Grumpy Old Geeks 572: I Like It, Except When It Sucks
Why haven't you deleted TikTok yet; Google search gets immersive; Apple Pay Later coming... later; why we aren't going EV or even hybrid yet; space news makes tech cool again; Meta brings the NFTs and... Make-A-Video; James Earl Jones retires, AI Darth Vader is your daddy now; Bruce Willis sells rights to Deepfake firm; Three-Body Problem, Avatar: the Way of Water have us snoozing; Netflix building a game studio; Bravo; Aphex Twin software 20 years too late; tortilla robots and predictive AI; OG app announced, dead on arrival; Amazon's hardware event; the Forever War; Matthew Mather; Cloudflare eSIM; Uber, GTA 6 hack suspect arrested; Andor.
Show notes at https://gog.show/572/
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IN THE NEWS
UK warns TikTok of £27 million fine over child privacy violations
TikTok breaks records as top grossing app in Q3, as overall app store revenue declines
TikTok Seen Moving Toward U.S. Security Deal, but Hurdles Remain
Google to Make Search and Maps More ‘Immersive’
Apple Pay Later may not arrive until next year due to 'technical and engineering' setbacks
Department of Transportation approves EV charging plans for all 50 states
Webb and Hubble capture detailed views of DART impact
Hurricane Ian Flyover Coverage
All Facebook and Instagram users in the US can now share NFTs, cross-post between both apps
Meta announces Make-A-Video, which generates video from text
MEDIA CANDY
An AI program voiced Darth Vader in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ so James Earl Jones could finally retire
Actor Bruce Willis Becomes First Celebrity to Sell Rights to Deepfake Firm
Netflix’s adaptation of 'The Three-Body Problem' will arrive in 2023
Avatar: The Way of Water | Official Teaser Trailer
Netflix is building its own game studio
APPS & DOODADS
Brave browser to start blocking annoying cookie consent banners
Aphex Twin's free 'sample mashing' app feeds on your music library
Chipotle is moving its tortilla robot to a real restaurant
The OG App promises you an ad-free Instagram feed
Apple removed The OG App from the App Store for unauthorized access of Instagram’s services
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AT THE LIBRARY
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
SECURITY HAH!
Cloudflare launches an eSIM to secure mobile devices
How Your Smartphone Is Listening to You
AI Searches Public Cameras to Find When Instagram Photos Were Taken
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