snags former Twitter/X Trust & Safety exec cut by Musk
MEDIA CANDY
Schmactors with James Marsters and Mark Devine
Discovery Will Be the First Star Trek Show in 50 Years to End Without a Jonathan Frakes Appearance
APPS & DOODADS
Apple will allow iOS apps to be distributed on websites in the EU
Airbnb to hosts: please stop filming the guests
Apple’s AirPods Pro could be getting a “hearing aid mode” later this year
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
World Party Frontman Karl Wallinger Dies at 66
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15 March 2024, 6:00 pm - 1 hour 25 minutes639: TikTok MotherF#C&3R!
Cybertruck vs. sign; the UK loves short weeks; US wants TikTok ban while TikTok frets; Meta's support sucks; Apple fined $2B; Musk sues OpenAI; Klarna's AI job fears; Twitter execs sue Musk; NFTs seek meaning; Bitcoin's inflation-adjusted; flop—science nixes sun dimming; Netflix drops 'The Brothers Sun'; 'Crime Scene Kitchen' cooks on; Tech toys abound, and books offer escape; Cyber threats grow; FCC fights shady doorbells; AI spooks; and TikTok's conspiracies rise.
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A Tesla Cybertruck lost its battle against the iconic "Beverly Hills Hotel" sign (video)
Making It Stick: The UK Four-Day Week Pilot One Year On - Autonomy
IN THE NEWS
US House to vote next week on TikTok crackdown bill
TikTok Seems Pretty Worried About Getting Banned
Inside the World of TikTok Spammers and the AI Tools That Enable Them
Podcast: AI-Powered TikTok Hustlers
41 state attorneys general tell Meta to fix their customer support for hacking victims
EU fines Apple nearly $2 billion for 'blocking' alternative music apps
The law doesn't allow Apple to threaten Epic, says EU
Elon Musk sues OpenAI over AI threat
Elon Musk took drugs with Tesla board members: Report
Klarna CEO says AI can do the job of 700 workers. But job replacement isn't the biggest issue.
How Klarna uses AI on Ben’s Bites
Twitter's former CEO and other execs are suing Elon Musk and X for $128 million in unpaid severance
Tumblr and WordPress to Sell Users’ Data to Train AI Tools
Proposed class action lawsuit accuses Apple of monopolizing cloud storage for its devices
Google launches $5m prize to find actual uses for quantum computers
OpenSea’s partnership with Coachella is a sign that NFTs can be more than profile pictures
Actually, Bitcoin Didn’t Hit an All-Time High If You Adjust for Inflation
Scientists Warn 'Dimming The Sun' Is Simply Too Dangerous. Here's Why.
MEDIA CANDY
‘The Brothers Sun’ Canceled by Netflix After One Season
'Crime Scene Kitchen' Renewed For Third Season By Fox
Fallout - Official Trailer | Prime Video
Max will start cracking down on password sharing this year
APPS & DOODADS
AT THE LIBRARY
Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport
The Art of War (First Contact Series) by Peter Cawdron
What’s Going On with Kara Swisher’s Book Tour?
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
Iran's cyber quest in Middle Eastern aerospace.
Andor Will Soon Give You the Most Politically Tense Sequence in Star Tours
New FCC rules would crack down on connected vehicle abuses
Microsoft AI engineer says Copilot Designer creates disturbing images
These Video Doorbells Have Terrible Security. Amazon Sells Them Anyway.
Police warn of thieves using wifi-jamming tech to disarm cameras, alarms
Why TikTok Is Becoming a Conspiracy Playground
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9 March 2024, 8:00 am - 1 hour 14 minutes638: Dave’s Lumber Yard
AI's unintended consequences; chat bots; pink slips in podcasting, Playstation, Electronic Arts & Fisker; Tesla racism class action lawsuit; Apple pivots away from an electric car; TikTok's tussle with Universal Music continues, but UMG is just fine; call me on X; Bitcoin up, crashes Coinbase; OpenAI probe; Gemini woke prompt re-writing; Facebook News tab going away; Glasgow's sad Ooompa Loompa; where's the surge priced beef; Constellation; Neuromancer; The Crow Flies Again; Naked Gun; Ray Donovan; Next Goal Wins; Dune; transparent laptops & super DVDs; SetApp; Farscape; Losing Mars; Strong Songs; Beverly Hills drones; tripping the iPhone light fantastic; Dance your PhD.
