AI using a ton of water; individual efforts just a drop in the bucket; X suing California over disclosure law; TikTok accidentally blocked strike videos, hit with fine over privacy settings for children; oral decongestant on sale for 50 years just doesn't work; Mila & Ashton's bad week, Stoner Cats; Lyft Women+ Connect; Bluesky hits a million Scalzis; manifesting yourself broke; government web design systems; no AI Grammys; Spotify payola; Milli Vanilla; Interview with the Vampire; PodCast One; WhatsApp; Unity; Aibo Foster program; Apple leaking radiation in France; the Witcher; Elon Musk; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Levar Burton; lost Star Wars props; laserdiscs & Blue-Rays; the house lost in Vegas this week; programming language inventor or serial killer?
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Artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT was built in Iowa–with a lot of water
IN THE NEWS
X is suing California over social media content moderation law
TikTok accidentally blocked Hollywood writers strike videos while casting a QAnon net
TikTok hit with €345 million fine over privacy settings for children
The most common oral decongestant in the US does not work, FDA finds
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher’s ‘Stoner Cats’ NFTs get smoked by the SEC
Lyft Can Now Connect Women and Nonbinary Passengers With Drivers of the Same Gender
Bluesky officially hits 1 million users
People who ‘manifest’ big dreams are more likely to go bankrupt
SpaceX projected 20 million Starlink users by 2022—it ended up with 1 million
U.S. announces official web design system
MEDIA CANDY
AI-generated Drake and The Weeknd track won’t be winning a Grammy
Spotify will promote artists' music on your Home feed, if they pay
Milli Vanilli | Official Trailer | Paramount+
We Tried to Tell You About Interview With the Vampire
Netflix’s live-action One Piece to set sail with even more episodes
PodcastOne’s Stock Is Off To Rough Start, Losing More Than Half Its Value.
With PodcastOne’s Stock Still Falling, Parent LiveOne Opens Door To Buying Back Shares.
Exposing a Podcast Scam by Coffeezilla
APPS & DOODADS
WhatsApp tests feature that could open it up to other messaging apps
Unity cancels town hall over reported death threats
Sony will repair aging Aibo robot dogs to help them find their forever homes
Apple Says It’s Going to Fix Those Alleged High-Radiation iPhone 12s
AT THE LIBRARY
Apothecary (First Contact) by Peter Cawdron
Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Universe Returns in a New Audio Drama
The Project Gutenberg Open Audiobook Collection
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
Long-lost ‘Star Wars’ X-wing model up for auction with starting price of $400,000
Disney celebrating centennial with a $1,500 box set of these 100 films
Caesars reportedly paid millions to stop hackers releasing its data
Hacking a Vegas casino may just take a single phone call
The Terms and Conditions game.
Programming language inventor or serial killer?
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