The yes, dear AI boom; Altman supporting UBI; step counts are the new eggs; Crowdstrike buys partners a coffee for their troubles; search news; video game performers striking over AI; platforms struggling to deal with child safety; deepfake porn bill passed; Furiosa; the Flash; the Spiderverse; Sunny; TAG; Time Bandits; Quite a Good Sport; Dead Can Dance; sharks on cocaine; Spotify making bank; AI for comedy; Weird Al; timeline of Musk's broken promises; AI implementation not working; Dave's Amazon review gambit; Mr. Eisner, we have some Muppet & Star Wars related ideas for you; HOAs.
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THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
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