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AI Girlfriends Aren’t All Bad | AI Unlocked
Laurie Anderson on making an AI chatbot of Lou Reed: ‘I’m totally, 100%, sadly addicted’
IN THE NEWS
PlayStation is laying off 900 staff across Naughty Dog, Insomniac and other studios
EA is laying off over 650 employees
Tesla must face racism class action from 6,000 Black workers, judge rules
Fisker is laying off 15% of staff and says it needs more cash ahead of a 'difficult year'
TikTok is muting more songs amid its tussle with Universal Music
X starts giving non-paying users the ability to make audio and video calls
Bitcoin's so high, it crashed Coinbase today
US SEC probes whether OpenAI investors were misled, WSJ reports
Google brings Stack Overflow's knowledge base to Gemini for Google Cloud
Google CEO Admits Gemini AI Image Failures: 'We Got It Wrong'
AI-generated articles prompt Wikipedia to downgrade CNET’s reliability rating
Facebook plans to shut down its news tab in the U.S. and Australia
Camera Inside Varda's Space Capsule Captured Its Wild Trip Back to Earth
The Asteroid Dimorphos Looks Totally Different After NASA's DART Mission Walloped It
Cops Called to 'Willy Wonka Experience' as Crying Children Realize AI Ads Were Lies
Glasgow’s Sad Oompa Loompa Isn’t Gonna Sugarcoat This
Wendy’s Surge Pricing Is Off the Menu After Internet Beef
MEDIA CANDY
Neuromancer Is Finally Getting Its Long-Awaited Adaptation
First Look: The Crow Flies Again With Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs
‘Naked Gun’ Reboot With Liam Neeson Lands 2025 Release From Paramount
Guy Ritchie to Direct a ‘Ray Donovan’ Spinoff ‘The Donovans’ for Paramount+
APPS & DOODADS
Lenovo’s Project Crystal is the world’s first laptop with a transparent microLED display
This 'Super DVD' Can Hold 20 Million Photos
MacPaw's Setapp becomes one of the first to agree to Apple's controversial DMA rules
AT THE LIBRARY
FARSCAPE 25th Anniversary Comic Book Celebration
Losing Mars (First Contact) by Peter Cawdron
Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things By: Adam Grant
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection By: Charles Duhigg
Bounce Back: 12 Warrior Principles to Reclaim and Recalibrate Your Life By: Travis Mills
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Larry Has Issues with Siri
Weli - Kangaroo Time (Club Edit) (from Dance Your PhD 2024 - Overall Winner)
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
After Dark perfected the screensaver
Richard Lewis, Comedian and Curb Your Enthusiasm Actor, Dead at 76
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2 March 2024, 8:00 am - 1 hour 9 minutes637: Outragery!
Let's game the system; Rivian layoffs; Air Canada's chatbot lied; Twitter didn't violate data security because they ignored Musk orders; Science Corner: smartwatches & rings don't measure blood sugar, AMOC collapsing, Taylor Swift's planes could use new paint, red light improves eyesight; we're back on the moon; ChatGPT goes temporarily insane; Pentagon testing LLMs; the Bad Batch; Last Week Tonight on YouTube to be delayed; Amazon shutting down Freevee wait no they aren't; FuboTV accuses Disney, Fox, WBD of antitrust; TikTok grows up; BIGO; Office Space; No Values festival; browser market share; watching ads on TV through built in TV ads; Ultra 2 watch tips; Apple iMessage Level 3; Lockbit cybercrime group takedown; Pixel Envy; a deep dive into Wampas.
