Spin the wheel of Invictus; more tech layoffs; ChatGPT's staggering daily cost; it's not your data; AI-generated political ads are here; Spotify CEO unsure about AI progress; Elon's The #26a7de Letter; SpaceX rocket goes really big boom, causing serious damage; Grimes wants to kill copyright, no, wait, hold on a second; Sean Connery on Zeist; Super Mario Bros; Succession; Ted Lasso; Ghosted; Brian Cox villains; Apple's kiss of death, journaling app, AI health coach; Farrago 2; LoopBack; SoundSource; Arc Browser; Adobe Firefly; Microsoft Designer; monitors and mics; Carl Sagan; Rain Wilson; man, I need Vans!
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IN THE NEWS
Clubhouse is laying off employees and ‘resetting’ the company
Lyft is laying off 26 percent of employees
All the big tech layoffs of 2023
JUST RUNNING CHATGPT IS COSTING OPENAI A STAGGERING SUM EVERY SINGLE DAY
"GPT" may be trademarked soon if OpenAI has its way
Republicans attack Biden with a fully AI-generated ad
Spotify CEO says AI progress is both ‘really cool and scary,’ may pose risk to creative industry
How Elon Musk Turned the Blue Checkmark Into a Scarlet Letter
Giant SpaceX rocket leaves crater, serious damage at Texas base
Elon knows best
Grimes invites AI artists to use her voice, promising 50 percent royalty split
Grimes Reluctantly Considers Some Rules to Her No-Rules A.I. Vocal Project: ‘We Expect a Certain Amount of Chaos’
Meta’s Clegg Invokes Anti-China Rhetoric Against TikTok
MEDIA CANDY
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Succession
Ted Lasso
Ghosted
'The Witcher' season 3 trailer shows Henry Cavill's last stint as Geralt
Succession’s Brian Cox to Play Villain in Bond-Themed Reality Show
APPS & DOODADS
When Apple Comes Calling, ‘It’s the Kiss of Death’
Apple will launch a journaling app in iOS 17, but that’s bad news for some devs
Apple is reportedly developing an AI health coach for Apple Watch
Farrago 2 by Rogue Amoeba
Loopback
SoundSource
Arc Browser
Adobe Firefly
Microsoft makes its AI-powered Designer tool available in preview
GrammarlyGO
Snapchat sees spike in 1-star reviews as users pan the ‘My AI’ feature, calling for its removal
PreSonus Eris E3.5-3.5" Near Field Studio Monitor (Pair)
Rode NT1 5th Generation Condenser Microphone with SM6 Shockmount and Pop Filter - Black
DJI Mavic 3 Pro
Vans MTE
SK8-HI BOA MTE-2 SHOE
AT THE LIBRARY
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan
Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution by Rainn Wilson
Alcoholics Anonymous Large Print Abridged Fourth Edition Does not include the personal stories Paperback.
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
R.I.P. Picard Tips
R.I.P. Riker Googling
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Picard Tips on Mastodon
Jerry Springer, Host of Unapologetically Brash Talk Show, Dies at 79
Harry Belafonte, 96, Dies; Barrier-Breaking Singer, Actor and Activist
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