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IN THE NEWS
Rivian is laying off 10 percent of its salaried employees
Air Canada must pay damages after chatbot lies to grieving passenger about discount
FTC concludes Twitter didn’t violate data security rules, in spite of Musk's orders
Don't use smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar without needles, the FDA warns
It Looks a Lot Like Taylor Swift Had Two Private Jets for Her Super Bowl Flight
Scientists develop 'nanosphere' paint that could reduce planes' carbon dioxide emissions
Staring At A Red Light In The Morning Improves Worsening Eyesight, Study Shows
Private lander makes first US moon landing in more than 50 years
ChatGPT goes temporarily “insane” with unexpected outputs, spooking users | Ars Technica
Scale AI to set the Pentagon’s path for testing and evaluating large language models | DefenseScoop
MEDIA CANDY
'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver' on YouTube will now be delayed
Amazon Shutting Down Freevee: Report
Amazon Says ‘No Changes’ Coming to Freevee Despite Reports of the Streamer Shuttering
FuboTV accuses Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. of antitrust practices over joint streaming service
Tyler Perry Raises Alarm on AI, Puts $800M Studio Expansion On Hold – The Hollywood Reporter
Office Space Murdered Office Culture 25 Years Before It Died: ’99 Rewind
APPS & DOODADS
Browser Market Share Worldwide
'Soaring' over hills or 'playing' with puppies, study finds seniors enjoy virtual reality | AP News
Why Walmart is buying Vizio | CNN Business
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Apple Updates iMessage With a New 'Post-Quantum' Encryption Protocol
Lockbit cybercrime gang faces global takedown with indictments and arrests | Reuters
A question about the Wampa in ESB.
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | Deleted Scenes HD
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24 February 2024, 8:00 am - 1 hour 2 minutes636: Verified Terrorists
Layoffs at Paramount, Instacart & Mozilla; Musk must testify in SEC investigation of Twitter takeover; Tesla driver not sure if he killed pedestrians because he was on autopilot; crowd burns Waymo car; 23andMe selling DNA data; Amazon Prime Video pulls Dolby Vision, Atmos on ad-supported plan; queer.af shut down by Taliban; X blue checks sold to literal terrorists; Past Lives; We Are the World; Jacqueline Novak; Somebody Feed Feel; Star Trek Disco; Downtown Abbey; AMC fined for 1988 law; Apple Cash to offer virtual cards; AI news round up; don't get an AI girlfriend; thought crimes; Sora & floating feet; Infinity Gate by M.R. Carey; the Bad Batch; cybercriminals stealing iOS users' face scans... are they, though?
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Axact sells fake diplomas and degrees. What could go wrong with this business plan?
Found a cool easter egg on the Ookla speedtest app
IN THE NEWS
Just to keep the pink slips chat going.. Paramount doing some work.
Paramount lays off 800 workers in cost-cutting bid: 'This is the right decision'
Instacart lays off 250 employees, or 7% of its workforce, to 'reshape' company
Mozilla is laying off around 60 workers
Court orders Elon Musk to testify in the SEC’s investigation of his Twitter takeover
Tesla Driver Says He's Not Sure If He Killed a Pedestrian Because He Was on Autopilot
Crowd Sets Waymo Self-Driving Car on Fire: ‘They Couldn’t Even Recognize the Vehicle’
23andMe Admits ‘Mining’ Your DNA Data Is Its Last Hope
Amazon Prime Video won't offer Dolby Vision and Atmos on its ad-supported plan
Taliban Shuts Down 'queer.af' Domain, Breaking Mastodon Instance
Elon Musk’s X Gave Check Marks to Terrorist Group Leaders, Report Says
ELON MUSK SELLING BLUE CHECKMARKS TO LITERAL TERRORISTS
MEDIA CANDY
Looney Tunes Movie Coyote vs Acme Expected to Be Destroyed Forever
Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees
Somebody Feed Phil, Season 7 - March 1
Star Trek: Discovery's Final Season Finally Has a Release Date
A Hail Mary to Save ‘The Daily Show’
Downton Abbey reportedly poised to return for a seventh season
John Cleese has “always loathed and despised” Eric Idle
AMC to pay $8M for allegedly violating 1988 law with use of Meta Pixel
APPS & DOODADS
Apple Cash will offer virtual card numbers for online shopping
Google's Gemini AI Keeps Your Conversations for Up to 3 Years (Even If You Delete Them)
OpenAI - Disrupting malicious uses of AI by state-affiliated threat actors
AI ‘companions’ promise to combat loneliness, but history shows the dangers of one-way relationships
Your AI Girlfriend Is a Data-Harvesting Horror Show
AI monitoring employee comms for 'thought crimes' in Slack & more
Memory and new controls for ChatGPT
NVIDIA’s new AI chatbot runs locally on your PC
OpenAI’s newest model Sora can generate videos — and they look decent
USPTO says AI models can’t hold patents
AT THE LIBRARY
Infinity Gate (The Pandominion Book 1) by M.R. Carey
A different, darker take on The Long Earth series by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
What Has Happened So Far on Star Wars: The Bad Batch?
Cybercriminals are stealing iOS users' face scans to break into mobile banking accounts
Propstore has an upcoming auction, including the Anthony Daniels collection.
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17 February 2024, 8:00 am - 1 hour 23 minutes635: Optical Vortex
Science should be taken seriously; Read Write Own; layoffs at Snap, Microsoft, Grammarly & Warner Music Group; Americans going back into credit card debt; Amazon new AWS charge; Google's confusing Gemini AI plans; AI robocalls outlawed; META's confusing AI approach & continued useless Oversight Board; Moviepass shenanigans; Taylor Swift's private jet tracked; Optical Vortex to correct vision; Poor Things; Leave the World Behind; Moana 2; Apple Vision Pro reviews; Bluesky open to everyone; Slack is 10; Jason gets new gadgets; the 4 S's with Dave; smart toothbrush DDoS attack, smug superiority & journalism versus curators.
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Review: Chris Dixon's Read Write Own by Molly White
How Tech Firms Made a Crypto-Boosting Book an NYT Best Seller by Gaming the System
IN THE NEWS
Snap is laying off 10 percent of its workforce
Microsoft’s gaming layoffs include 86 jobs at Skylanders studio Toys for Bob
Grammarly lays off 230 employees as part of a ‘business restructuring’
Warner Music Group Plans to Lay Off 600 Employees
Graphics show how Americans' total credit card debt reached record high
Google launches Gemini Advanced to compete with OpenAI
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Google saves your conversations with Gemini for years by default
AI Tools Like GitHub Copilot Are Rewiring Coders’ Brains. Yours May Be Next
Phony AI Biden robocalls reached up to 25,000 voters, says New Hampshire AG
AI-generated voices in robocalls can deceive voters. The FCC just made them illegal.
Axact sells fake diplomas and degrees. What could go wrong with this business plan?
Meta plans to ramp up labeling of AI-generated images across its platforms
Maliciously edited Joe Biden video can stay on Facebook, Meta's Oversight Board says
Company Loses Millions After Employee Duped By Video Call Deepfakes
Former MoviePass Executive Convicted of Embezzlement to Pay Off Coachella Party Debt
Add Taylor Swift to the list of famous people who don't like their private jets being tracked
Amazing Spiral-Shaped Contact Lens Uses 'Optical Vortex' to Correct Vision
MEDIA CANDY
‘Moana 2’ Set at Disney With Surprise 2024 Release Date
APPS & DOODADS
Will Apple’s Vision Pro Make Your Real Life Unbearably Boring?
The thing no one will say about Apple Vision Pro
Bluesky is ditching its waitlist and is now open to everyone
Slack Is Turning 10 Years Old, and Wow Has It Changed Everything
Sewell U-Link Ul10, USB 2.0 Over Single CAT5E/6 Extender | 200 ft | 480 Mbps | 4 Port - V2.0
The National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
How to Poop at Work - Bathroom Etiquette and Types of Poop
Pedro Pascal Will Not Appear in the Mandalorian Season 4
3 million smart toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack after all, but it could happen
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
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